Cost Objects

Hello All,
Can someone provide a list of all the cost objects. I've been searching on the internet and SAP documentation and can't find a list of what is considered a cost object. For now here is my understanding of what are cost objects:
Cost Center
Internal Order
Production/Process Order
Sales Order
WBS Element
The reason I ask is that we have an "RV" doc type that posts to Primary Cost Elements. In the line item detail there is a material #, Profit Center and a profit segment number from COPA. I'm trying to figure out which one of those numbers is being recognized as the cost object.
Thanks in advance for your help,
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Hi
Your list of CO objects is almost complete
Just add profitability segment also to that list... So, in case of SD billings, the Prof segment that you are seeing is a CO object
Regards
Ajay M

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UNABEL TO DO WRITE-UP FOR ASSET AS IT IS ASKING FOR COST OBJECT.

Hi
I am unable to do writ-up asset as error message is coming saying that cost element require a cost object assignment.
But in asset master we have cost object assignment.
I have checked my all configuration seems to be correct but i don't know why i am getting the erroe.
Can anyone help me regarding this.

Hi
I am giving you the detailed description what error I am getting.
Account 60210 requires an assignment to a CO object
Message no. KI235
Diagnosis
You have not defined a CO account assignment for an account that is relevant to cost accounting.
System Response
Account 60210 is defined as a cost element.
This means that you must always specify a CO account assignment.
Procedure
Enter one of the following CO account assignments
Order
Cost center / cost center/ activity type
Sales order item (for a project or cost relevant)
Project / WBS element
Cost object (Process manufacturing)
*Network/ Network activities*
Business process
Profitability segment
Real estate object
The posting row affected is 0000000002, account 60210.
But in asset master we have done cost onject assignment.
Waiting for quick response.
Edited by: Smruti Mohanty on Nov 14, 2008 11:30 AM

Sales order cost objective vs OKB9 Internal order cost object.

Hi All,
we facing an issue with sales order cost objective vs OKB9 cost object.
For IC PO service material, we assigned account assignment category 4.Reasonis Service material was not showing on G\R account.
The G\L account 7898788, we assigned to Service Item (material type DIEN) , for G\Cost 7898788 cost element is assigned in OKB9. Combination business + order 3478787.
Now conflict with sales order cost objective vs OKB9 internal order cost object.
While posting intercompany IR posting system thronging below error messageu2026
Enter only one true account assignment
Message no. KI249
Diagnosis
You made assignments to several objects in CO (cost center, order, project etc.). 2 of these have been created as true objects.
System Response
You are allowed only one account assignment for each cost-relevant account
How to resolve this issue.. Do I make any config changes in the system to overcome this issue?
Or any sub account to assin in VKOA config for internal orderu2026
Regards,
Adi

Hi Waman,
Thanks for your inputs.
Issue : IR failed to post for wax Sales Order -> ICPO - Error: Enter only one true account assignmentu2019.
Background:
Original setup in Test system & Productionu2013 account determination for servive (DIEN) account assignment category u20184u2019 was linked to G/L Account 34444444, As part of project orange u2019, account determination was linked to account u201889710100u2019.
Account u20188970100u2019 34444444 was replaced with 8970100 ,is not linked to any cost center & always post with reference to IC Sales Order as per config in OKB9 based on company code (US99) + cost element (89701100) + business area (9yyy). This caused a conflict while posting IR, system could not determine exact order for posting financial value.
Conflict: Actual Sales Order 34789343 is linked to PO via account assignment category & IC dummy sales order (8014331) is determine via config setting. Two cost objects cannot be linked to one IR G/L account booking.
Regards,
Adi

Report to check all cost object balances are Zero in Monthend

Dear Friends,
We are facing an issue in every monthend while doing FI and COPA reconciliation that some balances are left in cost objects. Can any one please suggest any single report if any which will show balances in all cost objects instead of individual reports for cost object. Also suggest tables to be used , Pro and cons of devoloping Z report for this requirement.
Thanks & Regards
Ravi

