COPA- how to stop PGI if STd cost estd not availableHi,

[Former Member]

Hi,

We have activated COPA in MTO scenario and transferred cost estimated of PGI date to COPA. I had also activated error message in costing key, if there is no standard. But this message is populated at the time of release of Invoice to FI.

My problem is that in our scenario it is possible that they may be gap of 2-3 days in PGI and Invoicing for the material, specially in case of exports, in this case we will not able to release the invoice to accounting if the material is new and by mistake standard costing has not been calculated and released at the time of PGI.

Is there any way by which we can stop PGI if there is no standard cost for the material?

Regards

Abhay Agarwal

India.

+91-9977011973

[lawrence_chung]

Hi,

Actually, there's a standard SAP field which can do this. The field name is 'plant-specific material status" at the material master tab 'costing' or 'MRP1'.

You can config that field so that inventory movement are blocked.

So it's a process control. You can do something like this:-

1. For all material, default a 'plant-specific material status" value which doesn't allow inventory movement

2. When cost estimate is created, remove that value from the field 'plant-specific material status"

Lawrence

[Former Member]

dear ram,

it is not like that we need costing for the date of PGI by which FI entry was passed for goods issue.

Regards

Abhay

[Former Member]

thank to all for prompt reply,

Dear kamal-- What you are saying is write but at my client site it is not possible due huge Z developments. it is a technical issue.

Dear Ramana- That is possible don't select the error message for costing in cost key.

Dear Ram- What you are saying is write and I understood what you wnat to tell me but my problem is that if PGI and Invoicing will not happen on the same day then what to do? like PGI has done today but billing will happen next day, in such a case we will come to know that std cost estd. for the matrerial is not availableand now we can't do the cost estimate for the materail in previous date.

Then how do we release the bill to FI.?

Hope my point is clear this time.

waiting for somebody's reply

Regards

Abhay

[Former Member]

hi Abhay

Run costing on the day you have invoiced and update you material with that cost. And then release the billing document to accounting

System checks the standard cost estimate on the date you have invoiced the goods.

Regards

Ram

[Former Member]

Hi Abhay

Logistical processes are different from financial processes.

It is illogical to stop your despatches, if your controller has not done the stadard costing of the material. This kind of controls hinders in smooth functioning of core business processes like sales.

Thats why the check is only in accounting and controlling modules than in SD modules.

That is the reason why even if you dont have a standard cost estimate at the time of invoicing you still can do your invoice process. But the same will not be posted in FI and COPA which can be done later also.

Though I have not given a solution but i tried to explain the basic logic behind these controls

Points are appreciated

Regards

Ram

[Former Member]

there is no way you can post the invoice...how you will post without a cost in the material...and the cost should be in the same way it is defined in the Costing variatn which is assigned in the costing key...without cost estimate you can't release the invoice to accounting

VVr

[Former Member]

Roll back the entries in SD.