Product Cost Collector

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Use

You can decide whether the costs related to a production order are collected in the production order or in a product cost collector.

Features

You decide where the costs are to be collected by using the Cost Collector indicator in the order type-dependent parameters in Customizing for Shop Floor Control, by choosing Master Data -> Order -> Define Order Type-Dependent Parameters(SPRO: OPL8).

• If the indicator is set, the costs are collected in a product cost collector. In this case, you execute a periodic product costing. The preliminary, simultaneous and final costing occurs at product cost collector level. In this case, you determine periodically the work in process and variances.

• If the indicator is not set, the costs are collected directly in the production order. In this case, you execute an order-related product costing. The preliminary, simultaneous and final costing occurs at production order level. In this case, you usually determine work in process and variances with reference to the lot.

For more information, see the SAP Library