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PS Configuration Overview
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Projects can be structured based on Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) element Work package with activities From Finance point of view, each project is identified as Externally financed project Internally financed project Project System Organization: -
Project system has got the following parameters. Project definition WBS element Networks Activities The above discussed PS module elements are assigned to the existing organizational units. I.e. these are assigned to the existing controlling area, company code, business area, profit center and plant. In short we can say that there is no independent org structure for PS module like SD and MM. The PS parameters are assigned to the existing organizational units at different levels. Let us discuss the possible assignments of each PS elements with existing org. structure. Project Definition: Project Definition is the process of defining the project with its objective, Accounting information and logistic related information. Accounting information:Controlling Area Company code Business Area Plant Location Profit center Currency Budget profile Interest calculation profile Planning profile Investment profile Result Analysis key
Logistic information Network profile WBS Scheduling profile Person responsible Start & End date Factory calendar Time unit WBS Element: WBS element is a master data used for projects. The usage of WBS is Organizes the project task in an order Process planning, cost planning, capacity planning Costing and controlling To know the amount of work involved in a project
WBS is created with reference to the project definition. The data maintained under project definitions are copied into WBS WBS Accounting information: Currency Copied from projection profile. Can be changed only if company code currency is different from controlling area and there must NOT be any budget, commitments exist for the WBS element.
Network: Network represents flow of task in a project. Tasks performed with WBS such as planning, controlling etc. can be done with network also. The structure of the network is similar to that of production order and maintenance order. Network can be assigned to Project definition WBS Time sheet entry Activities: Activities indicate the sequence of any process. Activities contains Duration Start and finish Requirement of resources Cost requirements Activities can be Internally processed Externally processed Service related General cost activities Now let us see what is there in the configuration for PS structure. The project definition contains various profiles from costing point of view. We shall start from WBS structure.
Define Special Characters for Projects BACKGROUND This configuration setting enables to define how the project number is coded for editing. Following parameters are controlled in this setting to edit the project number. Length of the key for project coding - Max. five Mandatory length of the project coding whether all five must be filled or not. Special characters allowed for entering WBS SCENARIO Define special character for projects. INSTRUCTION Follow the Menu Path: IMGProject System Structures Operative Structures Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) Project Coding Mask Define Special characters for Projects Click or
Maintain fields as explained below Field Name Value and Description of field Length of key for coding of the project definition and WBS elements. Possible entries are
E.g.5 indicates maximum It must be set carefully before creating any projects. We will proceed with 1 in our example. Key used to specify project coding and WBS element must of same length as it is defined here. E.g. Leave it blank not to restrict the length of project coding and WBS element. To help entering the WBS element in the work break down structure, this special key is defined. E.g. Enter ". To enter a new WBS element under WBS element, it is enough to enter " and new number. E.g. say new number is 30, then system will maintain the number with all prefixes and the number 30.
Special character used to limit the segments in the coding. E.g. / to limit with the character / between the segments. Check in this tick box will allow only the coded project numbers within the project system. E.g. tick the check box. This field is used for automatic number assignment. E.g. Leave it blank. Click Click
Define Project Coding Mask BACKGROUND This configuration setting enables to create masks for editing the project number. Project coding mask is helpful to simplify the complex project numbers. It is also used to indicate the position of the WBS element. SCENARIO Discuss the project coding mask. Ex: /000-XXX-000/XXXX INSTRUCTION Follow the Menu Path: IMGProject System Structures Operative Structures Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) Project Coding Mask Define Project Coding Mask Click Or Enter OK02 in the command field press Enter.
Field Name
Value and Description of field Length of key for coding of the project Note:- Here the project id can be maximum of 1 digit as we have set up the PL field in the above setting as 1. Define the coding mask for project definition 0 (zero) only numeric characters X alpha numeric characters Maintain description of coding mask Tick in this check box will not enable the new request for WBS element, project definition or appropriation request to be created with this masking code. Tick in this check box will not allow creating coding mask for standard project or WBS element.
