Frequently Asked Questions

The different methods of allocating costs are by:

• Fixed Percentage

• Statistical

• Direct Financial

• Direct and In-stream Financial

Transactions that posted to the ledgers can be excluded from the Cost Allocation Process by establishing a Pool/Base Distribution record and marking the Exclude indication as true.

The Cost Allocation Process does not require the use of Cost Accounting COA elements. Allocations can be performed by both Fund Accounting and Detailed Accounting elements outside of the Cost Accounting COA elements.

The Exclude Cost Allocation Reports (EXCL_COST_ALLOC_REP) batch parameter can be used to improve the Cost Allocation Process performance. The batch parameter allows you to exclude one or more of the following reports from being generated: Pool View Report, Base View Report and CA Transaction Exception Report. Excluding reports can improve the performance of the Cost Allocation Process.