Estimation of Costs
Use
Estimated costs can be entered in the following ways:
As an overall total on the header data screen
Divided into value categories in the cost overview
Example
The cost elements 692000 and 693000 are grouped under value category "Internal activities".
Prerequisites
To enter the estimated costs broken down into the individual value categories, you must have grouped the cost elements for these value categories in the Customizing for the Project System.
Features
You can only specify estimated costs for the order until the order is released.
In contrast to planned and actual costs, estimated costs are not updated in the Plant Maintenance Information System (PM-IS).
Activities
After the estimated costs have been entered, the system sets the the status
Costs estimated
for the order.