Analyze Summarization Hierarchy
Application component: Information System
App type: SAP GUI
Scope items: Period-End Closing - Plant
Description:  Summarization hierarchies summarize values upwards in hierarchical structures that you define. This enables you to analyze the values at higher levels, such as plant level. In Production Accounting, you use summarization hierarchies to analyze costs and quantities that arose in the production process, summarized for a particular analysis period. Example You specify that your order data is to be summarized by the following elements:PlantOrder typeYou can then see summarized data for a particular plant and analyze the data for that plant for the different order types. You can use a summarization hierarchy to summarize the values of the following objects: Maintenance and service orders (order category 30)  QM orders (order category 06)   Production orders (order category 10)   Process orders (order category 40)   Product cost collectors (order category 05) ProjectsSales orders This app supports production orders and process orders which are running with the Period-End Production Cost Posting solution (BEI.) Note Depending on your requirements, you can summarize only objects of a particular object type (such as production orders) or multiple object types together.If you summarize objects only of a particular object type, dependent objects of another object type will be summarized as well.When you summarize sales orders, you can choose to summarize the manufacturing orders assigned to that sales order. You can define exception rules so that nodes of the hierarchy that meet certain requirements are marked with red, yellow, or green traffic lights to highlight areas that require further analysis. You can expand the hierarchy overview in cost element reports into the individual nodes and then analyze the nodes in more detail. 
Key features: A summarization hierarchy summarizes data, such as the following:  Planned values (such as total planned costs, fixed planned costs, variable planned costs, and planned output quantity)   Actual costs (such as total actual costs, fixed actual costs, variable actual costs, and actual output quantity)   Target costs (such as total target costs, fixed target costs, variable target costs, and target output quantity)   Input quantities (target input quantities, actual input quantities)   Work in process  The individual levels of a summarization hierarchy contain master data fields or parts of master data fields. The master data fields, which you can use to summarize data, are preset and depend on the type of object being summarized.Note You can reduce the volume of data to be summarized by making the summarization of order values depend on the status of the orders. For example, you can summarize only the data of orders for which variances have been calculated. Reports for Summarization Hierarchies In the selection screen, you can select the defined summarization. You can also choose a subhierarchy to summarize part of the hierarchy. You specify the subhierarchy in the Subhierarchy field. Note This app supports production orders and process orders which are running with the Period-End Production Cost Posting solution (BEI).
Business roles: Cost Accountant - Production
Controller : 
Sets up and edits organizational structures so that all processes and reports are as accurate as possible. Edits master data, reorganizes company structures, and performs period-end functions.

Controller - Production Costs : 
Ensures that costs are captured correctly in all cost objects. Performs cost analysis, and tracks variances to lower costs. Identifies anomalies to ensure the cost of goods manufactured can be used to capitalize the inventories in the balance sheet.

Cost Accountant - Production : 
Ensures that costs are captured correctly in cost objects. Performs cost analysis, tracks variances to hold down costs. Identifies anomalies to ensure the cost of goods manufactured can be used to capitalize the inventories in the balance sheet.