Setl of Prodn Variances to various GL accts according to type of variances

Hi SAP Gurus,
I would like to know whether production variances (various categories) can be determined to different GL Acconts.
For Example: Price Variance - Seperate GL Account
Qty Variance - Seperate GL Account Etc
If so kindly guide me in this regard.
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Thanks in advance
Surya

Hi
plese see the below site for production variance compleate guide.
http://www.sap-press.com/product.cfm?account=&product=H1946
Nagesh

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This is our clients requirement,they can see variance report for single order,but now they want it for order type wise.
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Hi Sachin
You can use the Product Drilldown reports in KKO0 to view Variance reports - Order type wise
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Apologies if the question may seem obvious....
However we are planning on loading monthly actual data into our application from a flat file where revenues are negative and costs are positive. For reporting purposes within the application we need to switch the signage.
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Hi,
Variance reporting is good when you report your data from FR or WA as these tools are financially aware of account types and settings in variance reporting.
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Quantity variance in Invoice Vs. Three way match in PO

Hi Experts,
I am not able to find any differrence between quantity variance Vs. Three way match in PO.
For example in our purchase orders for all the items we are having Two way match (PO-Inv, GR-Bsd Inv is not checked) but we have defined quantity varaince in Invoice. So when we are trying to post invoice for purchase order item for which goods reciept is not performed, system is blocking the invoice due to quantity variance.
So i think if you have quantity variance at invoice level then system is going to check whether goods reciept is perfromed or not regardless of Two way or three way match.
Please advise if my understanding above is correct.
My second question is as we can define two way/three way match at various level (Supplier, Inforecord etc.). Is there anyway that i can define that quantity variance in Invoice should be for certain material groups only.
Please advise.
Regards,
Kamal

hi,
when you set the qty variance, and try to post the invoice just after the PO, the system will show a message at IR ie. " Quantity delivered is Zero"...
this message is warning message...
The system will block the invoice item when the doc is posted, depending on how the tolerance key DW is set(Qty variance to Gr qty = zero)...
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Substitution to Variance settlement documnent

Hi All,
I have a situation in which I have to assess variance setlement amount in GL to COPA which is only possible if I have Cost center populated on the Variance Setllement accounting document. Is there any way I can define substitution for populating the Cost Center field on the accounting document for a particular GL account creating at the time of Variance setlement? I would appreciate a step by step explanation.
Thanks
MKR

