Changing/Displaying Cost Elements/Activity Inputs

Prerequisites

Make the Customizing settings for the Controlling (CO) component for cost elements and cost element groups . To do this, choose the following path:

Start of the navigation path SAP Customizing Implementation Guide Next navigation step Controlling Cost Element Accounting Master Data Cost Elements End of the navigation path

In Customizing for Flexible Real Estate Management, create planning layouts for cost element planning. Choose:

Start of the navigation path SAP Customizing Implementation Guide Next navigation step Flexible Real Estate Management (Enterprise Extension) Controlling Planning Maintain Planning Layouts for Cost Element Planning End of the navigation path

Before you carry out the planning steps, you must assign a planner profile to your user master. For further information, refer to Assigning a Planner Profile .

Procedure

Choose

Start of the navigation path Flexible Real Estate Management (Enterprise Extension) Next navigation step Controlling Planning Change/Display Costs and Activity Inputs End of the navigation path

First set the controlling area in which you do the planning, and save it.In the subsequent planning sessions, the system selects the last controlling area you saved.You can choose a different controlling area in the initial screen with Start of the navigation path Menu Next navigation step Extras Set Controlling Area End of the navigation path .

Initial Screen

Enter the characteristics for which you want to do your planning (such as cost element, sender cost center, sender activity type, or the respective group). The buttons switch between the layouts that are assigned to your planner profile (such as the layouts for the business entity, building, and rental object).

Specify whether the entry should be free or form-based .

Free entry: you can change the planned records in the overview screen. The system displays the header characteristics completely, even if no planned data exists. You can enter new characteristic values and add them to the lines.
Form-based entry: In the overview screen, the system lists the planning objects selected in the initial screen with valid master records, regardless of whether planned values exist. The same structure of characteristic values is displayed in every planning session. You cannot enter new characteristic values.

Choose to access the overview screen, and to access the period screen.

Overview Screen

Enter the planned values for the selected combinations of characteristics.

Save the planned values with .

Period Screen

In the planning overview screen, position the cursor on an entry and choose Period Screen .

Accept the default values or enter your period values.

In the overview screen, you have the option to overwrite the default distribution key for distributionof the planned values. This enables you to distribute the planned values to the periods based on other criteria (uniformly, analogously, and so on).

Result

You can access your planning data in the corresponding CO report in the Business Information Warehouse (BW) and compare it with the planned or actual data of other areas or periods.

Note

No CO reports are available in the information system of Flexible Real Estate Management.