Setting Up Interunit Drivers

To set up interunit drivers:

Define interunit drivers.
Define source cost object IDs.
Define target model objects.

Pages Used to Set Up Interunit Drivers

Page Name	Definition Name	Navigation	Usage
IBU Driver	IBU_DRV_TBL1	select Activity Based Management, then select Setup, then select Drivers, then select IBU Driver, then select IBU Driver	Define the driver and specify the driver information.
IBU Driver - Source	IBU_DRV_TBL2	select Activity Based Management, then select Setup, then select Drivers, then select IBU Driver, then select Source	Define the cost object IDs that are the source for the driver.
IBU Driver - Target	IBU_DRV_TBL3	select Activity Based Management, then select Setup, then select Drivers, then select IBU Driver, then select Target	Define the target model objects for your interunit drivers.

IBU Driver Page

Use the IBU Driver page (IBU_DRV_TBL1) to define the driver and specify the driver information.

Navigation

select Activity Based Management, then select Setup, then select Drivers, then select IBU Driver, then select IBU Driver

Description

Enter a description for the driver.

Method

Select a method to define the type of driver that you are creating. Values are:

Amount: Specifies a driver based on a quantity consumed.

Direct: Specifies that a cost object is assigned entirely to another object.

Percentage: Specifies a driver based on the percentage of a cost object that is consumed.

Residual based on prior alloc (residual based on prior allocation): Do not select.

Spread Even: Do not select.

Source

Displays Cost Object for interunit drivers.

Target

Select a target to specify where to assign your target costs. Values are: Activity, Cost Object, and Resource

Target Definition

Select a target definition to specify how the system retrieves and presents driver quantities. Values are:

Defined: If you select this method, enter driver targets using the Target page. You may also have to enter actual pointers, budgeted pointers, or both to use a table to define the driver quantities.

Empl Surv. (employee survey): Do not select for interunit drivers.

Impl Drv (implicit driver): Select if you use a table to define the driver quantities and use an implicit pointer to point to a particular table.

Rout Info (route information): Do not select for interunit drivers.

IBU Driver - Source Page

Use the IBU Driver - Source page (IBU_DRV_TBL2) to define the cost object IDs that are the source for the driver.

Navigation

select Activity Based Management, then select Setup, then select Drivers, then select IBU Driver, then select Source

Cost Object ID

Enter the cost object ID.

Note: An interunit driver can be related to more than one source cost.

IBU Driver - Target Page

Use the IBU Driver - Target page (IBU_DRV_TBL3) to define the target model objects for your interunit drivers.

Navigation

select Activity Based Management, then select Setup, then select Drivers, then select IBU Driver, then select Target

Note: The appearance of this page and its fields varies depending on the target definition setting on the IBU Driver page. It is only active if you select a target definition of Defined or Impl Drv.

Object ID

If you specify a target definition of Defined using the IBU Driver page, add one or more object IDs—resource ID, cost object ID, or activity ID. For each object ID that you add, specify the following:

Inter Business Unit: The inter-business unit for the object that you are adding.

IBU Model ID: Identifies inter business unit model.

Actuals Pointer ID: Identifies the location of the actuals information.

Budgeted Pointer ID: Identifies the location of the budgeted information.

Unit of Measure ID: Identifies the type of measure for the actuals or budgeted pointer. You can also add or update a unit of measure or pointer by clicking the associated View Related Links button.

Note: In the case of a Defined target definition, the driver can have multiple target model objects. You must define each target model object as either a resource, activity, or cost object conforming to the rules governing these assignments.

Implicit Actuals Pointer ID and Budget Implicit Pointer ID

If you specify a target definition of Impl Drv (implicit driver) using the IBU Driver page, you may select an implicit actuals pointer ID or budget implicit pointer ID. Click the Add/Update button next to the pointer fields.