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.

Create Cost Center (KS01)

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.

Change Activity Type/Price (KP26)

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