Moving from MAP to Standard Cost

[Former Member]

Currently we are using MAP to store cost for most of our materials.

If we start storing the cost in Standard Cost field (in MM01/02), what is the impact?

We bring cost into pricing thru VPRS condition. Now we have to change the properties of this condition from Moving Average to Standard Cost. How does it impact existing open documents when we move this change to Production?

Finance, MM,WM? Anything else we have to worry/watch for?

We will test once cycle but want to know what to watch for or what to expect.

Thanks a lot!

[Lakshmipathi]

Hope you know the basic logic as to why we need to maintain moving average price or standard cost.  If the salable product is not the final product but a component, then it is recommended to have moving average price since for every goods receipt, invoice receipt, system will take care of the total inventory and the total quantity of that material stock and accordingly, moving average price would be arrived.  The standard price would be constant for certain period.

Now coming to your query, standard VPRS cost have Condition Category as "G" which means, system will give first priority to standard price if it is maintained.  If it is blank, then only, SAP would consider MAP.

On the open documents, I presume, you intend to ask for open sale orders.  Since VPRS will come into picture only during PGI, system will consider either of the above logic.  Do a test case and update here in case you observe a deviation from the above.

G. Lakshmipathi