Editing Multilevel Cost Estimates (SAP Library - Product Cost Planning (CO-PC-PCP))

Editing Multilevel Cost Estimates

Prerequisites

You are in the Multilevel Unit Costing screen. You can reach this screen by either of the following menu paths:

Accounting ® Controlling ® Product Cost Controlling ® Product Cost Planning ® Material Costing ® Cost Estimate Without Quantity Structure ® Edit Multilevel

Accounting ® Controlling ® Product Cost Controlling ® Reference and Simulation Costing ® Edit Base Planning Object - Multilevel.

If applicable, you have created a worklist so that Multilevel Unit Costing can quickly access frequently used data. For more information, see Using the Worklist.

You have arranged the size of each screen area to your satisfaction.

Note

If the size of a screen area is too small, you may not be able to see all of the toolbar. This often occurs when the costing structure is displayed too narrowly on the left margin of the screen.

Note

Remember that several functions, including the creation of cost estimates and materials, can be accessed via both the toolbar and the right mouse button.

Procedure

Creating, Copying, Changing and Displaying Cost Estimates

In the Costing structure screen area, choose from the following:

Create material cost estimate to create a material cost estimate without quantity structure and insert it in the costing structure:

Enter the necessary data, such as the material, plant and costing variant, and choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text

Enter the costing items in the list screen and save them together with the material cost estimate without quantity structure. For more information, see Creating a Cost Estimate Without Quantity Structure.

Edit the material cost estimate using multilevel unit costing. Using drag & drop, insert items from the worklist.

Create base planning object to create a base planning object and insert it in the costing structure:

Enter the name of the new base planning object, the controlling area and, if applicable, a reference, and choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text

Edit the master data of the base planning object (for example, base unit of measure, plant and description) and choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text

Enter a costing variant and reference if required and choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text

Enter the costing items in the list screen and save them together with the base planning object. For more information, see Creating Base Planning Objects.

Edit the base planning object using multilevel unit costing. Using drag & drop, insert items from the worklist.

In the Costing structure screen area, choose from the following:

Copy material cost estimate to select and copy an existing material cost estimate
Copy selected cost estimate to copy a cost estimate that has been selected in the costing structure

In the Costing structure screen area, choose from the following:

Change selected cost estimate to change a material cost estimate or base planning object that has been selected in the costing structure

Note

You cannot change material cost estimates with quantity structure. You can only display them, or use them as a reference for a material cost estimate without quantity structure.

Change material cost estimate or base planning object to select and change a material cost estimate or base planning object

The dialog box Selection of material cost estimates or Selection of base planning objects appears. Enter the selection criteria to search for the cost estimate.

In the Costing structure screen area, choose from the following:

Display selected cost estimate to display a cost estimate that has been selected in the costing structure
Display material cost estimate with quantity structure to display the material cost estimate with quantity structure

The dialog box Selection of Material Cost Estimates appears. From here, you can have the system search for an existing material cost estimate with quantity structure and display it.

To go to a material cost estimate without quantity structure or a base planning object in the list screen of the unit cost estimate, double-click on the cost estimate in the structure.

Edit the list screen. Add or delete costing items as required. Choose with the quick info Information on costing item to analyze further information, such as the cost element.

To display the header information about the cost estimate, choose . From here, you can choose with the quick info Information on Cost Estimate Header to analyze further information, such as the settings for the costing variant or for the costing sheet.

Note

In respect of material cost estimates with quantity structure, the double-click takes you to the cost estimate display, not to the list screen of the unit cost estimate. For more information, see Analyzing the Results.

To insert an item into the cost estimate from the worklist, select the item and use drag and drop to add it to the costing structure or to the list screen of the unit cost estimate. For more information, see Using Worklists.

Creating Materials

To create a new material, choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Create material master in the Costing structure screen area.

The screen Create Material: Initial Screen appears.

Enter the necessary data, such as the material number and material type, and choose .
Create accounting and costing views, and save the material.

For further information, see Material Master Records.

Editing the Costing Structure

In the Costing structure screen area, choose from the following:

Display hierarchy above or left to move the item to the structure above or left

Show all items or Hide items to display either every item in the costing structure or only the material cost estimates and base planning objects

Change layout to show or hide information

Save layout to save the changes under a new layout

Manage layouts. Here you can define a layout as an initial layout, for example.

Choose layout to select from various existing layouts

For more information, see Creating, Changing and Managing Layouts.

or to expand or collapse the costing structure or sub-area

Print preview of view or Print preview of entire hierarchy to go to the print preview of the displayed or entire costing structure (all items)

Print view or Print entire hierarchy to print the displayed or entire costing structure (all items)

to search for a particular term in the costing structure

To delete a cost estimate from the costing structure, place the cursor on the cost estimate and choose Delete cost estimate with the right mouse button.

To delete all cost estimates from the costing structure, place the cursor on the Costing structure node and choose Delete all cost estimates with the right mouse button.