Profit center assignment to company codes

[Former Member]

Hello,

We have a a scenario wherein our plants are our profit centers.

As these plants belong to a particular company code,the profit centers need to be assigned to only the company to which their plants belong.

Is this a correct statement or will there be any scenario which would require us to assign a profit center to multiple company codes.

Any input is highly appreciated.

Thanks,

Vikas

[Former Member]

Hi,

while creation of profit center in KE51,In company code tab you can assign profit center to any company code as per your requirment. but this company code should be in that one controlling area.

regards,

Sreekanth

[Former Member]

It is my understanding that I can assign my profit center to any company code as long as all those company codes fall under one controlling area.

I am looking for scenarios wherein given the set up we have ( plant as a profit center) if there would be any need to assign a profit center to multiple company codes.

If plant were not set up as profit centers and for example if Product groups(highest node in the product hierarchy) is the basis for defining profit centers then it would be necessary to assign this profit center to all company codes in which the material belonging to that particluar product group exists.

I am looking for scenarios where a plant is a profit center and since material belongs to a plant isnt it enough to assign this profit center to the company code to which this plant belongs to or are there any scenarios within the given setup which would necessiate the assignment of this profit center to multiple company codes.

Any input is highly appreciated.

Thanks,

Vikas

[Former Member]

Hi,

In company code you may have 2 0r more plants where u can define profit center as per client requirement, While in material master you create material as per plant, if there are same material for 2 plant then you extend it to plants plant1 and plant2. There is no assignment of Plant to progit center directly, it should be thru material master only.

regards,

Sreekanth

[Former Member]

Srikanth,

I understand that the material master is what decides if a profit center is based on plants or not but thats not what I am looking here.

Let me repeat myself again, I am looking for scenarios based on a business requirement which would necessiate the assignment of a plant to multiple company codeswhere the set up is there is a one to one relationship between a plant and a profit center.

Any input is highly appreciated.

Thanks,

Vikas

[Former Member]

In the organization structure in SAP plant can be assigned to only one company code.

Organization of an Enterprise in the SAP System - Purchasing (MM-PUR) - SAP Library

So given you scenario - 1 Plant = 1 PC can be achieved by assign PC to company code to which plant belongs.

[kamalkumar_biswas2]

Hi Vikas

One Plant to multiple Com Code assignment not possible because plant is always a lower node and com code is the higher node in Enterprise structure.

Kamal