Classification with project systems

Dear Experts: We are evaluating a possibility of using classification system with projects in project systems. At this point our understanding is we need to do some configuration and custom development to achieve the same. If anyone has some prior experience or knowledge in this area please advice.
Appreciate your help in advance.
Thanks & Regards
Giri

Some places where integration could be useful
Projects Area
1) Attaching in Statement of Work for the project , by creating a seperate document type
2) Project planning ducuments could be attached.
3) Risk management plans could be linked using dir
Engineering Area
1) Engineering Drawings for redlining and manufacturing
Production
1)Work instructions for the production as to how products would be manufactured
Quality
Safety related documentsand origina certificates
Purchasing
Procurement related specifications in terms of drawings , shipping instructions
Sales
1) Inquiry
2) quotation
3) Contract
Anshvinder Singh

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Dear Gurus;
I need to know, how can I change fields in "Costing" with Project System (Project Management in tab name "Accounting").
The integration works well, but I need to view the values of: Actual, Plan and Commitment.
In the Standard way, just only can see the Plan (with the colum "Costs").
Please, help.
Best regards.
Mariano.
Edited by: Mariano Sabiche on Apr 27, 2011 3:17 PM

Hi Mariano
The particular screen you are referring to will only show the planning on Easy Cost Planning due to the labour costs and revenues planned on the cProject. You can use the services&deatil on the assignment - click on the WBS assigned to get the detailed list of services for the assigned WBS element. You can then click on Detail Data to get detailed data on the assigned WBS element. If you want a report with all the data, best use the BW cubes for that to combine cP and PS data.
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Hi,
Is any one can explain for the mentioned scenerio pl:
In production cost by Sales order, is production / process order will be linked for production booking or always is it best to implement the make to order with project systems - Sales & Process / production order is used as WBS element?
Also, can u pl. exlain me how to activate the same?
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Is any one can explain for the mentioned scenerio pl:
In production cost by Sales order, is production / process order will be linked for production booking or always is it best to implement the make to order with project systems - Sales & Process / production order is used as WBS element?
Also, can u pl. exlain me how to activate the same?
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Regarding configuration cycle for sales order linking with project systems

Hai Sap professionals,
i have a scenario like engineer to order. where i manufacture PC's for my customer as per their request.
Some may order AMD's and some Intel processor etc... now how i should start linking everything a brief idea if any can tell it will be helpful...
with regards

hi,
In make-to-order production with cost management using a project, all costs and revenues relating to the make-to-order item are collected and allocated to a project in the SAP Project System. The costs are allocated to profitability analysis.
Prerequisites
Make-to-order production is controlled by the requirements type. The requirements type is determined on the basis of the MRP group and the strategy group in the material master record.
Up to Release 3.0, the requirements type is determined on the basis of the item category. For this reason, special item categories are used up to Release 3.0 for controlling make-to-order production. To carry out make-to-order production for a material with cost management using the project, you must maintain the following fields in the material master:
MRP 1
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for detailed set up please refere the foll link:
http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_03/helpdata/EN/dd/5600b1545a11d1a7020000e829fd11/frameset.htm
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Hi All,
We are implementing project systems module and are facing several authorization issues. The SAP default values do not seem to work and there are several objects which showup as "not checked" in SU24 showup in the SU53. e.g. tcodes are CJ20n, CJI3. Are there any steps for activation / pre-requisites, etc?
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Hi
There are chances that some of the transactions codes will call other tcodes while execution.
in this case also CJ20N is calling many tcodes, those auth check would not be inserted as check points in SU24 , hence you should identify them in the testing phase or using the TCDCOUPLES table.
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Authorization challenge in Project system

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We seek to solve an authorization challenge in Project system with use of the authorization object K_PCA together with the PS authorization objects C_PROJ_PRC and C_PRPS_PRC. Hence, the client seek an authorization solution for Report Painter/ writer reports using the standard Profit Centre hierarchy. Assistance in this matter is highly appreciated.
Thanks!
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You can create checks on projects and WBS elements by company code/profit centre. We looked at all PS auth objects and nothing really fit the bill for us so In the end we activated some user exits associated with project systems and created a couple of new auth objects which were called in specific code placed in the user exits. When the exists are activated, they are checked whenever the specific project information is displayed. So long as your report writer reports use the PS logical database for reporting, you will call these exits.
In our example, we had logic that checked at a project definition level that checked the company code of the project definition, and at WBS element line item check - to extract profit centre and display/not display as appropriate. Of course you can make your logic work however you like when the exits are opened up.
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Material To be Valuated in Project System

Hi All,
We are implementing PS,MM,SD,FI &CO for a companay which works essentially on engineer to order scenario and using vlauated projec stock & actvity account assigned networks
Inhouse production is through typical assembly processing process - Where input & output materials are transferred through BOM PS Transfer from WBS BOM.
Input materials are issued to activity; work performed by work centers are entered by confirmation; at completion of work out put materials is 'Received from activity'. Both material issue and receipt are done wrt reservation.
When this is done, as per standard process, the cost addition (and hence value addition) is to activity and thereby to WBS element. The output material is not valuated. All the cost(or values) become project value which will reflect in WIP calculation. WIP is calculated as month end process.
At month end if the company wants to know the current asset from project and relevant stocks:
= WIP of project + Inventory value of the mmaterials.
Pl. note that only input materials i.e. raw materials and Bought out materials will have inventory value; the output material will not have any value.
The process is alright and I think we are alos complying to Accounting stanadard for project system - directive from Institute of Chartered accounts - India.
This process was first aceeptable to customer; but now they say - the out put materials should be valuated. So that, when inventory value is taken - it is RM+BO and valuated semifinished +valuaed finished materials
One big reason they say is that they have to show inventory value to the Banks.
Now I need clarification in following points
1. How to valuate the out put material when working only with project system. (apart from using user exit )
2. If this is done, the project cost/WIP calculations will show ups amd downs - as goods receipt with valuated value will be with sign - this will reduced the cost. This will cause variuos problems - almost no standard SAP PS cost report will reflect the reality - WIP can not go up and down...This is illogical.
3. Have you faced similar situation in implementation - that - Banks can not be conviced about this PSway of WIP calculation? Taking into consideration that project implementation is in India - an experienced reply can be very helpful
Thanks and regards
A.Saravanan

