The Result (Reporting) Profit Centers are the basis for Group reporting

All elements for BFC statement are extracted from the Profit centers (except NETV, QTV and TPT which are extracted from CO-Profitability Analysis -> CO-PA). To make this extraction work (through interfaces), all objects in CO must be assigned to a profit center;
  • Material (plant level, Costing view)
  • Cost centers
  • CO orders
  • PM orders
  • PP orders
  • Cost collectors
  • WBS
The Result Profit centers are depending on the Profit center group “CHEFCHEOPS”. These profit centers are generally assigned to all the ERP companies;
The non reporting Profit Center are in group “CHEF_CNTRL

In WP1 the profit center is used to:

Assign the following variances to the P&L (COPA)

  • Variances on purchase
  • Inventory differences
  • Variances on transfer
  • Variances on process order
  • Revaluation variances

Split the Working Capital by enterprise

  • Split the accounts payable and the stocks by CGU (Cash Generating Unit)

Calculate some indicators of the industrial dashboard and identify by Value Stream

  • Inventories
  • Variable costs (the actual ones posted through process order)
  • Fixed costs (from the direct production costs center)
  • Freight on sales costs (from the P&L and freight on sales cost centers)
  • Accounts payable

Profit center master are displayed with KE53