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 Dividing the Work Breakdown Structure into Subprojects

Use

If you use budgeting and availability control and want to enter a transfer price agreement, you must divide your work breakdown structure (WBS) into subprojects. You can form subprojects for standard structures and operative structures.

Prerequisites

You must first maintain identifiers for at least two subprojects. To call up structure planning, choose Logistics or Start of the navigation path Accounting Next navigation step Project System Next navigation step Basic data Next navigation step Project Next navigation step Special maintenance functions Next navigation step Work breakdown structure Next navigation step Subproject. End of the navigation path

Procedure

  1. Choose Logistics or Start of the navigation path Accounting Next navigation step Project System Next navigation step Basic Data Next navigation step Project Next navigation step Special Maintenance Functions Next navigation step Work Breakdown Structure Next navigation step Change. End of the navigation path

  2. This brings you to the initial screen for changing projects.

  3. Choose .

  4. This brings you to the Change Project: WBS Element Overview screen.

  5. Choose the Assignments tab page and enter different subprojects for WBS elements below each other in the hierarchy.

  6. Choose to save the assignments.

Result

You have divided the project into subprojects and hence into different budget areas. Budgeting can now only be accessed using subprojects. When you access budgeting, you must specify a WBS element that has been defined as a subproject.