The standard cost estimates have been marked for release.
Note
After you release a cost estimate for a material in a company code, you cannot carry out marking or release again for the current period. Before you release a cost estimate, you should therefore make sure that the future standard prices are correct. For more information, see Analyzing the Costing Run .
Releasing the Standard Price
In the Release step, choose ( ) (Change parameters) .
The dialog box Price Update: Release Standard Price appears.
Specify the release procedure. You can use the following functions:
Test run
Release in test run only; the database is not changed.
With list output
The system displays a list of the released cost estimates.
Choose
to enter further selection criteria.The costing run which you are currently editing is displayed. You can change this proposal. You can also further restrict the selection to a particular company code or plant, for example.
Save your entries with ( ) .
Choose ( ) .
You return to the Edit Costing Run screen.
In the Release step, choose ( ) to update the prices.
The results of the standard cost estimates are updated in the material master record as the current standard price. At that time, the stock value of the material is changed and the new standard price for valuating material movements is active.
( )
If you have set the Background processing indicator, the costing results are not released; instead, the system displays the Background Processing: Job Parameters dialog box. Enter the start date and other start criteria for the background job.
Choose ( ) Copy to schedule or start the job. Choose to branch to an overview of all background jobs.
If you choose Schedule Manager .
, you access theUpdating Other Prices
Choose ( ) .
Choose Other prices.
Specify the price field of the material master to which the costing results should be written.
Specify the following:
Whether the update should take place in a test run first
Whether a list of cost estimates should be issued
Whether release should take place in the background
Whether parallel processing should be used
Choose
to define further selection criteria.Save the selection criteria, and choose Back .
In the Release step, choose ( ) to update the prices.