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Use

Report that you can use with product drilldown to analyze the individual variance categories for the following application components:

The reporting time frame can be cumulative or limited.

This report makes it possible for you to analyze the results of the variance calculation. The results of variance calculation are different depending on the target cost version specified for the report.

You can compare the following costs:

Structure

Data Displayed

The following variance categories are shown based on key figures and/or original cost elements:

Header Information:

Prerequisites

Make sure that the variances have been calculated for the specific target cost version in the relevant reporting time frame. Reports of summarized analysis require that a data collection run be executed beforehand.

Recommendation

This report is intended as a more detailed analysis for a target / actual / production variances report. You can normally go from product drilldowns to the variance categories report.

See also:

In the documentation for Cost Object Controlling:

Basic information on variance calculation can be found in:

Structure link Variance Calculation

Detailed information on the individual variance categories can be found in the following:

Structure link Variance Categories

Structure link Scrap Variances

Information on the target cost versions and their resulting comparison values can be found in the following:

Structure link Types of Variance Calculation

Structure link Target Cost Versions in Variance Calculation

Structure link Calculation of Target Costs

Structure link Calculation of Control Costs

 

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