Block Costing variant for mark & release

Hi All,
How to block a particular Costing Variant for marking & release?
Regards,
Abhishek

Hi,
in Costing type (part of costing variant), under price update tab, you need to select "no price update" paramenter.
If you do this your issue is solved
Best Regards
surya

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Can we use two costing variants for standards cost estimate release.

Hi,
We have 2 plants (plant 5100 and plant 5200) under company code 5000.
We have run standard cost estimate(CK11N) for material 98001000027 at plant 5100 using costing variant ZG01 and at plant 5200 using costing variant ZG02. First, we released standard cost estimate (CK24) for this materia at plant 5100 and set (in marking allowance) costing variant ZG01 and costing version 01. Next time when we are trying to release the standard cost estimate for the same material for plant 5200, it is automatically picking ZG01 as costing variant in marking allowance and it is not allowing to change the costing variant to ZG02 saying Company code 5000: Release already carried out, cancellation not possible, Message no. CK797.
Is it possible to use two different costing variants for release of standard cost estimate for a material at two different plants at the same company code? If so how?
Please suggest.
Thanks,
Bijay

Hi,
Thanks for your reply again.
What is the benefit of assigning "Single Valuation Variant same to different Plants" ? In costing variant also we can assign maximum only one valuation variant and this valuation variant will default for all the plants, and hence I dont think it is necessary to assign same valuation variant to different plants.
My issue is :
Example: ( Standard Cost Estimate for material 98001000027)
Plant - 1
Material Cost                                             Rs.100
Labour Cost                                               Rs.50
Overheads (10% of Labour Cost)                  Rs.5
(say ,through costing sheet - 1)
Total Standard Cost Estimate                      Rs.155
Plant - 2
Material Cost                                             Rs.150
Labour Cost                                               Rs.100
Overheads (20% of Labour Cost)                  Rs.20
(say, through costing sheet - 2)
Total Standard Cost Estimate                      Rs.270
Now, Please explain why we cannot have two Standard Cost Estimates for a material at two different plants? If it is possible to have two standard cost estimates for a material at two different plants, how to take care of overheads (rate of which varies) at two different plants (plant - 1 > 10% and plant- 2>20%) as we can assign maximum one costing sheet to a valuation variant variant?
How to map the system so as to meet the above requirement?
Thanks,
Bijay

Change of Costing Variant in Marking Allowance for CK24 price update

Dear All,
In CK24, price updation previously i had selected one costing variant for one particular material and released the standard price. Now, I am trying to do price update for a different material for which I used different costing variant for doing the material cost estimate. Now when I am going to Marking Allowance in CK24 for that particular company code the previous costing variant is only displaying. But now for the current material that is not the costing variant for which i need price updation. It is just displaying the old costing variant.
Please let me know how to change the costing variant for the same period.
Regards
Srikanth

Hi Srikanth,
1. IMG: Logistics - General, Retail Pricing
Define list variant and assign items
              Enhance or create a new list variant with list field VKP01
2. IMG: Logistics - General, Retail Pricing
Texts for list fields
              Adjust the text for the list field, for example, PP old
3. Define a new SD condition type ZEKA, for example as a copy of VKP0 (Transaction V/06)
              You can create this new condition either as a separate condition or if it is always determined together with, for example VKP0, you can define it as a condition supplement of VKP0. You achieve this by not assigning an access sequence to ZEKA but including it in the condition supplement schema (schema VKP000 in the standard system) instead. In addition, assign the supplement schema of the main condition (master data subscreen, for example schema VKP000). The main condition must be contained in the calculation schema used so that the condition supplements can be found.
4. Insert the new condition type ZEKA in the sales price calculation schema (Transaction V/08)
              Enhance the schema (assignment per pricing type) with the new condition ZEKA. In the standard system, we deliver schema WWS001 and WWS002. You can insert ZEKA at the end of the schema as a statistical condition.
5. IMG: Logistics - General, Retail Pricing
Control - control per list field, allowed costing levels
              For the sales price calculation schema used, you must set control parameters for the list fields EKPNN and VKP01.
List field EKPNN: In the lower subscreen (Saving list fields in master conditions) enter the new condition type ZEKA (application V). If the new condition type has an access sequence, that is, it is not used as a condition supplement, then you must specify in screen 'Allowed pricing levels' the condition tables in which ZEKA should be stored.
List field VKP01: In the mid subscreen (Transport calculating schema data for list field), specify ZEKA as SP condition type.
Note: if you want to send ZEKA for example in the assortment list as a condition, then you must also enhance the schema for calculating the sales price (VKP001, VKP002 or VKP003 in the standard system) with ZEKA.
If still not working ping me,
Regards,
Srinivas Muthyala

