If you are executing a profitability analysis transaction for the first time since logging on, the Set operating concern dialog box appears.

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This dialog box is shown only once during the session. Once you have made your selection, the system always selects the given operating concern and the relevant type of profitability analysis.

Select IDES-170 and choose :

The Selection: Rebate should display the parameters from the report. If this is not the case, enter the following data:

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In the top line, you can see that sales organization 1020 and distribution channel 20 have been determined for this report. You can page through the other characteristics as you require. The value fields displayed are for the billing quantity, revenue and rebate value.

You now see product hierarchy 2 and how it is divided between gloss paints (article Y-352 and Y-353) and primer (article CH_5103). In the Rebate value field, you can see the amounts that were paid out as rebates.

You see an overview of the articles in the product hierarchy. Article CH_5103 is the finished product that was sold and 178 is the settlement material for this product hierarchy.

You see an overview of the customers in the RIWA company that ordered this article.

Product hierarchy 3 is assigned to the article CH_5103.

Choose twice.

The customer is the central office with customer number 6000. The difference between the rebate provision and rebate payment has been offset for this customer

You can see that product hierarchy 3 has not been assigned to the article because the settlement material is only defined up to product hierarchy 2.

You can see the product hierarchy for gloss paints by going back three steps and implementing steps 7-11 for product hierarchy 0011000105.

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The Exit report dialog box appears.

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