Executing an Allocation Cycle Online

Prerequisites

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

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 chose Start of the navigation path Actual/Plan Assessment or Actual/Plan Distribution Next navigation step Create Next navigation step . End of the navigation path

Note Note

To assess/distribute data records, the company code or company has to be assigned to the ledger.

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Procedure

  1. Enter the Ledge r and the relevant Parameters .

  1. Under Process control , you have the following options:

  1. Set the Background processing indicator if you want to execute the allocation in background processing. For more information, see Defining an Allocation Job for Background Processing .

  2. Set the Test run indicator if you want to test the allocation.

  3. The allocation does not update the database.

  4. Set the Detailed lists indicator if you want to display a list of assessed/distributed records after the allocation is executed.

  • Choose List selection. The system displays a dialog box. The Basic list is defaulted.

  1. Enter relevant data for Cycle and Start date of the allocation, or choose input help. You can execute more than one cycle per execution.

  2. The order you execute the cycles impacts how the data is allocated.

    Receivers of allocation cycle 1 are cost centers 200 and 300. Receivers of allocation cycle 3 are cost centers 300, 400, and 500. The allocation cycle 3 uses the results of allocation cycle 1 if a group of cycles is executed.

    If you are executing a cycle that has the same name as another allocation cycle, the system displays all allocation cycles that have the same name, with the cycle starting dates.

  3. You can determine how the system is to react when it encounters errors during execution by choosing Settings .

  4. You can save the entries you make on the initial screen as a variant. To do so, choose Start of the navigation path Extras Next navigation step Variant Next navigation step Save End of the navigation path and enter a name and a short text for the variant.

  5. To execute a particular variant, choose Start of the navigation path Extras Next navigation step Variant Next navigation step Get End of the navigation path .

  6. Choose . The system displays the FI-SL: Display <Allocation Type> Special Purpose Ledger Basic List screen. You can display all relevant information here.

Note Note

For more information, see Displaying Allocation Results .

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