Check the following tcode
S_SL0_21000007 - Cost Elements: Breakdown by Company Code
This will provide you the balances lying in cost objects.
Regards,
Divraj

Two cost objects Sales order , OKB9 business area +order

Hi All,
While posting intercompany IR system thronging below error messageu2026
Enter only one true account assignment
Message no. KI249
Diagnosis
You made assignments to several objects in CO (cost center, order, project etc.). 2 of these have been created as true objects.
System Response
You are allowed only one account assignment for each cost-relevant account.
What we found in our system:
Conflict: Actual Sales Order 3487909 is linked to PO via account assignment category 4& IC dummy sales order (OKB9 config Business area 3000 + order 807898 assigned.
Due Two cost objects cannot be linked to one IR G/L account booking.
What is the best solution for this to post Intercompany IR with conflict two cost objects.
Regards,
Adi

Hi All,
we facing an issue with sales order cost objective vs OKB9 cost object.
For IC PO service material, we assigned account assignment category 4.Reasonis Service material was not showing on G\R account.
The G\L account 7898788, we assigned to Service Item (material type DIEN) , for G\Cost 7898788 cost element is assigned in OKB9. Combination business + order 3478787.
Now conflict with sales order cost objective vs OKB9 internal order cost object.
While posting intercompany IR posting system thronging below error messageu2026
Enter only one true account assignment
Message no. KI249
Diagnosis
You made assignments to several objects in CO (cost center, order, project etc.). 2 of these have been created as true objects.
System Response
You are allowed only one account assignment for each cost-relevant account
How to resolve this issue.. Do I make any config changes in the system to overcome this issue?
Or any sub account to assinment in VKOA config for internal orderu2026
Regards,
Adi

Error while doing MR11 as enter Profitability segmet as Cost object

Hi All,
While doing MR11, we noticed a error message (ZC - 001) as "Enter Profitability segment as Cost object for Revenue and COGS posting".
The specified Material account is created as Cost element (CE Category 11) and in OKB9 configuration this cost element is choosed (ticked) with the option "profitability segment". Also there is no substitution rule to derive profitability segment in OBBH substitutions.
However there is a validation (GGB0), where the above specified Material account is included in the range of accounts in the Prerequisite, and Check as "Profitability segment is > (greater than) 0000000001 and with the message maintained as "Enter Profitability segment as Cost object for Revenue and COGS posting".
Can any please help why this error has come at the earliest.
Thanks & Regards
Karun

Hi Eli,
Thank you very much for reply.
I hope the note 184987 is not applicable in our case as the Field status of specified Material account does not have required entry for Profitability segment.
Can you please let me know if we have entry in OKB9 and existance of entry in Validation creates the problem and throws the above error message?
With regard to other note 134484 which you have specified on "error in Account assignment check in MM transactions" says "A detailed default account assignment (for example profitability segment) was defined in Transaction OKB9. However, the profitability segment is not set up correctly for goods movements: the characteristics material, plant, business area are missing. A later check of the profitability segments against material, plant and business area then generates an error message since the profitability segment is inconsistent".
Is there any way to confirm whether this situation is leading to our error before implementing this note.
Thanks & Regards
Karun

Automatic creation of Cost Object owner in work flow

Hello Experts,
Business requirement background is
SREQ Contact person just enter cost object and submit for approval.In all cost object cases he can save the service order and submit. After SREQ FRA reviewer approval, before workflow notification mail is sent to cost object owner, system will check if the user exist in X92 system or not. If user is not exist, based on GDDB id, automatically the user will get created in X92.
The folw of Service Order is as follows:-
Service order creator----> Service Provider (SPROV) FRA reviewer -
> Service Requestor (SREQ) Contact Person -
> Service Requestor (SREQ) FRA person -
> Service type owner/Cost Object Owner
And The solution will be as follows:
1). Once the SREQ FRA reviewer approves the SO, then the notification mail be send to the Cost Object Owner
2). Here system should check GDDB ID of the Cost Object Owner, is it exist in X92 system or not.
3). If GDDB ID is not there in X92 system, then on the basis of the GDDB ID, the system should automatically create the SAP user ID for the CO Owner and an email is to be send to the CO Owner for the approval of the SO along with the user id details.
4). If GDDB ID exists in X92, the SO will be submitted for further approvals.
How to Customize the steps 2 & 3 that i mentioned in the solution?
Any help form experts will be appreciated and rewarded
Thanks in advance....
Satya

