Flow of Activity Type in Cost Estimate

Hi
I have made all the required settings for product costing, I have also maintained values in KP26 for activity postings, but not able to get the flow in Cost estimate.
Can any body let me know the reasons why i am not able to get the activity postings in cost estimate.
Thanks
Rakesh Shah

Dear Elza,
Thanks for the quick reply, I have checked the settings suggested by you, and both the settings are in place,
1. I have assigned the secondary cost element in (Assignment Cost component - cost element with category 43, the same being assigned in Activity type also)
2. My scenario is Repetitive manufacturing so i have assigned in Qty structure control - routing selection 02 (rate routing).
Please suggest.
Thanks
Rakesh Shah

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Physical significance of activity type on cost center

Hi,
I want to know what is the phsical significance of definiing activity type on cost center.In my situation the activity type is defined on the cost center assigned to the maint. work center.Due to this actual cost is geetting reflected on my order due to the activity rate but physically no such cost is being incurred by the maintenance people.As when any material is consumed on a PM order then the MAP of material is shown as actual cost in PM order.This is ok.Then how this activity type defining is valid on the cost center when no such work is being carried out.Pls. reply.

As mentioned in earlier posts, we will assign Cost center & Activity types in Labor work center. In KP26, for this Cost center, Activity type & period (say Jan to Dec 2011), cost (Fixed & Variable) will be maintained.
Reason to maintain the KP26:
In Business, sometimes contract labors will be paid on hourly basis. If those people do the Maintenance job, as we are paying them, we need to calculate the labor cost.
For Permanent employee, company used to pay salary (fixed & variable component on monthly basis). That will be converted into hourly basis & the same will be maintained.
So that, for expense company doing (paying salary), there should be some offset (getting the work). If you have integration with HR & PM, you can capture the actual hours entered in IW41 in HR time sheet.
Even though there is no such cost explicitly, these cost should be calculated to arrive at the actual work done on equipment.

Usage of Activity types under Cost Centre.

Hi
I would like to know the usage of activity types under cost centre.
How to do direct and indirect activity type allocation. Please explain indetail from scratch to finish with necessary t.codes at the earliest.
Appreciate your cooperation at the earliest.
regards.

Hi,
as far as usage of activity types under cost center is concerned it is addressed by ist reply to your query by another SAP Guru.
with respect to Direct activity allocation,
When we know the source cost center and target cost center then we allocate the activities from source cost center to Target cost center (T.Code KB21N)
The cost is picked from the planned price given at KP26.
Withe respect to Indirect activity allocation:
We do not know the Traget Cost center in this case.
First we need to enter the activity consumption in the sender cost center (source cost center).
Then we need to allocate then indirectly to the target cost centers on some allocation basis using distribution cycles
I am sure this will clear your query.
Please assign points suitably
Best Regards
surya

Activity Types to Cost Center

hi,
how to assign activity types to cost centers ??
G

I got a message like this when i try to include the activity rates to work centers, what settings do i want to maintain ?
Activity type 10-140 not set up for cost center 1000 MPT080
Message no. CR061
Diagnosis
You are attempting to assign activity type 10-140 to the work center. However, this activity type has not yet been set up in controlling area 1000 for cost center MPT080.
Procedure
Assign an activity type set up for cost center MPT080 to the work center or
assign the desired activity type to cost center MPT080 within cost center accounting.
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Where you are going to activate activity type in cost centre

Hi gurus
whenever i am trying to assign activity type in cost centre, it is not allowing to save that particular type of cost centre.
also it is giving error as activity price planning is not done for this cost centre
can you please suggest how to resolve this issue
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shaik

Hi Shaik,
Can you please let me know the error message number that you are receiving?
Thanks in advance.
Best Regards,
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How to assign activity type to cost center

hi Gurus,
Sir i have got error during the T.Code: CRC1. in which i have to assign Activity type to cost center. which is as follow: ( I have also made tickmark in cotrolling area for Activity type)
( Error :No activity type assigned to cost center #1301,Controlling area ABCD on 01.02.2008)
Pls provide me the solution where the activity type should be assign to cost center.
Than'x & Regards,
Dhananjay

