Setting up Corporate Allocations

Corporate Allocation Setup (CAD) is used to define the rules for an allocation which are identified by an allocation setup code. It pulls together the allocation sources, allocation targets and, where necessary, the allocation ratios for the allocation. In doing so it determines the source transactions for the allocation, identifies any calculation rules required, and identifies the target account and offset account for the allocation.

An allocation setup can contain several allocation sequences. Each sequence results in allocation transactions being generated for the target and offset accounts, for the selected periods. If the allocation is across business units, additional balancing transactions may also be generated.

When the allocation is run, the allocation steps are run in the order defined by the allocation sequence number.