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[Problem description]

Is group cost restoration activated in the current system? In the transaction code CKM3N screen, you can select currency type 10 or 30. In the material master data of transaction code MM03, you can also see two columns of cost amount in the accounting view. So, is group cost restoration activated in the current system?
 

[Problem Analysis]

1. The system currently does not have activated group cost restoration or group valuation. A close look at the prompts on the screen reveals that both are set to "statutory valuation".
 

2. The relationship between the currency type CURTP and the valuation view in the system can be summarized as follows:
 

In the above system, although two layers of assessment data are enabled: 10 and 30, both are legal entity assessments (corporate costs), only one is calculated in the local currency and the other is displayed in the group currency. The cost at the currency level (30) is not the group cost reduction; it is the corporate local currency cost * exchange rate, converted to: corporate cost - group currency amount.

3. Additionally, you can check whether group cost reduction is activated through the following configuration: The following are configurations where group cost reduction is not currently activated in the system.
① Transaction code: SM34 View VERSION_A
 

② Transaction code 8KEQ.
 

③ Transaction code 8KEM.
 

④ Transaction code OMX2.
 

⑤ Transaction code OKKN.
 

4. The following are the configurations for activating group cost restoration in other systems:
① Transaction code: SM34, View VERSION_A.
As shown in the figure below, the corresponding group assessment version is defined in the CO control scope version.
 

② Transaction code 8KEQ.
As shown in the image below, in the CO control scope version, parallel evaluation of parameter files by currency type is activated.
 

③ Transaction code 8KEM.
As shown in the diagram below, the parallel valuation parameter file for currency types specifies which valuation layers to enable and in which currency to measure.
 

If the base currency is selected as 10, the group valuation is 11; if it is selected as 30, the group valuation is 31.
 

④ Transaction code OMX2.
As shown in the image below, enable three-tier valuation in the material ledger.
 

⑤ Transaction code OKKN.
As shown in the image below, after activating the group assessment, the standard cost accounting variant for the group assessment must be configured synchronously; otherwise, the system will check and prompt an error:
For example, when a new period is opened, the CKMLKEV/CKMLKEVLD table will check the corresponding cost accounting variant when creating the structure by plant. See the document "Supplementary CKMLKEV Creation Prompt ML4HMASTER204".
 

[Solution]

1. In summary, the quickest way to check is to view the accounting view of the MM03 material master data.
 

The above shows that without activating group cost restoration and group valuation, the valuation views are all statutory.
 

Above: Activating Group Cost Restoration and Group Cost Assessment will show the following assessment views: Legal, Group, and Profit Center.

2. Can Group Cost Assessment and Group Cost Restoration be activated later in an already live SAP system?
The scenario is summarized below: The main distinction is whether the three-tier assessment was activated in the original system. If not, the material ledger needs to be re-launched. If activated, the opening balances of Group Cost and Profit Center Cost need to be adjusted accordingly.
 

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