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Define Field selection for Work Breakdown Structures BACKGROUND This configuration setting enables to define the WBS field selection. Through this configuration setting it is possible to make a field mandatory, optional, hide or view only. It is required to make certain field to make mandatory according to the business requirement. SCENARIO Make Project Description field as mandatory for company code 3000 INSTRUCTIONS Follow the Menu Path: IMGProject System Structures Operative Structures Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) User Interface Settings Define Field Selection for Work Breakdown Structures Click
Click on Click Enter the company code as 1000 select radio button
Click
Double click Similarly as explained above, field selection can be done for WBS element also. Note:- the procedure is same for Network field selection as well.
become mandatory
Define Validation BACKGROUND This configuration setting enables to define validation. Use validations to check values and value combinations that users enter in the Project System. Validation can be carried out at various points in time. Following are the steps to be carried-out: Enter a name for the validation.
The application area is proposed by the system. Enter a call-up point when the validation should be
carried out.
Create a validation step or select an existing one. Select the field that you want to use for the validation. Enter a prerequisite
a validation message. The message is issued when the prerequisite is met and when the value does not check. SCENARIO Discuss validation defining. INSTRUCTION
Follow the Menu Path: IMGProject System Structures Operative Structures Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) Maintain Validations Click
Click
the
required
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Enter validation name. e.g. ZLEGL02 and text as check profit center Click
Click Click Enter the project definition to which the check is to be applicable. Double Click
double click Click Click Enter the value which must be maintained as profit center for project definition with W Click Double Click Enter message type Enter message number. Message variable entered if the message contains any variable. Example: Message:"Acount $ is not allowed in company code $"
Maintain Substitution BACKGROUND This configuration setting enables to define substitution. Use substitutions to replace values and value combinations in the Project System. In addition you can define several interdependent substitution statements for future use. Following are the steps to be carried-out: Enter a name for the Substitution.
The application area is proposed by the system. Enter a call-up point when the substitution should be
carried out.
Create a substitution step or select an existing one. Select the field that you want to use for the substitution. Enter a prerequisite and specify how the substitution
should be carried out. SCENARIO Discuss substitution defining. INSTRUCTION Follow the Menu Path: IMGProject System Structures Operative Structures Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) Maintain Substitution
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Click on the object where the substitution is to be created. E.g. whether on project definition or on WBS element Click to create rule or click substitution Enter substitution key and text to create
Click
Double click
Double click
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Click Maintain fields as explained below Field Name Value and Description of field Key identifying the time profile. Enter key and description. E.g. Key indicates the type of entry to be made. I.e. Monthly, yearly. Select from available entries
E.g. L to indicate years for Enter start date. E.g. 0. Indicates start evaluation period from 0 years Start date is the date of the first day of the period to which the data required to be evaluated. System determines the first date with entry here along with entry type. E.g. today is 14.01.2005 Type of entry: G Start: -10 Finish : +20 This generates an evaluation period from 04.01.2005 to the 03.02.2005. For Enter finish date. E.g. 2 indicates evaluation allowed for next two years.
evaluation period.
Define Profiles for Time Scales BACKGROUND This configuration setting enables to define Time scale profile. Time scale profile defines the properties of all possible scales. The possible time scale headings are Yearly split Quarterly split Monthly split Weekly split Daily split Hourly split Minute split Shift split
For each time scale heading maximum and minimum time scale must be maintained. SCENARIO Discuss the profile for time scale. INSTRUCTION Follow the Menu Path: IMGProject System Structures Project Planning Board Define Profiles for Time Scales Click
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Note:- it is always suggested to copy from the existing standard entry. Select any standard row. E.g. second row Click Enter the new time scale profile. E.g. ZPS_PROAAA
As the standard setting is sufficient nothing much to change other than specifying the bar chart width in mm for minimum and maximum. Click Click Click
Define PRT Usage BACKGROUND This configuration setting enables to define the PRT usage. Production Resource Usage controls the usage of PRT in different task list and applications. It is possible to allow the usage of PRT only in networks. SCENARIO Discuss the PRT usage setting. INSTRUCTION Follow the Menu Path: IMGProject System Production Resource Tool General Data Define PRT Usage Click
Click to create new entries, SAP standard usage is sufficient to work with. Let us discuss the standard usage 003. Select usage 003 Double Click in the left side
Maintain the task list type under the usage. Click Click Click
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Project
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This configuration setting enables to activate project management in controlling area. This setting also enables to activate the commitment management for a controlling area. SCENARIO Discuss activation of project management in controlling area. INSTRUCTIONS Follow the Menu Path:- IMGProject System Costs Activate Project Management in Controlling Area Click
Available controlling areas are displayed at right side. Select the desired row
To the desired controlling area activate the projects( and commitments management (
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Note:- There could be other settings related to CO module, like assigning the company code to controlling area etc.. but here the point of activating project management only explained. Click
Maintain Value categories BACKGROUND This configuration setting enables to define value categories. Value categories are required for Updating project information database Calculating interest on projects Defining reports Updating quantities in project info.
