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Settlement & Allocation
Cost collected on a collector has to reach where it belongs before the period can close, and an indirect cost center’s cost has to reach a productive one.
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RecordsSettlement RulesWhere cost on a collector goes, and in what proportion. A period closed over unsettled orders leaves cost stranded forever.OpenViewSettlement RunsCost moved off collectors to where it belongs. Anything the rules do not apportion is reported rather than silently stranded.OpenRecordsAllocation CyclesDistribution keeps the original cost element; assessment rolls it into one secondary element. The first is honest, the second is readable, and every controlling department argues about which.OpenRecordsAllocation SegmentsWho sends, who receives, and what splits between them. Anything less than a 100% sender share leaves a residue on the sender, which is sometimes right and usually a mistake.OpenRecordsFixed Allocation SplitWhere a driver is not appropriate: 40% to production, 35% to sales, 25% to admin, because that is what the board agreed.OpenViewAllocation RunsA residue above the threshold means the iteration gave up before converging, and the cost left over is stranded on the sender — so the run says so rather than letting it disappear.OpenRecordsCost DriversWhat causes the cost. Headcount and floor area are statistical keys; purchase orders raised, setups performed and inspections carried out are activity-based drivers.OpenRecordsDriver ValuesThe driver’s value per receiver per period — a statistical key by any other name.Open
Columns, fields and actions
| Screen | Kind | What it is | Columns | Fields | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Settlement Rules | List | Where cost on a collector goes, and in what proportion. A period closed over unsettled orders leaves cost stranded forever. | 9 | 16 | 0 |
| Settlement Runs | Read-only list | Cost moved off collectors to where it belongs. Anything the rules do not apportion is reported rather than silently stranded. | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Allocation Cycles | List | Distribution keeps the original cost element; assessment rolls it into one secondary element. The first is honest, the second is readable, and every controlling department argues about which. | 10 | 12 | 0 |
| Allocation Segments | List | Who sends, who receives, and what splits between them. Anything less than a 100% sender share leaves a residue on the sender, which is sometimes right and usually a mistake. | 10 | 16 | 0 |
| Fixed Allocation Split | List | Where a driver is not appropriate: 40% to production, 35% to sales, 25% to admin, because that is what the board agreed. | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| Allocation Runs | Read-only list | A residue above the threshold means the iteration gave up before converging, and the cost left over is stranded on the sender — so the run says so rather than letting it disappear. | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Cost Drivers | List | What causes the cost. Headcount and floor area are statistical keys; purchase orders raised, setups performed and inspections carried out are activity-based drivers. | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Driver Values | List | The driver’s value per receiver per period — a statistical key by any other name. | 7 | 6 | 0 |