Hello Ajay,
Thank you for the response.
But my requirement is not to populate cost objest.
It is the approval flow. The reviewer person will check and add the cost objects to the service order and send that Service Order for the final approval i.e.. Cost Object Owner.
So here my requirement is the System has to create that Cost Object Owners Automaticlly
How can i achieve this?
Regards,
Satya

Cost of Goods Sold - Cost Element asking Cost Object

Dear All,
We have defined a G/L account :500000 (Cost of Goods Sold - Field Status Group:G030).
Normally we should not create it as a cost element,but when CRM consultant does a transaction ,system asks that GL account :500000 not created as a cost element,Hence that time I have created as a cost element.
Now every time ,system is asking for cost object for this cost element.
As you all know that ,we can maintain in OKB9,but in our scenario,we have more than 3500 Cost Centers,which is not possible.
Can anybody share as how to resolve this issue?
Regards
Subbu

Thanks Mr Ajay for understanding my question.
As I told mentioned in my initial question that I have created the GL:500000 (COGS) when CRM/SD issues the stock for delivery.
What my FI done is that the same GL (500000) is assigned both in GBB-VAX and GBB-VAY as per the client requirement.
Now suggest me as how to come out from this situation?
If I need to do Validation ,request you to give your guidance as how to do it as I never done.
Thnaks in advance.
Su

Movement 543 F always take sales order as cost object

Dear sap expert,
I run MTO scenario.
In one of my step before a product become finish good, the semi finish good need to sent to subcon vendor (the material need another process outside company production line).
The good issue journal is happen when we good receipt finish good from vendor.(FI team make it that way).
When posting good issue, MM use movement type 543 F.
The GL number for issuing material is 300196.
The problem is , movement type 543 F always take sales order as cost object even though I already delete the sales order when good issue to subcon vendor using tcode MIGO (good issue to vendor).
And I already settiing PA tranf structure of the GL account to a value field and also already setting OKB9 so the GL can automatically post to profi segment (COPA).
MM team also already set default setting layout 543 F for sales order as SUPPRESS.
But, still when run MIGO, the system still take sales order as cost object not to COPA (profit segment).
But, if i use 543 E with same dafault setting layout as 543 F, it works (the GL is post to COPA not sales order).
How can this happen?
What should I do to make the GL post to COPA not sales order when using movement type 543 F?
Please kindly help.

Hi Anu
If you are in MTO scenario and your sales order is defined as a cost object, then the system behaviour is correct..
Check if the following settings apply in your case...
1. Go to sale order, procurement tab
2. Check whats the req type
3. Go to OVZH and check whats the req class assigned to this req type
4. Go to OVZG and check whats the acount assignment cateory in req class
5. The account assignment catg would be having consumption posting field as E
Regards
Ajay M

Cost Object in FI document with WBS Settlement

Hi,
I'm testing WBS settlement to G/L account which is cost element. I made some substitution rules because I met an error message saying that "Cost Object is needed"
As a result I can settle WBS to cost elements such as COGS etc. I got a FI document, CO document and PCA document. Everything looked so nice.
Suddenly I noticed, however, that there is no such a thing like cost object on FI document. When I look up the FI document using FB03, I found that the PS-POSID was empty. Of course, CO documents have Cost Object.
What I wonder is as follows
1. Is this standard? Is it natural that FI document with CO doc has no cost object on it?
2. If I need to use FI document to determine WBS element, what is the best to way? Is it possible to enter Cost Object such as wbs element in FI document during settlement?
Thank you for your kind advice in advance.
Message was edited by:
Namseok Kang

Kang,
In the message which you got, the word 'Cost Object' refered to a cost center, or order, or any other cost object.
However, there is another account assignment object with the name 'Cost Object', which was not filled in the FI document. That is normal.
Right now I don't have much information in the a/c assignment object 'Cost Object'.
Regards,
Vishal.

