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internal order

Controlling (CO)

Object used to monitor costs and, in some instances, revenues for an organization.

Internal orders can be used to

• Monitor the costs of short-term measures

• Monitor the costs and revenues related to a specific service

• Monitor ongoing costs

Internal orders are divided into the following categories:

Overhead orders

• Overhead orders monitor subareas of indirect costs arising from short-term measures. They can also be used for detailed monitoring of ongoing plan and actual costs independently of organizational cost center structures and business processes.

Capital investment orders

• Capital investment orders monitor investment costs which can be capitalized and settled to fixed assets.

Accrual orders

• Accrual orders monitor period-based accrual between expenses posted in Financial Accounting and accrual costs in Controlling.

Orders with revenues

• Orders with revenues monitor the costs and revenues arising from activities for partners outside the organizational boundaries, or from activities not belonging to the core business of the organization.