TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................5
1 Structures ..................................................................................................................7
1.1 Operative Structures for Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) ...................7
1.1.1 Define Special Characters for Projects............................................7
1.1.2 Define Project Coding Mask ..............................................................8
1.1.3 Create Status Profile ........................................................................ 10
1.1.4 Define Partner Determination Procedures and Roles ................ 22
1.1.5 Create Project Profile ....................................................................... 25
1.1.6 Create Project T ypes for WBS Elements ..................................... 28
1.1.7 Specify Applicants for WBS Elements .......................................... 28
1.1.8 Specify Persons Responsible for WBS Elements ....................... 29
1.1.9 Define Priorities for WBS Elements ............................................... 30
1.1.10 Define Field Selection for Work Breakdown Structures............. 31
1.1.11 Create User- Defined for WBS Elements ..................................... 34
1.1.12 Maintain Substitutions ..................................................................... 35
1.2 Operative Structures for Network.............................................................. 47
1.2.1 Maintain network types ................................................................... 47
1.2.2 Specify Parameters for Network Type .......................................... 52
1.2.3 Maintain network profiles ................................................................ 54
1.2.4 Set Up Number Ranges for Network............................................. 62
1.2.5 Define Control Key ........................................................................... 62
1.2.6 Account Assignment Categories and Document Types for
Purchase Requisitions..................................................................... 65
1.2.7 Specify person responsible for work center ................................. 67
1.2.8 Define parameters for Subnetworks.............................................. 67
1.3 Operative Structures for Milestones.......................................................... 69
1.3.1 Define Milestone Usage...................................................................... 69
1.4 Project Planning Board .................................................................................. 70
1.4.1 Define Time Profiles......................................................................... 70
1.4.2 Define profiles for time scales (Optional) ..................................... 72
1.4.2 Define Profiles for the Project Planning Board ............................ 74
2 Costs...................................................................................................................... 77
2.1 Activate Project Management in Controlling Area ............................... 77
2.2 Maintain Value Categories ...................................................................... 79
2.3 Assign Cost Elements to Value Categories.......................................... 81
2.4 Create/Change Planning Profile ............................................................. 84
2.5 Assign Plan Profile to Project Profile ..................................................... 85
2.6 Define Costing Variants ........................................................................... 85
2.7 Maintain plan costing variants for network types ................................. 87
2.8 Maintain Budget Profiles.......................................................................... 87
2.9 Stipulate Default Budget Profile for Project Definition......................... 88
2.10 Create Number Ranges for Budgeting .................................................. 89
2.11 Define Tolerance Limits ........................................................................... 91
2.12 Define default cost elements for down payments ................................ 91
2.12 Create Allocation Structure...................................................................... 92
2.13 Create Settlement Profile......................................................................... 96
2.14 Specify Default Settlement Profile for Project Definition..................... 97
2.15 Define Strategies for Determining Settlement Rules ........................... 98

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 2.16 Assign Strategies and Default Rules to Network Types ...................100
2.17 Specify Default Settlement Profiles for Networks ..............................101
2.18 Determine Strategy for Settlement Rule ..............................................102
2.19 Assign Strategy to Project Profile .........................................................104
3 Dates...................................................................................................................104
3.1 Define Parameters for WBS Scheduling ................................................104
4 Material ...............................................................................................................106
4.1 Availability check........................................................................................106
4.1.1 Define Checking Rules ......................................................................106
4.1.2 Define Checking Scope.....................................................................106
4.1.2 Define Checking Control ...................................................................109
5 Confirmation ......................................................................................................114
5.1 Define Confirmation Parameters..............................................................114
6 Final check.........................................................................................................116
6.1 Finally check the Project Profile ...............................................................116

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INTRODUCTION

Projects irrespective of its size require precise planning of the various detailed
activities involved in execution of the project. The project manager has the job
of ensuring that the project is executed efficiently, on time, and within budget -
which he or she achieves by ensuring that the required resources and funds
are available as and when needed.

Projects are generally part of the internal processes of a company. To be able

to control all tasks in project execution, you need an organizational form that
is specific to the project and which is shared by all departments involved.
Before you can carry out a project in its entirety, the project goals must be
precisely described and the project activities to be carried out must be
structured. A clear, unambiguous project structure is the basis for successful
project planning, monitoring, and control.

