Define screen variants for activity allocations

You use screen variants to define the format of the screen on which you carry out an internal activity allocation.

You can specify which fields are to be displayed in the list screen, which are then ready-for-input in the detail screen for this list screen.

On the list screen you can include those fields in which you want to enter the data (for example, sending cost center, activity type, activity consumption, receiving cost center).

On the Detail screen, only those fields are ready-for-input that are included on the list screen. You cannot specify the fields that appear on this screen.

Standard Settings

The SAP standard delivery contains default screen variants for the allocation of activities from a cost center to the following receivers:

Cost center

Cost center/order

Cost center/order and text

WBS element/cost object

Run schedule header or material and production version

Sales order

Profitability segment

Business process

Cost center/order/WBS element

Order/business process/cost center

If you use the application component Real Estate Management or Joint Venture , you can also use the following screen variants:

Real estate object

Settlement unit

Joint Venture

Note

You cannot make changes to the standard system. If, however you need to make only minor changes, you should copy the standard delivery and adjust the copy to meet your requirements.

Activities

1. Decide which repostings you want to make in the R/3 System.

2. Decide which fields you want to have displayed on the list screen.

3. If necessary, create new screen variants.

Proceed as follows:

a) Choose Create.

b) Enter a key for the screen variant

c) Enter a name for the screen variant

d) Enter the number of rows in which you want to enter data for a line item

(the system always places the required fields in the first line).

e) On the list of possible fields, double-click on those that you want to appear on the list screen.

f) To change the position of the fields within a row, change the Offset

g) Save your screen variant

Further information

You should also check the settings in the activity Maintain Controlling Area to ensure that cost accounting for the objects in the screen variant in the relevant fiscal year is active. These objects include:

Cost centers

Order management

Projects

Cost objects

Sales and distribution documents

Further information

To transport screen variants, in Customizing for General Controlling choose Production Start-Up Preparation -> Transport System Settings -> Transport Settings for Actual Postings .