You can enter the functional area in the master data of the following objects:
G/L account
Cost element
Cost center
Orders
Order type
Internal orders
Sales order for make-to-order production and requirements class
Maintenance, service, and QM order
Production order, product cost controller, and cost object hierarchy
WBS elements
Project profile and project definition
WBS element
Networks
Network type
Network header
Network activity
During posting, the system derives the functional area from the master data of the assigned objects. For more information, see Derivation of the Functional Area .
In order to be able to enter the functional area in the master data of the specified objects, the
Functional area
field in master data has to be ready for input. For this to be the case, cost of sales accounting for your company codes must either be active for preparation or active.
You make the settings in Customizing under
or Activate Cost of Sales Accounting.Note
The master data of some objects is not company code dependent, rather it is assigned to higher-level organizational units. In such cases, the functional area field is ready for input in all company codes of a client, provided that cost of sales accounting is active for preparation or active for at least one company code of the client.
In the following cases, the master data of an object is not company code-dependent:
Object |
Assigned organizational unit |
---|---|
G/L account |
Chart of accounts |
Cost element |
Chart of accounts |
Cost center category |
Client |
Order type |
Client |
You have the following options for entry of functional area in the master data of the specified objects:
Entry of functional area
You can enter the functional area provided that no postings exist for this object.
Change functional area
You can change a functional area that has already been entered as long as no postings exist.
Where postings already exist, it is no longer possible to change the functional area.
Note
Postings that have already been made cannot be changed automatically. The functional area is derived only in the case of new postings.
For information on changing the functional area for existing postings, see SAP Note 115840.