cost variant

[Former Member]

Hi,

What is this cost variant....

function and uses,how they configured.

Can any one explain

Thanx

[Former Member]

Dear,

costing variant is a A tool that contains all control parameters for costing, including

parameters that control how cost estimates are executed and the material

prices or activity prices that are used to valuate the costing items.

In material costing (costing with and without quantity structure), the

costing variant determines the following:

o The purpose of the cost estimate (costing type)

o The prices that are selected to valuate the quantity structure and

calculate overhead expenses (valuation variant)

o The dates that apply to the actual cost estimate and to the

explosion and valuation of the quantity structure (date control)

o How the BOMs and routings are selected to create the quantity

structure (quantity structure control; only relevant for cost

estimates with a quantity structure)

o The strategy by which the SAP System looks for costing data from

other cost estimates (transfer control)

In unit costing (base object costing and unit costing for orders), the

costing variant determines the following:

o The purpose of the cost estimate (costing type)

o The prices that are selected to valuate the costing items (valuation

variant)

o Whether the individual costing items are assigned to cost elements

In Easy Cost Planning, the costing variant determines the following:

o The purpose of the cost estimate (costing type)

o The prices that are selected to valuate the costing items (valuation

variant)

o For internal orders, work breakdown structure (WBS) elements, and ad

hoc cost estimates, the dates that apply to the cost estimate (date

control). For WBS elements, the dates can be overridden by the dates

of the WBS element.

Costing variants contain control parameters for all aspects of costing.

The costing variant forms the link between the application and

Customizing, since cost estimates are created and saved with reference

to a costing variant.

The costing variant controls how costing is executed, such as:

o Whether the costing results are planned costs or actual costs

o Which prices are used to valuate materials, internal activities, and

external activities

o How overhead is calculated

A costing variant includes the following groups of settings:

o Costing type

o Valuation variant

o Number range assignment