Profit center to be used in PF2
The profit center to be used in the master data of a cost center is the organizational profit center of the plant.
Standard codification
The codification of an organizational profit center
- Letter C
- Plant code
Profit center to be used in WP2
The profit center to be used in the master data of a cost center in WP2 must be chosen carefully as it is used for several purposes :
- Fixed costs dashboard
- Industrial dashboard
- Working Capital
Two controls must be performed when assigning a profit center to a cost center :
1. The GBU & the value stream
The profit center that is assigned to a cost center is used to identify to which GBU & value stream the cost center belongs. The profit center used must be included in the right value stream & GBU.
The profit center hierarchy can be displayed in SAP with:
Value stream
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:
| X | X | X | X | - | V | Z | Y | M | N |
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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):
•ZA for a VS under GBU ACETOW |
•ZB for a VS under GBU PEROXIDES |
•ZC for a VS under GBU COATIS |
•ZD for a VS under GBU SODA ASH |
•ZE for a VS under GBU ECO SERVICES |
•ZF for a VS under GBU FIBRAS |
•ZG for a VS under GBU ENG PLASTICS |
•ZH for a VS under GBU SPECIAL CHEM |
•ZI for a VS under GBU EMERGING BIOCHEMICALS |
•ZJ for a VS under GBU TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS |
•ZK for a VS under GBU COMPOSITES MATERIALS |
•ZL for a VS under GBU SOLD ACTIVITIES (2003-2010) |
•ZM for a VS under GBU SPECIALTY POLYMERS |
•ZN for a VS under GBU NOVECARE |
•ZO for a VS under GBU AROMA PERFORMANCE |
•ZP for a VS under GBU POLYAMIDE & INTERMEDIATES |
•ZQ for a VS under GBU Oil & Gas |
•ZR for a VS under GBU CBS (former NON REPARTI RHODIA) |
•ZS for a VS under GBU SILICA |
•ZT for a VS under GBU RARE EARTH SYSTEMS |
•ZY for a VS under GBU ENERGY |
M - stands for the geographical zones, as follows:
| EU: 0, 1, 2 |
| NA: 3, 4 |
| LA: 5, 6 |
| AP: 7, 8 |
| WW: 9 |
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):
| C | G | U | Z | Y | 0 | M | N |
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).
Usually a specific value stream is used for production cost centers (PPPP-1xxx & PPPP-2xxx) and a non allocated value stream is used for other cost centers.
2. The department of the profit center
- A profit center with a department = plant code is assigned to production cost centers (PPPP-1xxx & PPPP-2xxx)
- A profit center with a department = GBU plant is assigned to other cost centers especially for SG&A, R&I...
The field "Department" of the profit center is a critical field that is used in BW to assign a cost center to a plant and then to a site.
ex:
- The cost center 7512-1022 is assigned to the profit center 7512-I0449
- The department of the profit center 7512-I0449 is 7512
=> The cost center is assigned to the plant 7512
Depending on the type of profit center the department code can be:
- a plant code = a code maintained in table T001W in WP1 or PF1 (1)
- a generic plant code (only in WP1) created by GBU (2). This code doesn't exist in the table T001W.
Rule by ERP + type of profit center
| ERP | Type of profit center | Department | Example | |||||||||||
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| PF1 | Reporting profit center | = "blank" |
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= plant code By default the department code = profit center code without the letter C However the rule is to have one department code by site even if for historical reasons there can be several profit centers in the same site. ex: in Tavaux, all profit centers are assigned to the department TAU:
There is one exception when there are several management units / GBU in the site (only in GBU Soda Ash). In the GBU Soda Ash, there should be one dedicated department for Soda Ash another one for Bicar. ex: in Torrelavega
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| WP1 | Profit center used in the master data of production cost centers (the codification of the cost center starts with the plant code  ) | = plant code = first digits of the profit center code ex: department of profit center 7512 -I0449 = 7512 |
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Profit center used in the master data of SG&A / CBS / Financial cost centers (the codification of the cost center starts with the company code These profit centers are used in cost center that could be shared between several plants/sites. Ex: in Rhodia Operation, there can be people working in the same team located in Paris or Lyon. Then the cost center is allocated neither to the Paris site nor to the Lyon site but to a generic site. By default this rule applies to all cost centers that are not used on production plants. The only exception is the facilities cost centers in CBS. | = generic GBU code = BFC GBU code + 00 ex: Novecare = CS00 |
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| Exception: Facilities cost centers included in the group ZCBS-FFAC of the ZCBS hierarchy | = plant code = first digits of the profit center code ex: department of profit center 7925 -I0569 = 7925 |
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For historical reasons, there may be exceptions to the codification