Product Costing for MTO

[Former Member]

Dear All,

We are using MTO scenario strategy group 20 with requirement class as KE. We are using the valuation for sales order stock as non valuated and the settlement receiver would be SDI. After creating the sales order, we have a sales order BOM. After completing the production process, we have done KO88 production order settlement where cost elements are senders and sales order it self is the receiver. Then we have saved results analysis in KKA3 transaction. The results analysis output is absolutely correct which is sold price - production price. After that while doing sales order settlement VA88, we are getting an error like:

Maintain the settlement rule of the sender

Message no. KD205

I'm I missing any step in product costing of MTO scenario or is it related to settlement profile maintained in requirement class?

Looking for your valuable suggestions.

Thanks,

NW

[Former Member]

If you have COPA settlement rule should be generated automatically. If you don't have COPA then in the "account assignment" tab of the sales order item there is a button for settlement rule. You have to maintain it.

[Former Member]

Hi Joe,

Thanks for your response. Very helpful answer. We don't have COPA activated here and our CO consultant is new to MTO scenario. Can you elaborate me about the product costing steps in make to order like:

1. Is there any sales order cost estimate release?

2. In normal circumstances, what would be the settlement receiver in sales order line item settlement rule?

Thanks,

NW

[Former Member]

"Is there any sales order cost estimate release?"

Not really release like in standard cost estimate. You doing the costing either during creation of the sales order after saving the sales order you do it in CK51N. Sales order cost estimate are done on item level. Once you go into item you will have a "calculator" icon on the icon bar:

When you save it gonna be marked and that's it. Once the sales order cost estimated became marked it is relevant. However, you can change it later.

"In normal circumstances, what would be the settlement receiver in sales order line item settlement rule?"

Funny thing. I never had MTO before without COPA. Settlement receiver I guess can be eg. order or GL account. It really depend on your business. How many material type (or group), distribution channel and so one. Normally all these characteristics would go to COPA for further analysis but not you have to pick up an object make the work around.

Cheers

J