SAP Project System Handbook

Authors: Kieron Dowling

Published: February 2008

eISBN: 9780071544511 | ISBN: 9780071544504

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Contents
Contents

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction

Project System: An Overview of PS

From Start to Finish

Organization

Integration

Summary

2 Scenarios

A Typical Scenario

A Typical Working Scenario

Elements in the Scenario

Summary

3 Methods and Styles

Ways of Using PS

Asset Projects

Customer Projects
 Service Project

Working with Materials

Working with CRM

Summary

4 Features of Project System

Structural Elements

Coding Masks: How Project Numbers Are Coded

Project Profiles: How a Project Should BehaveWhat Its Allowed to Do

Project Definition: What a Projects Defaults Are

WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) Elements: The Hierarchical Structure

Templates: How a Project Should Look

Milestones: Things a Project Must Remember to Do

Networks (Part 1): How to Carry Out Tasks in a Specific Way, Order, and Time
Period

Networks (Part 2): What Materials and Resources Are Needed to Carry Out a
Task

Networks (Part 3): Internal ActivitiesPlanning Internal Resources

Networks (Part 4): External ActivitiesPlanning External Resources

Networks (Part 5): General Cost ActivitiesPlanning Unspeci.ed Costs

Networks (Part 6): Material ComponentsPlanning Materials

Internal Orders: Objects that Can Be Assigned to a Project Structure

Attachments and PS Text: Attachments to the Project Structure

Cost and Resource Planning

Structure Cost Planning via WBS: Direct Entry of Costs Against a WBS Structure,
Without Regard to Cost Elements

Detailed Cost Planning via WBS: Planning Costs Against a WBS at Cost Element
Level
 Detailed Cost Planning via Network: Planning Costs Against a Network Activity
Using Cost Elements, Materials, Services, or Activity Types

Easy Cost Planning via WBS: Planning Costs Against a WBS via Unit Costing, but
with the Use of Cost Models to Make Data Entry Simpler

Plan Versions: Distinct Repositories for Keeping Your Planned Costs Separate

Statistical Key Figures: Objects Used for Storing and Planning Invisible Costs or
Consumption

Overheads (CO): Additional Costs Calculated via Costing Sheets

Value Categories: Giving Meaning to Values

Budgeting

Budgeting in Projects: When the Budget Is Controlled from Within a Project

Budgeting in Investment Programs: When the Budget for All Projects Is

Controlled by a Capital Investment Program

Availability Control: When You Need to Control Expenditure

Time and Capacity Planning

Dates in WBS: Managing Basic and Forecast Dates

Scheduling in Networks (Part 1): Managing Start/Finish Rules and Executing

Scheduling

Scheduling in Networks (Part 2): Managing Start/Finish Rules and Executing

Scheduling

Work Centers and Activity Types: Planning Capacities and the Cost of Utilizing
the Resource

Workforce Planning: Planning Who Does What, and When

Revenue Planning

Structure Revenue Planning: Direct Entry of Revenue Against a WBS Structure,

Without Regard to Revenue Elements

Detailed Revenue Planning: Planning Revenue Against a WBS by Revenue

Element

Sales Orders (SD): Revenue Planning via Sales Order (or Quotation)

Execution
 Status Management: Setting Project Restrictions (Business Processes) by Status

Actuals: Posting Actual Costs, Revenues, and Dates to a Project

Simulations: Simulating What You Want to Do Before You Really Do It, Without
Committing

Project Versions: Snapshots of a Project for Comparison Purposes

Period-End (and Regular Processes)

Settlement: Transferring Actual Values to the Owner

Period-End: Executing Regular, Cyclical Processes

Progress (Part 1): Updating and Reviewing a Projects Progress

Progress (Part 2): Updating and Reviewing a Projects Progress

Archiving: Taking Your Projects out of the Live System

Billing: Sending the Customer an Invoice

Summary

5 Configuration

The IMG and Customization

Structures

Coding the WBS

Status Management

Project Profile

Networks

Milestones

Field Selections

Validation/Substitution

Documents

PS Text

Costs

Planned Costs
 Dates

WBS Scheduling

Network Scheduling

Material

Procurement

Summary

6 Tools

The Project Builder

Project Builder Structure

Project Builder Icons

Project Builder Menus

Inside the Project Builder

The Planning Board

Planning Board Icons

ProMan (Project-Oriented Procurement)

Exceptions

Using ProMan

Standard Reporting

Summary

7 Technical Information

Transaction Codes

CJ and CN Sorted by Code

CJ and CN Sorted by Description

Tables

General Tables

Table Fields
 Logical Databases

The Complete IMG

Summary

8 Tips and Tricks

Design Tips

Projects with Sales Documents

Classes and Characteristics

Object Dependencies

Validations and Substitutions

Project Progress

Progress Analysis

Other Useful Information

Known Limitations

Summary

Index

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