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This activity allows you to set or reset the parameters that are involved in cost allocation. Tell me more.
Select the “Set Parameters” link from the “Set Parameters” business component.
The “Set Parameters” page appears.
Enter the following fields in the “Process Parameters” group box:
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Include Activity Balance in Allocation |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether activity balance should be included during cost allocation. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system shows the already set value for this option on launch of page. The system displays “No” by default on launch of the page for the first time during installation. |
Note: This parameter can be set to “Yes”, only when the parameter “Use Credit Cost Element” is set to “Yes”.
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Use Credit Cost Element |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether credit cost elements can be used during cost allocation. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system shows the already set value for this option on launch of page. The system displays “No” by default on launch of the page for the first time during installation. |
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Overwrite Credit Cost Element |
Use the drop-down list box to specify whether the credit cost element defaulted during allocation can be modified or not. You can select from “Yes” or “No”. The system shows the already set value for this option on launch of page. The system displays “No” by default on launch of the page for the first time during installation. |
Note: You can select “Yes” from this field only if the “Use Credit Cost Element” has been set to “Yes”.
Only if this field has been set to “Yes”, the modifications made to the credit cost elements will be allowed during allocation.
Enter the following field in the “Function Defaults” group box:
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Default Credit Cost Element |
The code identifying the cost element that would be defaulted as the credit cost element. The value specified in this field should have already been defined in the “Cost Setup” business component and should be in “Active” status. The system shows the already set value for this option on launch of page. The system displays blank by default on launch of the page for the first time during installation. |
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Note: Value should be entered into this field only if the “Use Credit Cost Element” field has been set to “Yes”.
The default credit cost element must be of type “Normal”.
When the credit cost element value is entered and the “Post Allocation entries to Finance Book” parameter has been set to “Yes” in the “Cost Setup” business component then the credit cost element must have been mapped to only one account code for an accounting period
Click the “Set” pushbutton to set the parameters and default values.
The system saves the parameter values along with the business unit and the login organization unit details.
