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Use

Characteristics represent the cost incurring functions of a planning process in the costing model. A characteristic can be assigned to more than one costing model.

Prerequisites

You have created a costing model.

Procedure

  1. Define the characteristics by clicking on the node Assign characteristics to the model.

    2. The system displays a table in the work/display area.

  2. Under Characteristic name, enter the name of an existing characteristic, or create a new one. Then choose Continue.
    1. If you are using an existing characteristic, the data is copied into the table.
    2. If you are not using an existing characteristic, the system asks you if you are creating a new one. Choose Yes.

      3. The Create Characteristic screen appears.

      Enter the required data. SAP recommends that you select a characteristic group containing characteristics that you have created specifically for costing models. You should note the following:

      1. The system cannot interpret user-defined data formats or multiple value characteristics.
      2. If you enter values to be available in a dropdown box, you should not set the indicator Additional values. If you want to enable planners to define their own characteristics in addition to the values that you have entered, you must define a specific characteristic for this purpose. You do this when you define the derivation rules, for instance by creating a variable item.
      3. If you want a value to appear in the entry screen as a default setting, set the indicator D for this value.
  3. Save your entries.

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You should note that on the Restrictions tab page, the characteristics are always assigned to class type 051 (which is not displayed in the input help). This ensures that the characteristics are only available for Easy Cost Planning. If you want to use characteristics with a different class type, you have to enter class type 051 for these in addition.

You should also bear in mind that characteristics may be used in a variety of costing models, which means that if you change a characteristic this could affect more than one costing model. If you create new characteristics, you can identify them as yours by the name that you give them. Heed any naming conventions that may apply in this regard. Characteristics to which further class types are assigned in addition to class type 051 may be used by other application components which similarly use the Classification System (CA-CL).

Result

The characteristic is assigned to the costing model and can be specified in the entry screen.

 

 

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