Costing & PR creation from Easy Cost Planning – SAP PS

This blogpost is regarding the functionality of ECP in sap ps.

Below we will highlight –  Costing & PR creation from Easy Cost Planning – SAP PS

STEP1 – Creation of Characteristics 

• Create characteristics, transaction CT04.
• In my case, I have created 3, as below.

STEP 2 – Creation of Costing Model 

• Run transaction CKCM, enter the controlling area
• Press the create button, enter text.
• The first point will be adding characteristics, as below

• Char’s will appear as in “Structure the model entry screen”

• Click on “Define the derivation rules(template)” below screen will appear
• Here I have added 3 materials, with Characteristics added under Column “Quantity”
• The intention is to use a planning form for quantity declaration of the materials

STEP 3 – ECP in CJ20N for Costing and PR Generation

• Go to CJ20N, open the project
• Select WBSE & click on the button as highlighted below for ECP, as shown below

• Create Cost estimate screen will appear, after mentioning Costing variant
• Press enter or select the “Create Cost estimate” button.

• As in the below screen, opt WBSE & Press “Planning form” Button

• Below screen will appear, here choose costing model

• After choosing the costing model, press show/hide item views, below screen will appear

• As in the below screen, I have entered the quantity for 3 materials (characteristic as defined and linked to the quantity field of the materials)
• Estimate will be calculated accordingly, as below

• Press the back button & save the estimate.

• Again follow the same steps, enter the estimate through CJ20N, after selecting WBSE, you will a new button of “Show Execution Services”
• In this case we will use it to generate PR

• As below, I have opted Purchase Req. in Execution services

• Select the materials and press the “Post” button, PR will be generated as below.

• Reports as below to SHOW Planned cost & Commitment Cost

I have tried highlighting some imp functions of ECP, in the above blog post.

Hope you will like it.

Regards

Aditya Sibal