Flexible UI Method

In this configuration, you assign cost allocation to a Shopping Cart and its contents by:

1. Selecting an assigned account.
2. Allocating a percentage, quantity, or amount of the cost to that account.
3. Repeat steps 1. and 2. until the total of all allocated percentages equals 100%.
4. Save the cost allocation.

Before allocating cost distribution to a Shopping Cart, you must first perform Item Cost Allocation for all accounts to be used in the allocation.

Item Cost Allocation

To assign cost allocation:

1. Click the Item Cost Distribution tab.

The Procurement application displays the Item Cost Distribution page showing item information, and:

• Total of all distribution preferences made, which must equal 100% before you may save the cost allocation and exit the page.
• For each account currently assigned to the Buying Organization, you may:

	Click to edit assigned account.
	Click to delete the assigned account.
	Click Add Account Assignment to add a new account to the item.

2. Enter either the Percentage (a whole number between 1 and 100, or a decimal), Quantity, or Amount values and click [Enter].

When you enter the value in any one of these text boxes, the other text boxes are automatically calculated. The application calculates the values in the Allocated Totals text box.

3. You may choose to select the Distribute Evenly or Recalculate button:
• Click [Distribute Evenly] to evenly distribute the values across all input cost centers. You do not need to enter values into the Percentage, Quantity or Amount text fields.
• Click [Recalculate] to recalculate all the fields. You can also do this by pressing the Tab key on your keyboard.
4. Click:
• [Save] to save the new Cost Distribution and return to the Shopping Cart page, or
• [Cancel] to discard the Cost Distribution changes and return to the Shopping Cart page.

If the Total allocation does not equal 100%, the Allocated Totals is in red and an error message appears. The Cost Distribution page continues to be displayed, so that you can make necessary allocation changes.