Automatic creation of cost elements

Dear All,
The automtic creation of cost elements functionality is not working for some GL accounts in production. When new GL accounts are created, the same are not created as cost elements. All the standard settings viz 'selection of automatic creation' in controlling area configuration, creation of number ranges in OKB2 etc are in place. We posted in OSS and they are not able to find reasons why this is happening.
Has anyone faced a situation like this? Please post your valuable thoughts and share your inputs. We currently have a log created by user on this and pending for quite sometime.
Thanks in advance
Venkatesh

Hi,
Yes. We do face problem like this often. We wriggle out by updating through manually when we are very nearer to go-live date. Otherwise, we can create an abap program and meet the deficiency.
Trust this helps much!
Cheers!

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Creation of cost elements automatically

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When I selected "manual creation of cost elements" in OB13, Then we can create a group of cost elements in OKB2 followed by OKB3 and SM35.
Even I need to do same thing I when I select " automatic creation of cost elements" ??
I tried selecting " automatic creation of cost elements". and I checked in KA03 whether it had created any cost element automatically. but it didnt created any thing...
Please suggest..

Dear Santosh Dharana,
Good Question. i can clarify you. this question
1. when you select in ob13 create cost elements manually
when your are using in obk2 we have to maintain here Acc from no. to Acc to no. ranges for Gl's and cost element categeory.
after we can run batch in put in obk3 & SM 35 it's updated successfully.
Note: After execute, *when you are try create another GL account with cost element we have to give cost element categeory by manually.
2.when you select in ob13 create cost elementsAutomatically
when your are using in obk2 we have to maintain here Acc from no. to Acc to no. ranges for Gl's and cost element categeory.
after we can run batch in put in obk3 & SM 35 it's updated successfully.
Note: After execute, when you are try create another GL account with cost element we don't have to give any cost element categeory here system automatically give .
Please try it. i worked for this one
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Primary cost elements can be generated in batch for creation, but then it seems to me it's all of them or nothing.
Is this also possible for 1 year for instance or for a limited number of cost elements, via another transaction for instance. MASS create?

Hi Walter,
First of all you have to select automatic creation of cost elements for your chart of account in OB13.
Next in OKB2, you have to specify the cost element category for the range or single cost elemets.
Next create batch input session in OKB3, here you can give from and to valid date.
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While creation of Chart of accounts (OB13) under Controlling Integratiion tab
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2 autometic creation of cost elements.
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(AUTOMETIC CREATION OF COST ELEMENTS) what will happen?
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MANUAL CREATION OF COST ELEMENTS - Cost elements maintained manually. A push button is available for
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Hello Ajay,
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please find the detials below.
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1. Select Automatic Creation of Cost Element in the field Controlling Integration in transaction OB13.
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