Executing Cost Center Summarization

Create a representative cost centerfor every node of the cost center group you wish to summarize, if these do not yet exist (see: Representative Cost Centers ).

In cost center group maintenance or in the standard hierarchy, enter the representative cost center in the reporting information. To do so, choose  Master data Cost center group Create orChange in the cost center group menu. Choose  Extras Report Information in the structure screen then enter the summarization cost center in the Report information dialog box under Repres. cost center .

For each hierarchy you define a summarization. When doing so, you must determine the highest group node and the criteria according to which the cost center transaction data is summarized:

a)Cost center group

You always create the summarization for the highest node of a cost center group.

b)Further settings

You determine whether to:

i) Summarize costs, activity types, and/or statistical key figures

ii) Process quantities and/or whether sender cost centers are summarized in stages

iii) Delete the data from the summarization cost center completely, or whether to reset it by period.

You maintain summarization in the Implementation Guide (IMG). For more information, see the IMG for the Cost Center Accounting component (CO-OM-CCA) under  Information System Maintaining Summarization.

Choose Check to determine whether the system created and saved the summarization correctly for the period in question.

You carry out summarization in the Cost Center Accounting component. Choose  Information System Tools Summarization and enter the summarization.

Summarization applies to a cost center group for given periods within a fiscal year.

You can start summarization online or in a background job.