Allocation of a cost center to a GBU in a BW Fixed costs report
The fixed costs report is available by GBU.
In the BW fixed costs query a cost center can only be allocated to one GBU.
- When it is a cost center in WP1, the determination of the GBU is done with its Profit Center
- When it is a cost center in PF1, the determination of the GBU is done with its Business Area
GBU determination in WP1
The determination of the GBU in WP1 is done with the Profit Center Standard hierarchy
2. The profit center belongs to the GBU Soda Ash
3. In the fixed costs report, the cost center 6062-6227 is allocated to the GBU Soda Ash
GBU determination in PF1
The determination of the GBU for PF1 cost centers is done with the Business Area
2. The business area belongs to Corporate Business Services
3. In the fixed costs report, the cost center SM16210000 is allocated to Corporate Business Services
How can an error in the cost center's master data lead to an error in a BW fixed cost report?
The allocation of a cost center to the P&L is not handled in the same way in the P&L and the BW fixed cost report. Naturally, if the two methods are not consistent, this creates a discrepancy between the two reports.
As a reminder, the allocation of a cost center to the P&L is done through an assessment cycle, allowing it to be allocated to multiple GBUs. In contrast, in BW, the allocation is based solely on the cost center's master data (profit center or business area) and is assigned to a single GBU.
Example:
In the fixed costs report, the cost center TK19300000 is reported in the GBU Peroxides but in the P&L the same cost center is reported in the GBU Special Chem ?
1. The business area of the cost center TK19300000 is 7360
2. The business area 7360 belongs to the GBU Peroxide so in the fixed costs report, the cost center is allocated to the GBU Peroxide
4. The cost center TK19300000 is allocated to the profit center D7630 which belongs to the GBU Special Chem
What must be done to correct an inconsistency ?
The cost center TK19300000 is allocated to Peroxide via its business area and to GBU Special Chem via its assessment cycle, the following steps can help address this inconsistency:
Analyze the Business Rules:
- Determine which GBU allocation via business area or via cycle is correct
Adjust Master Data or Cycle Configuration:
- If the business area is incorrect, request the update of the cost center's master data: Request the creation / update of Master Data
- Alternatively, if the assessment cycle, request the update of the assessment cycle in Service One.
What is the impact of the correction on historical data ?
Once the change is made, the historical data will be impacted in the following ways:
In BW fixed costs query: when you update the master data of a cost center, historical data are reallocated to the new GBU.
In the P&L, if you update the assessment cycle of a cost center, it will only impact the future but historical data is not impacted. If there is a need to correct historical data, a manual correction in COPA should be done. It has to be requested in Service One .