Hi,
Planning at KP26 for Activities itself is integration between Activity and Cost center.
Once you do this, your problems is solved.
Assigned points suitably
Best Regards
surya

Use of activity types and cost splitting

Hi All,
We would like to track activities for cost centers, but don't necessarily have the need for a sending cost center/object. I understand in a traditional manufacturing set-up, you have sending and receiving cost objects that incorporate the use of activities. Our business is a service that we provide, not a tangible product that we produce.
Here is the scenario. We have activities that a cost center performs. Cost center 1 will perform 2 types of "pick-up" activities, so this would require two activity types. Throughout the course of the month, the activity quantities would get posted to the cost center. So my first question is how can you post only quantities to a cost center--what is the t-code? We're not concerned with incorporating an activity price, we just want quantities.
Second, as primary costs get posted to the cost center in FI, we want to split the costs onto the activities. I have researched t-code KSS2 and can't seem to split the primary costs based on the activity quantities. It keeps refering to target costs, which I don't really want to have to worry about.
What we're trying to do is a makeshift ABC scenario. Since the use of true abc seems almost non-existent, there's not much info out there on it. Does anybody have any good docs on abc in SAP?
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Hi,
1. I understood your case in this way .
Cost Center A performs 2 activities . The cost center collects cost by Fi posting through out the month.
Now you want the activity type should nt have price , only it should have quantities.
And now you want to allocate the cost of the cost center to other object by activity types.
If i am right..
then instead of activity types why not create SKF(statistical key figures) . At the month end by t.code Kb31n post the activity qts. for combination of cost center and SKFs.
Then as per your requirement run allocation cycle.
The kind of you are planning , in that case activity types to be converted as cost object ( it can be done in control area setting) and then you want to allocate.. seems to be little complicated..
Hope i understood and in turn i conveyed the message properly..
Assign points if found helpful
Regards
Prabhat

Activity type - actual cost automatic updation

Hello Gurus
I have done KL01 KP06 and KP26 transactions. That is I ahve defined the activity and assignes a cost conter to it.
i need some report , when i will check the tcode S_ALR_87013611 - Cost Centers: Actual/Plan/Variance
Here my actaul cost want to update actumatically , is it possiable
can Anybody give me the solution
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Sri

Hi,
What do you mean by 'automatic' update of actual costs? Whenever you will post a transaction on the activity type you have defined, you will create actual costs based on the tariffs you have provided.
Regards,
Eli

Activity Type at cost center

Hi All,
Is Activity types are used only at production cost centers or u can use for any material use in general, i mean, Say i ahve 2 machinerys, i spend bearings and oil for repairs, i called this activity as antifriction. i issue bearings and oil towards this activty to machinery cost center. now i want a report like how much cost i spend on antifriction activity for machine 1 & 2. How should i map my cost ceners to get this report. Can any body tell me what exactly activty types used for?
Thanks in advance
Sarayu.

Hi
Activity types classify the activities produced in the cost centers within a controlling area. To plan and allocate the activities, the system records quantities that are measured in activity units. Activity quantities are valuated using a price (allocation price).
In Overhead Cost Controlling, costs based on the activity type are posted separately in fixed and variable portions. When you divide the activities of a cost center into activity types, you should consider whether the costs can be allocated effectively to the activity types.
You can plan, allocate, and control costs either at the activity type level of a cost center, or at the cost center level.
You can also assign the activity type of a cost center directly example: deprecitation postings.
You can assign one activity type, multiple activity types, or no activity types to a cost center.
I hope this helps.
Regards
Kavitha

Assign the desired activity type to cost center 1102 within cost center acc

Dear all,
I am facing the problem mentioned as subject during entering the activity type.
please guide me to overcome this problem.
rgds,
Vijay Mankar

Hi Vijay,
The problem is as expected by me it is due to assignment and acitivty price details missing. This needs to be created in KP26.
Once you enter txn KP26 you need to type active version generally "0", then enter period 1 to 12, Fiscal Year "2007" and populate field "Cost Center" and "Activity type" now use "F5".
In the overview screen populate the value "Fixed Price" and "Variable Price" and save the transaction. (We are entering price for individual period but same across all period)
Now try creating Workcenter and assigning the Cost Center and Activity type. It should work.
Reward your points,
Regards,
Prasobh

