You can't get Cost component break down.

2. No break down of variance categories.

3. Create a Characteristic in KEA5 and add to operating conern in KEA0. KEQ3 is to define segment
level characteristics. To improve system performance, you can also restrict the characteristics that
make up the profitability segment.
4. When you add a characteristic to operating concern, then by default that characteristic is
available at the time of document entry. We use characteristic groups to determine what
characteristics appear in which order on the screens for assigning profitability segments in different
business transactionsYou can't get Cost component break down.
2. No break down of variance categories.
3. Create a Characteristic in KEA5 and add to operating conern in KEA0. KEQ3 is to define segment
level characteristics. To improve system performance, you can also restrict the characteristics that
make up the profitability segment.
4. When you add a characteristic to operating concern, then by default that characteristic is
available at the time of document entry. We use characteristic groups to determine what
characteristics appear in which order on the screens for assigning profitability segments in different
business transactionsYou can't get Cost component break down.
2. No break down of variance categories.
3. Create a Characteristic in KEA5 and add to operating conern in KEA0. KEQ3 is to define segment
level characteristics. To improve system performance, you can also restrict the characteristics that
make up the profitability segment.
4. When you add a characteristic to operating concern, then by default that characteristic is
available at the time of document entry. We use characteristic groups to determine what
characteristics appear in which order on the screens for assigning profitability segments in different
business transactionsYou can't get Cost component break down.
2. No break down of variance categories.
3. Create a Characteristic in KEA5 and add to operating conern in KEA0. KEQ3 is to define segment
level characteristics. To improve system performance, you can also restrict the characteristics that
make up the profitability segment.
4. When you add a characteristic to operating concern, then by default that characteristic is
available at the time of document entry. We use characteristic groups to determine what
characteristics appear in which order on the screens for assigning profitability segments in different
business transactions

In account based COPA:

1. You can't get Cost component break down.
2. No break down of variance categories.
3. Create a Characteristic in KEA5 and add to operating conern in KEA0. KEQ3 is to define
segment level characteristics. To improve system performance, you can also restrict the
characteristics that make up the profitability segment.
4. When you add a characteristic to operating concern, then by default that characteristic is
available at the time of document entry. We use characteristic groups to determine what
characteristics appear in which order on the screens for assigning profitability segments in
different business transactions. If no characteristic groups are defined, the user can enter
values for any characteristic in the operating concern.
5. Account based CO-PA uses the same tables (COEP, COEJ, COSP, COSS etc.,) as used by
overhead cost management, whereas costing based COPA has it's own tables. The definitions
of profitability segments for both CO-PA sub-modules are stored in the same table, the
CE4XXXX table (where XXXX = operating concern).
6. Period account approach, unlike costing based which is cost of sales accounting approach.
7. Account-based CO-PA stores all transaction in three currencies: the transaction currency,
the local currency, and the controlling area currency.

Mainly: production client -> costing based. Service client -> account based.

Difference between Costing based and account based COPA :

Costing based COPA should always be preferred over account based COPA, as it provides
greater flexibility, some extra features, some extra planning mechanism and faster
reports
Following are the point of differences between Costing based vs. Account based copa
(ABC)
1. Account based copa uses transaction tables (COEP, BSEG) and hence affects
performance of CO transactions.CBC takes values from CE1XXXX to CE4XXXX tables.
XXXX means Operating Concern name.
2. Estimated / Statistical values not possible in ABC, say, calculating frieght upon invoice
on a thumb rule basis to have better view of profitability per customer.. no valuation
strategy in Accounts based COPA..
3. Reports based on line items not possible in ABC.. possible in CBC.
4 Actual Top Down distribution only available in CBC not in ABC .
5. Revaluation of actual data to plan data is not available in ABC
6. No key figure schemes are available in ABC
7. In ABC, settlement cost elements are used to settle values to prof segments unlike
value fields in CBC
8. Production variance / COGS accounts shud be defined as cost element in ABC.
System creates a document for each type of COPA as it stores values in different tables
and what you can do with this data also differs like you can do TOP down in Costing Based
Copa..
Hence, you will have two COPA documents always.

In account based COPA:

1. You can't get Cost component break down.
2. No break down of variance categories.
3. Create a Characteristic in KEA5 and add to operating conern in KEA0. KEQ3 is to define
segment level characteristics. To improve system performance, you can also restrict the
characteristics that make up the profitability segment.

4. When you add a characteristic to operating concern, then by default that characteristic is
available at the time of document entry. We use characteristic groups to determine what
characteristics appear in which order on the screens for assigning profitability segments in
different business transactions. If no characteristic groups are defined, the user can enter
values for any characteristic in the operating concern.
5. Account based CO-PA uses the same tables (COEP, COEJ, COSP, COSS etc.,) as used by
overhead cost management, whereas costing based COPA has it's own tables. The definitions
of profitability segments for both CO-PA sub-modules are stored in the same table, the
CE4XXXX table (where XXXX = operating concern).
6. Period account approach, unlike costing based which is cost of sales accounting approach.
7. Account-based CO-PA stores all transaction in three currencies: the transaction currency,
the local currency, and the controlling area currency.

Mainly: production client -> costing based. Service client -> account based.

