Use
Multilevel unit costing uses a highly flexible screen layout for the editing of material cost estimates without quantity structure and base planning objects.
The following graphic illustrates the functions of multilevel unit costing:
Multilevel unit costing differs from "classic" (that is, single-level) unit costing in the following ways:
Prerequisites
To enjoy the full range of the multilevel unit costing functions, SAP recommends that you use a 21" screen.
Features
The screen is divided into various areas (see the above graphic):
This screen area can be used to display or edit a material cost estimate or base planning object.
By double-clicking on a costing item, you can go to the list screen for that item or to the costs display. You can use the drag and drop function to move items from the worklist to the costing structure.
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This screen area is used to manage and sort information that you require on a regular basis to edit a material cost estimate or base planning object on a multilevel basis.
You can move costing items from the worklist to the costing structure or the list screen of the unit cost estimate using the drag and drop function. By double-clicking on a material cost estimate or base planning object in the worklist, you can go to other sources of information such as the list screen of a unit cost estimate, or the detailed information on a material cost estimate.
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This screen area displays detailed information, such as the itemization, the cost component split or the
This screen area is used for the following:
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The type of information displayed depends on whether the cost estimate involved is a unit cost estimate (that is, a base object cost estimate or a material cost estimate without quantity structure) or a product cost estimate (a material cost estimate with quantity structure).
You can do the following:
The following functions are also available:
Button |
Function |
Enables you to define the default values for the copying of cost estimates (example: costing variant) | |
Displays legend explaining the symbols in the costing structure and worklist of multilevel unit costing | |
Displays information about a costing item in the list screen of the unit cost estimate, such as details on the costing type or material The type of information available depends on the type of costing item; for example, you can only go to the material master from a material item. | |
Displays a log containing the system messages shown in the Detail list screen area | |
Goes to the SAP Library and displays the documentation |