Change the profit centre in the cost centre master after a year

[Former Member]

Hi All,

Could you'll please let me know whether it was possible to change the profit centre in the cost centre master and if i did what will be the implications.

Thanks and Regards,

Vandana

[former_member182098 · Accepted solution]

Refer transaction code OKEG.

You can maintain master data for cost centers, cost elements, activity

types, and business processes with time dependencies. You can make

changes at any time for any given time interval. Data storage also takes

place with a time reference. In this way, a master data record can have

multiple database records storing different information.

The smallest interval is one day. To ensure data consistency, you cannot

change each field daily. The timeframes in which you can change a field

depend on the field functions, which are fixed by the system and cannot

be changed. Master data maintenance includes an automatic check for each

field's time-based consistency, resulting in individual time-based

maintenance for each field.

The following dependencies are supported:

o Not time-based

o Day-based

o Period-based

o (Fiscal) year-based

This function provides an overview of the time dependencies of

individual master data fields during master data maintenance, along with

checks and storage of consistency timeframes. You find this information

in the "Time dependency" column.

If you use fields requiring characteristics greater than one day and

which are changed for the system lifetime of the object, the system

automatically creates a new database record for this processing

interval, and changes the time-based validity of existing records. The

change is logged in the master data record with the time reference.

However, a great number of changes in multiple timeframes will result in

a correspondingly great number of data records.

Fields which you can change freely (indicated in the DAY column) can

possess different time dependencies only if you mark them additionally

as historically relevant. This activates the time-based updating for the

records.

Object 1000 has one master data record created with a fiscal year of 12

periods and the cost center name AAAAAAAAAA. During master data

maintenance, you change the cost center name in period 5 to BBBBBBBBBB.

The system reacts with one of two options.

o "Name" is marked as historically relevant. The existing master data

record for periods 1 - 12 must now become three records:

1000 01-04 AAAAAAAAAA

1000 05 BBBBBBBBBB

1000 06-12 AAAAAAAAAA

o "Name" is not marked as historically relevant. The existing master

data record remains intact, with the name changed for the entire

existence of the record:

1000 01-12 BBBBBBBBBB

Edited by: Ravi Sankar Venna on May 19, 2009 4:03 PM

[Former Member]

Yes - you can change the profit center assignment after the first assignment. Change Cost center master data using KS02 individually or using KS12 collectively. You may also use Assignment Monitor ( 1KE4 ) to do the required changes in Cost center.

Profit center assignment is time dependent. So after you do the re assignment PCA posting will be with newly assigned Profit center.

Revert back if you need any more on this.

Thanks,

VR

[former_member182098]

Hello,

You can make changes to the profit center in cost center master.

The new postings on the cost center will take place to new profit center.

Meanwhile, I would suggest you lock the old cost center, create a new cost and assign the new profit center.

Regards,

Ravi