Can we use two costing variant for standard cost estimate

Hi,
Can we use two costing variant for standard cost estimate of two different materials in the same period ? e.g. Costing variant Z001 for Material code 1000 and Costing Variant Z002 for Material code 2000.
Here the system is not allowing to change the costing variant in Marking Allowance (t code CK24) for marking and release of Material cost 2000 if the standard cost for Material code 1000 is already marked and released.
Thanks,
Bijay

For a material in a period only one price can be released. Though you cn have two separate costing variants and then calculate standard estimate with that. U can release based on one variant only for a month. Or use MR21 and update the price as per the other variant
Thanks and Regards

Workflow variant for payment release

Hello ,
I have done the configuration of workflow variant for payment release but still the invoice is not getting blocked when we are paying it .
Find below the configuration done for it . SPRO-Accounts Receivable and Payable-Business Transactions-Release for payment
1.t.code PPoce: Users is assigned to each position and this was assigned to approval path
2. Create workflow variant
3.Assign Company code to workflow variant
4.Define Release Approval Groups for Release for Payment
5.Define Release Approval Paths for Release for Payment
6.Assign Release Approval Paths for Release for Payment
7.Assign Release Approval Procedure for Release for Payment
2010-2010-1000-inr-WS10000052-WS00400011
9.Define Users with Authorization to Payment Release
11.Define Payment Block Reason for Payment Release
Then in the vendor master i have inputted the relase group also .
But when i make the payment for that vendor , no blocking of invoice is happening nor it is going for approval procedure.
Please guide me what all other checklist available for executing the Workflow variant for payment release .
Thanks.

Thanks Kiran ,
Now hte invoice is getting blocked automatically and i am getting the error as
Line item not relevant for payment release
Message no. F5783
for which i changed the error message to warning mgs and saved the invoice .
But while making the payment i was not getting any payment block. I was able to make the payment
Actually I should get the payment block while I am making the payment and then i should release it through FB13 .
Please let me know if I am wrong .
Thanks

Costing Variant for Actual

I require a clarification:
We define costing variant for standard cost estimation. We are in Process Order scenario. Likewise, should we have to use a costing variant for actual product estimation ? We want to have actual cost from the Product costing to the COPA from the cost component structure.

Hi
I think you are mixing up 2 things
1. One is costing variant for actual product cost estimate - As said by Declan you need to deifne this in OPL1 and assign it to your prod order type
2. Std cost estimate in COPA: For this you create a costing key and assign your costing variant (that you used for std cost estimate in CK11N/CK40N).... You assign this costing key to material types, etc and map your cost component structure to value fields.... With this, your std cost estinate gets trf to COPA during SD billing
Regards
Ajay M

Costing Variant for refurbhsiment order

Hi,
I have settting up refurbishment order. will the costing variant would be different for ref.order from normal maintenance order?
Please advise!
Regards,
Meghana

Hi,
Costing variants contain control parameters for all aspects of costing.
The costing variant forms the link between the application and
Customizing, since cost estimates are created and saved with reference
to a costing variant.
The costing variant controls how costing is executed, such as:
o Whether the costing results are planned costs or actual costs
o Which prices are used to valuate materials, internal activities, and
external activities
o How overhead is calculated
A costing variant includes the following groups of settings:
o Costing type
o Valuation variant
o Number range assignment
to know more about Costing part , dicuss with your CO consultant,
try OIOF tocheck for the costing variant assigned to Refurbishment order type. Remember Refurbishment order will be settled to the Material itself not to the Cost Center
Regards
Prakash

Block cost center for overhead account

Dear Experts,
My user would like to block the cost center for overhead account, gl account number 3xxxx.
My question is, should the cost center blocked to be changed to other account? If yes, where to change the setting/configuration for overhead account to cost center? And what is the effect for this changes.
Kindly advice.
Thank you in advance.