A project is struc tured as per the following points of view:

ü By structures, using a work breakdown structure (WBS)

ü By process, using individual activities (work packages)

Project managers usually distinguish between two types of project:

ü Externally financed projects

v Custom er projects

ü Internally financed projects

v Overhead cost projects

v Capital investment projects

The Project system has no organizational structures of its own. You

incorporate into your existing structure by making assignments to the
organizational units.
Thus each project starts with the definition and classification of the structures
required for processing and incorporating these into existing enterprise
structure.

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Project System Organizational structure

Project Definition

WBS Elements

Networks

Activities

Internally Processed
Activities

Externally Processed
Activities

General Costs Activities

Material Components

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1 Structures

For configuration we use the following path on the SAP application screen:-

SAP Menu à Tools à AcceleratedSAP à Customizing à SPRO - Edit

Project à

We will not refer the above path henceforth; we will directly refer to the
IMG node.

1.1 Operative Structures for Work Breakdown Structure

(WBS)

1.1.1 Define Special Characters for Projects

IMG à Project System à Structures àOperative Structures à Work

Breakdown Structure (WBS) à Project Coding Mask àDefine Special
Characters for Projects

Here you specify how a project number is coded for editing. You can maintain
the following parameters for editing the project number:

• The length of the key for project coding.

Here you can assign up to five places for the key.

• an indicator specifying whether the key must have this exact length or
whether it can also be shorter

• special characters to enter WBS elements faster

• an indicator specifying whether only coded project numbers can be

used to create projects

Avoid the following special characters: *,+,? and %. These special characters
are used for specific functions in the system.

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Thus for the above configuration our project code will start with a single digit
alphanumeric code.
We have defined a special character = in the field ET (entry tool for wbs
element) as an entry aid. (You can use any character as entry aid, the system
will always copy the identifier of the superior WBS element)

E.g. You want to insert a new wbs element below the wbs element
V-6691001.05
In this case you only have to type in =01, system will automatically
supplement the key as V-6691001.05.01

1.1.2 Define Project Coding Mask

IMG à Project System à Structures àOperative Structures à Work

Breakdown Structure (WBS) à Project Coding Mask à Define Project Coding
Mask

This configuration is already done while creating the investment management

configuration. The Appropriation request number and the Project system
number (Top WBS) will be the same.

Here you define the coding masks for Project numbers. You can create a
coding mask for each key that you plan to use.

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The system determines the coding key that it should use based on the
first character of the coding key.

You can use the following symbols:

• X for alphanumeric characters

• 0 for numeric characters

• special symbols for the structure o f the appropriation request number

We enter the following code mask for key

V -0000000.00.00.00.00

Thus the project number V66910010301 is automatically edited to

V-6691001.03.01

The configuration was already done in Investment management which can be

seen below.

The appropriation request number and the top level wbs element
number will be the same.

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1.1.3 Create Status Profile

IMG à Project System à Structures àOperative Structures à Work

Breakdown Structure (WBS) à WBS User Status à Create Status Profile

You can set your own user status for an event.

You need to create status profile, create user status and assign various
business transactions whic h will influence the user status.

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Update the following:-

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Update the following:-

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Update the following:-

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Now you need to assign the user status to the business transaction.

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Update the following:-

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Budgeting permitted.

Release permitted

Write plan line items

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Click to update business transaction for the next status.

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Update the following:-

Double click and update the following business transaction.

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1.1.4 Define Partner Determination Procedures and Roles

IMG à Project System à Structures àOperative Structures à Work

Breakdown Structure (WBS) à Define Partner Determination Procedures and
Roles

Here you define partner roles, assign them to keys dependent on the logon
language, and define partner structures and assign partner roles to them.

Double click

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Update the following:-

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Update the following:-

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1.1.5 Create Project Profile

IMG à Project System à Structures àOperative Structures à Work

Breakdown Structure (WBS) à Create Project Profile

This step has already been configured in Investment Management

configuration step 4.1.2

Here you define project profiles for capital investment measures. The most
important control feature in the project profile of capital investment measures
is the investment profile. You can assign the investment profile in the step
Define investment profiles.

The project profile contains default values such as controlling area, company
code and other control parameters such as the planning method for dates and

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costs. The data that you enter in the project profile will be copied into a project
in its project definition or in the WBS elements which can later be overwritten.

