Direct Activity Allocation

STEP-1: Create allocation cost element

Accounting>>Controlling>>Cost Element Accounting>>Master Data>>Cost Element>>Individual Processing>> Create Secondary

    T code: KA06    
    Enter your controlling area in the pop up screen for ‘Set Controlling Area’
    Cost element <enter cost element unique number>
    Valid from <first day of the current year>
    Click on Master Data button
    Name < Enter name of the cost element>
    Description <enter description>
    Cost element category <43>
<Save>

STEP-2: Create activity type
Accounting>>Controlling>> Cost Center Accounting>> Master Data>> Activity Type>> Individual Processing>> KL01 - Create
    T code: KL01    
    Activity Type <enter unique activity ID>
    Valid from <first day of the current year>
    Click on Master Data button
    Name <enter name of the activity>
    Description <enter description of the activity>
    Activity Unit <select HR>
    Cost center categories < *>
    Activity type category <1>
    Allocation cost element <enter cost element, created in step-1>
    Price indicator <3>
    <Save>

STEP-3: Set Planner Profile
Accounting>>Controlling>> Cost Center Accounting>> Planning>> Set Planner Profile
T code: KP04
Select <SAPALL> in the pop up screen for ‘Set Planner Profile’
Click on green check mark

STEP-4: Create 3 new cost centers (T code-KS01) and post transactions in one of this cost center in current date. This cost center you will use as sender cost center and the other two cost centers you will use as receiver cost centers.

STEP-5: Enter activity price
Accounting>>Controlling>> Cost Center Accounting>> Planning>> Activity Output/Prices>>Change
T code: KP26
Version <0>
From period <1> to period <12>
Fiscal Year  <2009.
Cost center <enter the sender cost center ID>
Activity type< enter the sender cost center activity type, defined in step-2>
Select the radio button for Form Based option
Click on <Period screen>
Enter activity price for all periods in the presented screen in the column for fixed price.

STEP-6: Enter Activity Allocation

Accounting>>Controlling>> Cost Center Accounting>> Actual Postings>> Activity Allocation>>Enter
T code: KB21N
Sender cost centre <sender cost centre that provides the activity>
Sender Activity Type<select sender’s activity type>
Receiver cost center-1<Receiver cost centre that receives the activity>
Total quantity<Quantity of the activity>
Receiver cost center-2<Receiver cost centre that receives the activity>
Total quantity<Quantity of the activity>
<Post>
STEP-7: Confirm the allocation postings in receiver and sender cost centers in cost center line item report. T code-KSB1