Use
You can analyze the results of a material cost estimate in this way if you:
Features
The screen is divided into three areas:
Note that it is not possible to display a costing structure directly after performing
unit costingYou can arrange this screen to your own requirements by doing the following:
To see all the pushbuttons and displayed fields for the costing structure, it may be necessary to increase the size of this screen area.
Cost Estimate Overview
This screen area contains tab pages which provide the following cost estimate data:
Costs tab |
Contains the calculated costs The costs displayed are based on the costing lot size. However, you can also see the costs based on the price unit in the material master, or based on a figure you have already defined, by selecting a cost base from the list field. Note that if a cost base is changed, all costing items are adjusted proportionally, including those that contain fixed costs (such as setup costs). displays the log containing the messages for the materialdisplays the itemizationdisplays the cost component splitPartner displays the partner cost component split with cost component groupsdisplays the costed multilevel BOM (displayed in the screen area costing structure)Additive Costs displays the additive costs These reports, which refer to a cost component view, are displayed in the screen area Detailed list. To display another cost component view, select the desired view from the list field in the Costs tab page. The information in the screen area Detailed list is updated automatically. |
Tab page |
Contains |
Costing data |
The costing variant and costing version used in the cost estimate |
Dates |
The costing dates used for the cost estimate |
Quantity structure |
The quantity structure data used for the cost estimate |
Inventory costing |
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History |
Information on who created, marked, and released the cost estimate, and when |
Further Costing Information and Settings for the Cost Estimate
You can branch from the toolbar to the master data used. For example, you can go to the material master of the material costed. For more information, see Origin of Costing Data. | |
or |
Previous/next material (only when you create a cost estimate with quantity structure, not when you display it) |
Goto ® Material overview |
You can display an overview of all the materials costed. You can adapt the list to your own requirements, for instance by setting filters and by sorting. By double-clicking on a material, you can branch from this list to the detailed information. |
Goto ® Highest material cost estimate |
You go back to the costing information for the highest material. |
Costs ® Cost element itemization |
The cost element itemization is only available when you create a cost estimate, not when you display it. |
Costs ® View selection |
Here you can change the view for all three screen areas at the same time. |
Settings ® Cost display |
Here you can change the cost base and the currency (providing a cost component split has been generated for the currency to be set) for all three screen areas at the same time. You can change the content of the table on the tab page Costs under Costs for view. |