Multilevel Unit Costing 
Multilevel unit costing uses a highly flexible screen layout for the editing of material cost estimates without quantity structure and base planning objects.
Multilevel unit costing differs from single-level unit costing in the following ways:
The costing structure can be displayed hierarchically.
The screen layout can be arranged in various ways, such as by positioning the costing structure and the list screen of the unit cost estimate next to each other.
A worklist facilitates access to frequently used data, such as internal activities, business processes, and material cost estimates.
You can display material cost estimates with quantity structure and use them as a reference.
You can access numerous functions with the right mouse button, such as creating material cost estimates and base planning objects and inserting items into the worklist.
Drag and drop functions are available, which you can use to move costing items from the worklist to the costing structure, for example.
You can go to Materials Management to create new materials.
Prerequisites
To enjoy the full range of the multilevel unit costing functions, SAP recommends that you use a 21-inch screen.
Features
The screen is divided into various areas:
Costing Structure
This area can be used to display or edit a material cost estimate or base planning object.
Double-clicking on a costing item takes you to the list screen for that item, or to the cost display. You can drag items from the worklist to the costing structure.
Worklists
In this area you can manage and sort information that you require on a regular basis to edit a material cost estimate or base planning object.
You can drag costing items from the worklist to the costing structure or the list screen of the unit cost estimate. Double-clicking on a material cost estimate or base planning object in the worklist takes you to other sources of information, such as the list screen of a unit cost estimate or detailed information on a material cost estimate.
Detail List
This area displays information such as the itemization, the cost component split, or the message logs.
List Screen or Costing Information
This area is used for the following:
To display or edit the list screen of the unit cost estimate
To display the costing data for a material cost estimate both with and without quantity structure
The type of information displayed depends on whether the cost estimate involved is a unit cost estimate or a product cost estimate.
The following functions are available:
Button | Function |
|---|---|
Costing Structure On/Off | Displays or hides the costing structure |
Worklists On/Off | Displays or hides the worklists |
Detail List On/Off | Displays or hides the detail list |
| Enables you to define the default values for copying cost estimates |
| Displays a legend explaining the symbols in the costing structure and worklist of multilevel unit costing |
| Displays information about a costing item in the list screen of the unit cost estimate, such as details on the costing type or material |
| Displays logs containing the messages shown in the Detail List area |
(User Settings)
(Display Symbol Legend)
(Information on Cost Estimate Item)
(Log)