Setting Up Reciprocal Allocation Looping

In addition to the steps for setting up a model, you must make sure you complete the following for the Reciprocal Allocation Looping feature:

Set up reciprocal resources and cost objects.
Specify reciprocal looping parameters on the model definition.

Setting Up Reciprocal Resources and Cost Objects

To set up the reciprocal resources and cost objects:

Select select Activity Based Management, then select Setup, then select Resources, then select Resources and add the resources you need for holding the reciprocal cost from the cost objects.
Select select Activity Based Management, then select Setup, then select Cost Objects, then select Cost Objects and add cost objects with the same name as the reciprocal resource IDs.

Specifying Reciprocal Looping Parameters on the Model Definition

To specify reciprocal looping parameters:

Select select Activity Based Management, then select Setup, then select Model, then select Models, then select Run Control Information.
In the Activity-Based Management Run Info group box, select the Reciprocal Looping Model check box to specify that this model is used for reciprocal looping.

Note: Refresh the page after selecting this check box.
Click the Reciprocal Looping Model button in the Activity-Based Management Run Info group box to access the Reciprocal Looping Parameters page on which you can define the looping parameters for this model.

Specify the following looping parameters:

Tolerance Percentage

The tolerance limit the looping object must reach before looping terminates. This is the difference between the amount of the cost object before and after a loop.

Minimum Iterations

The minimum number of loops to be performed.

Maximum Iterations

The maximum number of loops to be performed.

Residual Target Model

The ID of the model to which the system allocates any residual cost after it performs looping with interunit drivers.