SCENARIO Discuss maintenance of value categories. INSTRUCTIONS Follow the Menu Path:- IMGProject System Costs Value Categories Maintain Value categories Click Enter the controlling area Click
Click
Enter the value category. E.g. Z01 Enter the description for value category maintained. Select the relevant radio button as explained below. E.g. Cost radio button to the purpose of posting of costs or outgoing payments. Revenues to the purpose of posting revenues and incoming payments SKFw.Tt to the purpose of posting statistical key figure with total characteristic value SKF FVA to the purpose of posting statistical key figure with fixed value characteristic
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Unit Costing Unit costing will be where you have information on sources of supply, quantities, and prices. Plan overall or annual values for unit costing. Costing variant is to combine all the controlling parameters for costing. Costing variant represents the link between the application and customizing because all costing run must reference a costing variant as they are made and stored. The costing variant controls the following parameter.
Costing variant contains the valuation variant and costing type. Valuation variant controls price to pickup for material, subcontracting and external processing. Valuation variant contains the costing sheet also (over head calculation)
BACKGROUND This configuration setting enables to define the variants for Unit costing. SCENARIO Define / discuss costing to create variant. INSTRUCTIONS Follow the Menu Path:- IMGProject System Costs Manual cost planning in WBS Unit Costing Create Costing Variant. Or Enter OKKT in the command field press Enter.
Maintain the fields as explained below Field Description This field sets how the cost to be estimated based on the materials, Production orders with controlling, Internal orders and sales orders. Based on the type of business scenario costing variant is created. Click on new entries
In Control Tab maintain the field as explained below Field Description This field requires how the cost estimate to be used. Ex: unit cost est. for proj This field specifies the prices the system selects to valuate the quantity structure of a cost estimate with quantity structure or of the order, or to valuate the costing items of a unit cost estimate. Ex: Planned valuation orders. This field sets how the date control of a cost estimate is handled. Ex: Mod.std cost est. dates
Click on to verify the variant. To verify the variant variant to be saved. Click Save If the . is ok system will give message
Variant
Create / Change Planning Profile BACKGROUND This configuration setting enables to create / change planning profile. Planning profile is required to plan the cost methods. Following controls are available in the planning profile. Time frame can specify which values are the to planned and their fiscal years. Value display - to display the decimal places and decimal factor Detail planning values for cost element planning ,activity Input planning and cost planning. Planning profile is used For all WBS elements or only on planning elements , Bottom-Up planning within hierarchical planning , Automatic revenue planning. Based on the settings one can decide whether the system updates plan revenues on the corresponding billing elements. Profile can be Cost planning for investment programs or investment measures, and for appropriation requests. SCENARIO Define / Discuss Planning profile. INSTRUCTIONS
Follow the Menu Path:- IMGProject System Costs Planned Costs Manual cost planning in WBS Hierarchical Cost Planning Create / Change Planning Profile. Or Enter OPSB in the command field press Enter.
Click on the new entries or copy the existing plan based on the business scenario. Maintain the fields as explained below Field Description This sets the control parameter for the planning. In the Manual Planning when the Bottom up planning indicator is set, the system automatically carries out the total up function in structure planning for costs and revenues each time you save and check data. The structure plan value for the higher level WBS item is the total of all the plan values for the WBS elements directly below it. To ensure that the structure plan values for the whole project structure are uniform, must access the structure planning for the whole project and check and save the values.
