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Use

You can specify characteristics, functions, Structure linkformulas and Structure linkmethods in the derivation rules. The planner’s general approach and way of thinking are consequently reflected in the costing items of unit costing. This is where you enter the resources needed for the planning.

Example

If you want the costing model to offer a choice between resources of the same sort, enter all of the resources and use Activation to control which resource in the planning case is entered in the cost estimate. You define the activation through the prompt for a particular specification of the related characteristic. For example, if characteristic LENGTH = 10, the line with resource (material) A10 is used, and if LENGTH = 20 the line with resource A20 is used.

To determine the quantity of the respective resource you use a characteristic, for example, the characteristic NUMBER OF WORKING HOURS for an internal activity item.

Prerequisites

You have created a costing model.

Procedure

Note

You can only define the derivation rules (of the template) for the costing model when you define the model.
  1. Click on the node in the definition area of the costing model.

The screen Create template <NAME OF COSTING MODEL> appears. The template automatically receives the name of the costing model and is created in a specific environment, depending on the planning object.
  1. Enter the costing items required for the planning object. For more information, see Templates for Easy Cost Planning.
  2. Go back and save the template.

 

 

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