Functional Area in Internal Orders (SAP Library - Functional Area in Master Data)

Functional Area in Internal Orders

Use

You can enter the functional area in the master data of internal orders:

To make the necessary settings, from the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Controlling ® Internal Orders ® Master Data ® Order ® Create or Change.

Features

On the entry screen, the system proposes a value. The system checks whether a functional area exists for the order type.

If a value exists, the value is transferred as default value into the master data of the internal order.
If there is no value, the system checks whether a functional area exists for the specified responsible cost center. If a value exists in the cost center, this value is transferred as default value into the master data of the internal order.

SAP provides the user exit COOPA_01 in the standard system. You can use this to check whether the functional area in the master data matches the functional area in the order type. You can also define your own checks in this user exit.

To ensure the consistency of the functional area in the master data of internal orders, SAP recommends that you define the functional area field as output field in field selection control of the order type. This means that the functional area field in the order type cannot be filled manually. In Customizing for Controlling, choose Internal Orders ® Order Master Data ® Screen Layout ® Select Fields.