Cost center blocking

Hello, when a cost center is blocked(via ks02), it is possible to create a SC associated to the cost center. However, after the SC is approved, the SC status remains 'Awaiting approval'. any idea on how to keep the cost centers blocked and approve the SCs correctly at the same time? thx in advance.

Hi
however you can not create a successful PO if cost center is blocked in ECC if you are in classic scenario.The validattion will happen while create a PO and look application monitor for the error
i dont know about ecs.
if you want to protect one way, delete from srm too. please update us what error do you get. interesting.
br
muthu

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Cost center BLOCK

If you wanted to block a cost center from future use, do you need to clear out the current year to date activity first or can you simply block the cost center and retain all information in that cost center
YGB

Hi GB,
1. When there are some postings already happened to some particular Cost Center and balance is there, if you block the Cost Center at this point of time, where the balance amount in the Cost Center should go....
2. If there is no concern about the amount posted to the cost center, you can block the cost center at any point of time. Technically, system will allow you to do so.
3. It is advisable that you clear the amount in the cost center by way of Reposting/Distribution/Assessment etc and then block the cost center from further usage.
Revert back for further explanation...
Srikanth Munnaluri

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

Blocking of a cost center in the creation of a Purchase Order

Hi All,
Some cost centesr are obsolete and mustn't be used in the creation of a Purchase Requisition (or Purchase Order).
Block
Could anyone suggest me how to do it?
Thanks a lot
G.

Hi Rossi ,
Please go to the Cost Center Master Data -> Control tab -> Block all the indicators..
You will not be able to use these Cost Centers in Future..
Regards
Sarada

How to block the cost center

Dear Guru's
Can any tell me how to block the cost center, can we detele which is having values. can we delete which is not having values
Regards
Chandra Sekhar Reddy.P

Hi,
Once you post actual values or any planning exists on this cost center you cant delete.
To ristrict posting to cost you have two options.
1.You can change validity period.
change end from 12/31/9999 to what ever date you want to stop posting(e.g. as of today 10/23/08)
2. lock all postings to cost center on Control data tab in KS02.
Thanks,
Rau

How to block or delete a Cost center

Dear expets ,
how to block or delete a Cost center.
regards
rajakarthik

Hello,
How can i do to delete the input that the cost center receive it? ineed to do this .....because....
i needed to complete transaction okeon , but it showed me a message " society have duplicity" . Because of putting it duplicated cost center. And this cost center already has input values.
Thanks....
Elida.
Argentina, tucuman

Posting is happening in a blocked cost center , how to prevent this ?

During allocation of cost , credit entries are being posted to a cost center where all postings are blocked . To find the reason I searched SAP notes and found 203521 and 512403 where it's mentioned during cost allocation credit posting can go to a blocked cost center and in cost allocation SAP system does not correctly evaluate the lock indicators .
Program corrections provided in those two notes are for lower versions not suitable for ECC 5.0 ; so can anybody suggest me the most relevant note ? OR can anybody suggest me any alternative way ( other than implementating program correction ) to prevent this credit posting in a blocked cost center ?

Go to OBA5
Message No.KI
Message No.170, 171, 172
Make them error message for online and batch entries.
Hope this will work.
Regards,
Ravi

Block default cost center in OKB9

Dear Experts,
- If I would like to block one cost center which setting in OKB9 as defaul cost center, then change it to other cost center, what is the affect?
- If cost element in OKB9 is having no cost center as default , then how the transaction from FI flow to Controlling?
Kindly advice.
Thank you.

Hi Puri,
When you give any Cost Center as default object in OKB9 for any Cost Element, that means, whenever there is a posting in FI in that GL, the system will prompt the default Cost Center in that line item. User will still have facility to change that cost center and can enter new cost center.
If you want to replace a new Cost Center with a old Cost Center in OKB9, you can do that at any point of time. No implications.
If you do no mention any Cost Center as default object in OKB9 for GL, nothing will happen but the User has to select the Cost Center manually at the time of FI postings.
Srikanth Munnaluri

Blocked cost center in PO

Hello , a PO has been created. It is impossible to do goods receipt on the PO since the cost center is blocked(and should be deleted). We are unable to modify the PO since the cost center in also present in the SC. how should we tackle this?

check with business team the possibilities of unlock cost center and do good receipt.
or
change the cost center in the Purchase order and do good receipt.
if you were already Invoice done for this PO, you must cancell the invoice to change the cost center in the PO.
Muthu

