Run Results Analysis - Orders
Application component: Cost Object Controlling
App type: SAP GUI
Description:  Results analysis can be used: In the Product Cost by Sales Order componentResults analysis is performed on the sales order item. In Engineer-to-OrderFor internal orders that carry revenue  The following sections describe results analysis at the level of the sales order item. You can perform results analysis for each sales order item to valuate the result of the sales order item. You can use results analysis to: Calculate the value of the costs that can be capitalized for each sales order itemYou can capitalize costs with an option to capitalize by means of settlement to Financial Accounting (FI). Determine whether reserves should be created Results analysis creates reserves that you can transfer to FI, Profit Center Accounting (EC-PCA), and (depending on the type of reserve) Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) when you settle. Reconcile the data posted in FI and in CO-PA to each otherBecause the revenues affecting net income and the costs affecting net income are usually different from the actual revenues and actual costs posted in FI, the result shown in CO-PA is different from the profit/loss in FI. The difference between the value in CO-PA and the value in FI can be offset by means of postings of reserves and inventories. If you are not using CO-PA, correction postings can still be made in FI. The correction postings are made through the settlement of results analysis data.  Note If you are using a nonvaluated sales order stock, you normally perform results analysis. Depending on the results analysis method, the system can calculate the following results analysis data: Inventory valuesReserves for unrealized costs Reserves for imminent lossReserves for complaints and commissions Cost of salesCalculated revenue 
Key features: Results analysis can be performed using different results analysis methods. You select the results analysis method depending on which data you want to access and how you want to determine the progress of the sales order. The results analysis data is updated by period. In each period, the changes against the previous period are saved. You can view this data in the Product Cost Controlling Information System at any time. The data calculated automatically can be modified by the results analysis method manually. In addition to calculating actual results analysis data, you can: Calculate planned results analysis data to provide a forecast of future inventories and reserves (simulation of actual with plan)In this case you define a separate results analysis version for simulation. Calculate planned results analysis data and settle it to CO-PA in integrated planning (“actual and plan results analysis”). This function only applies to projects and internal orders. It is irrelevant for sales order items.See also: Planned Results Analysis.  Improving Performance You can use parallel processing to reduce the runtime of results analysis. This applies to results analysis for sales document items and WBS elements. If you perform results analysis outside the Schedule Manager, enter a server group for background processing.If you perform results analysis using the Schedule Manager, set the Parallel processing indicator in the selection screen of the program when you create the job variant. An entry field then appears in which you enter the server group.  Worklist For the functions performed during period-end closing, the system provides a worklist that enables you to view the objects that have errors. Worklists provide information on the cause of the errors. After correcting the errors, you can carry out the function for the corresponding objects again. The system then only shows the objects that still have errors. If you are using the Schedule Manager in an engineer-to-order environment, you can use the multilevel worklist of the Schedule Manager. The multilevel worklist allows you to edit processing step sequences. For more information, see Multilevel Worklist. You use single-level worklists in the period-end closing process of the Product Cost by Sales Order component. For more information, see Single-Level Worklists in Product Cost by Sales Order  Transfer Prices If you are using transfer prices, you can update results analysis data in multiple valuation views. When you calculate results analysis data in multiple valuation views, there are a number of special requirements. For information on updating data in multiple valuation views, refer to Transfer Prices in Cost Object Controlling.  User-Defined Error Management You can influence the messages output in the log of WIP calculation by using user-defined error management. See Integration in this section.