Type of projects

[Former Member]

Dear all,

In WBS , basic data screen contains proj. type field , where different type of projects are shown. what does it mean by cost,customer,capital and service project(Pls. give 1 eg. of each) in SAP terminiology? Construction of building and selling it is which type of project?

Regards,

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Cost Project: This include R & D kind of projects .

Customer: This include make to order kind of projects e.g. if you are constructing Refienery or plant for your client.

Capital: These include the investment projects e.g.if you are constructing a office building.

Service: These include the project which are service oriented e.g. Software Consultancy

Construction of building and selling it will be a Customer Project if you get order to construct it.

Regards,

Amit

[stheurkar]

Dear Rohit,

First you go through "Project Type" Definition:

An object that groups projects according to criteria, The project type does not influence program control or screen selection. You can use the project type as a filtering criterion in the information system.This is useful for reporting purpose.

For Example:

Capital-investment projects

Customer projects or Sale projects

Development projects

Lease Projects

For Construction industry you can create two types of projects.

1) Customer or Sale Projects

2) Lease Projects

In 1st case you need to create project profile as Sale project, in this you are constructing Residential Building & then selling to Customers

For this you are create Project Type as "Residential Project"

In 2nd Case

You need to create Lease Project profile.In this you are constructing Commercial complexes, Health facilities, Park & Gardens, Hotels, Multiplexes etc. after completion of project same will be given on Lease basis.

For this you can create Project Types Like

Commercial Project

Health Facilities Project

Hotels Project

Multiplexes Project.

Hope its useful.

Sandeep

[virendra_pal]

this is a WBS attribute available as standard and can be set up as config master data

various types of projects could be

investment - when the use of WBS is for acquisition value of the asset - settle to AuC/ FXA

internal - this project is where the cost of projects are expensed - settle to CTR

external - revenue based projects - settle to PSG/Sales line item

shut dowm

maintenance

etc . . . .

you can extend the use of this functionality to determine the generation of settlement rule/ RA key based on say project type using the respective BADI

It is also a useful parameter for reporting purposes.

[former_member203108]

Project type is what u define....in construction of building...say, u can construct residential appartments, office building, shopping complex...so u can create project type like residential, office building etc...