Receiver Rule

A receiver rules controls how receiver tracing factors are determined. The following receiver rules can be used for receiver tracing factors:

  • Variable portions

  • Fixed amounts

  • Fixed percentages

  • Fixed portions

Variable portions

A variable portion is allocated to each receiver, based on values found in the FI-SL summary database (which is used as the basis for the allocation). The totals table is thus used as the basis for the allocation.

To define an allocation with variable portions, you specify dimensions and values for determination of the variable portions under Receiver tracing factors .

Note Note

You can define an allocation so that the system checks the sales of the individual profit centers in the receiver to determine how the amount from the sender should be allocated/distributed.

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Fixed amounts

A specific fixed amount is allocated to each receiver. The amount credited to the original sender or assessment account is the sum of the receiver's fixed amounts and is also dependent upon the sender rule.

You can allocate/distribute using fixed amounts data records to each receiver and in any currency. The total of assessed/distributed fixed amounts are credited to the sender according to the sender rule.

The same fixed amount is assessed/distributed to the receiver each time the allocation cycle is executed.

Fixed percentages

A fixed percentage is assessed/distributed to each receiver, based on the amount to be allocated from the sender. You can define the percentage that should be assessed/distributed to each receiver. This percentage cannot be over 100%.

You can assess/distribute a specific, fixed percentage to each receiver. The system calculates the amounts to be allocated/distributed based on the sender value to be distributed and on the fixed percentage records you entered for the receivers. The credit to the sender or the assessment account is based on the amount available to be allocated from the sender (sender rule)

Each time the allocation cycle is executed, the same percentage amount is assessed/distributed to the receiver. If you enter less than 100%, the sender is only credited with the percentage amount that you enter. The sender base is always 100%.

Note Note

Fixed percentages

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Sender (amount)

Receiver values

Result (amount)

1000 EUR

Profit center 100: 10%

Profit center 100: 100 EUR

Profit center 200: 10%

Profit center 200: 100 EUR

Profit center 300: 50%

Profit center 300: 500 EUR

The sender balance is 300 EUR after the allocation is performed.

Fixed portions

A fixed portion is assessed/distributed for each receiver. The system handles fixed portions in the same way as variable portions.

The only difference with fixed portions is that you - as opposed to the system - determine which portion is assessed/distributed .