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TOPIC KES3 - Define Characteristic Hierarchy
TOPIC OBJECTIVES
Business Process Procedure Overview
Background
A characteristics hierarchy is made up of nodes that can be posted to. These nodes are the
characteristic values. Furthermore, you can add to the hierarchical structure by creating
nodes that cannot be posted to.
In a characteristics hierarchy, you place the characteristic values for a single characteristic
into a hierarchical relationship.
In the information system, you can run analyses on characteristics hierarchy.
Scenario
Create a Characteristic Hierarchy ‘COM’ for Company Codes dividing them into groups of
Production Affiliates, Sales Offices, and HQ.
Prerequisites
Characteristic was already created in the Operating Concern created earlier.
PROCEDURAL STEPS
Menu Path Accounting Controlling Profitability Analysis Master
Data Characteristic Values KES3 - Define Characteristics
Hierarchy
Transaction Code KES3
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CASE FLOW DIAGRAM
Maintain Maintain
Characteristics Characteristic
Values
Characteristics
Maintained Maintain
Maintain
Characteristic Characteristic
Hierarchy Derivation
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Perform the following steps of how to Define Characteristic Hierarchy using the information
below:
Menu Path: Accounting Controlling Profitability Analysis Master Data Characteristic
Values KES3 - Define Characteristics Hierarchy
Transaction Program Screen Sequence Description
KES3 Define Characteristic Hierarchy
Client Language User Data Job Role
WI-CO-KES3_01 PA master data maintain
SAP Easy Access
1. Double click on KES3 - Define Characteristics Hierarchy.
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Hierarchy Processing
2. Select the line with characteristic Company Code .
3. Update the following required and optional fields:
Field Name Description Values
Variant Hierarchy variant Example: COM
4. Click the Create/change button.
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Hierarchy Maintenance: Hierarchy Attributes
5. Update the following required and optional fields:
Field Name Description Values
Short description Short description of the hierarchy. Example: Company Code Groups
6. Click the Hierarchy button.
Hierarchy Processing: Maintain Hierarchy BUKRS COM
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7. Update the following required and optional fields:
Field Name Description Values
Top node Description of the top-level node. Example: CC1
8. Click the Enter button.
CC1 Description of the CC1. Example: ALL SABIC
9. Click the Enter button.
Lover node Description of the lower-level Example: CC10
node.
10. Click the Enter button.
CC10 Description of the CC10. Example: Production Affiliates
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11. Click on the field below CC10 level and Press [F4] to choose the company codes for this
group.
Company code (1) 69 Entries found
12. Select the 1200 - SHARQ in list box.
13. Click the Enter button.
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Hierarchy Processing: Maintain Hierarchy BUKRS COM
14. Update the following required and optional fields:
Field Name Description Values
Lover node Description of the lower-level Example: CC11
node.
15. Click the Enter button.
CC11 Description of the CC11. Example: Sales Offices
16. Click on the field below CC11 level and Press [F4] to choose the company codes for this
group.
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Company code (1) 68 Entries found
17. Select the 5000 - SABIC Global in list box.
18. Click the Enter button.
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19. Click on the field below 5000 level and Press [F4] to choose the company codes for this
group.
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Company code (1) 67 Entries found
20. Select the 5200 - SABIC Americas Inc. in list box.
21. Click the Enter button.
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22. Click on the field below 5200 level and Press [F4] to choose the company codes for this
group.
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Company code (1) 66 Entries found
23. Select the 5400 - SABIC France in list box.
24. Click the Enter button.
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Hierarchy Processing: Maintain Hierarchy BUKRS COM
25. Click on the field below 5400 level and Press [F4] to choose the company codes for this
group.
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Company code (1) 65 Entries found
26. Select the 5700 - SABIC Italia in list box.
27. Click the Enter button.
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Hierarchy Processing: Maintain Hierarchy BUKRS COM
28. Click the Node icon of CC11 to collapse the tree.
29. Click the Same level button to create a node on the same level as CC11.
30. Update the following required and optional fields:
Field Name Description Values
Lower node Description of the same level Example: CC12
node.
31. Click the Enter button.
CC12 Description of the CC12. Example: SABIC HQ
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32. Click on the node CC12, then click Lower level button to enter the company
code(s) under this group.
33. Click on the field below CC12 level and Press [F4] to choose the company codes for this
group.
Company code (1) 64 Entries found
34. Select the 1000 - SABIC in list box.
35. Click the Enter button.
Hierarchy Processing: Maintain Hierarchy BUKRS COM
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36. Click the Save button.
37. The message bar displays “Data saved”
38. Click the Back button.
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39. Click the Back button to go back to SAP Easy Access screen.
The system task is complete.
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