Creating Allocation Cycles

Use

You define allocation cycles if you want to perform an assessment or a distribution. Every cycle consists of one or more allocation segments . Within each allocation segment, you define the sender and receiver for the allocation segment, as well as the allocation rules .

Procedure

  1. To create allocation cycles and allocation segments, go to the SAP Easy Access screen and choose Start of the navigation path Accounting Next navigation step Financial Accounting Next navigation step General Ledger Next navigation step Periodic Processing End of the navigation path

    • Start of the navigation path Closing Next navigation step Allocation Next navigation step Actual Assessment / Actual Distribution Next navigation step Create End of the navigation path

    • Start of the navigation path Closing Next navigation step Allocation Next navigation step Actual Assessment / Actual Distribution Next navigation step Create End of the navigation path

      The General Ledger: Create <Allocation Type> Cycle: Initial Screen appears.

  2. Make the following entries:

    • Ledger

    • 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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    • Start date for the allocation cycle

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

      Choose Execute .

      The General Ledger :Create <Allocation Type> Cycle: Header Data screen appears.

      Note Note

      For more information, see:

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