Field Definitions

Field Name

R/O/C

Description

Project

R

A business undertaking involving a predetermined goal to achieve with prescribed funds and operating resources, to an agreed level of quality, and by a particular date.

Example:         LTS-0000

to

O

Upper limit of the range to be selected from a list.

    Use this field to enter a range of projects.

Example:         LTS-9999

WBS element

O

Work Breakdown Structure Element

Example:         LTS-0012-01

Network/order

O

Number identifying a network order.

Example:         300000000

Activity

O

Separate step within an operation. Different types are assigned to the various activities. Examples of activities include: Example, Production, Set up, Tear down, Maintenance.

Example:         0010

Cost element

O

Primary cost elements have a one-to-one relationship with general ledger expense accounts. Whenever costs are posted, they must be assigned to a specific cost element.  Secondary cost elements, used to record internal allocations, have no counterpart in the financial accounts and are maintained exclusively in cost accounting.

Example:         610300

Cost element group

O

Hierarchical grouping of cost elements created to facilitate data entry and reporting.

Example:         LTS-1

Posting date

R

The date on which a transaction in SAP will be posted to the appropriate accounts.  SAP will default this field to be the current date, but changes are allowed.  For items to be posted in a future or past period, you must enter the posting date.

Example:         02/01/2005

to

R

Upper limit of the range to be selected from a list.

Example:         04/30/2005

Layout

R

A unique name for the layout format

Example:         /ZLTS1

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