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1 Purpose Reference and Simulation Costing is a tool for planning costs and setting prices, with which you manually enter the costing items in spreadsheet form in a unit cost estimate. With this component, you can create base planning objects. A base planning object is a reference object of Product Cost Planning which you create in Reference and Simulation Costing, in order to plan costs for a new product or service and simulate changes to existing cost estimates. If you plan a new product for which there is no master data in the SAP ERP, you can perform initial planning and cost projections by creating a Base Planning Object using Reference and Simulation Costing. Using this method, you manually plan the costs for an item. This BPD describes the various item categories that are available for product cost planning. It explains the processes of creating a base planning object and costing items. It describes the results of a base object cost estimate and explains how to work with references. The BPD also describes the information system and explanation facilities. When the first material master data is created in the SAP ERP, you can use the Material Cost Estimate without Quantity Structure to manually plan the cost of goods manufactured and the cost of goods sold for the product. You can use the base object cost estimate as a reference for this. Two methods are available for material cost estimate planning without quantity structure, multi-level unit costing and single-level unit costing. Multi-level unit costing enables you to plan cost at the assembly level without requiring production bills of material.
2 Prerequisites Costing variant It is requested a costing variant for material cost estimates exists which contains important control parameters for the automatic determination of quantity structure and for the update of prices in the material master. The existing costing variant PG which is defined in the standard system can be used, or a new one can be defined. Costing Sheet To calculate the overheads a costing sheet is required. We recommend using a separate costing sheet for reference and simulating costing purposes.
2.1 Roles Use The following roles must have already been installed to test this scenario in the SAP NetWeaver Business Client (NWBC). The roles in this Business Process Documentation must be assigned to the user or users testing this scenario. You only need these roles if you are using the NWBC interface. You do not need these roles if you are using the standard SAP GUI.
Prerequisites The business roles have been assigned to the user who is testing this scenario.
Business Role Technical Name Process Step
Employee SAP_NBPR_EMPLOYEE_S Assignment of this role is (Professional necessary for basic functionality.
User) Product Cost SAP_NBPR_PRDCOST_CONTRLR_ Create Base Planning object Controller S Change Base Planning object Base Planning Object Overview Set Controlling Area
2.2 Preliminary Steps
2.2.1 Setting Controlling Area
Use The controlling area is to be set before you carry out the first steps in controlling.
If the controlling area is already assigned in the user parameters (see the Quick Guide), this step is no longer necessary and can be omitted.
Procedure 1. Access the transaction choosing one of the following navigation options:
Option 1: SAP Graphical User Interface (SAP GUI)
SAP ECC menu Accounting Controlling Cost Element Accounting Environment Set Controlling Area Transaction code OKKS
Option 2: SAP NetWeaver Business Client (SAP NWBC) via Business role Business role Product Cost Controller (SAP_NBPR_PRDCOST_CONTRLR_S) Business role menu Product Cost Controlling Settings Set Controlling Area
2. On the Set Controlling Area screen, enter Controlling area 1000.
3. Save your entry as a user parameter.
4. Choose Back (F3) to the SAP Easy Access screen (SAP GUI). Or
Choose Exit (Shift+F3) and confirm the Business client message with Yes to return to SAP Home (SAP NetWeaver Business Client).
3 Process Overview Table
Process External Business Business Transaction Expected Step Process Condition Role Code Results Reference
Planning Cost Object Controller Analyze Results Change Product KKE2 Base Cost Planning Controller Object Information Product S_ALR_87013028 system Cost Controller
4 Process Steps 4.1 Creating Base Planning Object Use In this activity you create a Base Planning Object and you fill in the header information.
Prerequisite Cost estimates are calculated according item categories which are to be assigned to the base planning objects. Following items are available: B Base Planning Object E Internal Activity F External Activity L Subcontracting M Material N Service O Arithmetical Operation P Process (Manual) S Total T Text Item V Variable Item Not all items can be assigned in each simulation situation. It depends on the kind of the base planning object and the available data which items can be assigned. Example: item B can only be assigned if other base planning objects are created. SAP Best Practices do not deliver base planning objects. The base planning objects are to be created before they can be assigned.
