Resource Assignments

This Model Table function is used to provide periodic assignment data for the relevant accounts to the according resources.

Because the relevant GL accounts in a profitability and cost management process can change quite frequently, it makes sense to decouple them from the more stable calculation model by using resources. This allows you to transfer only an adjusted part of the amount total, and to split GL account values across various resources.

The function defines the following fields:

• GL Account: You use this field to record revenues and costs at a granular level.

• Company ID: You use this field to specify different values as profitability and cost management is usually executed at controlling area level, which spans multiple companies and legal entities. This field is also available in reporting.

• Cost Center: You use this field to give the information about lowest granularity in a company or legal entity, where costs are pooled and controlled and therefore the responsibility about those costs is instantiated.

• Posting Date: You use this field to provide GL totals on a yearly, quarterly, monthly or even daily basis to run the profitability and cost management process.

• Resource: You use this field to specify the resource referred to in various functions.

• Adjustment: You use this field to specify the percentage of the GL account total to be assigned to a resource of business.