You use this function in the following situations:
When you want to create one or more product cost collectors but don’t want to use the collective entry function for repetitive manufacturing (see also: Product Cost Collectors: Collective Entry for Repetitive Manufacturing ).
When you want to change one or more product cost collectors
When you want to view one or more product cost collectors
In order-related production environments, select the indicator Product cost collector in Customizing for Product Cost by Period or Product Cost by Order under Product Cost Collector or under
Check the order category in Customizing for Production under
.If you are in a process manufacturing environment, select the indicator Product cost collector in Customizing for Product Cost by Period or Product Cost by Order under
for all order types of order category 40 (process order) whose costs you want to collect on a product cost collector rather than on a process order.Check the order category in Customizing for Production Planning for the Process Industries under
.In repetitive manufacturing environments, you always use a product cost collector.
Product cost collectors have the order category 05 (product cost collector). You do not need to select the Product cost collector indicator for the product cost collector itself.
The default rule STR (strategy for tracing factor determination) is specified in the order type of the product cost collector.
You can specify the default rule, the planned costing variant, the actual costing variant, and the results analysis key as default values in Customizing. The default rule can no longer be changed in Customizing. Check the default rules in Customizing for Product Cost by Period under
.Make sure that the default value in the order type of the manufacturing orders assigned to the product cost collector is PP2 (Production Material Periodic Settlement).
You cannot use product cost collectors for the following:
Production orders or process orders that are manufactured for a sales order stock or project stock
Production orders or process orders that are part of a collective order
Joint production environments
1. Choose
The screen Product Cost by Period appears.
2. Choose
.The screen Display Product Cost Collector appears.
Edit Product Cost Collector: Screen Layout
Note the layout of the screen:
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The selection area is in the top half of the screen. Here you enter the material number range and the plant for the product cost collectors that you want to edit.
The icons above the selection area provide functions such as the following:
Switching between the modes display , change , and create
Costing
Display costing log
The left-hand side of the screen shows an overview tree with the product cost collectors that match the selection parameters you specified in the selection area.
To process product cost collectors, first select them.
The right-hand side of the screen contains information on one or more product cost collectors. This information can only be changed under certain conditions. You must select one or more product cost collectors in the left-hand side of the screen to be able to see this detailed information.
This right-hand side of the screen is called Detail Display/Work Area .
Information on the product cost collector is located under the following tabs:
Data
The Data tab shows the control parameters for the selected product cost collectors, such as the costing variants, results analysis keys, and variance keys.
Header
The Header tab contains various information on the product cost collector such as material, company code, order type, and status.
Production Process
The Production process tab shows the name and number of the production process, the costing lot size, and other information.
To Create a Product Cost Collector
To create a product cost collector, enter the following data in the selection area:
Plant (enter the number of the production plant)
Material number (from/to)
Choose
. The dialog box Create Product Cost Collector appears.Enter an order type of order category 05 (product cost collector).
If no Controlling level has been specified for the plant material, choose the Controlling level .
Enter the characteristics for the production process. The characteristics vary depending on the selected Controlling level.
Choose Confirm .
Save the product cost collector when you leave the change mode.
The dialog box Do you want to create a preliminary cost estimate for the product cost collector? appears. Choose Yes or No (see also: Preliminary Cost Estimates for Product Cost Collectors ).
Note
If you have chosen the Controlling level Production Plant/Planning Plant , the dialog box will not appear because in this case it is not possible to precost the product cost collector.
The system creates the product cost collector.
The system does the following:
When you save, the system creates a production process on the basis of the Controlling level (if no such production process exists), and enters the number of the production process in the product cost collector.
In order-related production and process manufacturing, the number of the production process is entered in the manufacturing orders assigned to the product cost collector.
In repetitive manufacturing, the production version is linked to the product cost collector through the production process.
When you save, the system creates a settlement rule for the product cost collector.
The settlement rule for the product cost collector always specifies the distribution rule 100% to material and the settlement type is always PER (periodic).
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You cannot manually change the settlement rule for the product cost collector. It is therefore not possible to deduct the scrap from the variances before the variances are settled to Financial Accounting (FI), and settle the scrap to a cost center.
When you save, the system automatically sets the status REL (released) and SETC (settlement rule created) for the product cost collector.
The system creates a procurement alternative for the product cost collector internally.
Note
If you are using separate valuation types or a valuated sales order stock, the system does not create the procurement alternatives for each valuation type or for each sales order stock until the first goods receipt in each case.
The system automatically creates a preliminary cost estimate for the product cost collector (if applicable).
