Controlling Activity Types
You will define an activity measure for assembling your finished good. We choose labor hours as this is the usual measure of such an activity. A cost will then be assigned to the activity (pay/hour).
Create Activity Type Labor
From SAP Easy Access: Accounting è Controlling è Cost Center Accounting è Master data è Activity type è Individual processing è Create
- Click on Extras on the main tool bar, and select Set controlling area. Choose your company code.
- Enter Labor for Activity type.
- Valid from: 01/01/2003 to 12/31/9999
- Click enter.
- Name: Labor Hours
- Activity hours: H
- Cost center categories: F
- Activity type categ.: 1
- Cost element: 800000
- Price indicator: 001
- Click save.
Set Activity Prices
From SAP Easy Access: Accounting è Controlling è Cost Center Accounting è Planning è Activities output/prices è Change
- Enter the following:
- Version: 0
- From period: 01
- To period: 12
- Fiscal year: 2003
- Cost center group: MFG _ _
- Activity type: Labor
- Check entry: Free
- Click the overview button (looks like a small mountain and sun)
- For P010:
- Plan activity: 100000 hours
- Variable price: $18.00
- Click on the black next or previous button to advance to P020.
- Enter the same Plan activity level, and a different hourly wage.
- Repeat the process for P030.
- Click save.
