SAP Note 434873 - Actl cost component split - cost component structure change

Component : Actual Costing/Material Ledger -

Solution : https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/434873 (SAP Service marketplace login required)

Summary :
This SAP Note outlines the procedural guidelines and anticipated challenges in modifying the cost component structure. It emphasizes that the actual cost component split, critical in accounting and product cost planning, is maintained in the Costing-Based CO-PA and proposes solutions to manage changes effectively. The complexities arise particularly when historical data and prior period splits are involved, affecting transactional consistency. Users are advised to meticulously test changes in a sandbox environment before applying them in production, with detailed steps provided for both potential change scenarios and system initialization post-modification.

Key words :
historical actual cost component split information1, yield unclear cost component split information, deleting actual cost component split data, customer system requires considerable time, auxiliary cost component splitwe recommend, historical cost component split information, affected cost component split information, incomprehensible cost component split information, actual cost component split data, material ledger period-end closing

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