Mateial Valuation

Question

hi SAP Gurus,
we are having  STRANGE problem in our project. actually our client have two types of plates (raw materials). Imported & domestic plates. cost is different for both plates. the difference is nearly half of the amount. when client do production using domestic plate (Raw material) > Semi finish> Finish, they get some amount say xyz. but when they do production using imported plate (Raw material) the amount is not the same. same procedure (E.g. routings, work centers) is used for both production. for domestic & imported plate, single material code is used. could u please tell me how to map this in SAP? How system will differentiate the Domestic RM Production cost and Import Raw Material Production cost?
Thanks & Regards,
Ramesh

Answer 1

Dear Ramesh ,
I would suggest you explore in the below option .U need to deal with Valuation type and valution category in Material Master level or Stock level.
Now if your material is subject to split valuation, the material is managed as several partial stocks, each partial stock is valuated separately.
Each transaction that is relevant for valuation, be it a goods receipt, goods issue, invoice receipt or physical inventory, is carried out at the level of the partial stock. When you process one of these transactions, you must always specify which partial stock is involved. This means that only the partial stock in question is affected by a change in value, the other partial stocks remain unaffected.
Alongside the partial stocks, the total stock is also updated. The calculation of the value of the total stock results from the total of the stock values and stock quantities of the partial stocks.
You define whether the material is subject to split valuation on the accounting view of the material master record. There are two fields for this:
The valuation category specifies which criterion should be used as the basis for differentiating between the various partial stocks :
Every material subject to split valuation is assigned to a valuation category in the material master record. The material can then be managed using the valuation types defined for this valuation category.
The valuation type specifies an individual characteristic of a partial stock :
There are valuation types for each valuation category, which specify which individual characteristics exist for that valuation category. If you give the valuation types meaningful keys, each valuation type in some way represents the name of a sub-stock.
Example 1:
You procure a material both from in-house production and from external vendors. You want to valuate the stocks from each source separately. In this case, you select Procurement type as the valuation category (B) and Internal and External as valuation types.
Example 2:
You procure a material from several countries. You want to valuate the stocks from each country separately. In this case, you select Origin as the valuation category (H). As valuation types, you define the relevant countries, for example, Italy and France.
Example 3:
You procure a material in different grades. You want to valuate the stocks of each class separately. In this case, you select Quality as the valuation category (Q). As valuation types, you could define A, B, C, and D.
Hope this will help you to get an idea.
Reward point if useful
Regards
Jia