Configuring SAP® ERP Financial and Controlling

Assigning Values to Value Fields

You might still be asking yourself, “How do I get currency values into CO-PA if I don’t use cost elements or G/L accounts? What’s the deal with these value fields?” In this section, we explain in detail how you transfer currency and quantity values to value fields. There are several approaches: mapping SD condition types to value fields; the PA settlement structure, which maps cost element groups to value fields; the Costing Sheets method, which uses business logic to derive the values required, and the Material Cost Estimates method, which offers the ability to use the Material master cost component structure to populate value fields in CO-PA; and cost center to CO-PA assessments. Let’s look at the most popular ...