Viewing allocation details

Glossary

Basics of using a typical web page

This page allows you to view the details of an allocation. You can view the details like the type of cost that is being allocated, the code identifying the credit cost element, the details of the source cost center and the cost elements, the details of the target cost center and the target cost element. You can also view the creation and the modification history.

The “View Allocation Details” page appears.

The system displays the following:

Run No

The number identifying all the sequence of allocations that have been defined on a finance book for a particular accounting period.

Sequence No

The number identifying the particular allocation of the entire sequence of allocations that has been defined on a finance book for a specific accounting period.

Status

The status of the allocation which could be “Active” or “Inactive”.

Finance Book

The code identifying the finance book that has been mapped to the login organization unit and the business unit.

Accounting Year

The accounting year in which the allocation has been defined.

Accounting Period

The accounting period in which the allocation has been defined.

Allocate On

The type of cost that is involved in the allocation, which could be “Actuals”, “Budget” or “Both”.

Source Cost Center

The code identifying the cost center from which the incurred cost is transferred to other cost centers.

Description

A brief description of the cost center.

 

Zoom facility available

Credit Cost Element

The code identifying the cost element against which the credit entries are made.

Description

A brief description of the credit cost element.

 

Zoom facility available

The system displays the following in the “Source Cost Elements Details” multiline:

Cost Element

The code identifying the cost element that has been mapped to the source cost center.

Allocation %

The percentage of cost to be transferred from the cost element.

The system displays the following:

Debit Cost Element

The code identifying the cost element against which the debit entries of the cost allocation process are made.

Description

A brief description of the debit cost element.

 

Zoom facility available

Ratio/Percentage

A specification of whether the cost is allocated to the target cost elements by means of ratio or percentage.

The system displays the following in the “Target Cost Element Details” multiline:

Cost Center

The code identifying the target cost center to which the allocated cost is transferred.

Cost Element

The code identifying the target cost element that has been mapped to the target cost center.

Ratio/Percentage

The ratio or the percentage of the cost from the source cost center that has to be allocated to the target cost center.

The system displays the following:

Created By

The login ID of the user who created the allocation details.

Created Date

The date on which the allocation details were created.

Modified By

The login ID of the user who modified the allocation details last.

Modified Date

The date on which the allocation details were modified last.

To proceed, carry out the following