Budget Structure Definition via Group Assignments (SAP Library

Budget Structure Definition via Group Assignments

Purpose

Defining a budget structure using commitment item groups supports a clear and quick way of allocating budget for:

Central budgeting
Local budgeting
Mixture of central and local budgeting

Prerequisites

You must first create commitment item groups.

You are not allowed to have created any budget objects or posting objects by defining individual objects.

For more information on defining a budget structure using individual objects, read Defining Budget Structures Using Individual Objects.

Process Flow

Define the commitment item groups.

Define the budget structure using group assignments.

Execute step Change budget structure and have set the Group assignments indicator on the initial screen.

Generate the budget structure from groups.

You need only carry out the following steps if budget values already exist.

Reconstructing distributed values

Reconstructing assigned values

Result

The budget structure only contains the elements, which are needed in your organization for central or local budgeting from all possible combinations of funds centers and commitment items. Only combinations of funds centers and commitment items that can be budgeted appear in the budget hierarchy.

Generate Budget Structure from Group Assignments