Some Common used Costing Screen

Create Primary Cost Element (KA01)

Table : CSKA - Cost elements (data dependent on chart of accounts)
           CSKB - Cost elements (data dependent on controlling area)
           CSKU - Cost element texts

• The cost element category is a technical control function. It determines whether you can post to a cost element directly or indirectly.  Direct posting means a fixed amount is posted to an account by specifying the account number. You can post directly to all primary cost elements.

Table : CSKS - Cost center master
           CSKT - Cost center texts

• A cost center is an organizational unit in a controlling area representing a clearly delimited location where costs occur.

Table : CSLA - Activity master
           CSLT  - Activity type texts
           CSSL  - Cost center / activity
           COST - CO object:  standard rate totals

• Activity-based costing is method of measuring the cost and performance of business processes and cost objects. ABC assigns costs to business processes based on their use of resources. The costs incurred by business processes are assigned to cost objects (such as products, services, customers, orders, etc.) based on their utilization of these processes. ABC recognizes the causal relationship between cost drivers and business processes.

Reports to print out the Cost Centers activity prices - RKSBTA01

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