Maintenance Cost

Hi Gurus
In maintenance order we specify the material in component tab. My clientu2019s requirement is to know the cost based on usage of the material as General consumable or Machine spares. For Example, if he use a bearing to a Press then it is machine spare and if he use the same bearing to a fork lift it is consumable. So based on the nature of the use he is deciding it as general consumable or machine spare.
Since it is decided only at the time of usage, I canu2019t mention it in material master - Material Group / External Material Group . We have to provide an option in component tab and while entering the component he has to say it is General consumable or Machine spare.
In Component tab there is an option for special stock indicator. Can anybody tell me the use of this field or can we use this field for the above requirement or is there any other option to fulfill this requirement.
Thanks in advance
Babu R

Beatle,
Your point of view for reporting is fine. but If you are using Non stock item or similar the moment you assign to maintenance order component tab. system will trigger a purchase requisition. As far as I understand in this thread requirement is from the consumption point of view. You are reserving material/bearing to take it from store say consumable / spare instead it will end up creating a PR.
Wont it be better if we use the split valuation. All the requirement for consumable and spare can be taken care.
I do agree from the reporting point of view defintely require a customize report either query /development.
SAP std in PM doesnt give Order /technical object/ material cost/ batch in a single report.
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