Best practice for HR while cost center is blocked

Hi Experts,
Back ground
Cost center is blocked because the legal entity is demerged.
Some of the employees of the outgoing company are retained in existing legal entity.
Their current cost centers are of the existing entity.
All the historical costcenters of the outgoing entity are blocked.
Situation
While there is a retro payment the system is rejecting as the old cost centers are blocked.
Workarounds used
Open the cost center for posting and then manually transfer the amount into desired cost center and then re-close the Costcenter.
SAP Suggestion
Use substitute cost center so that all costs are colloected their and do the manual transfer of cost to desired ones.
Could not use the same as business has to do the same manual activity.
Solution
Taken access key into the posting driver to change the cost center to current while there is an occurence of blocked cost center.
Requirement
Want to use the standard posting driver by removing all customization in upgrade.
Now the Qtn is
What is the best business process followed by FI and HR guys in organization to handle such scenarios?

Old question, but I have the same problem at this moment.
We also are looking into 2 solutions:
1. use the substitution costcenters
2. Create a custom function in our payroll scheme and modify the costcenter during payroll-run. Normally the costcenter will eb saved in the clusters and will be read from the clusters in the fico-run.
Anybody some good advice for this?

The Cost Center Is Blocked.Please Select another

When I Click on SEM EBP.. I get a Pop Up Message as The Cost Center Is Blocked.Please "Select another.", Even though it is not blocked in Finance Or SRM.
I getting this For All the CC's Available.
Thanks,
Neha

Suresh,
Cost centers are typically blocked for revenue postings. This is because cost centers are responsibility centers for cost and not for revenues (and thereby income).
For example, a person from Admn/HR in charge cost center cafeteria in a factory is concerned about keeping cafeteria cost within given budget.
So only rarely, and I do not have any examples, you may allow revenue postings to a cost center.
Sanjay Wagh

Block cost center

Hi
can any one tell me how to block the cost center for company code .(for only one company code)
thanks,
sami

Hi,
Please go to KS02. In Control Tab Page, You can lock the cost Center for
Actual Primary Cost
Actual Secondary Cost
Actual Revenues
Plan Primary Cost
Plan Secondary Cost
Plan Revenues
I hope it found useful to you.
Regards,
Jigar

Blocking Cost Center in SRM

Hi eveyone,
We are working in SRM 4.0, classic scenario. I need to block certain cost centers during shopping. I have delimited those cost centers in PPOSA_BBP. Hence, now they are not valid in the org structure any more. But, while shopping the cost center is still visible & available.
Can anyone please tell me how can I block the cost centers, so that they are no available for shopping in SRM.
Also, I tried deleting the object assignment also, but that did not help either.
Also, kindly note that I cannot block those cost centers in R3, since we require them, incase if there is a need, then the PR can be raised from R3.
Kindly help.
Regards,
Bhakti.

Hi Joshi,
Go to T-code OOCU_RESP and you need to select the rule number...it might be customized. So chose that..for Example for Cost centre manager it might be 4000001.
Select the rule number and press enter, Here you will find the list of cost centre manager for your SRM system.
click on Overview and press Ctrl +F and type the use id of the user(manager). If he is maintained as as Cost centre manager.
Once you found an entry click on that which takes you to next screen where you will be able to see the list of cost centres he is responsible.
If you remove any cost centre from there So from next time if any user selects that particular CC since there is no CC approvers, enduser will not be able to see the approver.
This way you can remove the cost centre from a particular user.
Please let me know if you are still facing any issues.
Sameer

Blocking of Account Assignment categery K cost center

Hello friends,
I have one issue while creating purchase requisition.
I want to block use of account assignemnt categery K - cost center while creating purchase requisition for my document type
is there any setting in custimising or any user exit available.
Edited by: vrunda on Jul 31, 2009 10:02 AM

Hi,
You can block the account assignment category being used for your Purchase requisition type with the combination of ITEMCATEGORY only
You cant block ACCOUNT ASSIGNMENT CATEGORY alone
Goto the transaction code OLME AND choose your PR document type and against it select the check box N which means"NO ACCOUNT ASSIGNMENT CATEGORY " Allowed
Hope this will work.
regards,
santosh

Preventing Blocked Cost Center in SRM Search help

Hi All ,
We need to prevent the blocked cost centers in the search help in SRM .
I checked the BADI'S
BBPF4_READ_ON_ENTRY_
BBPF4_READ_ON_EXIT_ and method GET_COSTCENT. but both of these will not trigger when we give the cost center in search help and press start.
so is there any other BADI or Customer exit for this requriment.
Please help
Regards
Channappa

Hello,
These BADI can not be used for this kind of search help, as this is an R/3 search help and not an SRM search help.
Helpful discussion threads:
Re: Search Help for Cost center
Re: Cost Assignment - Search
Hope this helps.
Thanks
Ashutosh

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