Copy Procedure
Explanation
This activity is used to create a new cost allocation procedure
by copying an existing procedure. Copying procedures that already exist is facilitated
since cost allocation procedures for all periods are usually similar.
Prerequisites
In order to perform this activity, at least one cost allocation procedure
should exist in your company.
System Effects
As a result of this activity:
- A new cost allocation procedure is created with the Defined status
if there is no already existing procedure for the company and accounting
period selected in the Copy Cost
Allocation Procedure dialog. If a procedure already exists
for the selected company and accounting period, it's steps, distributions
and factors are overwritten by those of the procedure copied.
- If you copy a procedure to replace another procedure with a different
allocation type, the steps will be automatically replaced as described in
the table below.
| Allocation Type of the Original
Procedure |
Allocation Type of the Destination
Procedure |
Steps Replaced |
| Actual |
Budget |
- The Generate Voucher step is replaced with Create
Budget Allocation step.
- The Update Voucher step is replaced with the Update
Budget step.
|
| Budget |
Actual |
- The Create Budget Allocation step is replaced with
Generate Voucher step.
- The Update Budget step is replaced with the Update
Voucher step.
|
There is no validation of copied data. If there is no procedure
defined in the destination period, this activity creates one with
the Defined status. If a procedure exists, a dialog
box is displayed where the user can specify whether to allow removal of existing
procedures and relevant data.