Use the form to define the source information for the allocation rule.

Use the form to define the destination information for the allocation rule.

Create allocation rule source information

  1. Click > > > .

  2. Click the button to open the form.

  3. Press CTRL+N to create a new source line.

  4. Select to allocate from an account or from an account-dimension combination.

  5. If you selected in the field, select a dimension.

  6. Enter the account or dimension source criteria information to allocate from. You can use wildcards to specify ALL, a RANGE, or a LIST of accounts or dimension codes, or BLANK for a dimension.

    For example, suppose that you want to allocate a utility expense, such as phone and fax costs, and the chart of accounts is set up so that a ledger account starting with 61indicates that the account is where utilities expenses are posted. You could define the source criteria as one of the following.

    • 61*

    • 6100..6110

    • 6100, 6110

Create allocation rule destination information

  1. Click > > > .

  2. Click the button to open the form.

  3. If this rule is an intercompany rule, select the company to allocate to.

  4. Select the account to allocate to.

  5. Select a department, cost center, and purpose dimension to allocate to.

  6. Depending on the allocation method selected in the form, enter or select the following information.

    • If the allocation method is , select the basis ID to associate to the destination line.

    • If the allocation method is , enter the fixed weight to assign to each destination line.

    • If the allocation method is , enter the fixed percentage to assign to each destination line.

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