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: : Defining Cost Distribution Keys
You must now set the cost distribution keys, i.e. the sharing of the indirect costs ordered by nature among your different projects.
- Go to Tools > Setup > General setup > Project > Cost distribution keys. All the projects attached to the entity of the selected profit center are in the list.
- Click on
to modify the distribution and save:- distribution method: percentage or not allocated (by default)
- % allocated: total % of costs to be allocated
- calculation method: Entered
- One column per profit center associated to the project's cost center. In each column, the associated distribution % will be entered. The sum of % must be 100%.
- The target project of my profit center.
This setup expires after one month. At the end of year Y, it is recommended to setup distribution keys for the 12 months of the year Y+1. It will be then possible to go back and modify some of the periods if the rules change within the year.
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