You created a cycle. Choose Accounting ® Financial Accounting ® Special Purpose Ledger ® Periodic Processing ® Allocation ® <Allocation type> ® Display.

The FI-SL: Display <Allocation Type>: Initial Screen appears.

1. Make the following entries:

– Ledger name

– Name of allocation cycle



Allocation cycles with the same name must have different starting dates. When allocation cycles have the same name, but different starting dates, the system views them as independent objects.

– Start date of the allocation cycle



The start date of the cycle is used for the following control reasons: The start date determines the earliest validity time of the cycle and you can define various versions for a cycle using different start dates. Allocations are only possible with a cycle valid in the posting period.

2. Choose . The FI-SL: Display <Allocation Type>: Header Data screen appears.
3. The system displays the following allocation cycle header data:

• The system displays whether the allocation cycle is processed iteratively or cumulatively. For more information, see Iterative Processing of Allocation Cycles and Cumulative Processing of Allocation Cycles.
• The system displays whether quantities or transaction currencies are taken into account.
• The system displays the defaulted selection criteria.

• To display the segment overview of the segments contained within the cycle, choose .
• To search for segments that match your requirements, select .
• To display the first segment for the cycle, choose First segment.
• To check whether all relevant entries have been made, choose . Here, you can analyze the messages.
• To run cycles of an allocation type in parallel (assuming objects do not overlap) choose Goto ® Cycle run group.
• To display change and execution history of the cycle, choose Extras ® History.