The following data are updated for the product cost collector:
Profit center
Business area
Costing variant planned
The system creates the preliminary cost estimate for the product cost collector using the costing variant planned . The default costing variant planned is selected through the default values for the order type of the product cost collector.
Costing variant actual
The system valuates the activities on the basis of the valuation variant specified in the costing variant actual . The default costing variant actual is selected through the default values for the order type of the product cost collector.
Costing sheet actual
The costing sheet actual is selected through the valuation variant specified in the costing variant planned . This ensures that the same costing sheet is used in preliminary costing and for calculation of the actual overhead. If no costing sheet planned exists, the costing sheet actual is selected through the valuation variant specified in the costing variant actual .
Overhead key
The overhead key is taken from the material’s master record. The material‘s master record specifies an overhead group that is linked to an overhead key in Customizing for Product Cost Planning . The system checks which overhead key is linked to the overhead group of the material being manufactured, and enters this overhead key in the product cost collector.
Results analysis key
The results analysis key is defaulted from the order type of the product cost collector that you have defined in Customizing for Product Cost by Period .
Variance key
The variance key is taken from the material master record. In the material master record, the variance key is proposed on the basis of the plant. You make this setting in Customizing.
The information shown in the header of the product cost collector includes:
Company code
Material
Order type
Created by
Last changed by
Status of the product cost collector
Functional area
You can also access the following objects from the header of the product cost collector:
The assigned manufacturing orders and production versions
The preliminary cost estimate
The settlement rule
The cost display
You can view the following information on the production process assigned to the product cost collector:
Designation
Production process number
Costing lot size used in the preliminary cost estimate of the product cost collector
If you don't enter a costing lot size, the system uses the costing lot size from the material master record for the preliminary cost estimate of the product cost collector.
If you created a procurement alternative with a costing lot size and the procurement alternative corresponds to the production process (that is, it has the same characteristic values), the costing lot size of the procurement alternative is transferred into the production process.
The system uses the characteristics of the production process that are not already shown in the selection area.
The characteristics Material and Production Plant are always shown in the selection area. In the production process, further characteristics are shown depending on the Controlling level. For example, if the Controlling level Production Version was defined for a material, the additional characteristics Planning Plant and Production Version are shown for the production process.
Check the proposed data.
Displaying and Changing Product Cost Collectors
Switching from Display Mode to Change Mode
You can switch back and forth between change mode and display mode from within a transaction. To do this, choose
. The screen Change Product Cost Collector or Display Product Cost Collector appears. Before you can switch to the change mode, you must select the product cost collector that you want to change.Showing or Hiding Product Cost Collectors with Deletion Flag
This function can be performed in either the display mode or the change mode.
To add the product cost collectors with a deletion flag to the display, choose
. To remove the product cost collectors with a deletion flag from the display, choose .Costing Product Cost Collectors
This function can only be performed in the change mode.
For more information, see the following section: Creating a Preliminary Cost Estimate for a Product Cost Collector
Setting and Removing Deletion Flags
This function can only be performed in the change mode.
To set or remove the deletion flag for a product cost collector, go into the change mode, select the product cost collector(s), choose Reorganizing Product Cost Collectors ).
or (See also:Selecting and Deselecting Product Cost Collectors
These functions can be performed in either the display mode or the change mode.
Select All
To select all product cost collectors (such as to make a change), choose
.Deselect All
To deselect all selections, choose
.Selecting Product Cost Collectors with Particular Data
You can select groups of product cost collectors that have particular data, such as all product cost collectors with a specific profit center.
Choose
The screen Select with Criteria appears.
Choose the data for which you want to make the selection. Then enter the data that you want to search for (such as profit center 1010).
If you have selected a field but haven't entered anything, the system will select all product cost collectors for which there is no entry in that field (for example, no profit center). Multiple selection is possible. The system then selects the product cost collectors that fulfill all conditions simultaneously. Choose Confirm . The system selects the product cost collectors that have the specified data.
The business area and profit center of the product cost collector can only be changed if no actual costs have been assigned to the product cost collector.
Viewing Cost Estimates
To view the preliminary cost estimate of the product cost collector, choose
.Viewing Orders/Production Versions
To view the manufacturing orders and production versions assigned to a product cost collector, choose
.Viewing the Settlement Rule
To view the settlement rule, choose
Classification
Choose
Logs on Change
Choose
.Logs on Cost Estimate
Choose
.Displaying Reports
To see various reports on product cost collectors, select one product cost collector and choose
or choose Display CostsSee also:
For information on the control parameters for Cost Object Controlling , refer to the following section:
Control Parameters in Cost Object Controlling
For information on settlement, refer to the following section: