You can settle an order for a project:

• Case 1: To the WBS element to which it is assigned

• Case 2: To a different WBS element or to a different order

• Case 3: To a different receiver (such as a cost center, asset, or profitability segment)

In the structure report, the order is displayed with its full costs, regardless of the type of settlement. The view for the relevant WBS element, however, shows the following differences:

• Case 1: The actual costs for the order are added to the WBS element as usual. The settlement is eliminated as internal business volume.

• Case 2: Only the costs not yet settled are displayed in the WBS element. The settled costs are displayed in the settlement receiver, and may be totaled up within the hierarchy.

• Case 3: The actual costs are totaled up as in case 1. The settlement is ignored.

The settlement logic for orders for projects provides that, when costs are settled, responsibility for them passes to the receiver. If you settle to a different object in the project hierarchy, the costs are reassigned from the sender to the receiver. The same logic applies to settlement between WBS elements. Elimination of internal business volume always takes place in the WBS element superior to the sender in the hierarchy.