KSS1 - Variance calculation on cost centers

Hello,
i ran KSS1 but the variance calculated is the difference between actual and planned amounts (in my scenario planned = target).
Actually, i'd like to calculate and book the variance between costs booked on cost centers and absorptions coming from labour hours. At the end the aim is post somewhere the over/under absorption of production cost centers.
Any suggestion?
Thanks,
Reagrds
Enrico

Hi,
i must settlement product order, so i need variance calculation. So can i settlement variances to FI only for some components of BOM and one variances of one component leave on procuct order? Or can i settlement variances of one component of BOM to other cost centrum than others components (alternatively under other cost elements)? Maybe substition.... If yes, how?
Thanks a lot,
Gustavo

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How do we calculate Product variance?
What is the procedure / process?
Where can the effect be seen?
Edited by: Bhatia on Oct 15, 2008 6:44 PM

Hi,
Variance Calculation
As long the production order is not fully delivered or flagged Technical Complete the remaining order balance is treated as WIP. Otherwise the order balance shows up in variance calculation.
If a lot-based product-controlling WIP, is valuated at actual costs. The WIP is calculated as the difference between the debit and credit of an order as long as the order does not have the status DLV (delivered).
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Variance calculation compares the actual costs incurred for the production order with the target costs for the production order and assigns the individual variances to variance categories. The target costs are calculated using the quantity delivered for the order.
This enables variance calculation to find out which variances occurred between the time the production order was created and the end of the production process.
Variances from planning (target version 2):
Variance calculation compares the planned costs for the production order with the target costs according to the standard cost estimate for the finished material, and assigns the individual variances to variance categories. The target costs are calculated using the quantity delivered for the order.
This enables variance calculation to find out which variance occurred between the time the standard cost estimate was created and the time the production order was created.
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The system assigns every variance to a variance category. The variance category indicates the cause of the variance (such as price change, lot-size variance). Variances are updated to the information system and passed on to Profitability Analysis according to variance category.
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u2022     Variances that occur because of goods issues, internal activity allocations, overhead and G/L account postings are displayed on the input side. Price variances, quantity variances, resource-usage variances and input variances are displayed on the input side.
u2022     Variances that occur because too little or too much of the planned order quantity were delivered, or because the delivered quantity was valuated differently are displayed on the output side.
Variances on the output side occur when you deliver using a price that differs from that found by dividing the target costs and the delivered quantity. If you deliver using the standard price, a variance can occur when the order lot size differs from the costing lot size. This is displayed as a lot-size variance.
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3.1.4.2     Variances & Settlement
Variance Calculation determines differences between the actual costs incurred on a production order and the standard costs of the material produced. Variances are calculated not at once, but for different variance categories. The variances computed are then transferred to CO-PA.
3.1.4.2.1     Define Default Variance Keys for Plants
Use
The Variance Key is part of the order header and controls variance calculation. The system selects the value set by this step as default value when a material master is created. From the material master the variance key then is transferred to the order when an order for the material is created.
Procedure
1.     Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
Transaction Code     OKVW
IMG Menu     Controlling  Product Cost Controlling  Cost Object Controlling  Product Cost by Order  Period End Closing  Variance Calculation -> Define Default Variance Keys for Plants
2.     Make the following entries:
Plant     Variance Key
BP01     000001
BP02     000001
BP03     000001
BP0X     000001
3.1.4.2.2     Define Target Cost Versions
Use
The target cost version controls various parameters related to calculation of target costs in variance calculation. In variance calculation, target costs are needed as a comparison to the actual costs incurred.
Procedure
1.     Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
Transaction Code     OKV6
IMG Menu     Controlling Product Cost Controlling  Cost Object Controlling  Product Cost by Order  Period End Closing  Variance Calculation  Define Target Cost Versions
2.     Choose New entries and enter the following values or copy from default settings of CoArea 0001 to BP01:
CoArea     TgtCostVsn     Text     Variance Variant     Control Cost     Target Cost
BP01     0     Target Costs for Total Variances     001     Actual Costs     Current Std cost Est
BP01     1     Target costs for production variances     001     Actual Costs     Plan Costs / Preliminary Cost Estimate
BP01     2     Target costs for planning variances     001     Plan Costs     Current Std cost Est
3.1.4.2.3     Create Settlement Profile
Use
The settlement profile controls various parameters related to settlement.
Prerequisites
Allocation Structure
Procedure
1.     Access the activity using one of the following navigation options:
Transaction Code     SPRO
IMG Menu     Controlling  Product Cost Controlling  Cost Object Controlling  Product Cost by Order  Period-End Closing  Settlement  Create Settlement Profile
2.     Choose New Entries and enter header data. Then for each new entry choose Details and enter remaining data.
3.     Overview of data records:
Profile     Text
YGPI00      BP Process Order w/o CO-PA
YGPP00     BP Production Order w/o CO-PA
YGPI00     YGPP00
Actual costs/costs of sales
To be settled in full     X     X
Can be settled
Not for settlement
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Allocation Structure     A1     A1
Source Structure
PA Transfer Struct.
Default object Type
Indicators
100% Validation     X     X
%-Settlement     X     X
Equivalence Nou2019s     X     X
Amount Settlement
Var. to co. bsd. PA
Valid receivers
G/L account     N     N
Cost center     O     O
Order     O     O
WBS Element     O     O
Fixed asset     N     N
Material     O     O
Network     N     N
Profit. Segment     N     N
Sales order     O     O
Cost objects     O     O
Order item     O     O
Business proc.     N     N
Real est. object     N     N
Other parameters
Document type      SA     SA
Max.no.dist.rls     3     3
Residence time     3     3
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To Execute
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