Displaying a Cycle for Distribution 

  1. Call up the transaction as follows:
  2. Menu Path

    Tools ® AcceleratedSAP ® Customizing ® Edit Project

    Transaction Code

    KSV8

  3. Choose SAP Reference IMG.
  4. Choose Controlling ® Cost Center Accounting ® Planning ® Allocations ® Distribution.
  5. Choose Define Distribution.
  6. Place the cursor on Change Plan Distribution, choose Choose.
  7. If the Set Controlling Area dialog box appears, enter the following data then choose :
  8. Field

    Europe

    North America

    Controlling area

    1000

    2000

  9. Enter the following data:
  10. Field

    Europe

    North America

    Cycle

    I-DP-2

    I-DP-4

    Starting date

    01.01.1995

    01.01.1995

  11. Choose .
  12. The system displays the header data of the distribution cycle. You create settings that are the same for all segments (distribution definition per sender). In addition to fields such as currency, you can also define the version (in this case, the plan version) to be used for the distribution.

  13. Choose .
  14. You can see which areas are to be allocated using distribution (in this example, only the Telephone cost center).

  15. To close the dialog box, choose .
  16. Choose First segment.
  17. Choose the Segment Header tab page.
  18. It is defined here that the cost element is to be allocated 100% to the receivers based on variable portions. The variable portions in this example are the statistical key figures for telephone usage, which are recorded on the receiver objects.

  19. Choose the Sender/Receiver tab page.
  20. This shows the sender and receiver cost centers that were specified. The sender is the telephone cost center (2-1210 in Germany, 4-1210 in the US). Cost element 473120 is allocated.

  21. To call up the detailed data that belongs to it, double-click on the receiver cost center VC2-010 (VC4-010).
  22. The system displays the drilldown for the receiver cost center set. This contains all cost centers of company code 2000 / 4000 where the distribution is executed. Note that the sender cost center is not included, because it can not be a receiver. Which cost centers will actually be receivers depends on whether they contain the distribution tracing factor (allocation base). The following shows what is used for the distribution in our example.

  23. Choose .
  24. Choose the Receiver tracing factor tab page.
  25. Under Selection criteria area, you see that statistical key figure 9201 (telephone units) has been used as the basis for the distribution. This statistical key figure is planned on the receiver cost centers and posted in the actual version. It represents the telephone units consumed by the receiver cost centers.

  26. Choose and until the overview tree appears.

If you are asked whether you wish to save the processed cycle, choose No.