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 Profit Center Change for Material  A General Guide

Created by Subhadeep Das

Note: The views/solutions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect that of SAP

 AG. The basic idea of these notes are to help user understand the approach in resolving issues.

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1. Purpose:

The purpose of this document is to demonstrate the process of changing profit center for aparticular material in material master.

In standard SAP it is possible to change the profit center at any time. However this should bedone with care as it may create inconsistencies in profit center accounting. Hence all existingstock should be issued first to a cost center with 201 movement type, then change the profitcenter followed by another reversal entry with movement type 202.

2. Process:

Following are all the relevant screen shots that will demonstrate the entire process of changing

the profit center.

Checking the desired

material in T Code MMBE

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Using T Code MB5B to

check the closing value of the stock and qty

Checking Profit center for thematerial in material master 

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Stock transfer to cost center 

with mvt type 201.

T.code:MB1A

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In T.Code MB5B, checking the Null status of the stock post

issuance.

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Checking on profit center 

 balance, the stock issuanceentry is appearing as marked in

red.

Executing profit center change,entering material master area.

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Changing profit center from

6000 to 5100.

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Reversing the stock issuancewith mvt type 202.

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The reversing of stock entrynow appearing in the changed

 profit center.