Universal Allocation (2QL)

The Universal Allocation scope item covers plan and actual allocations. For plan allocations of cost centers in overhead cost controlling, it covers the upload of cost center plan data and the execution of the plan allocation cycles. Annual planning is supported via cost redistribution through defined allocation cycles, by definition of sender and receiver rules by fixed amount and percentage. You can control your costs and compare plan and actual costs by allocating the cost elements to cost centers in overhead cost controlling. For examples of actual allocations, see the Overhead Cost Accounting (J54) test script. Profit centers are also covered. 

Key Process Steps Covered

• Import financial plan data
• Upload statistical key figure plan data
• Execute cost center actual and plan assessment cycles
• Execute plan and actual profit center distributions
• Run plan data reports for cost centers
• View plan and actual profit center distributions

Benefits

• Gain better control of costs with visibility into how actual costs compare with plan

Where is Universal Allocation(2QL) being used?

This Scope item is used in the following way:

• As a management function of Cost Management and Profitability Analysis within Finance Scope Item Group

Process flow of Universal Allocation (2QL)

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