.. Financial Operations Labor Distribution System LDS Reports: Proposal Objects Reports Convert Proposal Object to Cost Object (LDS: Convert Proposal Object to SAP Cost Object) Purpose This program has two functions. It is used to produce a report of a Proposal Object's distribution. Alternately, this program can convert the distribution lines containing a Proposal Object to an actual SAP cost object. Use the following navigation path from the SAP User Menu screen or type in the transaction code from any screen. Navigation Path: - User Menu - Role ZMIT - Planning/Budgeting - LDS - Information System - Choose Report Transaction Code: /nf-65 1. Open the Proposal Objects folder 2. Select the Convert Prop Obj To Cost Obj folder and open it 3. Open the LDS: Convert Proposal Object to SAP Cost Object transaction Field Name Description Proposal Object ID Enter the 7-to-12 character Proposal Object ID. The names of Proposal Objects can contain both numbers and letters. Unless you want to see all of your department's proposal object distributions, enter a proposal object ID here or an appointment ID below. Appointment ID Enter the 8-digit LD Appointment ID. You may select one or more appointments for conversion, and exclude other appointments from the conversion. Selection Generate Report (default) Update Distribution Select either the Generate Report option (report only) or the Update Distribution option which will convert the proposal object's existing distribution to the selected cost object. The update distribution transaction will also produce a report showing which appointments were affected by the update. SAP Cost Object ID Enter the 7-digit cost object (cost center, internal order or WBS element) to be applied to the distributions when the Update Distribution option is selected. This field is required when the conversion transaction (Process BDC Session field) is selected. Cut-Off Date for Dist. A date which is required when the Update Distribution field is selected. With this parameter, you can select an ending date for distribution conversion from the proposal object to the LDS object. All applicable distributions after this date will remain allocated to the proposal object. Selection Process BDC Session This selection must be chosen if the conversion is to proceed. The result is a batch program that converts the selected proposal object and creates a report documenting the conversion. Features of this Report This is both a program and a report. When the transaction is run, the output includes a report. To document the conversion, it is best to first run the report, then process the conversion. The proposal object distribution will be permanently changed after the Update Distribution transaction is completed. When the Update Distribution option is selected and executed, there may be future proposal object distributions that remain unaffected by this transaction. top Copyright 2001 © Massachusetts Institute of Technology SAP for MIT Documentation on the Web Valid From: 02/28/2001