Hi,
In KS02 you can block the cost centre for secondary postings only, if this is what you mean by 'overhead' accounting. In OKB9, you set a default of a cost object for G/L account. If you want to block the postings to cost centre completely, obviously, you will have to change the default to other cost centre. Otherwise, you will be receiving errors when trying to post to the account in question. The impact of the change will be, that every new posting to this account will be done with a new cost centre.
Regards,
Eli

Product Costing - Two Costing Variants - Mark and Release In Same Company Code Same Period

Hi All,
We are currently handling a CO-PC project where client has requirement to use two different costing variants in the same period in the same company code. SAP standard does not allow use of two costing variants in the same period for the same company. We can have only One Costing Variant per Co Code for Marking / Releasing Standard Price.
There are some materials in Plant 1 or Plant 2 for which cost estimates using costing variant ABC1 calculated and than prices are marked and released (CK24), now same materials are received in Plant3 where mixed costing is used and thus need to have cost estimates from second costing variant ABC3 (second costing variant) marked and released. Object is to have ABC3 cost estimates in material master standard price field, but SAP does not allow to mark and release for second costing variant in the same period for same co code as ABC1 variant already ran for plant1 or Plant2 under same company code,therefore, business is not able update ABC3 prices in Standard price of the material master.
Purpose of this second costing variant mark and release run is that for some materials business would like to implement costing at Plant3 level also, where they get same materials from different production sites (Plants). At Plant3 level, business is using mixed costing where the standard price is a weighted Average standard price, taking the different production sites standard cost into consideration in combination of the volume split between those production sites.
Did any one worked on this kind of requirement? Is there any SAP standard way to handle? Or this will need some ABAP enhancement?
Kindly advise.

Hi Atul
1. You dont need separate Valuation Variant in Plant 3
2. Use Costing Variant ABC1 and ensure that it has the needed Valuation Strategies in Valuation Variant
Allow Complete Transfer in the Transfer Control i.e. Cross Plant Transfer in it
3. Assign the Qty Str Type you have used in ABC3, to ABC1.. i.e. In the Costing Version, assign the Qty Str Type to the Costing Type and Valuation Variant from ABC1
After this, do CK11N and CK24 for Plant 1
Then do CK11N and CK24 for Plant 3, using ABC1.. You dont need to change anythiing before doing CK11N for Plant 3
To make it simple, you can use any one of ABC1 or ABC3 in both the plants.. You only need to ensure that Valuation Variant, TRansfer Control are set up as desired
Br. Ajay M

Wrong costing variant defaulting in CK40n

Hello Gurus,
I have a strange issue, cost estimate was released for a material with wrong costing variant. Using costing reorganization CKR1 i deleted this standard cost estimate. I checked KEKO and KEPH, no cost estimate exist in that plant for the wrong costing variant.
When i tried to redo the costing run with the correct costing variant, system is not allowing.Its defaulting the old costing variant, no cost estimate being created with the real costing variant
In CK40N for the Marking&Authorization i am seeing an error red mark, instead of the 'LOCK' sign. Any one experienced the same error or any OSS for this
thanks
Nellikka

Hi,
Did you checked CK24, which is the permitted Costing variant for the posting period/Fiscal year?
While marking and releasing the price, a permitted Costing variant will become active for the posting period. I assume, you can only able to mark & release other costing variant in the next period.
Regards,
Prabha

Sales order vs costing variant

hi
in production order ,in OKKN we take costing variant for standard cost estimate and calculate in CK11N and released then is updated in order CO01 through costing variant in OPL1 here we select 2 costing variant PLAN and ACTUAL. ok
for sales order in VA01we will calculate costing in menu -extra- costing--
1. is it standard cost estimate like CK11N,
2.while creating CO08 for sales order here we enter production order type PP01, in this order type already costing variant PLAN and ACTUAL would have assigned for oder type
so how it calculate plan and actual
or
first we have to configure all production order setting upto CO01 and after taking production order goods receipt then we we have to create sales order setting like requirement class,type,VA01 and CO08.
plz tell me sequence for sales related order
thank you
sowmya

Dear Sivani,
I think that in your MTO scenario Sales Order item is not a cost object. And hence, the production shall be done thorugh a production order and the actual costs of material and activities, overhead shall be compared with Sales order cost estimate. The production order shall be settled to FI and COPA. FI and COPA captures the variances. At the time of billing, the COPA gets the Revenue, COGS and its components. If that is the case the following building block shall be handy in configuring your requirement. Pl go through the same and revert if you need further input.
E45_BB_ConfigGuide_EN_US
Trust this helps much!
Cheers!

