You can create time-based dependencies for business process master data (see
Time-Based Dependencies for Master Data). The SAP System supports the following time-based dependencies:The table lists the time-based dependencies of fields in the business process master data.
Time-Based and Non Time-Based Fields in Business Process Master Data
Not Time-Based |
Fiscal-Year-Based |
Period-Based |
Day-Based |
Basic Data |
Basic Data |
Organizational Units in Allocation |
Basic Data |
Hierarchy area |
Company code |
Plant |
Description |
Business area |
Profit center |
Description | |
Object currency |
Sales organization |
Person responsible | |
Distribution channel |
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Attributes |
Division |
Attributes | |
External value-added |
Cost center group |
1. Attribute | |
Internal value-added |
Cost center |
2. Attribute | |
Category |
Task type |
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Cost behavior |
Task |
Allocation | |
Additional attribute |
Description | ||
Templates |
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Allocation |
Costing sheet |
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Unit |
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Output unit |
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Output factor |
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Allocation category |
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Allocation cost element |
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Price indicator |
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Average price |
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Pre-distribution of fixed costs |
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Actual quantity set |
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Plan quantity set |
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Actual allocation category |
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Actual price indicator |
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Templates |
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Formula planning template |
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Allocation template |
The following table lists:
Fields in Business Process Master Data
Field |
Use |
Time-Based Dependency |
Register basic data |
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Description |
Business process name |
T |
Description |
Business process short description |
T |
Person responsible |
Business process, person responsible |
T |
Hierarchy Area |
Business process assignment in the standard hierarchy |
I |
Company Code |
Company code assignment |
Y |
Business Area |
Business area assignment |
Y |
Object Currency |
Business process currency, with controlling area currency as default value |
Y |
Template |
Assigning processes to a planning or allocation template |
Y |
Register organization units |
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Plant |
Plant assignment |
P |
Profit Center |
Profit center assignment |
P |
Sales Organization |
Sales organization assignment |
P |
Distribution Channel |
Distribution channel assignment |
P |
Divisions |
Division assignment |
P |
Cost Center Group |
Cost center group assignment |
P |
Cost Center |
Cost center assignment |
P |
Task type |
Type selection for workflow task (see: Workflow-Integration for business processes) |
P |
Task |
Assigning workflow task (see: Workflow-Integration for business processes) |
P |
Register attributes |
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Value Added ext. |
Attribute assignment for external value added to be selected and scaled |
Y |
Value Added int. |
Attribute assignment for internal value added to be selected and scaled |
Y |
Category |
Attribute assignment for a freely-defined parameter (such as affected organizational area) to be selected and scaled |
Y |
Cost Behavior |
Cost behavior assignment to be selected and scaled |
Y |
Additional Attributes |
Attribute assignment for a freely-defined parameter to be selected and scaled |
Y |
1. Attribute |
Assignment of an additional freely-defined attribute |
T |
2. Attribute |
Assignment of an additional freely-defined attribute |
T |
Register allocation |
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Unit |
Activity unit in which the business process allocation takes place as Process Driver |
Y |
Description |
Process driver description |
T |
Output unit |
Alternative output unit |
Y |
Output factor |
Alternative output factor |
Y |
Allocation Category |
Type of process allocation (default value) |
Y |
Allocation Cost Element |
Cost element used for process allocation (default value) |
Y |
Price Indicator |
determines how the activity type price for a business process is used (default value) |
Y |
Average Price |
Determines whether prices remain constant throughout the fiscal year (default value) |
Y |
Pre-distribution of Fixed Costs |
Determines whether fixed costs on processes accepting the activity are pre-distributed before allocation (default value) |
Y |
Actual quantity set |
Determines whether the quantity with which the process is credited can also accept an additional manual posting or confirmation (default value) |
Y |
Plan quantity set |
sets the planned activity quantities through the plan reconciliation so that they cannot be changed, even when the planning for the object is not to be reconciled |
Y |
Actual allocation category |
Type of process allocation in actual (default value) Set only if different from plan value |
Y |
Actual price indicator |
Type of price calculation used for process allocation in actual (default value) Set only if different from plan value |
Y |
Register template |
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Formula plan Template |
Assigned template for the formula planning; also see: Assigning templates for processes (formula planning) |
Y |
Allocation template |
Assigned template for the allocations; also see: Assigning templates for processes/cost centers |
Y |
Calculation Template |
Controls the calculation of overhead costs (entry necessary only when such costs need to be determined; for more on this see: Maintaining cost sheet). |
P |
Register history |
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Created by .. on ... |
Name of the last person to make changes, date of the last changes (filled automatically by the system) |
You can add certain additional fields to business process master data. For this, you have the enhancement COOMBP01 Business Process: Customer Own Additional Field in Master Data. You can maintain the additional fields for each separate master data record on its own tab. Selection variants for the additional fields support selection of master data for deletion and for list display.
To create the additional fields in the Implementation Guide (IMG) for the Activity-Based Costing component (CO-ABC), choose Master Data ® Business Processes ®
Developing Enhancements for Business Process Master Data .For more information on the enhancement COOMBP01, see the enhancement documentation. To find the documentation in enhancement transaction SMOD, choose Display SAP documentation.