Let us see the configuration parameters for project profile

Double click on

Click

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Remove the costing sheet and interest profile

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1.1.6 Create Project Types for WBS Elements

IMG à Project System à Structures àOperative Structures à Work

Breakdown Structure (WBS) à Create Project Types for WBS Elements

The project type does not influence program control or screen selection.
You can use the project type as a filtering criterion in the information system

We will use the project type IP.

1.1.7 Specify Applicants for WBS Elements

IMG à Project System à Structures àOperative Structures à Work

Breakdown Structure (WBS) à Specify Applicants for WBS elements

You can define here Applicants for WBS elements

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1.1.8 Specify Persons Responsible for WBS Elements

IMG à Project System à Structures àOperative Structures à Work

Breakdown Structure (WBS) à Specify Persons Responsible for WBS
Elements

You can define here persons responsible for WBS elements

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1.1.9 Define Priorities for WBS Elements

IMG à Project System à Structures àOperative Structures à Work

Breakdown Structure (WBS) à Define Priorities for WBS Elements

You can define here priorities for WBS elements. There are already some
standard priorities defined in SAP. We will work with them and not configure
new ones.

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1.1.10 Define Field Selection for Work Breakdown Structures

IMG à Project System à Structures àOperative Structures à Work

Breakdown Structure (WBS) à User Interface Settings à Define Field
Selection for Work Breakdown Structures

Here, you can make a field selection for the screens of the project definition
and the WBS elements.

You can specify modifiable and influencing fields.

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1.1.11 Create User- Defined for WBS Elements

IMG à Project System à Structures àOperative Structures à Work

Breakdown Structure (WBS) à User Interface Settings à Create User-
Defined Fields for WBS Elements

User defined text fields can be used as additional information. The user
defined fields are not checked by the SAP system. But checks can be done
through an enhancement.

The fields available are:-

General text fields
Quantity fields
Value fields
Date fields
Check boxes

The key words for the user-defined fields are determined by a key word ID.

Let us see an SAP standard Field key.

Double click

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1.1.12 Maintain Substitutions

IMG à Project System à Structures àOperative Structures à Work

Breakdown Structure (WBS) à Maintain Substitutions

We will create a substitution:-

If responsible person entered in WBS is 200 - Jerry Jones then update the
responsible cost center as 9104001

If responsible person entered in WBS is 201 - Angeline Reyes then update

the responsible cost center as 9104002

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Position the cursor on WBS element and Click

Update the following:-

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Click

Select

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Update the following:-

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Double click

Click to scroll down the fields

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Click

The technical names as well as short description will be displayed.

Further click

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Update the following:-

Take a drop down in the field and select

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Update the following:-

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Position cursor on

Click

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Click back and again open

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Change 00000200 to 00000201

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Update the following:-

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1.2 Operative Structures for Network

1.2.1 Maintain network types

IMG à Project System à Structures àOperative Structures à Networkà

Settings for Networks à Maintain network types

The network type contains information for controlling and managing networks.

In the SAP System, the network is a special form of the work order which has
a structure in common with production, maintenance and inspection orders.
Every network you create must have a network type allocated to it.

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Update the following:-

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Click

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Similarly create Network type for activity type account

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Update the following:-

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Similarly create a group and assign a number range.

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1.2.2 Specify Parameters for Network Type

IMG à Project System à Structures àOperative Structures à Networkà

Settings for Networks à Specify Parameters for Network Type

Here you define the parameters per plant and network type.

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Update the following:-

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Update the following:-

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1.2.3 Maintain network profiles

IMG à Project System à Structures àOperative Structures à Networkà

Settings for Networks à Maintain network profiles

The network profile contains default values and parameters for controlling the
processing of networks, such as control keys for activities.

The data which you enter here in the network profile is copied into the header,
activities, and activity elements when you create a network. You can overwrite
these values in each new network.

Select

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Press enter

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1.2.4 Set Up Number Ranges for Network

IMG à Project System à Structures àOperative Structures à Networkà

Settings for Networks à Set Up Number Ranges for Network

We had already created the number groups and number ranges while

configuring the network which can be seen by clicking

1.2.5 Define Control Key

IMG à Project System à Structures àOperative Structures à Networkà

Settings for Networks à Define control key

Here you create the control keys for different activities and activity elements.
The control key determines which business transactions are carried out when
an activity is processed whether it is internal activity, external activity or both
is possible.

