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Can multiple company codes post into the same cost center?

Former Member
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Dear all,

"Can multiple company codes post into the same cost center?"

I will give a bit of background into the scenario.

Two company codes A & B are assigned to the same controlling area X. They use the same fiscal year variant and the same chart of accounts.

Now in TCode: OKKP, the controlling area is configured with the following selection "Cross Company Code Cost Accounting".

I am new to SAP (FI) and do not understand how can a cost center configured for one company code receive postings from a different company code.

Could anybody kindly shed light on this please.

Regards

Narayanan

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Accepted Solutions (1)

Former Member

dear narayanan

,

while configuring controlling the consultants have two options:

either they can create controlling area at company code level or at group company level

for your case since its maintaining cross company code , so your company is following controlling at group level

and you define cost centers for the controlling area which is at group level not at company code level.

so the different company codes under group cannot post to the same cost centers..

regrads

rohit

Edited by: ROHITBALI on Nov 8, 2011 5:22 AM

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Answers (5)

saurabh_khandelwal
Active Participant
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Hi Narayanan,

>In TCode OKKP

>Select your Controlling Area.

> Double click Activate components/control indicators

>Uncheck CoCd validation.

Try posting in the cost center from diffrent company code.

Regards

Saurabh

Former Member
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Dear Viswanatha, Rohit and Mr. Atu,

Thank you all for your valuable inputs.

I went through your replies and understand as follows: Cost centers, though part of Controlling Area, are Company Code Specific.

Posting into a different company code's cost center is not allowed (& not possible), as this will cause errors in the expenses report.

Thank you all once again for your kind replies to this thread. Wish you guys all the best.

Regards

Narayanan

Former Member
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Hi Narayan,

Cost center has an assignment of Company code and hence you can't have 1 cost center for more than 1 company code though both are under same controlling area.

i would suggest to make use of functional area. that will meet your reporting requirement.

Regards,

at

Former Member
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Dear all,

Rohit and Viswanatha thank you for replying back to my query. I have looked into what you both said.

I tried creating an entirely new Cost Center using TCode "KS01". The system will not let me proceed without making an entry in the field "Company Code". If group controlling entails assignment of cost centers to controlling area only, then I would like to know the purpose of having a Company Code field in the procedure for creation of Cost Center? The only choice should have been the Controlling Area field.

Next thing I tried was to post a transaction using TCode FB01. Now in the document header data I entered the company code "A" as the company code for document posting. Now in the second screen when the system asked me to enter a cost center, from the drop down list I chose a cost center from Company Code "B". As mentioned in my previous post both these company codes use the same "Controlling Area" and the cost center that I selected is also a part of the same "Controlling Area". However, the system gave me an error stating "The CO assignment object belongs to Company Code B, not Company Code A."

From the above two my understanding is that different company codes cannot post to same cost center!!!!!!!

I am still a bit unsure if I am missing anything crucial, like any selections or configurational aspects etc. I very much appreciate your views on this.

Regards

Narayanan

rawalians2002
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You can post to a cost center belonging to a different company code only if CoCd Validation check box is NOT checked under OKKP
viswanatha_reddy
Active Contributor
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Hi,

Cost Center not allowed to post morethan one comp code transactions

Even you maintain one controlling area and multiple comp codes, if you create cost center under controling area & Comp Code, system not allowed to post other comp code transactions.

CO objects create the combination of CO Area & Comp code, not only controlling area.

One PC you can able to use all comp codes under one CO area.

Reason to create CC with Comp code:

Ex: Comp Code A & comp Code B having Dept HR .

now management want to see Comp A dep HR cost report. if your cost center is control area you wont get Comp A Dept HR cost, you will get overal company HR cost.

If you create individual Cost Center with each comp code you will get each legal entity wise dept cost.

Hope you understand why required to create cost center with individual comp code.

regards

Viswa