Distribution
Distributions can only be applied if there are no allocation dimensions.
Distribution lets a budgeter or administrator temporarily distribute payroll expenses across multiple primary dimension members. Only costs for actions flagged for distribution (on the Action Definition page) distribute by position.
When you calculate the distribution, the distributed amount is deducted from the source primary dimension member and added to the destination primary dimension member. The position remains with the source primary dimension member. The destination primary dimension member only sees costs assigned to them, with no access to the position or employee details.
Distributions differ from transfers in that they are partial and temporary. For example, use a distribution to over an employee on sick leave. Transfers permanently move the position and all of its costs to the destination unit.
Distributions are unlike allocations in that costs are covered by another member of the primary dimension. Distributions are partial transfers of costs while allocations spread all costs.
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| Year | List of available years. By default, the budget start year is selected. |
| Primary Dimension | List of primary dimension members. Typically, this is the Unit dimension. Only leaf level members are included in the list. |
| Distribution % | Specify the distribution value. This value is spread to all periods in all quarters of the budget cycle. Varied displays in this column if the periods have different percentages. |
| Periods | Specify the distribution value for each period field. Periods are shown by quarter. The specified distribution value is used to compute monthly amounts. |