You specify the indicators and keys for the various func tions in the control
key.
We have used the SAP standard control keys PS01, PS02 and PS05 for
networks.

Let us check the settings.

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Let us now check the settings of PS02

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Let us also check the settings for control key PS05

1.2.6 Account Assignment Categories and Document Types for

Purchase Requisitions

IMG à Project System à Structures àOperative Structures à Networkà

Settings for Network Activities à Account Assignment Categories and
Document Types for Purchase Requisitions

Here you specify purchasing item categories and a purchasing document type
for purchase requisitions in the network

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Change the Acct. assgmt. Gen from F to N

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1.2.7 Specify person responsible for work center

IMG à Project System à Structures àOperative Structures à Network à

Work Center à Specify person responsible for work center

Here we create person responsible for work center for a plant.

Click on

Update the following:-

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1.2.8 Define parameters for Subnetworks

IMG à Project System à Structures àOperative Structures à Network à

Define parameters for subnetworks

Here you maintain the following parameters for subnetworks:-

Network type for the subnetwork

Network type of the activity which is replaced by the subnetwork

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Click

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Update the following:-

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1.3 Operative Structures for Milestones

1.3.1 Define Milestone Usage

IMG à Project System à Structures àOperative Structures à Milestones à

Define Milestone Usage

Here you define milestone usages.

It is used for:-

1) Trigger for earned value analysis

2) It is generally used in the area of engineering and design.

The usages values can be used in selection in the information system

There are standard milestone usages defined in the system.

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1.4 Project Planning Board

1.4.1 Define Time Profiles

IMG à Project System à Structures à Project Planning Board à Define

Time Profiles

With a time profile you specify the various time periods for working in the
project planning board.
Evaluation period
The evaluation period defines the time frame for working with and displaying
data in the project planning board.

Planning period
The planning period defines the time frame for carrying out current planning in
the project planning board. The planning period can be smaller or the same
as the evaluation period. The planning period is always in reference to the
project start date.
If the start date is later than the current date, the planning period begins with
the start date.
If the start date is earlier than the current date, the planning period begins with
the current date.

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Update the following:-

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1.4.2 Define profiles for time scales (Optional)

IMG à Project System à Structures à Project Planning Board à Define

profiles for time scales

Here you define the time scale profile. A time scale profile describes the
properties of all possible scales using headings for the time axis (day scale,
week scale etc.).
The time fence is derived from the possible scales.
Depending on the current scale the time scale is generated from one or more
scales.
There are scales with the following headings:

• Yearly split

• Quarterly split

• Monthly split

• Weekly split

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 • Daily split

• Hourly split

• Minute split

• Shift split

We will work with the standard time scale profile SAPPS_Z001 - PS: Standard

We will check the configuration settings for the profile

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1.4.2 Define Profiles for the Project Planning Board

IMG à Project System à Structures à Project Planning Board à Define

Profiles for the Project Planning Board

You can maintain different values in the profile of the project planning board:

• Default values

• Graphics profile

• Fields that are displayed in the table area of the project planning board

• Parameters for the time display

• Change indicator

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2 Costs

2.1 Activate Project Management in Controlling Area

IMG à Project System à Costs à Activate Project Management in

Controlling Area

Here you activate the project management in controlling area

Select

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The check box should be selected to activate

Click on

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2.2 Maintain Value Categories

IMG à Project System à Costs à Value Categories à Maintain Value

Categories

Here you define value categories.

Value categories are intervals of:

• Cost elements

• Commitment items

• Statistical key figures

These are required for:

• Updating the project information database

• Defining structure reports for costs, revenues, and payments

• Updating quantities in the project info database RPSQT

Update the following:-

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2.3 Assign Cost Elements to Value Categories

IMG à Project System à Costs à Value Categoriesà Assign Cost Elements

to Value Categories

Update the following:-

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Update the following:-

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Click

Similarly assign other value categories to cost elements.

