Cost Elements and KE24
Cost Elements and KE24
Cost Elements and KE24
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G/L Account line item display screen values are correct and
accurate.
What is cost element, and why we need a cost element? We need a
cost element so we can assign a cost object. When we define any
GL account as cost element then system ask for a cost object.
My Cost Object can be internal order, Cost center or COPA values
( aka = profitability Segment)
Profitability Segment means COPA
COPA means Profitability Segment
User question Why cost element 220080 is populating in KE24
report?
220080 is a cost element, and because of the OKB9 configuration
Profitability Segment is active,
And configuration did not assign Cost Center. By activating
that, system is looking for COPA values.
Copa values are filled by some derivations rules in the system.
Since those values are being filed by the system, the cost
element will show up on KE24 report as it is a standard COPA
report, also known as profitability segment report. KE24 TO
SHOW PROFATABILITY
They call it Sales and Credit memos report, as they expect the
report to get updated via Sales and Credit memos.