www.LearnSAP.com________________________________________________________________________SAP will display a notice, click on Enter to continue.A message change have been saved will be displayed in the status bar. Click on the back arrow to move back to the rder !etail Screen.n the rder !etail Screen, maintain the "ields as shown below. #e$t Click on Save A message is displayed in the status bar !ata saved.________________________________________________________________________- -37www.LearnSAP.com________________________________________________________________________Step 12 Create Primary Cost Element Groups Cost Elements with similar characteristics can be grouped together in Cost Element Groups.You can use Cost Element Groups in the Inormation System! or e"ample! #ia the Cost Element Group structure you can deine the row structure o your reports. $otal operationsta%e place per node in the report.%ou can use Cost Element &roups whenever you want to process several cost elements in one operation 'e.g. in Cost Center Planning or in !istribution and Assessment(.E$ample )%ou are planning personnel cost and want to display and plan all personnel cost in one operation.%ou do so by using the personnel Cost Element &roup.E$ample *%ou want to allocate operating supply cost using assessment and to process these cost elements in one operation. %ou can do so by selecting the group perating Supplies.+enu Path,SAP -+& . Controlling . Cost Element Accounting .+aster data . Cost Elements . Create Cost Elements &roup' click on)n the pop up window, double click on Create Cost Element &roup ________________________________________________________________________- -38www.LearnSAP.com________________________________________________________________________-" the Set Controlling Area window pops up, enter your controlling area identi"ier and press enterto continue.n the new screen enter a logical name "or your Cost Element &roup Structure and click on enterto move to the ne$t screen. '#ote, /he name can only be )0 Characters in 1ength(Since the Structure #ame can only be )0 character long, here you enter a detailed description "orit. nce you have done this click on 1ower 1evel button to create a lower level node. %ou can either have your Primary Cost Elements grouped under this node r you can have more lower level nodes. /he structure depends on how much detail you want to plan your cost.nce you have named your new node and provided a detail description, click on Cost Element button to de"ine the range o" Primary Cost Elements you want to associate with this node.________________________________________________________________________- -39www.LearnSAP.com________________________________________________________________________n the "irst "ield in the "irst column enter the beginning number o" your Primary Cost Element and in the "irst "ield o" the second column enter the ending number o" your Primary Cost Element and then click on enter. SAP will validate your selected range o" Primary Cost Elements by displaying more detail about them. -" everything seems to be in order and i" you do not want to create more nodes2range you can click on SA3E and e$it. therwise click on the +-#4S sign ' 5 ( to close details o" your node and then click on Same 1evel button/ype in a logical name and a detailed description "or your new node and repeat the steps "rom above until you "inish the whole structure. then click on SA3E.________________________________________________________________________- -Click on node to selectit be"ore you click on Same 1evel button40www.LearnSAP.com________________________________________________________________________SAP will display a message that changes have been saved Step 1& Create Secondary Cost ElementPrimary Cost Elements in the C' (pplication Component corresponds to the Proit ) *ossaccounts in +inancial (pplication Component. ,hereas Secondary Cost Elements e"ist only in C' and ha#e no e-ui#alent in +I. Secondary are used strictly "or internal C postings like assessments and settlements. +enu Path,SAP -+& . Controlling . Cost Element Accounting .+aster data . Cost Elements . Create Cost Elements' click on)n the pop up screen double click on Create Secondary Cost Element________________________________________________________________________- -41www.LearnSAP.com________________________________________________________________________n the new screen enter a logical name to identi"y your Secondary Cost Element and the valid "rom date and then click on +aster !atato continue.4nder the 6asic !ata /ab, on the #ames section, "ill in the logical name o" your Secondary CostElements and its detailed description. n the 6asic data section, it is mandatory to "ill in the category "or Secondary Cost Element. Select .21/ as your category now. Click on SA3E.SAP will display a message that Cost elements has been created Step 10 1aintain (llocation Structure!e"inition 7)/he Allocation structure de"ines the 8hat and 9ow o" the settlement process. -t is the main component o" the settlement pro"ile. And it is purpose is two "old.$o deine which cost elements on the order can be settled. $his group o cost elements is called the origin.$o determine which cost elements! called the Settlement Cost Elements will be used to debit and credit the sending order and the recei#ing ob2ects. ________________________________________________________________________- --t is better to have the starting date as the "irst day o" the year.42www.LearnSAP.com________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________- -43www.LearnSAP.com________________________________________________________________________!e"inition 7*(llocation Structure ser#es to settle cost occurring on a center to #arious recei#ers according to Cost Element Group. $he settlement assignment sets the assignment o cost element to a settlement cost element.+ultiple assignments are combined in allocation structure.An allocation structure must meet the "ollowing criteria. Completeness 3 to ensure orderly settlement! all cost elements under whichcost occurs must be represented in a settlement structure 4ni-ueness ( cost element may appear only once in an allocation structure.+enu Path,SAP -+& . Controlling . -nternal rders . Actual Postings . Settlements . +aintain Allocation Structures 'click on)________________________________________________________________________- -44www.LearnSAP.com________________________________________________________________________#otice that on the le"t panel, under dialog structure Allocation Structure is already highlighted. Click on #ew Entriesn the ne$t screen enter a two character identi"ier and a detailed description "or the structure andclick on SA3E________________________________________________________________________- -45www.LearnSAP.com________________________________________________________________________n the customi:ing re;uest screen, click on enter to continue.SAP will display a message in the status bar that data was saved. SAP will bring you back to the verview Screen.