Hi,
SAP best practice is settle production variance to COPA.Why do you wants to post variances to cost center?
you can set defualt cost element and cost center combination in OKB9.before this check this documentation.this might helps you.
Transferring Production Variances
Use
To run closed profitability analysis for periods, you need to transfer to CO-PA at the end of the period all the variances that have occurred in that period. Variances typically occur if you valuate your materials with standard prices. At the end of the period, these standard costs are then compared with the actual costs incurred, and this comparison forms the basis for a detailed variance analysis. The variances are finally transferred to CO-PA at the end of the period to produce a factually correct representation of the results.
The variances for cost objects are transferred to CO-PA when production orders, for example, are settled. For a description of how variances arise and what causes them, see the documentation on Cost Object Controlling.
The functions described below are relevant mainly for manufacturing enterprises.
Features
Three ways for transferring production variances are set out below. How you use them depends on your information requirements in CO-PA.
u2022     You might wish, for example, to display the individual variance categories for Cost Object Controlling (CO-PC-OBJ) in CO-PA. In that case, you would settle the variance categories to CO-PA.
u2022     You only need to display the production variances as a total in CO-PA, which is how they are posted to FI. You might not need to calculate cost object variances and only wish to assign the relevant FI posting to CO-PA. In that case, you would post the production variances in FI to CO-PA.
u2022     You implement the Material Ledger (CO-PC-ACT). For the closing operations in Material Ledger, you might not wish to replace just the posted standard prices with the actual costs incurred. At the same time, you might want to subsequently allocate (across multiple levels) production variances to finished products at the end of the period and then display the revised variances in CO-PA. In that case, you would allocate the production variances subsequently using the Material Ledger.
Settling Variance Categories to Profitability Analysis
For the settlement of production orders, you can transfer to CO-PA the variance categories calculated in Cost Object Controlling. The requirements for this are as follows:
u2022     You are working with standard prices for processed materials.
u2022     You have already performed variance calculation in Cost Object Controlling.
u2022     You have entered in the settlement profile for your production order that you wish to settle variances.
u2022     You have set up and assigned a PA transfer structure in Customizing for CO-PA to be used to direct the calculated variance categories into the desired value fields.
The variance categories are settled in a much the same way as that for Settling Orders and Projects. For more information on these requirements, choose Flows of Actual Values  Settling Production Variances in CO-PA Customizing.
When your cost object is settled, the information will be transferred to costing-based CO-PA if these requirements have been fulfilled. In this way, the production variances are shown at the level of the particular product currently being produced. It is only possible to allocate production variances subsequently as a total when the Material Ledger is involved (see below).
The variance categories can only be displayed in value fields. This function is therefore not available in account-based Profitability Analysis.
Assigning Production Variances from FI to CO-PA
If you only need to display production variances as a total as described above, you can alternatively assign the production variances from FI to CO-PA using account assignment.
Since the production variances are posted as a total in FI during settlement of the production order, you can also choose to assign this posting to CO-PA. The requirements for this are as follows:
u2022     You are working with standard prices for processed materials.
u2022     You have specified in CO-PA Customizing for the relevant production variance account (PRD account) that that account is automatically assigned to CO-PA. For more information, see the section Flow of Actual Values  Direct Posting from FI/MM  Automatic Account Assignment in Customizing.
u2022     You have specified in the appropriate PA transfer structure in FI which value field is the one to which the information is to be transferred.
Production variances are transferred in this case in much the same way as Direct Postings from FI to CO-PA.
When your production order is settled, the variance posting created in FI will be posted to CO-PA if these requirements have been fulfilled. In this way, the production variances are shown at the level of the particular product currently being produced.
This function is available in both costing-based and account-based Profitability Analysis.
Subsequent Allocation of Production Variances Using the Material Ledger
When you use the Material Ledger, you can allocate production variances subsequently across several levels. This means that you can use the quantity flows recorded in the Material Ledger to charge the production variances arising for semi-finished products proportionally to the finished products. During period-end closing in the Material Ledger, the production variances posted temporarily are corrected accordingly in FI and then reposted to the next manufacturing level upwards. Subsequent allocation can only occur for summaries. For more information, see Material Ledger.
To transfer this information to CO-PA, you need to assign the relevant FI postings as described above. It is also possible to transfer the variance categories in parallel. However, the transfer would not be affected by the subsequent allocation due to the summary correction postings.
The requirements for this parallel transfer are the same as those described in the above section entitled "Assigning Production Variances from FI to CO-PA".
This function can be used in both costing-based and account-based Profitability Analysis.
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Default Price Variance to Sending Plant

Hi Friends,
When stock is transferred from one plant to another at a difference in the material cost, the variance defaults to GL Acct 525360(Transfer price variance). This variance defaults to the receiving plant. The question that I have is: could we have the default post against the sending plant?
Is it possible? How can i full fill this requirement?
Thanks
Sunil

Hi Sunil
Neither it is possible nor it should be possible... Let me explain how it works
This case would arise when you have price control S... Suppose Plant A has std cost of 100 USD and Plant B has 90 USD
When you send stock from Plant A, inventory would reduce by 100 in plant A.... In plant B, this 100 worth of stock becomes 90 USD due to different valuation price in that plant... Hence, inventory gets 90 USD in Plant B and 10 goes to price difference....
This way, the 100 USD value sent by Plant A is adjusted 90 usd in stock and 10 usd in PRD....
If you wish to adjust 10 USD in sending plant it will be wrong because the inventory is worth 100 USD in sending plant and not 90 USD.. You cant credit inventory in sending plant with 90 when the value is 100 USD
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Product Variance Calculation