This field sets cost planning is possible in only those WBS elements are defined as Planning elements. Can carry the cost planning in any WBS elements when the indicator is set. This field require the time frame in future means how far can far. Based on the scenario can mention Past and start time frames. This field sets the values required in total and annual years. This field sets whether any decimal places and its scaling factor required for the planning profile. This field sets the cost element group as primary costs where goods brought in externally like raw materials , operating supplies , services ,etc based on the chart of accounts. Ex: OAS_PRIM This field sets to summarize cost elements of the same types in reports. Ex: OAS_REVEN This field specifies the cost center group of sender for which activity types are planned. EX: H1400 This field sets each activity type in this group can appear
as a sender activity type in activity input planning. EX:A1 This field sets a group of stastical key figure used in reporting to process multiple key figures in a single transaction. EX: STAT_9000 This field sets how the cost estimate is performed and valuated. EX: INV1 This field sets the exchange rate in the system and value dates determines daily exchange rates applies For currency translation. EX: 001 This field sets the types of planning currency based on Controlling area currency / object currency / Translation currency. EX: Controlling area currency. This field sets how the revenue planning should happen automatically through quotation or sales order.. This field requires to enter the type of revenue element for billing plan to WBS element.
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Maintain Budget Profile BACKGROUND This configuration setting enables to control the budget for the Project. SCENARIO Define / Discuss budget profile. INSTRUCTIONS Follow the Menu Path:- IMGProject System Costs Budget Maintain Budget Profiles. Or Enter OPS9 in the command field press Enter.
Click on new entries or copy the existing profile based on the Business scenario. Maintain fields as explained below Field Description This field sets type profile type and description. Ex: 1000 This field sets the time frames which can in past, future or start and enable total and annual values. Ex: enable in Future - 3 This field sets WBS element using this budget profile can
only be budgeted if the WBS element or a WBS element above it in the hierarchy is assigned to a program position of an investment program with the correct program type. Ex: 1000. This field sets type of control that should be available while budgeting and how the activation type should be. i.e Automatic activation during budget allocation. EX : 1 means automatic allocation during budget activation. This field sets a WBS element using this budget profile can only be budgeted if the WBS element or a WBS element above it in the hierarchy is assigned to a program position of an investment program with the correct program type. Ex: 1000. Based on the type of business scenario use the control parameters for network scheduling Click Save .
Define Tolerance Limits BACKGROUND This configuration setting enables to give tolerance limit for the budget profile. The Tolerance range /limits the budget if any project overruns the allocated cost / money. Activate availability control for a certain budget profile. Can specify one or more tolerance limits for each activity group for a budget profile. Selected actions (warning, warning with mail to person responsible for project, error message) are triggered when these limits are reached. Tolerance limit for all activity groups can be chosen as activity group ++ which make entry easier. Tolerance limit for all activity groups can be used if it is not required to define a separate tolerance limit for each activity group. It is possible to define a limit for a specific activity group in addition to a tolerance limit defined for all activity groups. This additional tolerance limit has priority over the generally valid tolerance limit. SCENARIO Define / Discuss Tolerance limits. INSTRUCTIONS Follow the Menu Path:- IMGProject System Costs Budget Define Tolerance Limits.
Click on new entries if the controlling area belong to the Controlling does not exists. If exists define the tolerance limits. Field Description This field tells about the controlling area. Ex: 2000 This field sets the budget profile to the controlling area. Ex: 1000 This field tells about target group of the activity type. Ex: ++ indicates that target group belongs to all activity types. This field sets activity type. Ex: 1 /2 / 3. This field sets how much the usage should be for the said budget profile. This field tells about difference between the assigned funds and the budget exceeds the absolute variance, availability control triggers the appropriate action. This field tells about the controlling area currency.
