Cost Component Structure in COPA

[Former Member]

Hi All -

I am a confused about what the cost component structure does in copa and how is it different than the profitability transfer structure. I have read and searched forums, but I can't find a good explanation. Sorry for the open-ended question, but I can't really make sense of this yet. I am pretty sure I thought I knew how the pa transfer structure works, but to me, the cost component struture accomplishes the same thing?

[ajaycwa1981 · Accepted solution]

Hi

CCS is used where your stock is valuated and Sales order is not a CO object.... When you do the Billing from SD - The Billing Qty is multiplied by the Std Cost (With its Cost Comp Split) and the COGS is posted in COPA....

Hence, in FI you see one single value of COGS (Say, 100 USD), where as in COPA you see its break up (70 raw mat, 20 labor, 10 overhead)

PA Tramsfer Structure - Is used during settlements...

i. Setllement of Prod order variances to Costing based COPA

ii.. In MTO scenario, where Sales order is CO object - It is used to settle the revenue and Cost of Production to COPA... In such cases, the prod order is settled to Sales order..... The revenue is also posted on sales order.... FInally, both revenue and cost are settled to sales order...

Hence, PA Trf Str is used to mapp the Cost elements to Value Fields....

You can design your PA Trf Str in such a way that it represents your Cost Comp Structure.... i.e. You can have assignments for RM, Labor, Ovh in PA Trf Str and assign each of them to separate value field

br, Ajay M

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thank you, Ajay!

OK, so this brings up a different question.

If the COGS from billing document is posted to copa through cost component structure, then why is there separate mapping for VPRS condition type to COGS value field in "Flows of Values" configuration under SD flow in copa?

Also, I think you said in a different thread that ccs is activated if you click the quantity/hrs billed check box. If you do this, you don't assign cost elements or a value field there for that assignment, right? How do you know which PA transfer structure to check the box in?

Thank you!!!!!

[ajaycwa1981 · Accepted solution]

Hi

If the COGS from billing document is posted to copa through cost component structure, then why is there separate mapping for VPRS condition type to COGS value field in "Flows of Values" configuration under SD flow in copa?

VPRS also updates COGS... This is one single Value.... Amount posted from VPRS is the same COGS which is posted in FI

CCS posts the breakup of COGS...This may be different than VPRS in case you have changed std cost after PGI, but before billing

Also, I think you said in a different thread that ccs is activated if you click the quantity/hrs billed check box. If you do this, you don't assign cost elements or a value field there for that assignment, right? How do you know which PA transfer structure to check the box in?

Where you have Sales order as CO Object and also your stock is valuated (Not recommended by SAP), in that case CCS gets triggered when you settle the Sales order.. For that, You need to tick "Qty Billed / Delivered"....

Yes, in that case, you dont assign Cost elements to it.... The PA Trf Str which is used in the Sales Order Settlement profile should have this tick

br, Ajay M

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi again.

So if you post a COGS from billing document to COPA via two ways:

1) Flows of values > SD condition types > VPRS = COGS value field

AND

2) CCS breakdown

If the above is correct, aren't you double posting costs to copa module?

Will I find for example $100 in COGS value field AND $70 in mat cost, $20 in lab cost, and $10 in oh cost?

This is total of $200 now in costs posted to copa?

The same for when the sales order is a cost object and the billed/quantity check box is ticked on the PA transfer structure. It would pass costs twice to copa - once through the cost element mapping to value field and once through the cost component mapping to value field?

Thank you!

Edited by: Emmas Valerio on Apr 6, 2011 1:44 PM

[ajaycwa1981 · Accepted solution]

Hi

No.. Its not double Posting....

VPRS is mapped to a separate Value Field and the CCS is Mapped to separate value fields.... The posted values dont mean any thing.. While making your report in KE34 - You can choose which value fields are to be picked....So, Instead of VPRS Value field, you choose Value fields for RM + LAB + OVH to compute your COGS

br, Ajay M

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thank you!

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Ajay,

I faces the same problem where COGM breakup not coming in CO-PA report.

In condition type VPRS is mapped Stock value(own value field) (T.code KE4I)

Other cost like raw matrial,sub contracting is mapped in cost component structure.(T.code-KE4R)

But in report only Stock value shown as a cost,other cost not coming.

Please advice.

Regards,

Sahoo

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

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