Dear Pradeep,
When we work with network/activity/wbs element, Finished material is assigned to activity with sign. This means GR can be done. Technically system treats lke by-product. This material will not be valuated with in put costs...since there is no logic...For our convention, one WBS element, one network or one activity can be used to book all related costs..but still GR will happen with valuation as per valuation variant in NW only. This is quite logical and correct.
So...customer wants to know the cost of manufacturing a complex project assembly..then process under one WBS element..cost accumuated at that WBS element is cost of mfg. I have kept such finihed material std price at Rs.1. (Ideally it should be '0'.). Meaning material will not valuated.
Now if customer wants to knwo the cost ...look at WBs element
If needed, you can do unit costing and update the value in a suitable field in material master.
Therefore, I have kept all the semifinished/finished material std price at Rs.1.
This way..std functions of PS like RA, costforecasting are work properly.
For WIP calculation, this is of standard method and WIP will be current asset of company..this will be acceptable to Banks...one concern I had..cross checked with a Banker.
Another issue was sub-contracting. In India during S/C..we have Delivery challan and legal requirement of excise. We developed a program integrating dc, excise challan, transfer posting, goods issue against reservation and mateials assigned in activity. For user it will appear as one transcation, and system will propmt/list appropriate excise challan No. based on dc no & material as input...(I hope i remember right).
Again here GR of seni/finished naterial was atRs.1. since Service cosst, matarial issue cost get booked at activty.
Thanks and regards
Saravanan.A

CProjects - Project Systems Linking and other features

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Edited by: Guest on Feb 14, 2008 5:59 PM

Hi Srini,
Thanks very much for the links. However, I've already gone through the standard documentation in SAP and they are a bit too high level/vague for me. I have considerable experience in xRPM, cProjects Suite and have good grasp of project management concepts, tool and techniques. My knowledge of PS is somewhat limited though.
What I am specifically looking for is what type integration options and scenarios are available. For example, cProjects can have phases and tasks defined. How would these integrate with for example WBS elements and networks in PS? What are the things you would do in cProjects and not PS and vice versa? Hope my question is clearer now.
Appreciate any further information you may have on the above.
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Project System Cash Management in combination with statistical WBS element

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within a customer project, we have to solve the following issue:
Customer runs projects and statistical projects in combination with internal orders.
We want to use the PS Cash Management for planned and actual payments.
With statistical projects we have the following problem:
Invoice and actual payments will be processed with the transaction CJFN.
Actual payments are shown only on the internal order (transaction CJIA), but not on the statistical WBS element.
We want the information about the actual payments with in the project system reporting (S_ALR_87013574).
Projects, not flagged as statistical will deliver the expected results.
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are u posting to some other cost object also. normally they wud have to be posted to a COPA also with the cost element being 11 category.
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see whether the real object is getting derived.
the system is nt finding the real object and trying to post with the WBS in real, but since its statistical, the error.
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I have to integrate the projects systems module with Portal.(EP)
In portal transactional I views can be used to create projects which can be store in the R/3.
Now the issue is to create projects with out using Transactional I views. This should be a simple entry through portal, where in the user keys in the key fields and there by the project is created and scheduled.
For this I have tried with using business packages given by SAP to integrate with portal.
Now the issue is I can display the projects that are created in R/3 through portal and display the necessary fileds required for viewing (I views). Now the main problem is to create the project using these business packages so that the same get updated in the R/3.
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Vara Prasad

Hi Aman,
You may try creating transaction iViews of the desired PS Transaction.
For more help you can take help of your Portal Administrator.
Else, see if this link may help:
http://help.sap.com/Business_Packages/EN/06/3ED93BE53BCD29E10000000A114084/frameset.htm
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We have 2 different scenarios for which we use same account assignment category "Z".
1) Purchase Requisitions for capital expenses (Account assignment category "Z") - this is part of project systems requisition attached to WBS elements
2) Purchase Requisitions for expensed items (Account assignment category "Z")
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1) plant
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Thanks and regards
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Umesh,
Well, there needs to be some way to differentiate the 2 types of purchase requisitions for you to use 2 different release strategies.
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Hi All,
Can u tell me please how can we create a sales order,Quotation in projects and what are tcodes for that.
As i am here involved in Capital projects i dont have any idea of customer projects ican u pleease let me know the customizing part too.
Assured of rewarsd points
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Hi,
to create quote from project system there is quite a bit of PS ( project system ) SD integration is required. i will try my best to deliver with whatever time i have right now.
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We have made delivery from project system using t.code CNS0 and billing document is generated with reference of sales order. Now Goods is return by customer due to some technical reason, We created return sales order with reference of billing document and Credit memo with reference of Return sales order.
What is T.code for making return delivery or reversal of Delivery /PGI generated from Project system in sap r/3 ?
Pls. suggest to me.
regards
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We are trying to integrate SAP CRM 7.0 with SAP ECC-PS module. The objective is to bring in the marketing plan and elements data from the CRM system, and to create the corresponding WBS in project system. We have done most of the configuration as recommended by SAP in both the systems, and we see that the BDOCS are getting generated and sent to the ECC system. The following steps have been successfully completed:
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