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Update the following:-

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Similarly assign the following category to cost elements:-

Value category Cost element Cost element category

Z01 943204 43 (Internal activity
allocn)
Z04 430004 1 (Primary cost element)
Z07 400013 1 (Primary cost element)
Z12 981000 50 (Proj related incoming
order)

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2.4 Create/Change Planning Profile

IMG à Project System à Costs à Planned costs à Manual Cost Planning in

WBS à Hierarchical Cost Planning à Create/Change Planning Profile

This step was already configured in the Investment Management step number
4.1.4

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2.5 Assign Plan Profile to Project Profile

IMG à Project System à Costs à Planned costsà Automatic Costing in

Networks/Activities à Costing à Define Costing Variants

Update the following:-

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2.6 Define Costing Variants

IMG à Project System à Costs à Planned costsà Automatic Costing in

Networks/Activities à Costingà Define Costing Variants

Let us see the configuration of Standard SAP costing variant PS02

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2.7 Maintain plan costing variants for network types

IMG à Project System à Costs à Planned costsà Automatic Costing in

Networks/Activities à Costingà Maintain plan costing variants for network
types

Here you maintain the default plan costing variant for your network type.

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2.8 Maintain Budget Profiles

IMG à Project System à Costs à Budgetà Maintain Budget Profiles

This step was already configured in Investment Management configuration

step 4.1.5

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2.9 Stipulate Default Budget Profile for Project Definition

IMG à Project System à Costs à Budgetà Stipulate Default Budget Profile

for Project Definition

Here you assign the budget profile to the project definition.

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2.10 Create Number Ranges for Budgeting

IMG à Project System à Costs à Budgetà Create Number Ranges for

Budgeting

The following number ranges are defined in the standard system:

ü 01 Project budget
ü 02 Project plan
ü 03 Order plan
ü 04 Order budget

We will work with the standard number ranges.

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Click to display the number range

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2.11 Define Tolerance Limits

IMG à Project System à Costs à Budgetà Define Tolerance Limits

Here you enter the tolerance limits for availability control.

Availability control can identify budget overruns in a project at an early stage

and initiates various actions.

You activate availability control for you budget profile. You can specify one or
more tolerance limits for each activity group for a budget profile.

This step was already configured in the Investment Management step 4.1.6

We will see the configuration done.

2.12 Define default cost elements for down payments

IMG à Project System à Costs à Actual Costs and Forecastà Update

Down Payments à Define default cost elements for down payments

Here you define the cost/revenue elements, under which down payments are
updated as expenses in CO.

For down payments referring to a purchase order, SAP system uses the
purchase order cost element. If there is no reference, in this the case, you
need to define one cost element (category 01 = primary cost elements
general) for credit-side down payments in each controlling area, or one
revenue element (category 11 = revenue elements) for debit-side down
payments .

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When you assign down payment or purchase order costs, SAP System
updates the account assignment objects cost center, order, make-to-order
production order, WBS element, and network.

Update the following:-

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2.12 Create Allocation Structure

IMG à Project System à Costs à Automatic and Periodic Allocationsà

Settlement à Settlement Profile à Create Allocation Structure

In Allocation structure you define the target cost element.

Here 2 options are available:-

1) Using the original source cost element

2) Using the settlement cost element

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Update the following:-

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Update the following:-

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Update the following:-

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Update the following:-

The above cost element group contains all the cost elements (primary as well
as secondary cost elements)

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Update the following:-

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2.13 Create Settlement Profile

IMG à Project System à Costs à Automatic and Periodic Allocationsà

Settlement à Create Settlement Profile

Here you create a settlement profile for settling costs from networks to the
WBS elements.
The settlement profile contains a range of control parameters for settlement.
Assign the allocation structure Z1 to the settlement profile.

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2.14 Specify Default Settlement Profile for Project Definition

IMG à Project System à Costs à Automatic and Periodic Allocationsà

Settlement à Create Settlement Profile

Here you assign the settlement profile Z9 created in the Investment

management material to the project definition.

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2.15 Define Strategies for Determining Settlement Rules

IMG à Project System à Costs à Automatic and Periodic Allocationsà

Settlement à Define Settlement Rule for Network à Define Strategies for
Determining Settlement Rules

Here you define a strategy to determine the settlement rule in the network.
You must define the strategy for the settlement rule in the parameters for the
network type.

