Select the “Create Inventory Definition” from the “Cost Center Rule Definition” business component.
The “Create Inventory definition” page appears.
Enter the following:
Company |
Use the drop-down list box to select the code identifying the company and it is available for selection in ascending order. |
Account Code |
The code identifying the expense or the consumption account. |
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Help facility available |
Event |
Use the drop-down list box to select the event or the business process based on which the inventory cost center has been defined. The system lists “All”, “General Material Request”, “Unplanned Issue”, “Unplanned Receipt”, “Unplanned Return”, “Stock Correction”, “Stock Transfer”, “Standard Cost Revaluation”, and “Scrap Note”. The system displays “All” by default. |
Transaction OU |
Use the drop-down list box to select the Organization Unit in which the transaction is taking place. The system displays “All” by default. |
Warehouse # |
Use the drop-down list box to select the code or identification number of the warehouse. The system displays “All” by default. |
Document Category |
Use the drop-down list box to select the category of the document. The system displays “All” by default. |
Numbering Type |
Use the drop-down list box to select the numbering type. The system displays “All” by default. |
MR Type |
Use the drop-down list box to select the type of the material request. The system displays “All” by default. |
Enter the following in the “Cost Center Definition Details” multiline:
Part Account Group |
Use the drop-down list box to select the account group to which the items belongs. The system displays “All” by default. |
Part Category |
Use the drop-down list box to select the category of the item. The system displays “All” by default. |
Part Type |
Use the drop-down list box to select the type of the item. The system displays “All” by default. |
Component Type |
Use the drop-down list box to select the type of the component associated with the item. The system displays “All” by default. |
Usage ID |
Code or identification number of the usage associated with the Cost Center. (Alphanumeric, 20). |
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Help facility available |
Cost Center |
The code identifying the cost center that has been mapped to the company code + event + expense or consumption account combination. (Alphanumeric, 10). |
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Help facility available |
Press <Enter> key
The system displays the following:
CC Description |
A brief description of the cost center that has been mapped to the expense or consumption account. |
Enter the following:
Effective From Date |
The date from which the cost center derived for the company code + event + expense or consumption account combination is valid. (Date Format). |
Click the “Create” pushbutton to Create the Inventory Definition
To proceed, carry out the following
Select the “View Inventory definition” link from the bottom of the page to view the inventory definition details.
Select the “Define Usage” link from the bottom of the page to define the usage details of the inventory cost center usage.
Creating Inventory definition – An overview
This page allows you to define a cost center for an expense or a consumption account. In this page, you can specify the mandatory parameters for the cost center mapping like the:
Code identifying the company involved in the mapping
Event or the business process based on which the cost center is mapped
Effective date from which this inventory cost center definition is valid (to be specified only when additional parameters is specified as “No”)