Easy cost planning in Project & sales pricing

[Former Member]

Dear All

When i was trying to create easy cost planning from project, I am uable to get the costing variant. I have done basic settings.But the same is not working properly

Kindly advise me how do i do this?

I need to create easy cost planning from project and from project i need to create salespricing through DP91. I have assigned DIP profile in project profile.

Please advise

Regards

Deepu Pillai

[Makal · Accepted solution]

Have you made costing models for ECP? Check that.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Costing model is not defined. But in that ECP screen new cost estimate is there. What is the purpose of that. I can estimate cost with new cost estimate

Please advise

Regards

Deepu Pillai

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Yes, that is the key that determines how a cost estimate is performed and valuated.

Depending on the object being costed, either the functions of either unit costing or product costing can be used.To calculate the costs of producing a material, you create a product cost estimate with or without a quantity structure

In a cost estimate with a quantity structure, the costing variant determines the following:

1. Which dates are valid for the cost estimate itself and for exploding and valuating the quantity

structure.

2. How the BOMs and routings are selected to create the quantity structure

3. Which prices are selected to valuate the quantity structure

4. How overhead is calculated

You create a unit cost estimate to cost the following objects:

1.Materials (cost estimate without quantity structure)

2.Materials (additive cost estimate)

3.Production orders in Controlling

4.Internal orders

5.WBS elements

6.Base planning objects

7.Cost object IDs

8.Sales documents

In unit costing, the costing variant determines which prices are selected to valuate the individual costing items and how overhead is calculated.

Costing variants are also used to calculate costs for Production orders,Networks,Maintenance orders,

Run schedule headers,Process orders,Sales document items,Appropriation requests,Ad hoc cost estimates.

A costing variant is linked to the control parameters like Costing type,Valuation variant,

Date control (in costing with and without quantity structure).

For config of Costing Variant,

Go to SPRO- Project system-Costs-Planned Costs-Costing-Define Costing Variants

Hope this helps.

Regards

Tushar

[virendra_pal · Accepted solution]

you do not need any costing model

you can build your costs from scratch

once you click on ECP button and get past the cost variant then you will enter the ECP screen

this will say choose planning form - you do not necessarily have to have costing models

click on show hide item view button - in the bottom right you can plan your costs (make sure that the WBS has planning element indicator ticked)

Use the insert button to add cost lines e.g. add item category E to plan labour using cost centre and activity type

[Former Member]

Hi,

Please use t code CKCM & check costing model.

Regards

Tushar

[virendra_pal]

from CJ20N when you click on the ECP button to carry out cost planning then you would be asked for a costing variant and a version. In IDES system this is PS06 and then you should click on the create cost estimate button.

If you are not getting any costing variant as a default proposal then you have not configured any costing variant for ECP in your system. Please do that and you should be OK

[Former Member]

Dear Virendra Pal

When i click ECP i get a window blank window edit costing. In that create version i hav maintained version 1, Version 1 (PlanVersion: Change 1) fetches costing variant PS06 automatically. I can save the same. But i couldnt find Easy cost planning window. I am unable to plan cost.

when i select the line & trying to edit version an error message Proj. or proj. branch does not contain any/non-calculable plan. elements

Please advise

Thanks

Deepu Pillai

[virendra_pal]

use version 0 as multi version in ECP is only available after ECC 5.0 I think