How to add costs to a produc category

[former_member232379]

Hoi together

We have products which belong to a product category.

Three month after we received the goods and the invoice we get more invoices for this product (for example Transport costs, Marketing costs, customs, ...). Ho could we Charge this costs to a whole product catagory (different expense accounts and cost Center).

For example.

100kg honey for 500CHF in product category food

three month later (honey might be sailed out completely until further invoices are comming in)

- 100 CHF for transport

- 100 CHF for marketing

With Kind regards

Sebastian

[parveen_kumar6 · Accepted solution]

Hello Sebastian

You could just create the invoice with the free text items.You need to select product category  and assign the appropriate the cost center in the account assignment to post to the different expense accounts based on product category.

If you would like capitalize the cost on the product itself, then you can use the landed cost functionality.

Thanks

Parveen Kumar

[former_member232379 · Accepted solution]

Hi Parveen

But when i choose the product category i must take the standard account determination for the product category.

Thanks

Sebastian

[parveen_kumar6 · Accepted solution]

Hello Sebastian

You can override the standard account determination by choosing the General Ledger Account option in the Account assignment tab. You may select the different expense account and also assign the cost center there.

Let me know in case you have any issues.

Thanks

Parveen Kumar

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello Parveen,

Can you tell me how you can distribute some generic costs to update the Inventory Cost of a material ?

With materials that are Produced you can use overhead rules to distribute costs to Production Lots using Material Cost Estimates - and then update the Inventory Cost/Unit Price

However with materials that are not Produced i.e. sourced externally, it is not possible to use Material Cost Estimates.

We can use the Material Cost Accumulation and FIFO Cost Determination to look at the related PO/GR and IR costs and provide a new Inventory Cost (via FIFO Periodic Value), however this method does not allow us to include others generic costs from a specific GL or Cost Centre to apply to the estimated Inventory Unit Cost.

Do you know how we can get these generic costs from a GL or Cost Centre into some sort of estimated/calculated Inventory Unit Cost ?

Thanks,

Kevin.

[marlene_katzschner · Accepted solution]

Hi Kevin,

it would be good, if you raise the same question only in one blog. Please see my answer to this question in http://scn.sap.com/thread/3790794.

Best regards

Marlene