1. SAP User Documentation
Title: Create a Resource
Organization/Area
File Name: Release: R/3 4.6C
Responsibility: Status: In Process
Prerequisites
You must always perform the Preliminary Settlement for Co-Products before you perform the Variance
Calculation and Variance Settlement.
Business Process Description Overview
A resource is the organizational unit at which an operation is carried out. The resource specifies the
activity type (for example, electricity, steam, water, natural gas, etc.,) that are valid for the operation on
the master recipe. A resource is assigned to a cost center, which is assigned to a master recipe. This
connects the information in cost center accounting to production planning.
Once a resource has been assigned to a master recipe, the activities (electricity, water and/or gas usage,
for example) valid for the resource, will be listed within the operation of the recipe.
Procedural Steps
1. Access the transaction using:
Menu Logistics > Production - Process > Resources > Resource >
Create
Transaction code Transaction code CRC1
1.1 On the screen Preliminary Settlement for Co-Products, Rework screen you will need to enter
information as specified in the fields below:
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2. SAP User Documentation
Title: Create a Resource
Organization/Area
File Name: Release: R/3 4.6C
Responsibility: Status: In Process
Field Name Description R/O/C User Action and Values Comments
Plant Plant for which you are creating the resource R Enter the Plant for which
you are creating the
resource
Resource Enter a resource R Add a 4 digit number for
the resource
Resource category R Enter Z008
The resource category determines the type of data to
be maintained in the resource master record.
To continue, click .
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The following screen is returned after the execution
To review the actual settlement information click on the ‘Detailed Lists’ button.
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The following example illustrates how the costs on the order header are distributed to the order items and
how the costs on the order items influence the inventory values of the two co-products:
The following postings have taken place for the order:
• The production costs have been posted with a confirmation.
• The material costs have been posted with a goods issue.
Costs on the Order Header
Source Assignment Costs Equivalences (specified in
Material Master record of
Chlorine Gas)
47% Chlorine Gas
Brine $ 40.00
53% 100% Caustic
Sulfuric Acid $ .60 100% Chlorine Gas
47% Chlorine Gas
Cell Energy $ 75.00
53% 100% Caustic
Total $ 115.60
The Preliminary Settlement for Co-Products, Rework function apportions these costs to the order items in
accordance with the apportionment structure specified in the material master record.
Costs on the Order Items
Source Assignment Chlorine Gas 100% Caustic
Brine $ 18.80 $ 21.20
Sulfuric Acid $ .60
Cell Energy $ 35.25 $ 39.75
Total $ 54.65 $ 60.95
Continue on to calculate and settle variances
What is the difference between by-product and co-product and how do you differentiate
them in a BOM?
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5. SAP User Documentation
Title: Create a Resource
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File Name: Release: R/3 4.6C
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A: In case of Co-product costs are settled with a apportionment structure. In case of By-
product the price of this by-product is credited to the order or the material stock account
of the lead material being manufactured. Co-Product as well as by-product are defined
as BOM Components/Items. Both of them have negative quantities. ( Not all negative
quantity items fall under these categories!). When BOM is created for FERT , you can
see one indicator in COMPONENT DETAILS screen for co-product. You need to define
the co-products with this special indicator .
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