Characteristics In Overhead Cost Controlling (SAP Library

Characteristics In Overhead Cost Controlling

Use

For report definition there are two reporting tables (CCSS, RWCOOM) in Overhead Cost Controlling that you can use, and that have many of the same characteristics. Some are true and some are virtual characteristics:

True characteristics are usually stored in the database tables for the totals records, and you cannot select these.

Virtual characteristics are not stored in the database tables for the totals records. Instead, the system determines them during the program runtime for the selected totals records using the selected characteristics.

Characteristics in the CCSS reporting table

Characteristics	True/Virtual	Description/Use
KOKRS	True	Key that uniquely identifies a controlling area. The controlling area represents the highest organizational unit in Controlling. Mandatory field that you only use in general selections. Only single values are possible, and no evaluations across controlling areas possible.
Account Assignment Objects
KOSTL	True	Key that uniquely identifies a cost center.
PSPID	Virtual	Project definition
POSID	True	Work breakdown structure element (WBS element)
AUFNR	True	Order number
LSTAR	True	Key that uniquely identifies an activity type.
STAGR	True	Key that uniquely identifies a statistical key figure.
OBJNR	True	Object, technical characteristic, use only for project and order summarization reports.
Partner Objects
PRTPS	Virtual	Partner project
PRTPO	Virtual	Partner WBS element
PRTPZ	Virtual	Partner business process
PRTKT	Virtual	Partner cost object
PKSTL	Virtual	Partner cost center
PAFNR	Virtual	Partner order number
PLSTR	Virtual	Partner activity type
PKSTL_BUE	Virtual	Partner cost center; technical characteristic for elimination of internal business volume, should not be used in the report definition
PAROB	True	Partner object (cost center KS, internal order OR and so on), suitable for report with drilldown with allocation partner, outputs all allocation partner categories, better performance than with PKSR, PAFNR
POBART	Virtual	Partner object type
PARGB	True	Partner business area
Currency Characteristics
TWAER	True	Transaction currency (see also: Reports With Currency Translation)
OWAER	Virtual	Object currency (see also: Reports With Currency Translation)
KWAER	True	Controlling area currency (see also: Reports With Currency Translation)
ZWAER	Virtual	Target currency (for currency translation in CO reports, not suitable as a characteristic for the selection screen) (see also: Reports With Currency Translation)
RWAER	Virtual	Report translation, not suitable as a characteristic for the selection screen (see also: Reports With Currency Translation)
More Characteristics
VALUTYP	True	Valuation, the characteristic is only relevant if multiple valuation approaches are active in the client
KSTAR	True	Key that uniquely identifies a cost element.
PERBL	True	Period, mandatory field for totals record reports and plan line item reports, you usually use the PERBL characteristic in Report Writer reports
GJAHR	True	Fiscal year
WRTTP	True	Value type, indicator for distinguishing different value categories (such as actual costs, plan costs, target costs and so on) in database tables.
VERSN	True	Version, mandatory field, controlling-area based collection of year-dependent indicators for plan data, such as for the delta version, version lock, integrated planning, copying allowed, iterative activity price, average prices, exchange rate type, and value date
BELKZ	Virtual	CO debit/credit indicator
VRGNG	True	Business transaction
BUEKZ	True	Internal business volume indicator (cost centers), can be defined in the report with this indicator, or be activated in the variation settings
RESCR	Virtual	Resources
RESP_FLAG	True	Importing data for the responsible cost center
OBART	Virtual	Object type
BELNR	True	Document number for an accounting document, only for line item reports
BEKNZ	True	Debit/credit indicator
PERIO	True	Period (line items), for line items in actual data only
BUZEI	True	Posting row, for line item reports only
USPOB	True	Source object
ABKAT	True	Category variance/accrual calculation
AWKUS	True	Variances, costs exceeded/underused
ZLNID	True	Row identification
MEINH	True	Unit of measure
MEINB	True	Posted unit of measure
MSEHI	True	Unit of measure, statistical key figure
AUSEH	True	Output unit
LEINH	True	Activity unit
KATYP	Virtual	Cost element category
EIGEN	Virtual	Cost element characteristic
GBRKE	Virtual	Ranking order, external value added (CO-ABC)
GBRKI	Virtual	Ranking order, internal value added (CO-ABC)
GBART	Virtual	Process characteristic: Category
DRVTP	Virtual	Process characteristic: Cost behavior (CO-ABC)
GBAT	Virtual	Process characteristic: Additional characteristic (CO-ABC)
PRZNR	True	Business processes
KSTRG	True	Cost object
ATTRI	Virtual	Characteristics, processes/activities in CO
ROLLUP	True	Summarization
VKOSTL	True	Summarization area
VRGKZ	True	Business transaction indicator: Business transaction for this version
BUKRS	Virtual	Company Code
GSBER	True	Business area
SCOPE	Virtual	Object class
TRGKZ	Virtual	Main program indicator
VORNR	True	Network activity number
VERKZ	Virtual	Indicator for input side/allocation side
HRKFT	Virtual	Origin group as part of the cost element

Characteristics in the RWCOOM reporting table

Characteristics	True/Virtual	Description
KOKRS	True	Key that uniquely identifies a controlling area. The controlling area represents the highest organizational unit in Controlling. Mandatory field that you can use only in general selections, single value possible only
Account Assignment Objects
KOSTL	True	Key that uniquely identifies a cost center.
STAGR	True	Key that uniquely identifies a statistical key figure.
ELEMT	Virtual	Element number in the cost component split
AUFNR	True	Order number
PRZNR	True	Business processes
KSTRG	True	Cost object
POSID	True	Work breakdown structure element (WBS element)
LSTAR	True	Key that uniquely identifies an activity type.
Partner Objects
POBART	Virtual	Partner object type
Currency Characteristics
WAERS	Virtual	Currency keys
CURTYPE	True	Currency type (controlling area, transaction, object, or report currency)
More Characteristics
GJAHR	True	Fiscal year
PERIO	True	Period (for totals records)
FISCPER	Virtual	Fiscal year/period
KSTAR	True	Key that uniquely identifies a cost element.
WRTTP	True	Value type, indicator for distinguishing different value types (such as actual costs, plan costs, target costs and so on) in database tables.
VERSN	True	Version, mandatory field, controlling-area based collection of year-dependent indicators for plan data, such as for the delta version, version lock, integrated planning, copying allowed, iterative activity price, average prices, exchange rate type, and value date
VALUTYP	True	Valuation, the characteristic can only be used on the selection screen if multiple valuation approaches are active in the client
BELKZ	Virtual	Debit/credit indicator
TARKZ	True	Price indicator
ABKAT	True	Category variance/accrual calculation
GBRKE	Virtual	Ranking order, external value added (CO-ABC)
GBRKI	Virtual	Ranking order, internal value added (CO-ABC)
GBART	Virtual	Process characteristic: Category
DRVTP	Virtual	Process characteristic: Cost behavior (CO-ABC)
AUSEH	True	Output unit
LEINH	True	Activity unit
PANLKL	Virtual	Settlement receiver: Asset class/asset under construction
PANLNR	Virtual	Settlement receiver: Asset class/asset under construction
PAIBKZ	Virtual	Settlement receiver: AuC indicator for investment measure
MEINH	True	Unit of measure