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Definition

Consumption alternatives represent different possibilities for consuming a material, such as:

  • Production (multilevel)

  • Subcontracting (multilevel)

  • Stock transfer (multilevel)

  • Cost center (single-level)

  • Asset (single-level)

In multilevel processes, the consumption alternative and the procurement process are the same.

Use

Consumption alternatives are used for display purposes in material price analysis in the application component Actual Costing/Material Ledger .

Structure

Consumption alternatives are categorized by a process category .

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