Error in Distribution of Actual cost in Cost Object Hierarchy

Hi,
I am getting an error while doing the Distribution of Actual cost from Cost Object Node to the assigned Order.
Cost element/origin 630000 could not be distributed
Message no. KZ468
Diagnosis
The cost element/ origin 630000 could not be distributed because there are no target costs for this cost element/origin or for cost element group CO-PC-TOT.
Procedure
Check the calculated target costs and cost element group CO-PC-TOT assigned to the target cost version.
Procedure for System Administration
Proceed
Although the Cost element is Present in cost element group CO-PC-TOT.
One more information, the order that is assigned in Cost Object Hierarchy is of CO-Product orders.
I have searched in the forum but I havent got any solution.
Kindly help.
regards
Kami

Hi,
Concerning error message KZ 468, it has the following origin: In the customizing of the cost object category (transaction okz5), check if the 'single object selection' is set to 'Control through variance key'. If you consider the F1-Help for this option you will find the following explanation:
if the indicator Control through variance key is turned on, the production order, process order, or product cost collector can only be assigned to the cost object hierarchy if:
-> The material is assigned to the lowest node of the hierarchy
-> No variance key is specified in the order
The important point is, that orders that have a variance key are excluded from the cost distribution.
In transaction KKF8 you will find that all these orders do indeed have a variance key. Hence, all of these orders are included, there are no target costs from the orders and the costs cannot be distributed. Thus the error message kz 468.
Please consider that and check the customizing again.
Not having target costs in the distribution indicates either a wrong set up of the hierarchy or, more likely, no valid cost estimate for a certain material of a production order or product cost collector could be found.
Did you check whether for this cost element/origin target costs exist, and also for the cost element group? If not the message KZ468 is correct and probably the cost element group has to be maintained properly.
The distribution of actual costs calculates target costs on-the-fly and the variance calculation does not have to be carried out before. Quite the opposite than the variance calculation requires the distribution as a preceding step. Furthermore it is not sufficient that one cost element is in a cost element group but the interval where the cost element has been assigned to has to have some target costs. Otherwise this won't work and message KZ468 is issued.
regards
Waman

" Automatic creation of Cost object owners"

Hello Experts,
I am working on a rollout project, for "Inter Company Service Invoicing (ICSI)"
Presently my client requirement is " Automatic creation of Cost object owners"
First of all i will explain the process
In ICSI there are two parties one is Service Requestor(SREQ) and other one is Service Provider(SPROV)
Depending on SREQ requirement SPROV will create a SO and send it to SPROV
It will reach SREQ contact person, he will updates Cost objects, and send it to SREQ reviewer person, he will check the cost objects and send it to Cost object owner of the SREQ.
He will approve the SO, once all approvals hasbeen done, then system automatically converts SO to IV, and post entries on both sides automatically ata the same time.
Here my requirement is on SREQ side the Cost Object Owner should find automatically.
And we done this proces in Portal itself.
Your suggestions will be great help to me, and are appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Any inputs please...............
Regards,
Satya.

Hello Ajay,
Thank you for the response.
But my requirement is not to populate cost objest.
It is the approval flow. The reviewer person will check and add the cost objects to the service order and send that Service Order for the final approval i.e.. Cost Object Owner.
So here my requirement is the System has to create that Cost Object Owners Automaticlly
How can i achieve this?
Regards,
Satya

Automatic creation of the Cost Object Owners in WorkFlow

Hello Experts,
Business requirement background is
SREQ Contact person just enter cost object and submit for approval.In all cost object cases he can save the service order and submit. After SREQ FRA reviewer approval, before workflow notification mail is sent to cost object owner, system will check if the user exist in X92 system or not. If user is not exist, based on GDDB id, automatically the user will get created in X92.
And The solution will be as follows:
1). Once the SREQ FRA reviewer approves the SO, then the notification mail be send to the Cost Object Owner
2). Here system should check GDDB ID of the Cost Object Owner, is it exist in X92 system or not.
3). If GDDB ID is not there in X92 system, then on the basis of the GDDB ID, the system should automatically create the SAP user ID for the CO Owner and an email is to be send to the CO Owner for the approval of the SO along with the user id details.
4). If GDDB ID exists in X92, the SO will be submitted for further approvals.
How to Customize the steps 2 & 3 that i mentioned in the solution?
Any help form experts will be appreciated and rewarded
Thanks in advance....
Regards
Satya
Edited by: gsnreddy on Mar 24, 2011 2:14 PM

