Technical Considerations
When the system initializes, note the following important system processing points:
• The system creates a detail table when you use PC Periodic Cost Set Maintenance (30.5.1.4).
• The system does not use the Subcontract element in the initialize program.
• While getting the statutory currency, when the exchange rate type is not set, the system uses the accounting exchange rate. Note that Periodic Costing captures the exchange rate gain/loss from supplier invoices as inventory cost.
• When deleting transient layer information, the system only clears transient GL reference data and code and number data for the following inventory GL transactions types:
• PCCST-AD
• PCTOT-AD
• PCWOP-AD
• PCWO-ADJ
For other types, the system clears the transient GL detail records directly. This is because the system creates the GL transactions that start with PC based on existing GL transactions linked to inventory. For the GL transaction, there in only one record, so the system does not delete it.
• When not all entity GL periods are locked, the system can still initialize PC; however, when you run the PC calculation, the system displays an error message prompting you to create the cost calculation period before you run the PC calculation.
• When the cost set is empty, the system uses the default (standard) cost set.
• When the system cannot find a quantity on hand or an unconsumed quantity on hand, the default quantity value is 0 (zero), so the system creates a record to assign values to the quantity on hand and the unconsumed quantity on hand.
• For advanced repetitive, the system copies the WIP transferred from the old cumulative WO to the new cumulative WO to PC-related WO tables during the PC initialize process.