Profit Center Change for Material

A General Guide

Created by Subhadeep Das

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1. Purpose:
The purpose of this document is to demonstrate the process of changing profit center for a
particular material in material master.

In standard SAP it is possible to change the profit center at any time. However this should be
done with care as it may create inconsistencies in profit center accounting. Hence all existing
stock should be issued first to a cost center with 201 movement type, then change the profit
center 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
 Using T Code MB5B to
check the closing value of
the stock and qty

Checking Profit center for the

material in material master
Stock transfer to cost center
with mvt type 201.
T.code:MB1A
In T.Code MB5B, checking the
Null status of the stock post
issuance.
Checking on profit center
balance, the stock issuance
entry is appearing as marked in
red.

Executing profit center change,

entering material master area.
Changing profit center from
6000 to 5100.
Reversing the stock issuance
with mvt type 202.
 The reversing of stock entry
now appearing in the changed
profit center.

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