General

  1. Click the General tab in the Allocation Targets window.
  2. Specify this information:
    Target Account

    The account code to which the allocation transactions are posted. Postings to this account take the same debit/credit indicator as the source amount.

    If you select a memorandum account code here, you must also select a memorandum account code as the balancing, target offset account.

    Target Offset Account
    The account code to which the balancing, reversal entry for each target account transaction should be posted. The target offset account is always in the same business unit as the target account. This offset account is required when:
    • the allocation type is Charge.
    • the source and target business units are different in which case this offset account is the balancing account in the target business unit.
    • the allocation type is Charge or Split and you have specified an offset account on the allocation source.

    You must select a memorandum account code here if you selected a memorandum account code for the target account.

    Target Actual/Budget
    The ledger to which the target transactions are posted. This can be different to the ledger selected in the allocation source. For example, you can use corporate allocations to calculate budget values based on actual source values.
    Analysis Dimension
    The transaction analysis dimension containing the business unit code you want to use as the target business unit. This allows the target business unit to change automatically according to the analysis code on the source transactions.

    For example, if ledger analysis dimension 1 is selected here to identify the target business unit, then during Corporate Allocations Run (CAL), the ledger analysis dimension 1 code from the source transactions is scanned and used on the target allocation transactions. The resulting target transactions are grouped by this analysis code i.e. by business unit, for posting to the target business units.

    An entry here takes precedence over an entry in the Business Unit field below.

    or Business Unit
    The business unit to which the target postings should be made. This should be blank if the business unit is being identified in an analysis dimension which has been entered above, or if the target business unit is the same as the source business unit.
    Asset Code
    The asset code to be included on the generated target transactions, if required. Leave this blank to retain the asset code from the source transactions.
    Asset Subcode
    The asset subcode to be included on the generated target transactions, if required. Leave this blank to retain the asset subcode from the source transactions.
    Asset Indicator
    The type of asset values to be updated by the allocation posting. Asset Value is used to update the asset value. Depreciation is used to update the asset depreciation value. Initial is used to update the initial value. Retain Marker will select the asset marker from the source transactions. Select No Marker if no asset marker is required.
    Allocation Sources

    Click this to define or review allocation targets as defined using Corporate Allocation Targets (CAS).

    Allocation Setup

    Click this to define or review allocation definitions as defined using Corporate Allocation Setup (CAD).

    Allocation Ratios

    Click this to define or review allocation ratios, as defined using Corporate Allocation Ratios (CAR).

  3. Save your changes.
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