Cost Element Determination Logic for PM03

Operation
Title : Cost Element determination logic in Plant Maintenance Order Operation with
control Key PM03.
SAP Release
SAP Module

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SAP Plant Maintenance

SAP Sub-Module
Pre-requisite

Above release 4.5

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Plant Maintenance order

PM order with Control Key PM03 (External Services)

Practical Scenarios
1. PM Order PM03 Operation External Tab Agreement No.

In this scenario, based on the customization setting, SAP will create the Purchase Requisition (PR) after
creation CRTD or release REL.
The Cost Element populated in the PR will be the Cost Element maintained in the External
Profile
1. SPRO Plant Maintenance and Customer Service Maintenance and Service processing Maintenance
and Service Order Function and settings for order type Create default values profile for External
Procurement.

Note The Cost Element field at operation level will not display any Cost Element Value.
After release 4.5, Cost Element for PM03 control key will not be available for Operation Header
level but will be available for Service line item level.
So that Different service items have different Cost Element instead of single Cost Element of
Header level.
1. PM Order PM03 Operation External Tab Assignment of codified Services i.e.
Specifying particular Service Number

In this scenario, based on the customization setting, SAP will create the Purchase Requisition (PR) after
creation CRTD or release REL.

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Cost Element Determination Logic for PM03 Operation

The Cost Element populated in the PR will be taken from Service Master data using the logic
1. SAP will check Valuation Class maintained in the Service Master (Check Transaction Code
AC03 Display Service.
2. Go to transaction Code OBYC (Configuration Accounting display) and Double click on
Offsetting entry for inventory posting GBB).
3. Enter the desired Charts of Accounts.
4. Now for Purchase Requisition (PR) check the Debit/Credit entry for the combination of
General Modification (VBR) and Valuation Class (Taken from Service Master).

If SAP get the entry it will populate the Cost Element derived from above logic and if system did
not get any Cost Element then system will populate from the logic described in the Scenario -1.
1. PM Order PM03 Operation External Tab Assignment of Non-codified Services i.e. Specifying
description of the Service

In this scenario, based on the customization setting, SAP will create the Purchase Requisition (PR) after
creation CRTD or release REL.
The Cost Element populated in the PR will be the Cost Element maintained in the External
Profile
1. SPRO Plant Maintenance and Customer Service Maintenance and Service processing Maintenance
and Service Order Function and settings for order type Create default values profile for External
Procurement.

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