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July 21, 2015 | 877 Views |

Vijay Parakramee
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In some cases, cost elements have to be deleted having transaction

data due to incorrect creation of cost element master data i.e. incorrect
cost element category etc.

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SAP has provided standard transaction code for deletion of cost element
i.e. KA04. But, it is not possible to delete the cost element with
transaction data using this T-code.

Hence, the program RKACOR20 should be run which deletes the CO

documents with origin in external accounting after which KA04 can be
executed for deleting the cost element.

But, many a cases the same FI document can have postings against
multiple cost elements. Hence, during the deletion of CO transaction
data using program RKACOR20 for a particular cost element, even the
CO data related to the other cost elements in the same FI document
would be deleted.

Steps for cost element deletion when FI document having postings

against multiple cost elements –

To overcome the above situation, the following steps should be

performed in the sequence given below –

Step 1 – Identify the FI documents related to the cost elements that

have to be deleted.

Step 2 – Reverse the FI document T.Code FB08

Step 3 – Delete the CO transaction data using the program RKACOR20

giving the details of the FI document from which the CO data has
generated (step 1 documents and reversal documents generated from
step 2)

Step 4 – Delete the Cost element through T. Code KA04

Step 5 – Post the new FI documents (Reference step 1). The

dependent CO documents will now contain only CO postings against the
required cost elements.

Note: Steps should be followed in the above sequence only as reversal

of FI document after deletion of Cost element is not possible.
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Steps for cost element deletion having only plan values and no actuals
–

Step 1 – Identify the cost element and check with which the plan values
are posted and make the same as 0 through transaction codes KP06 for
cost center and KPF6 for internal order.

Step 2 – Though plan values are made 0, still the entry in COSP table
exists with 0 value and cost element cannot be deleted.

Step 3 – Hence, the program RKPLNC27 should be executed for

deleting the 0 items in COSP table-

Step 4 – Delete the Cost element through T. Code KA04

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Srikanth D

July 21, 2015 at 4:48 pm

Nice explanation and useful information.

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