Assignment of Activity Types to Cost Centre

hi,
i am creating a work centre and for costing purposes i need to give the activity type and the cost centre.
even though i have defined an activity type and in it used an allocation cost element which in term is assigned to a cost centre,in the work centre when i search for the activity type the system shows an error.....No activity types assigned to cost center X, controlling area Y on 07.02.2007 where X and Y are variables ofcourse.
what could be the possible reason?
thanks and regards
shekhar

Hi shekhar,
Check using KL02 or KL03 again, especially the validity dates of the activity type and may be the coster center KS02, KS03 as well. I hope, that controlling area is fine.
There must be some settings wrong, ...
Please reward, wenn it is useful.
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Zhenbo

Activity Types and Cost Centres

Our PP is not yet live now.
While going through the system settings, it is found that many activities (approx. 15 for indirect expenses also) are planned in the Production Cost Centres.
However, these activities are not included in the master data of the Work Centre. Only one activity type is mentioned there for machining.
Then, what is the purpose of other activity types planned if they are not mentioned in the Work Centre ?
Is there any other way these activity costs will appear in the Cost report ?

Hi,
You are almost on the right line, activity quantities will be triggered in the cost center report based on the routing master and through the confirmation from the production orders.
For the creation of the work center - Activity Planning KP26 is required. Cost center/Activity
where we can plan the activity quantities.
Prior to that KP06 is required to plan the primary cost combination of (Cost Element/Cost center/Activity Type) where we can plan the cost.
Based on the above information we can calculate the plan price - KSPI
Based on the confirmation from the production orders activity quantities will be updated in the center report. cost will be updated with actual postings in the cost center.
So that you can calculate the actual activity price.
Please look into the blog for better understanding:
Expenses Analysis and Its splitting - Part 1
Regards,
Pavan Kumar Arvapally

Activity Type Planning, Cost Center Planning

Hi Friends,
I am learning SAP Controlling. I have few doubts.
1. Activity Type planning (or) Activity Dependent Planning (Cost Center +Activity
type) both are same.
2. Cost Center Planning (or) Activity Independent Planning (Cost Center + Cost
Element +Activity type) both are same.
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Rams.N

Activity Planning and Cost planning are different. The first in quantity planning, while Cost planning is Dollar Planning.
While planning cost ($), you can mention, if such cost is activity dependent or not.
The purpose is to derive an actitivity price. This is derived by dividing, the cost by the activity quantity. If a cost center has more than one activity, then the cost need to be associated with the activity. This is where we require to identify, if a cost is activity dependent or not. When you mark a cost as an activity dependent, that cost is fully cosidered while deriving the associated activity price.
The activity independent cost are split amongst activities to derive the price for each activity. This step is done before the activity prices are computed.

Activity Type with cost elements

Hi,
I'm trying to find out whether it is possible to connect activity types with a group or range of cost elements, which should be allocated using activity allocation.
I don't want to allocate all costs gathered on Cost Center, but only a range of cost elements. Can I achieve that using direct activity allocation and if it's possible, how can I do it?
Best wishes,
Karol

Hi Karol,
It is possible to link the cost elements to the activity using the splitting structure in the SPRO of cost center accounting.
First the costs are debited to other cost centers using the plan activity type. At the end of the period when you calculate the actual price of the activity then based on the cost element range assigned to the activity in the splitting structure the actual cost of the cost elements are debited through the activity.
I hope it is clear now.
Regards,
Suraj

In KP26 activity types allocation cost element displaying old cost element

Hi,
I changed cost element in activity types. But in KP26, activity types picking old cost element only.
Ex: I changed 9430000002 for Labour activity with old one 9430000001 but in KP26, while planning for Labour activity it is picking 9430000001. so its becoming problem while running CK11N.
Please suggest.
Thanks
Neeraja

Dear Neeraja,
While changing the secondary cost element for activity type, hop you got the following warning message.
So you must check whether the existing data is there or not for that activity type.
One more important thing.
The cost element field is a time based filed.
You can change this field for each fiscal year. For example, you can change the field content for a new fiscal year.
Regards,
Pavan Kumar Arvapally

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