Gurus,
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).
In lot-based product controlling the variances are not calculated until the order has the status DLV (finally delivered) or TECO (technically completed). This means that at the time the order has reached this status, the system no longer interprets the difference between the debit and the credit as work in process but as a variance. In lot-based product controlling orders never have work in process and variances at the same time.
Variance calculation compares the actual costs incurred for the production/process 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.
In this way you can find out which variances occurred between the value of the delivery and the actual costs and you can find the reason for the posting to the price difference account for materials with standard price control.
Variances from production (target version 1)
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.
Variance categories:
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.
You differentiate between variance categories on the input side and on the output side:
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.
For config
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
Default Values
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
You have to assign Variance Key in material master for semi-finished and Finished goods in costing 1 tab also.
To Execute
KKS1-Collective Variance calculation
KKS2-Individual Variance calculation
CO88-Collective settlement
KO88-Individual settlement
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Rau

Production Variances of semifinished goods in COPA

Hi,
We are using Costing based COPA, which is updated at the time of billing.
The production variances are posted to COPA when the settlement of the production orders are done.
The production variances if brought within the purview of COPA report (based on sales), the plan vs actuals can be compared. However, in case of actuals, the production variances would appear only to the extent of tha particular product sold (that too, to the extent of qty produced and not qty sold)..
I have two issues:
1. Whether system can explode the BOM and bring in the production variances of semi-finished goods into the total production variances, if I drill down only on the Finished product sold. The total actual cost would include the variances of relevant SFG also. Is this possible, if so how?
2. Whether, by bringing production qty and sales qty, the proportionate prod variances be calculated (total prod var * sales qty / prod qty). This can surely be done by inserting formulae. But is this justified from business point of view?
Please help me resolving this issue..
Edited by: Swapvik on Mar 17, 2009 7:11 AM

Hi Swapvik,
Issue No.1:
When you are using only Standard Costing in CO-PC, variances will not get rolled-up to the next level. Only costs get rolled-up. As per your requirement, when you see the report in COPA, when you see the details of FG and you want to see the variances of it's SFG also, this would be possible only if you have activated Material Ledger. If ML is active, variances also get rolled-up along with costs.
Issue No.2:
The ultimate purpose of bringing Variances into COPA and making part of them in a report is to consider COGM subject to the variances. Though it is not 100% justified, it gives you the most appropriate analysis compared to where you don't consier the variances at all. If you don't consider variances there, that means, you are considering only COGM and not taking the effect of variances, which will definitely not a correct picture of Profitability.
Pls revert back for further explanation...
Srikanth Munnaluri

Code for calculating variance between plan and actual in Co module

Hi Abbapers,
I have to develop a 2 fresh report : One for calculating the variance for the Plan/Actual in controlling and second for sales variance for the month Jan to Dec .
I need your help as I have to complete this reports in this week . Its Bit urgent.
Can you please help me with the sample code or any of the similar report which you might have created as I am bit new in ABAP. Please reply asap.
Thanks in advance!
Best Regards.

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For Finished Goods materials if you assigned Price control V (Moving Average) it is irrelevant to run the Standard Cost Estimation.
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Could you pls help me to find the reason for this.
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Attached herewith the screenprint of Accounting view of the two material. Material 300000075 has the correct posting while material 300000028 has recorded incorrect posting
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Settle Production Variances to COPA- Cost elements and Value fields

Dear All,
I know this question has been discussed in the past, but I have one specific doubt regarding this topic.:
When assigning cost elements to variance categories in t-code KEI1, how do we figure out what combination of cost elements (in the top half of the screen) constitute Input Price Variance, Scrap variance etc (in the bottom half of the screen)? I know the net of the postings on those cost elements tells us what variances we are looking it, but how do we get the cost elements (group) for let's say, 'Input/Output Quanity Varinace or 'Lot size Variance' ?
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Please help clear the fog for me.
Ajay?
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Deepak

