Use this window to define and view distribution rules.
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Specify a code and a description for the distribution rule. |
For reporting purposes, specify the effective periods of the distribution rule. The effective periods cannot overlap each other. For manually created distribution rules, you can update the current Effective From date in the Date window. To open this window, choose Define New in the Effective From dropdown list. You cannot update the Effective From and Effective To dates for inactive distribution rules Note When you assign a distribution rule in a transaction, SAP Business One lists out only the distribution rules that are effective on the transaction posting date. End of the note. Example There is a transaction with a posting date of 01.07.2009, and you have assigned to it a distribution rule whose effective period is from 01.06.2009 onwards. You updated the effective period of the distribution rule as from 01.06.2009 to 30.06.2009. SAP Business One still includes the distribution information in reports by comparing the posting date with the latest Effective From date. However, for new transactions, if the posting date is not within June 2009, SAP Business One does not list out the above distribution rule for you to choose. End of the example. Example There is a distribution rule whose effective period is from 01.06.2009 onwards, and you add the following effective periods:
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From the dropdown list, select the dimension to relate to the distribution rule. Note Only active dimensions appear in the dropdown list. End of the note. Note This field appears only when you selected the Use Multidimensions checkbox on the Cost Accounting tab of the General Settings window under .End of the note. |
If required, select the checkbox to activate the distribution rule. By default, the checkbox is selected. Note In SAP Business One, you can only use active distribution rules. End of the note. |
Specify the reference value to be used for defining factors. |
For reporting purposes, specify whether the amounts based on this distribution rule is allocated directly or indirectly. Example A company consists of four departments, each of which is a cost center. The electricity bill covers the consumption of the entire company for a defined period. Since the company cannot calculate the exact amount of electricity consumed by each department, the global amount is distributed among the departments according to each department's office size. The distribution rule used in this case is not Direct Allocation, as it is impossible to relate a specific amount of the electricity bill directly to a specific department. End of the example. The Direct Allocation distribution rule is used for allocating amounts that are directly related to specific cost centers, such as raw material expenses for a production division. |
Specify the code of the cost center. Note You can only choose the cost centers:
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Specify the portion of the expenses or revenues to be debited from/credited to the cost center. |
Total of all values entered in the table, which is not necessarily the same as the total value specified in the Total field above. To distribute expenses and revenues as percentages, enter 100 in the Total field above, and enter the percentages for the individual cost centers as whole numbers in the table. Note If the values you enter in the table do not add up to the total value, SAP Business One automatically allocates the difference to the zero cost center (Centr_z), which is only used in reports. End of the note. |
Displays the Distribution Rule History window, which provides an overview of the changes made to the distribution rule based on different effective periods. You can edit the effective periods of the distribution rule. |