the field "Department is used in the fixed costs report in BW as an authorization object.

It can be a production site = plant code or a generic that corresponds to a GBU




Code = production plant 

If the profit center is used in the master data of plant cost centers then the department is the production plant.

For instance :

The cost center 8091-2200 Management - site is linked to the department 8091 through the profit center 8091-Z0449











Code = GBU plant

If the profit center is not used in the master data of plant cost centers then the department is the generic code of the GBU

For instance :

The cost center 6062-6852 EP Management is linked to the department EP00 through the profit center 6062-I0390



GBUPlant code
CB Corporate Business ServicesCB00
CH Special ChemCH00
CM Composite MaterialsCM00 
CS NovecareCS00
CT CoatisCT00
GY Energy ServicesGY00
NB New Business DevelopmentNB00
OG Oil & GasOG00
PA AromaPA00
PE PeroxydePE00
SD Soda AshSD00
SI SilicaSI00
SP Specialty PolymersSP00
TS Technology SolutionTS00