This document provides a basic overview of standard costing in SAP, explaining the flow of cost settings and various configurations. It summarizes the six main tabs in a standard cost estimate: 1) Costing Data, 2) Costing Dates, 3) Quantity Structure, 4) Valuation, 5) History, and 6) Costs. For each tab, it highlights some of the key settings and how they contribute to the standard cost, such as material, overhead, and labor costs. The document is intended as a beginner's guide to understanding standard cost estimates and the configurations that determine the costs.

1. Basics of SAP Standard Cost estimate-
Understanding the flow of cost settings-Part 1
There is a lot of forum question answers and content available in SCN about
Standard Costing
Note-This is a beginner’s and basic guide to understand cost estimate and various
settings behind it.
This document is intended to explain the cost flows to a standard cost estimate. Explaining
various settings in background. I will try to explain this from backward from Cost estimate to
configuration. This will answer some basic questions like Material Cost, Overhead Cost, Labor
etc. in a standard cost.
When you take a look at a material cost estimate what you will understand the Quantity
Structure, Valuation, Costing Dates etc.
Standard cost of a material looks like in T-Code- CK13n (you can view this from costing-2
view in material master too T-Code-MM03.)
I will try to walk through these 6 tabs below explaining basic configurations and data flows
from different configuration to Standard Cost estimate.
Screenshot-1
For our analysis purpose I have selected standard layout 1SAP02-Costing items
(overview)
there are several layout available in standard SAP and user can define their
own too.

2. Screenshot-2
Screenshot-3
1-Costing Data–
It contains data like Costing variant, Costing Version, Lot Size and Transfer Control. Lets talk
about Costing Messages and Costing status later on.
Screenshot -4
Costing variant-Configuration Costing Variant in T-code OKKN- (Will cover in more
detailed way in part 2.)
-Assign various Control parameters like Costing Type, Valuation variant, Date Control QTY
structure Control, Transfer Control etc.
-Maintain parameters different Tabs like Control, Qty Structure, Addictive Cost, Assignment and
Misc.

3. Screenshot 5
Costing Version configuration using T CODE- OKYD
-Number that serves to differentiate between cost estimates for the same material.
Screenshot 6
Lot Size
– The costing lot size in the material master record is usually used as a basis for costing all
materials, however one can manually change the lot size during cost estimate.
Transfer Control-Configure in T-code OKKM usually used the standard.
Screenshot 7
– This controls how costing with quantity structure searches for existing cost estimates when
existing costing data are transferred to another cost estimate. In this example we assigned PC02
in TCODE OKKN.
2-Costing Dates-we will learn more about date control in Costing variant

4. Screenshot 8
-Costing Date from -Date from which the cost estimate is valid.
-Costing Date to- This date determines the date up to which the cost estimate is valid
-Qty Structure Date-Date with which the quantity structure is selected for the cost estimate with
quantity structure.
-Valuation Date-Date on which the materials and activities in a cost estimate are valuated.
3-Qty Structure-It contains BOM and Routing data. ( Usually PP functionality)
Screenshot 9
Bill Of Material (BOM)- T CODE- SET up CS01 , To view T-code -CS03
Screenshot 10
If you go back and refer my screenshot 3 the detailed cost (M) comes from this settings.
Note- we will have to do cost component settings too will cover the point in net part.
Routings- Create Routings T-Cod-CA01 ( PP functionality) to view CA03
– A routing shows operations in a sequence. This form the basis for
Lead time scheduling. Product costing, capacity planning, Refer screenshot 3 Cost Internal
Activity (E) comes from this settings. We will understand more detail in my next part about
assigning work center, activity and activity planning.

5. Screenshot 11
4- Valuation- It contains the currency, Costing sheet and Overhead key.
T CODE-KZS2-Creating and maintaining Costing Sheet,
T CODE-KOOK-Defining and changing Overhead key
Screenshot 12
if you refer to screenshot 3 Overhead cost (G) flows from this settings from costing sheet and
overhead key.
Costing Sheet-It controls the calculation of Overhead basically we use one costing sheet
for each object for which system is to determine overhead costs. ( will see more detail in my
next part)
The Overhead Key-The overhead key is used to determine order-specific or material-
related overhead rates. The overhead amounts depend on the plant and the overhead key.
The overhead depends primarily on the overhead key. If an overhead key is not maintained
for the material or the order, overhead is to be determined in relation to the plant.
After defining a costing sheet that points to two condition tables. In the first table, the overhead
amount depends on the overhead key. In the second table, the overhead amount depends on the
plant. An access sequence determines which conditions have priority.
5- HISTORY- It contains the user and costing run date data.
Screenshot 13
Cost By/Marked By/released By- The user names who performed respective costing run task.
Some large companies have different person to mark the cost and different person to release the
cost as it rectifies the human errors if any. But in my experience i have seen mostly it is
performed by the same person.
Costing run – usually this data updated when we use T-code CK40n to do standard costing in
case of individual material costing using CK11n this field will not populate. So we can always go
and check that costing run data to verify the settings at that point of time.

6. 6-Costs-Baiscally it is summarization and cost component view
TCODE-OKTZ setting up cost component Structure (we will see in detail in part 2 of this
document)
If you refer back screenshot 8 breaking out cost like overhead, labor and material based on
these settings here.In Product Cost Controlling, the cost component structure determines
how the results of material costing are updated. The cost component structure groups the
costs for each material according to cost component (such as material costs, internal
activities, external activities, and overhead). If the material is used in the production of
another material, the cost component split (which breaks down the costs according to
material costs, internal activities, external activities, overhead, and so forth) remains in the
system when the costs are rolled up
Screenshot 14
Error Log- Identifies the messages if costed with error or without error.
Intention of creating this document is to reach out to the beginners and those who wanted to
know and understand the flow of Standard Costing. i will update the document as n when some
more points needs to be included .
This is my first document and I should thank Ajay , Forum members,and SCN SAP ERP
Financials – Controlling
I was nervous to put together the basics in a document and publish it in SCN. I will continue edit
it for improvement.
The next part of document will update the more detailed configuration and steps to understand
Basics of Standard costing
Refer to next part here http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-49167
Best Regards
Hrusikesh Dalai