Enter Periodical Cost Allocation Info per Company

Explanation

This activity is used to enter basic data relating to periodical cost allocation for a company. This involves selecting the modes for rollback and for execution, selecting a period sequence validation, selecting the user group that should be allowed to use the periodical cost allocation component and specifying whether periodical cost allocation should be allowed for external projects. (Refer the Handle Periodical Cost Allocation process description for further details.)

Prerequisites

In order to perform this activity, the user group that is to be allowed to use periodical cost allocation must be defined in the User Groups window.

System Effects

As a result of this activity, it will be possible to use the periodical cost allocation functionality.

Window

Company

Related Window Descriptions

Company

Procedure

1. Open the Company window and query for the company for which you want to enter periodical cost allocation information.
2. Create a new record in the Periodical Cost Allocation tab window.
3. Select a value from the list for the Rollback Mode field to specify how the rollback of vouchers should take place.
4. Select a value from the list for the Execution Mode field to specify  how many steps should be allowed to be executed per operation.
5. Select a value from the list for the Period Sequence Validation field to specify the extent to which the system should allow you to activate a new periodical cost allocation procedure without completing the procedures for previous periods.
6. Enter a value in the User Group field using the List of Values to specify the user group that should be allowed to use the periodical cost allocation functionality.
7. Select the Allow PCA for External Projects check box if you want to use the periodical cost allocation functionality for external projects.
8. Save the information.