Activity Allocation Between Master and Sender Cost Center 
Purpose
This data entry scenario is used to allocate the activities between the sender cost center and the receiver object. The personnel costs determined by Payroll are assigned to the employee’s master cost center. If the sender cost center is not the employee’s master cost center, an additional activity allocation is generated between the employee’s master and sender cost center.
In Human Resources, you also have the option of assigning an account to the activity type. This means you have the option in Controlling of linking the cost assignment and activity allocation.
See also:
Actual Postings to Activity Type.Entering data in the time sheet triggers an activity allocation, that is, one of the following target components is supplied with information on the sender cost center (or work center) and activity type:
- Controlling
(CO)
- Project System
(PS)
- Plant Maintenance
(PM)
- Customer Service
(CS)
You can set a default activity type to be used for the activity allocation in the Time Sheet Defaults infotype (0315).
Prerequisites
You must define the employee’s master activity type in the Time Sheet Defaults infotype (0315). The master activity type contains the average rate that is used to calculate the employee’s activity. The system enters the master activity type in the background as a default. You cannot maintain it in the time sheet. The master activity type must be scheduled for the master cost center.
If you want to use the Account assignment to activity type option, you must enter an attendance or absence type, or a wage type.
Process flow
Scenario without account assignment to activity type
- You enter an activity allocation or confirmation in the time sheet.
- In Controlling, the activity allocation credits the sender cost center and debits the receiver cost center. The employee’s master cost center is debited with the personnel costs.
If the sender cost center is not the master cost center, the system generates a second activity allocation in the background. The activity is then allocated in Controlling using the rate specified in the master activity type. The master cost center is credited and the sender cost center is debited.
Scenario with account assignment to activity type
- You enter an activity allocation or confirmation and an attendance/absence type or wage type in the time sheet.
- When data is transferred to Human Resources, the working time information, together with the master cost center/activity type or master cost center/master activity type, is written to the Attendances (2002), Absences (2001), or EE Remuneration Info (2010) infotype.
- If the sender cost center is the employee’s master cost center, the activity type is transferred to Human Resources.
- If the sender cost center is not the employee’s master cost center, the system generates a second activity allocation record in the background, which is used to transfer the master activity type Human Resources.
- The Payroll component determines the personnel costs for the working times.
- In Controlling, the master cost center/activity type or the master cost center/master activity type is debited with the personnel costs.
- The activity is allocated between the sender cost center and the receiver cost center using the rate specified in the activity type. The sender cost center is credited, and the receiver object debited.
If the sender cost center is not the master cost center and a second activity allocation was generated, the activity is allocated between the master and the sender cost center using the rate specified in the master activity type. The master cost center is credited and the sender cost center is debited.