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Define
Reference Variants
In this step you define reference
variants.
Reference variants allow you to create material
cost estimates or costing runs based on the same
quantity structure for the purpose of improving performance or
making reliable comparisons.
Example
The following are examples of situations where
reference variants are useful:
-
standard cost estimate and use it as a reference (template) for
an
inventory cost estimate. With a reference variant, the
system can use the quantity structure of the standard cost estimate when it
calculates the inventory cost estimate without having to redetermine the
quantity structure. In the reference cost estimate, you specify that the
overhead for the inventory cost estimate should still be calculated
differently.
- When you use the functions of multiple
valuation in
group costing and execute a costing run in the legal
valuation view. (In Customizing for Enterprise Controlling you
have defined in the currency and valuation profile that the legal valuation
view is the operational view and therefore the main view for costing). You use
the costing run as a reference to carry out costing runs based on the same
quantity structure for the two other valuation views. This improves
performance and provides you with cost estimates that only differ in the
valuations.
Control of
Reference Variant
In the reference variant, you specify how the
system searches for existing data and how the data is to be transferred. You
enter a
transfer control ID and specify that the following items should
be revaluated:
You can also specify the following:
- Whether the overhead should be
recalculated
- Whetheradditive costs should be
included
The reference variant is determined through the
costing variant when a cost estimate is
created.
Requirements
The cost estimate that you want to reference
must have an
itemization . In the costing variant, you can specify whether
itemizations are saved or not.
Activities
1. Choose
New entries.
2. Enter a
transfer control (if applicable), set the appropriate indicators, and enter a
designation.
3. Save the
table.
4. Assign the
reference variant to the relevant costing variant:
5.
6.