You enter the sequence in which the settlement rule is determined for each
strategy:

• Copy the settlement rule from the WBS element

• Copy the settlement rule from the project definition

• Generate a settlement rule to the WBS element

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 • Generate a settlement rule by default (predefined by the system)

• Maintain a settlement rule manually

The SAP standard strategies for settlement rule are given below

Take a drop down in the field Typ

We have assigned the strategy 03 in the parameters for network type Z901
and Z902 in the earlier step which can be seen below

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We have assigned 03 default rule which has automatic generation of
settlement rules.

2.16 Assign Strategies and Default Rules to Network Types

IMG à Project System à Costs à Automatic and Periodic Allocationsà

Settlement à Define Settlement Rule for Network à Assign strategies and
default rules to network types

Here you assign a strategy and a default rule to the network type. The
assignment regulates control of the settlement rule for activities created later
in the network.

PS1 is SAP standard default rule for network to WBS elements settlement.

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2.17 Specify Default Settlement Profiles for Networks

IMG à Project System à Costs à Automatic and Periodic Allocationsà

Settlement à Define Settlement Rule for Network à Specify Default
Settlement Profiles for Networks

We assign the settlement profile ZNWBS9 created by us earlier to the network

type Z901 and Z902.

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2.18 Determine Strategy for Settlement Rule

IMG à Project System à Costs à Automatic and Periodic Allocationsà

Settlement à Settlement Rule for Work Breakdown Structure Elementà
Determine Strategy for Settlement Rule

Here you define the strategy for automatic generation of settlement rules.

The strategy is used to determine:

To which objects the settings apply:

Ø Billing element
Ø Account assignment element
Ø Neither

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2.19 Assign Strategy to Project Profile

IMG à Project System à Costs à Automatic and Periodic Allocationsà

Settlement à Settlement Rule for Work Breakdown Structure Elementà
Assign Strategy to Project Profile

Here you assign the strategy Z1 to our project profile.

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3 Dates

3.1 Define Parameters for WBS Scheduling

IMG à Project System à Dates à Date Planning in WBS à Define

Parameters for WBS Scheduling

The profile for WBS scheduling, for example, contains the following control
parameters:

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 ü whether the dates are to be recalculated automatically when saving
ü whether the error log is displayed automatically if errors were
determined during scheduling
ü the number of days the start may be in the past
ü whether basic dates are to be adapted if the earliest or latest dates
of the network change
ü maximum reduction level for reduction

The profile for WBS scheduling is stored in the project profile.

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4 Material

4.1 Availability check

Here we configure all the settings necessary to configure the material

availability check in networks.

4.1.1 Define Checking Rules

IMG à Project System à Material à Availability Checkà Define Checking

Rules

There are standard checking rules available in SAP system.

The checking rule relevant for us is PS as shown below

4.1.2 Define Checking Scope

IMG à Project System à Material à Availability Checkà Define Checking

Scope

Checking group and checking rule determine the checking scope.

You can specify:

• which elements relevant to MRP (goods receipts/goods issues) are

taken into account (for example purchase requisition, purchase order)

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 • which stock categories are taken into account

• whether replenishment lead time is checked

Checking rule PS is maintained for : -

01 Daily requirement
02 Individual requirement
CH Batches

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4.1.2 Define Checking Control

IMG à Project System à Material à Availability Checkà Define Checking

Control

Here you define the control for the availability check of materials, production
resources/tools and capacities.
Which check rule is to be used and whether a check is to be carried out, is
specified depending on plant and network type and the business transaction,
for example, whether the check is to take place when creating or releasing a
network.

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5 Confirmation

5.1 Define Confirmation Parameters

IMG à Project System à Confirmation à Define Confirmation Parameters

The configurations for the confirmation are specified for each plant and
network type.

You can specify the following parameters:

ü when confirming, a final confirmation is automatically proposed

ü the dates of the confirmation may lie in the future
ü the error log for cost calculation is displayed
ü percentages for the allowed deviation from work and duration

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6 Final check

6.1 Finally check the Project Profile

IMG à Project System à Structures àOperative Structures à Work

Breakdown Structure (WBS) à Create Project Profile

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Update the substitution rule we created earlier in the project profile.

Also update the status profile we created for WBS elements

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Change the items which are encircled

Also change the planning methd/basic

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Further also change the following:-

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