Hi,
You have to do two settings:
a) for chart of account switch the flag for automatic creation (OB13)
b) maitain the logic for defining of cost element category (OKB2)
Regards,
Eli

Cost object for Revenue Item?

Dear friends
When I am posting sales entry in F-02, system is asking Cost Object.
I have given Cost Center as a Cost Object. In the control tab I have removed lock for Actual Revenues also.
Even after this also system is asking the Cost Object. And I am getting the below error:
Account 301001 requires an assignment to a CO object
"Message no. KI248
Diagnosis
All given account assignment objects (order, project) are defined as statistical.
System Response
Statistical orders or projects are ignored when FI and CO are reconciled. You must enter a cost center, order, project, or cost object to which the costs are posted for CO postings.
Procedure
Enter a cost center, an order, a project, or a cost object that is not statistical. The posting row affected is 002 and the account is 301001."
Regards
Kiran A

Revenues posted to cost center always statistical postings only. System is looking for real cost object. Go to profit segment field and derive manually to post to profit segment. Otherwise you need a Internal Order or Sales order

MTO Sales order is NOT a COST OBJECT

Hi All,
I'm working on MTO process and i have some question.i would like to clarify MTO process.
If we are using Valuated MTO process and Sales order is NOT a COST OBJECT
1.Are we going to run material cost estimate for MTO materials?
2.How can i configure or make Sales order is NOT a Cost Object?
3.If Saleso order is not a cost object,how production order process will work from controlling point of you?are we going calculate WIP on production order and WIP is settled to sales order or FI/PCA?
4.Once production order is complete,Goods Receipt will post to Inventory or Sales order stock?
5.Once production order is complete,we are going to calculate variance on production orders?
Any help is appreciated...
Thanks,
Anusha

Hi,
When the MTO is created from sales end it will create the Planned order then it will convert to Production or Process order.
Once the production do GR or confirm Produced QTY the stock will go to Sales stock not to inventory stock.From there the sales can do PGI to customer.once PGI has done the account entry for the customer account will take place automatically.
Once the production completed the Production order need to calculate for the variance & the Settlement need to be done for the production order against the Material which you produced & sale to customer.The difference & variane amount will post to Price difference & moved to Product cost of the material automatically & COPA entry will be done automatically.
The MTO Material need to run for the Cost estimate also.
The WIP can be calculated & difference can be posted against the production order & the material which you produce.
The Process is same as the Make TO Stock scenario.Only the difference is the Production will get generate automatically when the MTO order get created & the stock will post to sales stock automatically.Rest the CO part is same as MTS scenario.
Regards,
Raj

Cost element report with cost object name column

Hi,
i'm looking for a report similar to S_ALR_87013601: Cost Elements: Breakdown by Object Type, but including a column with the cost object name. Does anyone know if such a report exists? If it doesn't exist, how can i create a report like this?
Some of my company costs are assigned to cost centers and some of them are assigned to wbs elements. We would like a report where we could have all the information together.
Thank you very much

Hi Xavi ,
Some of my company costs are assigned to cost centers and some of them are assigned to wbs elements. We would like a report where we could have all the information together.=>
There is not standard report available.. which will display total cost per company code.. i,e cost booked on cost centers, internal order and WBS elements ... This is becuse each modules store data in seperate tables.
You have to create a ABAP report to serve your pourpose. You have to collate all the costs booked in a company code for cost centers, IO and WBS elements . Pick up real costs only as per company code..
We are using such custom report and its working fine.
Regards
Sarada

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