Cost Assignment 

Purpose

Personnel costs are determined in Payroll (PY) and transferred to R/3 Controlling (CO). Controlling objects (such as cost centers) are debited with these primary costs in R/3 Controlling.

Costs can be assigned to various Controlling objects in R/3 Time Management.

As of Release 4.6C, a new user interface for processing time data, the Time Manager's Workplace, is available. You can also use the Time Manager's Workplace to enter information for cost assignment.

Implementation Considerations

If you want to simply assign employee costs to various Controlling objects, carry out Cost Assignment without Activity Type.

However, if you have already carried out Activity Allocation in another component (such as R/3 Logistics), then carry out Cost Assignment to the Credited Cost Center/Activity Type.

Integration

Integration with Other Components

Function

Required Components

Cost Assignment

Time Data Recording (PT-RC)

Payroll (PY)

Controlling (CO)

Cost assignment using time recording systems

Time Data Recording (PT-RC)

Time Events (PT-RC-TE)

Controlling (CO)

When employees enter their time data at external time recording systems, they can also record information regarding cost assignment there at the same time. This data can be uploaded to the SAP System and stored in the Time Events infotype (2011). Similarly, you can also process cost assignments in the Attendances (2002) and Absences (2001) infotypes.

For more information, see Personnel Time Events.

Features

Personnel costs are debited from Controlling objects in one of the following ways:

  1. Debiting master cost center

The employee’s master cost center is debited with all accrued costs for this employee. These costs include not only the employee’s gross pay, but all additional payroll-related costs to the employer, including:

Employees are assigned to a master cost center in Personnel Administration in the Organizational Assignment infotype (0001).

  1. Cost distribution between cost centers

    2. The total employee costs determined in Payroll are distributed as a certain percentage (%) to several cost centers. This process allows employees to perform various tasks for different cost centers. Cost distribution is also set up in Personnel Administration. Cost distribution is maintained in the Cost Distribution infotype (0027).

  2. Individual cost assignment

Costs pertaining to employee working hours can be individually assigned to separate Controlling objects. Assignment takes place when time infotype records are recorded.

In the posting process, the alternative Controlling object is only debited with the gross pay for the working hours entered.