PeopleSoft Activity-Based Management 9.1 PeopleBook

Navigating in Activity Based Management

This chapter discusses how to navigate in the Activity-Based Management application.

Navigating in Activity Based Management

Activity Based Management provides custom navigation pages that contain groupings of folders that support a specific business process, task, or user role.

This section discusses how to navigate in:

ABM center.
Planning and simulation center.
Real time processing center.

With powerful features that align advanced cost management techniques with multidimensional profitability analysis and reporting, Activity-Based Management is an analytic application providing the control and flexibility needed to identify and manage direct and indirect costs and profitability within your organization.

Pages Used to Navigate in Activity Based Management

This table lists the Custom Navigation pages that are used to navigate in Activity Based Management

Page Name	Navigation	Usage
ABM Center	Activity Based Management, ABM Center	Access Activity Based Management Center.
Preferences	Click the Preferences link on the ABM Center page.	Define preferences for variance analysis and the ABM page and pagelets.
Define Model	Click the Define Resources link on the ABM Center page.	Set up performance business unit, general ledger business unit, models and scenarios.
Define Resources	Click the Preferences link on the ABM Center page.	Set up resources, trees, and employee profiles.
Assign Costs	Click the Assign Costs link on the ABM Center page.	Set up ledger mapping and assign costs to resources.
Define Activities	Click the Define Model Activities link on the ABM Center page.	Set up activities, trees, activity volumes, and pointers for volumes.
Define Drivers	Click the Define Drivers link on the ABM Center page.	Define drivers and pointers to link objects.
Define Cost Objects	Click the Define Cost Objects link on the ABM Center page.	Set up cost objects, trees, cost object volumes, pointers, and bill of service.
Use Model Generator	Click the Use Model Generator link on the ABM Center page.	Automate model creation.
Process ABM	Click the Process ABM link on the ABM Center page.	View ABM model and request real time or batch process.
Analyze Results	Click the Analyze Results link on the ABM Center page.	Get charts and inquiries, and analyze ABM results.

Pages Used to Navigate in Planning and Simulation Center

This table lists the Custom Navigation pages that are used to navigate in Planning and Simulation Center.

Page Name	Navigation	Usage
Planning and Simulation Center	Activity Based Management, Planning and Simulation Center.	Access Planning and Simulation Center.
Planning and Simulation Model	Click the Planning and Simulation Model link on the Planning and Simulation Center page.	Setup activity-based budgeting planning and simulation model.
ABPS Inquiries	Click the ABPS Inquiries link on the Planning and Simulation Center page.	Inquire on the results of the activity-based budgeting planning and simulation model.
ABPS Processing	Click the ABPS Processing link on the Planning and Simulation Center page.	Set up resources, trees, and employee profiles.

Pages Used to Navigate in Real Time Processing Center

This table lists the Custom Navigation pages that are used to navigate in Real Time Processing Center.

Page Name	Navigation	Usage
Real Time Processing Center	Activity Based Management, Real Time Processing Center.	Access Real Time Processing Center to create and run ABM models in real time. You can post data to batch ABM or retrieve data.
Real Time ABM	Click the Real Time ABM link on the Real Time Processing Center page.	Perform real-time activity-based management.
Ledger Sources and Mappings	Click the Ledger Sources and Mappings link on the Real Time Processing Center page.	Define sources and ledger mappings, and assign costs to resources.
Post to Batch	Click the Post to Batch link on the Real Time Processing Center page.	View and edit interface table and run model generation.