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Maintain Progress Version BACKGROUND This configuration setting enables to define the progress version. Progress version is required to create control data for calculating the % of completion and the earned value. Note:- This is to be done in discussion with CO team SCENARIO Discuss progress version . INSTRUCTIONS Follow the Menu Path:- IMGProject System Progress Progress Analysis Maintain Progress Version Click
Click
Maintain the fields as explained below Field Description Key identifying the controlling area. Enter controlling area Key identifying the progress version. Enter progress version and description Key identifying the plan version. Note:- the CO version must have exclusive use 03 i.e. earned value analysis. Earned value is calculated by applying the % of completion of the cost amount. This defines which cost amount is to be used. Available entries are
Value used for weighting in the aggregation of the % of completion. Possible entries are
Key identifying the type of planning to be used. Available entries are This key to determine whether either: the earliest date is set to the latest date of the activity or The latest date is set to the earliest date of the activity. Tick in this check box will enable the system to use the system uses an existing method if the method is not maintained. Click
4. Scheduling Types
BACKGROUND This configuration setting enables to define the scheduling types to the projects. Scheduling types governs the way scheduling is to be performed. SCENARIO Define / Discuss scheduling types. INSTRUCTIONS Follow the Menu Path:- IMGProject System Dates Scheduling Define scheduling types. Or Enter OPJN in the command field press Enter.
Field
Description This indicator sets the scheduling type as Forward for orders and Networks means schedules from the start date. This indicator sets the scheduling type as backward for orders and Networks means schedules from the Finish date. This indicator sets the capacity requirements to calculate. Distributed across the periods based on the types
of dates. This indicator sets as todays date for scheduling. This indicator sets the time to enter the basic dates for the production orders. Based on the type of business scenario use the scheduling type. Click Save .
Parameters for Network Scheduling BACKGROUND This configuration setting enables to define parameter for network scheduling. Network scheduling contains settings for Dates adjustment Type scheduling to be performed Control to allow start day in the past Reduction type
This setting is performed for the combination of Plant, order type and Production scheduler. SCENARIO Define / Discuss control parameters of scheduling. INSTRUCTIONS Follow the Menu Path:- IMGProject System Dates Scheduling Specify Parameters for Network scheduling. Or Enter OPU6 in the command field press Enter.
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Description Key identifying the plant. E.g. 1000 Key identifying order type. E.g. PS05 Key identifying the production scheduler. E.g. * This control determination of basic dates to the element or to its dependant requirements during lead time scheduling. Type of scheduling to be applied to this order type or network type.
Indicates whether the past start date is allowed. If it is to be allowed, enter the number of days. E.g. Leave it blank. Tick in this check box automatically schedule the network on saving. Tick in this check box displays scheduling log automatically during each scheduling e.g. Leave it blank Tick in this check box considers the exact time of break during scheduling. e.g. Leave it blank Tick in this check box will not consider the partially confirmed operations. E.g. Leave it blank This tick mark to schedule the component on latest scheduled date. Indicates what reduction type is to be employed Number of reduction level to be applied. Click Save
Define Database Selection Profile BACKGROUND This configuration setting enables to define Database selection profile. This is the process of picking up the desired objects and fields from the database for information analysis purpose. Note: - Standard SAP setting will be sufficient in most of the cases. Let us discuss the standard setting and understand. SCENARIO Discuss the Database selection profile. INSTRUCTION Follow the Menu Path: IMGProject System Information system Selection Define Database Selection Profile Click
Field Name
Value and Description of field Tick in this check box will enable only last person who made changes only to make further changes Tick in this check box will pickup its superior objects also. E.g. WBS elements are selected as objects, but it will pickup its project definition also. Changes can be made only through the configuration setting if this check box is ticked. Tick in this check box will pickup project definition from the database If not ticked, project can not be made as a selection criteria as project definition does not appear in the selection screen. Tick in this check box will pickup sales order and customer quotation for selection
Tick in this check box will pickup material component from Database. Tick in this check box will pickup WBS element Tick in this check box will pickup hierarchy of sub element of WBS. Tick in this check box will stipulate network and orders assigned to WBS. Tick in this check box will pickup network assigned to WBS element Tick in this check box will pickup the production order, process orders assigned to WBS Similarly all check boxes which are ticked are selected from the data base. Click Click
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