Choosing an Allocation Method
You can generate journals from allocation formulas using a full or incremental allocation method. The method you choose determines whether the generated journals will replace or increment existing account balances.
Using the Full Allocation Method
Choose the Full allocation method to generate journals that reverse previous allocations and post new allocation amounts. When you post the generated allocation journals, the net effect is the same as replacing the existing target balance with the new allocated amounts from your formula.
Use this method only if you are allocating amounts for the first time, or only once.
Using the Incremental Allocation Method
Choose the Incremental allocation method whether you want to update allocated balances without reversing the previously allocated amounts. Using this method, you can generate allocation journals as many times as you wish, provided there is no activity against the target accounts between runs.
Attention: Do not use the incremental method the first time you generate a MassAllocation or MassBudgeting formula.
Before generating incremental allocation journals, post all batches you previously generated from the same formula batch. The first amount type General Ledger encounters in the A*B/C formula is the amount type used for the target account when calculating the incremental allocation amount (A*B/C).
See Also
MassAllocation Example (for an illustration of generating allocated amounts in incremental mode)