Procedure 1. Access the transaction choosing one of the following navigation options: Option 1: SAP Graphical User Interface (SAP GUI)
SAP ECC menu Accounting Controlling Product Cost Controlling Product Cost Planning Reference and Simulation Costing Create Base Planning Object Transaction code KKE1
Option 2: SAP NetWeaver Business Client (SAP NWBC) via Business Role Business role Product Cost Controller (SAP_NBPR_PRDCOST_CONTRLR_S) Business role menu Product Cost Controlling Product Cost Planning Add Base Planning Object
2. On the Create Base Planning Object: Initial Screen, make the following entries: Field name Description User actions and values Comment Base Planning The name of the new For example, Object material MAT_NEW Copy from Base Can be used if was already Planning Object defined
3. Choose Enter.
4. If there is pop-up window which requires to input controlling area, then fill out the following entries and confirm with enter: Field name Description User actions and values Comment Controlling «CtrllingArea_V001_CtrllingArea» Area
5. On the Create Base Planning Object: Master Data screen, make the following entries: Field name Description User actions and values Comment Company Code «CompCode_V001_CompCode» Base Unit of PC For example, PC Measure Plant «Plant_V001_Plant» Costing Sheet Costing Sheet defined for this For example, purpose YPP-PC Cost Element A cost element for semi-finished For example, or finished products 50010501 Name Short Description of Base For example, Planning Object <Material BPO> Description Long Description of Base Planning Object
6. Choose Enter.
7. On the Create Cost Estimate screen, make the following entries:
Field name Description User actions and values Comment Costing Variant PG For example, PG Lot size Indicates on how many 1 units the total value of the cost estimate is based
9. On the Create Unit Cost Estimate: List Screen-1 screen, make the following entries: Field name / Description User actions and values Comment Category Category For example, E Resource For example, cost center <1301> Plant/Activity For example, 1 Use F4 help for the selection of the activity type Quantity For example, 0.5 Unit of Measure Enter Save Cost estimate saved temporarily
For each item you will be requested to enter the input fields. Depending on item category, these are: resources, plant, texts, quantity, cost element, origin and so on.
A component can be an already existing base planning object. You can explode the content of its, and make the necessary changes. Enter all desired components and save your entries temporarily. The cost estimate for the reference object is saved locally but not written to the data base. The unit cost estimate can be analyzed and changed if needed.
10. On the Create Base Planning Object: Master Data screen, save your entries.
When you save the cost estimate, the system automatically applies overhead because you entered the costing sheet in the master data of the base planning object.
11. Choose Back (F3) to the SAP Easy Access screen (SAP GUI)
Or
Choose Exit (Shift+F3) and confirm the Business client message with Yes to return to SAP Home (SAP NetWeaver Business Client).
Result The Base Planning Object is created. This includes a unit cost estimate.
4.2 Analyzing Results
4.2.1 Option1: When You Edit the Base Planning Object
Procedure 1. Access the transaction choosing one of the following navigation options: Option 1: SAP Graphical User Interface (SAP GUI) SAP ECC menu Accounting Controlling Product Cost Controlling Product Cost Planning Reference and Simulation Costing Change Base Planning Object Transaction code KKE2
Option 2: SAP NetWeaver Business Client (SAP NWBC) via Business Role Business role Product Cost Controller (SAP_NBPR_PRDCOST_CONTRLR_S) Business role menu Product Cost Controlling Product Cost Planning Change Base Planning Object
2. On the Initial Screen, make the following entries:
Field name Description User actions and values Comment Base Planning The name of an existing Object BPO 3. Choose Enter. 4. On the Master Data Screen, click the calculator (Process Cost Estimate Further) symbol to display the result of the overhead application (item category G). Without going into reporting, you can obtain an initial overview of the costing result by choosing Print in the list screen of the unit cost estimate.
5. Choose Back (F3) to the SAP Easy Access screen (SAP GUI)
Or
Choose Exit (Shift+F3) and confirm the Business client message with Yes to return to SAP Home (SAP NetWeaver Business Client).
Results By choosing the report layout that groups the costs by cost element you can determine which cost element represents the consumption of semi-finished products and other useful analyze.
4.2.2 Option2: Reporting from Information System
Use This step is for presentation purposes.
Procedure 1. Access the transaction choosing one of the following navigation options: Option 1: SAP Graphical User Interface (SAP GUI) SAP ECC menu Accounting Controlling Product Cost Controlling Product Cost Planning Information System Object List For Base
Planning Object Overview of Base Planning Objects
Transaction code S_ALR_87013028
Option 2: SAP NetWeaver Business Client (SAP NWBC) via Business Role Business role Product Cost Controller (SAP_NBPR_PRDCOST_CONTRLR_S) Business role menu Product Cost Controlling Reporting Costs Base Planning Object Overview 2. In the field Base planning object enter your BPO. 3. Choose Execute in the toolbar to call the report. 4. Choose Display Cost Estimate. Call the list by choosing (NWBC: More...) Settings Show All items.
5. Choose Back (F3) to the SAP Easy Access screen (SAP GUI)
Or
Choose Exit (Shift+F3) and confirm the Business client message with Yes to return to SAP Home (SAP NetWeaver Business Client).
Result You have a detailed report of selected BPO.
