PP: Target cost

[Former Member]

Hi Gurus,

when I run kks1 for variance calculation for period 10 (Oct 2007) I am getting an error: message KV151

Only remaining var. in version 0 - no target cost for 000005005598.

So target cost is not calculated for above process order. I have produced the same material in the same period / different period and there was no problem with other process order. It was having target cost.

Can anyone give me an invaluable suggestion that I can calculate the variance and close the issue?

Thanks in anticipation.

RajaRam

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Dear Rajaram,

If you check the process, at the time of creation of the order the system determines the target cost for the order.

As per your message, if system calculated the target cost and hence calculated the variance for the same material in other orders, I think please check with the order where you got the error.

Also for the error order, remove the TECO status and calculate the cost and then check.

Regards,

Narendra.

[Former Member]

Have you done the GR for that order.

After the DLV status System will show you the Target cost.

[Former Member]

Hi Raj,

The balance should be zero for production orders before the orders get the status CLOSED or Deletion Flag.

If the orders get the status CLOSED, then the variance will not be calculated however the orders will be picked during the process for checking the status.

If the orders get the status, DLFL (Deletion flag), then the variance will not be calculated and not even picked during the process. This will increase the performance of the system during variance calculation and also during Settlement.

if you give me brief i can help you out more.

if helpful REWARD points

Thank you .

Regards

Ram

[Former Member]

Dear Ram,

Thanks for your reply.

But my problem is : Process order is not closed and deleted.still it doen't show any target cost in cost->analysis.

Target cost should be filled up as soon as goods issue and hours is entered.

Please reply.

Thanks

RajaRam

[Former Member]

Dear rajram,

Target cost is calculated after variance calculation in the system. The target cost in simple terms is actual issue * planned cost.

Now why it is not getting calculated on your case is due to no issues or GR's duting that period in whhich you are running the variance.

check and come back

[Former Member]

Dear Ram,

That is the question. Why it doesn't calculate target cost? We have already issued material, did GR for finished goods, confirmation of process order... etc. This issue comes for this process order only.

Thanks

RajaRam

[Former Member]

Dear Rajesha,

Sorry for my first reply. I understood now what you say.

Is there any way to track when variance calculation was done for the process order?

If I know this I can compare goods movement date.

Thanks

RajaRam

[former_member196398]

Rajaram,

I hope you would have got the status "VCAL" in the order header... look for the status changes log. In the order display mode, from the menu bar: Header--->Status changes.

Regards,

Prasobh

[Former Member]

Hi Rajesha,

two things i want to get clarify from you.

1) are you sure that target costs will come only after varience calculation?

2) suppose goods issue and receipt posted in the previous period and i am calculating variance in the present period, you mean to say that we can't get target costs.

i don't think so, other members also please look into this.

regards

Daniel.

[Former Member]

Dear,

I am confirming again the target cost is calculated after the variance calculation is done.Till that you have only planned cost and catual cost,

Check the following

GR is done(COGI is clean)

GI is done(COGI is cean)

Status is CNF or/and DLV

Target cost version is not locked for variance calculation

Planned costs in process order before variance calculation is not zero-goto COR2 and calcuate the cost and check.

If the above is checked and do variance calculation it will calcuate the variance...I simulated yr case I got KV151 error and i check all and finally got the result

Std SAP help is as below

You see which condition is failed in your case because of which the variance calcuation is not carried out

Diagnosis

For the calculation of variances with 000100000732 , the target costs in target cost version 0 are missing for the following reasons:

• There were no planned costs and/or planned quantities (see earlier message).

• The quantities on which the planned costs were based are zero in the time period concerned. This may be caused by the fact that no goods receipt for a cost object (such as a product cost collector or production order) has been entered.

This results in target costs of zero.

System Response

Because no target costs were calculated, the difference between the

planned and actual costs could not be broken down into variance categories. The difference is updated as a remaining variance.