All profit centers must be attached to a node in the standard hierarchy In WP2, there is one standard hierarchy per Controlling Area. Its structure must follow the standard rule |
The profit center hierarchy can be displayed in SAP with: |
The value stream (VS) is the lower level of the profit center hierarch in WP1 system, where the profit centers are assigned through the "Profit Ctr Group". Historically, the value stream nodes in the profit center hierarchy were used for some Industrial reporting on specific production lines but currently this reporting level is no longer used, unless there's a justified request for it. Nevertheless, we need to maintain the value stream node at a standard level. Most of the value stream codes are already defined for a certain GBU and geographical zone and just need to be extended to a particular company code. It has to be always checked before creating a new code.
VALUE STREAM CODIFICATION in the profit center hierarchy:
XXXX - Stands for the company code V - Standard for all the VS codes ZY - Is used to define a specific GBU code as follows (the currently active GBU's are the ones highlighted):
M - stands for the geographical zones, as follows:
N - it's a serial number Note: The value stream codes have to be included in table ZWFAT187 to be able to define the related descriptions in several standard languages. For this, the codification has to be converted to an 8 digit code as follows (some of the digits are already defined when establishing the VS node in the profit center hierarchy):
CGU - Standard for all the standard VS codes ZY - Is used to define a specific GBU code, as per list above 0 - Always zero M - stands for the geographical zones, as per list above N - it's a serial number Link to the old WP2 Codification Value Streams Master (OBSOLETE). |