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Use

If the settlement rules for a project can be represented using a strategy, this function supports your settlement rule generation work.

Automatic settlement rule generation is a particularly good idea:

In complex customer projects with more than one settlement object, manual maintenance may lead to inconsistencies in the characteristic derivation for settlement to profitability segments. In the automatically generated settlement rule, the system uses the project master data and accompanying sales order item as the basis for deriving the characteristics.

You should generate the settlement rules periodically, as part of period-end closing.

Automatic settlement rule generation is integrated with the period-end partner.

Prerequisites

Automatic settlement rule generation is not available for capital-investment projects. WBS elements in whose control data a capital investment profile with accompanying measures has been maintained are not included in settlement rule generation.

However, WBS elements which are used only for the depreciation simulation (that is, they are not assigned to a capital investment measure) are included.

Procedure

  1. Choose Logistics or Accounting ® Project System ® Financials ® Period-End Closing ® Single Functions ® Settlement Rule ® Individual processing or Collective processing.
  2. Select one of the following objects:
  1. Select the With hierarchy indicator.

The system then selects the subtree for the WBS element specified and processes all of it. Otherwise, a settlement rule is generated only for the WBS element specified.
  1. Enter the Period and Fiscal year for the settlement rule change check.

When generating the settlement rule, the system only creates a new settlement rule if one of the following parameters has changed between the existing rule and the period you enter:
  1. Select the process control fields you require: The following options are available:
  1. Choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.

Result

Depending on the process control settings, the system outputs either a simple log or a detailed list.

The log contains information on:

For each object, the detailed list shows the strategy used and the strategy settings. In update runs, you can branch from the detailed list to the settlement rule for the object, by choosing Master data.

When generating the settlement rule, the system checks whether there is already a valid settlement rule for this object and period.

The system proceeds, depending on the account assignment category:

  1. Categories 1-3:

The system generates the following in the WBS element master data:

The system creates a settlement rule for the current period, with unrestricted validity.

The system verifies that the valid settlement rule satisfies the strategy:

The system does not generate a new settlement rule. The rule is flagged Old in the detailed log.

The system limits the validity of the existing rule to the period between the time it was first used and the time it was last used. It creates a new rule applying from the subsequent current period, with unrestricted validity.
  1. Category 4:

The system generates the following in the WBS element master data:

The system creates a settlement rule for the current period, with unrestricted validity.

The system generates an error message and does not generate a settlement rule.

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