Relationship Between Cost Center/Activity Type
Exercise 4: Activity Types
Exercise Objectives
After completing this exercise, you will be able to:
• Create activity types.
• Plan prices for activity types.
Business Example
Lesson: Activity Types
The consultants in the new consulting department allocate their consulting activities to internal orders using direct activity allocation. These internal orders act as cost objects for services that have been provided for a company. You must create master data for the various types of activities. Because these activities (consulting services) also have to be evaluated, you have to plan prices for each activity type at cost center level. When the consultants enter how many hours they have worked for a company, the number of hours is multiplied by the price and this amount is credited to the cost center and debited from the cost object. When you define prices, you should base them on the standard market consulting rate.
In addition, the repair costs incurred on the repair cost center should be assigned to the production cost centers on a prorated basis by means of indirect activity allocation. The allocation should be performed using another activity type.
Task 1:
You would like to analyze the consulting activities of junior and senior consultants separately. Consequently, you need to create two activity types for consulting.
The activity types are valid from the start of the current fiscal year. Accept the proposed end date. Define another activity type for the allocation of the repair costs.
1. Create the activity type J## (Junior Consultant ##). This activity type is measured in hours and is only used by category 8 cost centers (Consulting).
For allocation, choose the activity type category 1, which supports direct activity allocation. The allocation cost element is 6261##. Set the price manually.
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2. Create activity type S## (Senior Consultant ##). Use activity type J## as a reference. Change the short text, the description, and the allocation cost element (6262##). Keep the remaining data.
3. Create the activity type REP## (repair ##). The activity type is measured in hours and can be used by all cost centers. For allocation, choose the activity type category 3, for indirect activity allocation. The allocation cost element is 6393##. Set the price manually.
Task 2:
Both “FI/CO Consulting” and “LO Consulting” cost centers use junior and senior consultants. Define prices for the activity types. The repair service is carried out by the repair cost center.
1. Enter the prices in the planning menu. Choose the planner profile SAPEASY.
2. Use planning layout 1-261 (activity type planning) to plan the prices for activity type J## on the Consulting cost centers (cost center group B30##).
Plan the prices for all periods of the current fiscal year in version 0.
Use form-based entry.
3. An hourly junior consultant rate of EUR 200 has been determined for both cost centers (301## FI/CO Consulting and 302## LO Consulting).
4. Plan senior consulting prices S## on the consulting cost centers (cost center group B30##). Plan the prices for all periods of the current fiscal year in version 0.
Use form-based entry.
5. An hourly rate of EUR 300 for senior consulting has been determined for cost center301## (FI/CO Consulting). Senior consultants in LO (cost center 302##), however, charge an hourly rate of EUR 280.
6. Use planning layout 1-261 (price planning, simple layout) to plan the prices for activity type REP## on the Repair cost centers (cost center 113##). Plan the prices for all periods of the current fiscal year in version 0.
Use form-based entry.
7. An hourly rate of EUR 20 has been agreed for cost center113## (Repairs).
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Solution 4: Activity Types
Task 1:
Lesson: Activity Types
You would like to analyze the consulting activities of junior and senior consultants separately. Consequently, you need to create two activity types for consulting.
The activity types are valid from the start of the current fiscal year. Accept the proposed end date. Define another activity type for the allocation of the repair costs.
1. Create the activity type J## (Junior Consultant ##). This activity type is measured in hours and is only used by category 8 cost centers (Consulting).
For allocation, choose the activity type category 1, which supports direct activity allocation. The allocation cost element is 6261##. Set the price manually.
a) Cost Center Accounting: Master Data → Activity Type → Individual Processing → Create
b)
Field Name or Data Class Activity Type
Valid from To
Name Activity Unit
Cost center categories Activity type category Allocation cost element Price Indicator
Save your data!
Values J##
01.01. Current fiscal year 31.12.9999
Junior consulting ##
HR 8 1 6261##
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2. Create activity type S## (Senior Consultant ##). Use activity type J## as a reference. Change the short text, the description, and the allocation cost element (6262##). Keep the remaining data.
Answer: Save your data. Create the activity type S## accordingly - using reference J##.
Change the name and the allocation cost element. Keep the remaining data.
Save your data!
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3. Create the activity type REP## (repair ##). The activity type is measured in hours and can be used by all cost centers. For allocation, choose the activity type category 3, for indirect activity allocation. The allocation cost element is 6393##. Set the price manually.
a) Cost Center Accounting: Master Data → Activity Type → Individual Processing → Create
b)
Field Name or Data Class Activity Type
Valid from To
Name Activity Unit
Cost center categories Activity type category Allocation cost element Price Indicator
Save your data!
Task 2:
Values REP##
01.01. Current fiscal year 31.12.9999
Both “FI/CO Consulting” and “LO Consulting” cost centers use junior and senior consultants. Define prices for the activity types. The repair service is carried out by the repair cost center.
1. Enter the prices in the planning menu. Choose the planner profile SAPEASY.
a) Cost Center Accounting: Planning → Set Planning Profile b)
Field Name or Data Class Planner profile
Confirm profile icon.
Values SAPEASY
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2. Use planning layout 1-261 (activity type planning) to plan the prices for activity type J## on the Consulting cost centers (cost center group B30##).
Plan the prices for all periods of the current fiscal year in version 0.
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Use form-based entry.
Lesson: Activity Types
a) Cost Center Accounting: Planning → Activity Output/Prices → Change
b)
Field Name or Data Class Version:
Period From Period To Fiscal Year
Cost center - group Activity Type Input
Goto → Overview Screen
Values
3. An hourly junior consultant rate of EUR 200 has been determined for both cost centers (301## FI/CO Consulting and 302## LO Consulting).
a) On the overview screen
Field Name or Data Class Total price
Values 200
Goto → Next Combination (cost center 302##)
Field Name or Data Class Total price
Save your data!
Values 200
4. Plan senior consulting prices S## on the consulting cost centers (cost center group B30##). Plan the prices for all periods of the current fiscal year in version 0.
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a) Cost Center Accounting: Planning → Activity Output/Prices → Change
Field Name or Data Class Version:
Period From Period To Fiscal Year
Cost center - group Activity Type
5. An hourly rate of EUR 300 for senior consulting has been determined for cost center301## (FI/CO Consulting). Senior consultants in LO (cost center 302##), however, charge an hourly rate of EUR 280.
a) On the overview screen
Field Name or Data Class Total price
Values 300
Goto → Next Combination (cost center 302##)
Field Name or Data Class Total price
Save your data!
Values 280
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6. Use planning layout 1-261 (price planning, simple layout) to plan the prices for activity type REP## on the Repair cost centers (cost center 113##). Plan the prices for all periods of the current fiscal year in version 0.
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Use form-based entry.
Lesson: Activity Types
a) Cost Center Accounting: Planning → Activity Output/Prices → Change
b)
Field Name or Data Class Version:
Goto → Overview Screen
Values
7. An hourly rate of EUR 20 has been agreed for cost center113## (Repairs).
a) On the overview screen
Field Name or Data Class Total price
Save your data!
Values 20
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Lesson Summary
You should now be able to:
• Create activity types.
• Plan manual prices for the activity types on different cost centers
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