Overview

Trigger:
A secondary cost element requires changing. All changes will be made in the Controllers office.
Business Process Procedure Overview Transaction data in Cost Center Accounting is posted to revenue and cost elements in the chart of accounts for the controlling area. Primary cost elements correspond to G/L accounts in FI. Secondary cost elements record internal value flows such as activity allocations, assessments, and settlements. UT will use secondary cost elements to record Facilities and Administrative cost of grants and contracts. Input Required Fields Cost element Output - Results Modification of a secondary cost element Field Value/Comments Cost element has to already exist. Comments

Tips and Tricks

This screen can be used to change a secondary cost element. The screens for changing primary and secondary cost elements are identical; the only differences are the choices that are presented in the drop down box for Cost Element Category. If this is the first transaction of an R/3 session, a SET CONTROLLING AREA box will appear. UT is the controlling area to be entered. Controlling area can be set in a users defaults From the Easy Access menu bar: System > User profile > Own data > Parameters tab Parameter = CAC Value = UT Text = Click the SAVE icon .

Procedural Steps
1.1. Access transaction by:

1.2.

On screen Change Cost Element: Initial Screen, enter information in the fields as specified in the table below:

1.3.

After pressing enter or the Master Data button on the screen above, CHANGE Cost Element: Basic screen appears. Make changes to the tab screen fields as necessary::

(Note: On above table, in column R/O/C ; R = Required, O = Optional, C = Conditional)

Field Name Indicators tab: Check box Unit of measure

Description

R/O/C C C

User Action and Values Indicate whether consumption quantities are recorded on the object. Choose from drop down box.

Comments Rarely used Rarely used

(Note: On above table, in column R/O/C ; R = Required, O = Optional, C = Conditional)

(onditional)