Hi Deepak,
Welcome to SDN!!
There are 2 ways of updating variances in COPA... I Prefer the 2nd option always...
1. Category wise variances (Input Prc, Usage var, etc) - Here, create a Cost ele group, where in you include all the Cost elements that can be posted to the Prod orders
For the sake of simplicity, you can include Cost elements 1 to 99999999 in the Cost element group...
2. Cost Comp Structure wise variances -
a. Create as many assignment lines in PA Trf Structure as in your Cost Comp Str...
Eg: If your Cost Comp Str in OKTZ has Raw Mat, Labor, Overhead - Create 3 Assignments in PA Trf Structure..
b. Assign the same cost elements in the SOURCE as in the Cost Comp Str
c. Choose the radio button "Costs/Revenues" in your assignment line, instead of " Variance on Production orders"
d. Assign each Assignment line to a separate Value Field
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Production variance in COPA

Hi All,
We are settling production variances to COPA and We have 3 values fields in COPA,Material Variance,production labor variance and Other variance.
Variance categories are mapped to material, labor variance and others value fields.but i dont see any labor variances in Variance value field.i have reviewed and this is becuase of Variance categories.which are not one to one mapping to value fields.
we have 9 Variance categories mapped to 3 value fields.
client requirement is labor variances to settled to Variance value field,material variance to Material value field and Overhead and other variances to settlement others value field.is this possible?if yes.how can i do this?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Anusha

Hi,
As explained earlier by other forum colleagues,variances captured at production can be assigned to COPA under value field.This assignment is happening through PA transfer structure for variance settlement.
Normally this can be defined broadly into 2 categories : 1.Cost element and 2.Variance categories.
After looking at your requirement,your main interest is in cost element based production variance push to COPA for reporting.i.e.Labor variance.
Production order shows this variance under secondary cost element labor and difference between target/actual.COPA transfer structure doesn't push 2 seprate values (target/actual) ,whereas only delta gets posted.
I feel your requirement is not possible through PA transfer structure.
I would suggest,you push cost center specific labor expenses under new value field,capture cost component wise break up of standard cost udner different value field.
Comparision of cost center expense and labor part of standard cost will provide you expected value.
I know this complex thing to do,so discuss with client do they really want from COPA?
Same reporting they can get from cost cente i.e.expense posted(labor ) and absorbed on product under secondary cost element.
regards,ashok

Cost elements set in KEI1 A1 Settle Production Variances?

Dear Experts,
What kinds of cost elements would be set in KEI1 If the PA transfer str. is A1Settle Production Variances?
10     Input price variance
20     Input quantity variance
30     Resource-usage variance
40     Remaining input variance
50     Mixed-price variance
60     Output price variance
70     Lot size-/fixed-cost variance
80     Remaining variance
90     Scrap
Could i say "cost elements that we can see when we do KKS1 variance caluation?
Or else?
Thanks in advance.

Hello,
You NEVER assign cost elements to value fields for mapping the settlement in COPA. Instead of that what you do is in the source tab for the line (eg 10 Scrap) select the radio button called ' varainces on production orders' and input the appropriate variance category eg. eg SCRP. In value field tab you would assign the appropriate value field. There is no need to assign cost elements. When you execute variance calculation the information is captured in the following fields and the same flow to COPA when you assign the variance category to value fields.
PRIV      Input Price Variance
QTYV     Input Quantity Variance
RSUV     Resource-Usage Variance
INPV             Remaining Input Variance
MXPV     Mixed-Price Variance
OPPV     Output Price Variance
LSFV     Lot Size Variance/Fixed-Cost Variance
REMV     Remaining Variance
SCRP     Scrap
The variance calculation is not just a simple difference between the cost elements it is also related to quantity as well.
Kind Regards // Shaubhik

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