CK40N Interchanging Costing Variant

Hello All,
Can I use two different costing variants to create cost estimates for different set of materials for one company code and costing version?
Here is an hypothetical example:
Costing Variants: A & B
Company code: AB12
Materials: M1 and M2
Costing Version: 01
For Comp. code AB12 can I first use costing variant A to mark and release cost estimate of M1 and than use costing variant B to mark and release Cost estimate of M2 in the same period.
Our system dosent let us do that. Once I release cost estimate for one costing variant the system dosent let us release it for the other one in the same period. A big red X sign shows up in authorization column for marking.
Any help will be highly appreciated

Kim,
In selecting Parameters we select a different set of materials, the problem is a big red X appears in Authorization column while we try to Mark the cost estimate. In other words The system lets us mark and release for only one costing variant for a company code. We cant use any other costing variant for the materials in different plants that we have.
In any case I appreciate your participation. Let me know if you know of something that could be done to fix it.
Regards,
Nasir Hameed

Workflow for payment release

Hello ,
I have done the configuration of workflow variant for payment release but the invoice with the payment block can be paid without any release approval .
Find below the configuration done for it . SPRO-Accounts Receivable and Payable-Business Transactions-Release for payment
1.t.code PPoce: Users is assigned to each position and this was assigned to approval path
2. Create workflow variant
subworkflowWS00400012
3.Assign Company code to workflow variant
4.Define Release Approval Groups for Release for Payment
5.Define Release Approval Paths for Release for Payment
6.Assign Release Approval Paths for Release for Payment
7.Assign Release Approval Procedure for Release for Payment
2010-2010-1000-inr-WS00400012-WS00400011
9.Define Users with Authorization to Payment Release
11.Define Payment Block Reason for Payment Release ( payment block P selected with a tick in Not changeable )
Then in the vendor master i have inputted the relase group also and the payment term which is having the block .
While executing f-02 , debiting the expense and crediting the vendor , I get the following error Line item not relevant for payment release for which i changed the message to warning and saved it . but when i executed f-53, it doesnt go for approval .
But in my inbox . the item is flowed with red colour and the erro log is
Error in workflow Customizing of payment release
Message no. FP162
Diagnosis
The system could not determine a subworkflow for the payment release. Check the workflow Customizing for the payment release, in particular the settings for transaction OBWE and the preceeding settings.
The message is output from the method SUBWFDETERMINE of the BOR object BSEG.
System Response
The workflow was started, but the system could not create an executable dialog workitem for the line item payment release. However, you cannot release the document directly, it must be released in the workflow. A subworkflow for the payment release must be determined in the sample workflow WS00400012; the clerks are determined in role 00400125.
Role 00400125 is based on the function module PR_WF_ACTOR1_DET.
Procedure
Change the payment release Customizing in Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Accounting. SAP delivers a sample subworkflow for payment release, WS00400011.
Procedure for System Administration
Restart the incorrect workflow (transaction SWPR) once you have maintained the Customizing for the payment release.
Kindly guide me . and let me know which setting i have missed .
thanks

Hi,
Have you tested those workflows separately? I can't even view WS00400012 in my ECC 6.0 system!
The workflows supplied by SAP are usually pretty bare-bones. More ofthen than not you have to copy them and fix them up.
You might be able to test them via SWUS or trigger them via SWUE.
If you create a new copy, remember to put that in the customizing.
hope this helps
Paul

Costing Variant & Prod Cost Collector

I am in the scenario of period costing with a product collector. Please guide me on the following:
While configuring for costing/valuation variant, I find that we create a costing / valuation variant under 'Material cost estimate with Qty structure' and also under Cost object controlling - Product Cost Collector, 'Check costing variant for Product Cost Collector' & 'Check valuation variant for Product Cost collector'.
Do need to configure a costing variant and valuation variant under these paths, viz. under Standard Cost estimate with Qty Structure & also Product Cost collector ?
Please give your comments ASAP

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Create a new costing variant or use a existing one

Dear Friends,
Company XYZ does not use absorption cost.
In Company Code 1000, Costing variant XY does not do any calculation because zero values are entered in acitivity type,costing sheet.
For new company code 2000 &3000, Users want to enter values at activity,costing sheet etc.
I like to know the following,
Should we use the existing costing variant XY OR Create a different cost variant for Company code 2000&3000.
Regards
Sridhar

You can use the same if your Valuation Variant is gonna remain same
entering act prices is part of master data which is independant of Costing var

Block Costing variant for mark & release

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