Lead Columns 

Use

When planning data is entered, the total for all entries in the planning layout is always displayed in several lead columns. Furthermore, you can choose to have a subtotal displayed for each characteristic in the lead column. To make this setting, select/deselect the option Total in the relevant dialog box. If you are working with two lead columns and you select the option Total for just one of them, all the value fields for the characteristics in the other lead column are then summarized.

Planning layouts with only one lead column are the exception. The default setting is for no total to be displayed, but you can have it displayed by selecting the option Total.

With the default settings, an overview screen could appear as in the following example:

Cost center

Cost element

Value field

4711

400000

10

 

410000

20

 

420000

30

4712

400000

40

 

410000

50

 

420000

60

4713

400000

70

 

410000

80

 

420000

90

*Cost center

*Cost element

450

 

If you select the option Total in the dialog box for the cost center, the following representation appears:

Cost center

Cost element

Value field

4711

400000

10

 

410000

20

 

420000

30

 

*Cost element

60

4712

400000

40

 

410000

50

 

420000

60

 

*Cost element

150

4713

400000

70

 

410000

80

 

420000

90

 

*Cost element

240

*Cost center

*Cost element

450

 

In Customizing, you can make the subtotals be displayed using default parameters: when you are in CO-PA, you do this in the parameter set, when you are in other applications, you do this during planner profile definition. When entering planning data in the application, you can alter this setting for the duration of that planning session.

Activities

By choosing Settings ® Lead Columns... in Customizing as well as in the application, you can access the dialog box to set the subtotals display.