Difference between Costing based and account based COPA :

Costing based COPA should always be preferred over account based COPA, as it provides
greater flexibility, some extra features, some extra planning mechanism and faster
reports
Following are the point of differences between Costing based vs. Account based copa
(ABC)
1. Account based copa uses transaction tables (COEP, BSEG) and hence affects
performance of CO transactions.CBC takes values from CE1XXXX to CE4XXXX tables.
XXXX means Operating Concern name.
2. Estimated / Statistical values not possible in ABC, say, calculating frieght upon invoice
on a thumb rule basis to have better view of profitability per customer.. no valuation
strategy in Accounts based COPA..
3. Reports based on line items not possible in ABC.. possible in CBC.
4 Actual Top Down distribution only available in CBC not in ABC .
5. Revaluation of actual data to plan data is not available in ABC
6. No key figure schemes are available in ABC
7. In ABC, settlement cost elements are used to settle values to prof segments unlike
value fields in CBC
8. Production variance / COGS accounts shud be defined as cost element in ABC.
System creates a document for each type of COPA as it stores values in different tables
and what you can do with this data also differs like you can do TOP down in Costing Based
Copa..

Hence, you will have two COPA documents always.

In account based COPA:

1. You can't get Cost component break down.
2. No break down of variance categories.
3. Create a Characteristic in KEA5 and add to operating conern in KEA0. KEQ3 is to define
segment level characteristics. To improve system performance, you can also restrict the
characteristics that make up the profitability segment.
4. When you add a characteristic to operating concern, then by default that characteristic is
available at the time of document entry. We use characteristic groups to determine what
characteristics appear in which order on the screens for assigning profitability segments in
different business transactions. If no characteristic groups are defined, the user can enter
values for any characteristic in the operating concern.
5. Account based CO-PA uses the same tables (COEP, COEJ, COSP, COSS etc.,) as used by
overhead cost management, whereas costing based COPA has it's own tables. The definitions
of profitability segments for both CO-PA sub-modules are stored in the same table, the
CE4XXXX table (where XXXX = operating concern).
6. Period account approach, unlike costing based which is cost of sales accounting approach.
7. Account-based CO-PA stores all transaction in three currencies: the transaction currency,
the local currency, and the controlling area currency.

Mainly: production client -> costing based. Service client -> account based.

Difference between Costing based and account based COPA :

Costing based COPA should always be preferred over account based COPA, as it provides
greater flexibility, some extra features, some extra planning mechanism and faster
reports
Following are the point of differences between Costing based vs. Account based copa
(ABC)
1. Account based copa uses transaction tables (COEP, BSEG) and hence affects
performance of CO transactions.CBC takes values from CE1XXXX to CE4XXXX tables.
XXXX means Operating Concern name.
2. Estimated / Statistical values not possible in ABC, say, calculating frieght upon invoice
on a thumb rule basis to have better view of profitability per customer.. no valuation
strategy in Accounts based COPA..
3. Reports based on line items not possible in ABC.. possible in CBC.
4 Actual Top Down distribution only available in CBC not in ABC .
5. Revaluation of actual data to plan data is not available in ABC
6. No key figure schemes are available in ABC

7. In ABC, settlement cost elements are used to settle values to prof segments unlike
value fields in CBC
8. Production variance / COGS accounts shud be defined as cost element in ABC.
System creates a document for each type of COPA as it stores values in different tables
and what you can do with this data also differs like you can do TOP down in Costing Based
Copa..
Hence, you will have two COPA documents always.

In account based COPA:

1. You can't get Cost component break down.
2. No break down of variance categories.
3. Create a Characteristic in KEA5 and add to operating conern in KEA0. KEQ3 is to define
segment level characteristics. To improve system performance, you can also restrict the
characteristics that make up the profitability segment.
4. When you add a characteristic to operating concern, then by default that characteristic is
available at the time of document entry. We use characteristic groups to determine what
characteristics appear in which order on the screens for assigning profitability segments in
different business transactions. If no characteristic groups are defined, the user can enter
values for any characteristic in the operating concern.
5. Account based CO-PA uses the same tables (COEP, COEJ, COSP, COSS etc.,) as used by
overhead cost management, whereas costing based COPA has it's own tables. The definitions
of profitability segments for both CO-PA sub-modules are stored in the same table, the
CE4XXXX table (where XXXX = operating concern).
6. Period account approach, unlike costing based which is cost of sales accounting approach.
7. Account-based CO-PA stores all transaction in three currencies: the transaction currency,
the local currency, and the controlling area currency.

Mainly: production client -> costing based. Service client -> account based.

Difference between Costing based and account based COPA :

Costing based COPA should always be preferred over account based COPA, as it provides
greater flexibility, some extra features, some extra planning mechanism and faster
reports
Following are the point of differences between Costing based vs. Account based copa
(ABC)
1. Account based copa uses transaction tables (COEP, BSEG) and hence affects
performance of CO transactions.CBC takes values from CE1XXXX to CE4XXXX tables.
XXXX means Operating Concern name.

2. Estimated / Statistical values not possible in ABC, say, calculating frieght upon invoice
on a thumb rule basis to have better view of profitability per customer.. no valuation
strategy in Accounts based COPA..
3. Reports based on line items not possible in ABC.. possible in CBC.
4 Actual Top Down distribution only available in CBC not in ABC .
5. Revaluation of actual data to plan data is not available in ABC
6. No key figure schemes are available in ABC
7. In ABC, settlement cost elements are used to settle values to prof segments unlike
value fields in CBC
8. Production variance / COGS accounts shud be defined as cost element in ABC.
System creates a document for each type of COPA as it stores values in different tables
and what you can do with this data also differs like you can do TOP down in Costing Based
Copa..
Hence, you will have two COPA documents always.