Creating Allocation Cycles

Use

You define allocations in cycles in the FI-SL System if you want to carry out an assessment or a distribution. Every cycle consists of one or more segments. Within each segment, you define the sender and receiver for the segment, as well as the rules for allocating data.

Prerequisites

To create allocation cycles and allocation segments, choose Start of the navigation path Accounting Next navigation step Financial Accounting Next navigation step Special Purpose Ledger Next navigation step Periodic Processing Next navigation step Allocation End of the navigation path , and then either:

  • Start of the navigation path Actual assessment Next navigation step / Next navigation step Actual distribution Next navigation step Create End of the navigation path

  • Plan assessment / Start of the navigation path Plan distribution Next navigation step Create End of the navigation path

The system displays the FI-SL: Create <Allocation Type>: Initial Screen .

Note Note

You can also enter actual data via Actual posting . ( Start of the navigation path Actual posting Next navigation step Actual closing Next navigation step Actual assessment End of the navigation path or Start of the navigation path Actual distribution Next navigation step Create End of the navigation path ).

You can also enter plan data via Start of the navigation path Planning Next navigation step . Next navigation step (Planning Next navigation step Plan closing Next navigation step Plan assessment End of the navigation path or Start of the navigation path Plan distribution Next navigation step Create End of the navigation path ).

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Procedure

  1. Make the following entries:

  • Ledger name

  • Name for the allocation cycle

  • Start date for the allocation cycle

Note Note

The first character of the allocation name cannot be a number. If you use the same name for an allocation more than once, the allocations must have different starting dates. When allocation cycles have the same name, but different starting dates, the system processes the cycles as independent objects. In the event of a change, this allows you to keep your old cycle and to create a new cycle with the same name but a different start date. If you define cycles that have the same name, the valid period of the first cycle should normally end before the second cycle starts.

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  • Use the reference information, if you want to copy an existing allocation cycle, for example.

  1. Choose Execute.

The system displays the FI-SL: Create <Allocation Type> Cycle: Header Data screen.

Note Note

For more information, see:

Creating Header Data for an Allocation Cycle

Creating a Segment for an Allocation Cycle

Creating Sender Values for a Segment

Creating a Receiver Tracing Factor for a Segment

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