Spread Methods

Use the Spread Methods page to specify the period weights. Spread methods are used to determine how salary and actions are allocated over the periods of the planning cycle. Spread methods are associated with position definitions. Spread method weights are defined for the period cycle. For example, you can define a spread method to spread values according to the number of weekdays in each calendar month. When a spread method is defined for a specific year, each budget year must have values assigned to each year in order to correctly calculate the budget.

A default spread method of Evenly is provided which has a weight of 1 in every period and results in values being spread evenly across all periods. The Evenly spread method cannot be deleted. You do not need to define additional spread methods.

This table describes the fields:

Field	Description
	Save any changes.
	Add a line for a new spread method to the table.
	Refresh the page to the last saved state. You are prompted if there are unsaved changes.
	Delete the selected item. Spread methods cannot be deleted once they are linked to a position definition.
	Copy the selected spread method.
Calculate	Calculate the Workforce Budgeting data through all budget periods based on the selected cycle and version.
Start / End	Select the start and end date. You can select from a leaf members in the time dimension. By default, the current planning cycle is used.
Name	Specify a unique name for the spread method.
Description	Optional. Specify a description of the spread method.
Periods	Specify the weights for each period field. Weights are used to compute monthly amounts.

The weights specified in each period field (P01,P02, etc) are used to compute periodic amounts as follows:

(Weight for periods / total weights for all periods) * yearly amount entered in Workforce Budgeting = portion of yearly amount assigned to period

For example, a spread method with the P01 weight set to 2, and all other weights set to 1 for a yearly total of 13, assuming a twelve-period year, spreads an annual amount of 1000 as follows:

P01 amount = (2/13) * 1000 = 153.846153846
P02 through P12. = (1/13) * 1000 = 76.923076923
Total Salary = 1000.000000000