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Maintain Templates

In the following step you maintain templates.

Applications

Every application of a template requires a special environment. Before creating a template, choose an environment. It determines which row and column types are available for your use.

The following applications are possible:

Structure

A template consists of rows (items) and columns. The row and column types available to you depends on the environment chosen.

Columns available include:

Activities

To maintain a template, you must edit the initial and overview screens, from which you can branch out into various editors.

Initial screen

1. Enter the name of the template that you want to create or edit.
2. Enter the environment of the template.
3. Choose Goto -> Overview.

Overview screen

1. Give a new template a descriptive name.
2. Choose the type of item.
3. Give the item a descriptive name.
4. Edit the other columns. Use the mouse or the tab key to reach the individual columns. By double clicking you can reach the:
a) Selections
b) Quantities
c) Activation editor
d) Calculation period in the chosen function (template for cost object).
5. After creating or maintaining all rows, choose Enter.
6. Then choose Template -> Save.

Further Notes

You can find detailed documentation on this in the Application Help

for the transaction, or the SAP Library for Activity-Based Costing under AC Financials -> CO Controlling -> Activity-Based Costing -> Template -> Maintaining Templates.

Further Notes

You can find further information in the implementation guide under Templates for Cost Object and Cost Estimate , Templates and in the R/3 library under Activity-Based Costing.