Dimensions in Allocation
Use
The processing of an allocation cycle is dependent on the dimensions that you use.
Features
You can choose between the following dimensions:
Inherited Dimensions
Distribution Dimensions
Fixed Dimensions
Inherited Dimensions
Dimensions that are automatically transferred from a sender to a receiver or to sender control, or from a receiver to tracing factor, are called inherited dimensions. Dimensions are inherited as follows:
Cycle dimensions (for example, company code) entered on the
Create <Allocation Type>: Initial and Header
screens are automatically inherited by the segments in the allocation cycle. Within the individual segments, you can overwrite these dimension values as needed.
Segment dimensions are inherited as follows:
Sender and receiver dimensions are inherited from the sender.
Tracing factor dimensions are inherited from the receiver.
A dimension is defined in the sender , but not in the sender control or receiver:
The sender contains values 500000 , 510000 , and 520000 for the dimension "account" and the values 10 and 20 for the dimension "plant". No selection criteria are defined for the dimensions "account" and "plant" in the receiver. For this reason, the receiver inherits the values 500000, 510000 , and 520000 for the dimension "account" and the values 10 and 20 for the dimension "plant".
A dimension is defined or inherited in the receiver , but not in the tracing factor:
From the sender, the receiver inherits the values 500000, 510000 , and 520000 for the dimension "account" and the values 10 and 20 for the dimension "plant". No selection criteria are defined for the dimensions "account" and "plant" in the tracing factors. The tracing factor therefore inherits the values 500000, 510000 , and 520000 for the dimension "account" and the values 10 and 20 for the dimension "plant".
If you want your sender values to use some of the dimensions that are defined in your sender (but not all), only define the dimensions that you do not want the sender values to inherit from the sender.
If you want your receiver to use some of the dimensions of your sender, you do not have to enter these dimensions for your receiver again.
If you want your tracing factor to use the same dimensions that are defined or inherited in your receiver, you do not have to define the dimensions in your tracing factor.
Do not define the value for your receiver if the allocation is to occur from one value in a dimension to the same value in this dimension . This value is inherited from sender to receiver automatically.
Example
Do not define the dimension "plant" in your receiver if the allocation is to be from plant 10 and cost center 100 (sender) to cost centers 200 and 300 for plant 10 (receiver), and from plant 20 and cost center 100 (sender) to cost centers 200 and 300 for plant 20 (receiver). The values of this dimension are inherited automatically from sender to receiver. The allocation is then carried out:
From: |
To: |
Plant 10, cost center 100 |
Plant 10, cost center 200 |
Plant 10, cost center 300 |
|
Plant 20, cost center 100 |
Plant 20, cost center 200 |
Plant 20, cost center 300 |
Define the value for your receiver if the allocation is to occur from one value in a dimension to the same value in this dimension . The value is not inherited from the sender to the receiver in this case.
Example
Define the dimension "plant" (10, 20) in your receiver if the allocation is from plant 10 (sender) to cost centers 200 and 300 for plant 10 and 20 (receiver), and from plant 20 (sender) to cost centers 200 and 300 for plant 10 and 20 (receiver). The allocation is then carried out:
From: |
To: |
Plant 10, cost center 100 |
Plant 10, cost center 200 |
Plant 10, cost center 300 |
|
Plant 20, cost center 200 |
|
Plant 20, cost center 300 |
|
Plant 20, cost center 100 |
Plant 10, cost center 200 |
Plant 10, cost center 300 |
|
Plant 20, cost center 200 |
|
Plant 20, cost center 300 |
Note
If you do not define a dimension in the receiver and/or sender control, the values from the sender are automatically inherited. All dimensions in the cycle header are usually distributed to all segments.
Distribution Dimensions
The distribution dimension defines to which dimensions data is distributed. If you define more than one dimension as selection criteria for receiver(s), you need to instruct the system from which receiver values it should allocate data. You can specify more than one distribution dimension for the receiver.
If you use the fixed amount or fixed portion allocation rule for your receiver(s), and more than one dimension is defined for the receiver, you must specify for which dimension(s) you want to enter receiver values.
Example
You enter the following receiver selection criteria for the dimensions "plant" and "cost center".
Plant |
Cost center |
10 |
100 |
20 |
300 |
400 |
If the distribution dimension is " plant ", you can enter amounts or portions for plants 10 and 20 (for cost centers 100, 300, 400).
If the distribution dimension is " cost center ", you can enter amounts or portions for cost centers 100, 300, and 400 (for plants 10 and 20).
If the distribution dimensions are both "cost center" and "plant", you can enter amounts or portions for the following combinations:
Cost center 100/plant 10
Cost center 100/plant 20
Cost center 300/plant 10
Cost center 300/plant 20
Cost center 400/plant 10
Cost center 400/plant 20
Note
When you select a distribution dimension, you do not change the amount or portion that is allocated. You only determine to which values data will be allocated.
If there is only one dimension defined for the receiver, that dimension automatically becomes the distribution dimension.
Fixed Dimensions
A fixed dimension is any dimension that contains exactly one value in the receiver. This value always appears in the data records for the receiver of the allocation.