Consolidate posting option
Use the consolidate posting option when you want an efficient way to allocate pool balances to a large set of activities. Using a list to identify the post-to activities saves time, particularly when you use an automatic list. An automatic list is one that automatically selects activities based on eligibility criteria. With the consolidate posting option, the system applies the compute statement to the entire pool balance. Allocation transactions are created for each post-to activity in the list.
See Defining computed allocations.
Example
Moose Wood Outfitters collects project management costs in a separate activity. They want to allocate these costs to activities in progress in their new store construction projects. They created a post-to activity list that selects current activities and they defined a compute statement that bases the allocation on the ratio of each activity's labor hours to total labor hours for all activities in the list. Using the list and the compute statement, they defined this list allocation:
| Pool | * | Driver compute statement | Driver value | Activities in Post-to list | Allocation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Project Management $10,000 |
* | Each activity's hours / Total activity hours |
40% 35% 25% |
Carpentry Electrical Decorating |
$4,000 $3,500 $2,500 |