There are different types of category defined in the primary cost elements :
- Category 01 : the account can use a cost element or a profitability segment
- The sign used in the account in FI is the same used in CO-PA
- Category 11 : the account must use a profitability segment
- The sign used in the account in FI is inversed in CO-PA (KE24)
- The report re-inverse the sign in the line (KE30)
- We cannot mix the 2 categories in the same CO-PA value field
- Be careful in the assessment cycles from cc to CO-PA (rules need to be followed)
- Category 22 : external settlement > used in the primary cost elements defined as a counter part of a cost object settlement to a balance account (ex: wbs UAC in Europe )
There are 3 different types of category defined in the secondary cost elements :
- Category 21 : internal settlement > used in the cost elements of PM orders settlement (ex: 99210030 services)
- Category 42 : assessment > used in the assessment cycles of cost centers (ex: 99423100 Dep Shared services)
- Category 43 : internal activity allocation > assigned to the activity types. Every one could represents a fix cost or a variable cost , never mixed cost. (ex: 99430020 direct labor)