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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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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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