Understanding the Assignment Calculations Program

When you run the Assignment Calculations program (R16103), you can choose to run single or multiple assignments, or several assignment sequences. The system processes only active sequences.

The system only runs assignments against one cost analyzer view at a time. You must enter the appropriate view in the processing options for Assignment Calculations (R16103) for the system to create entries in the Cost Analyzer Balances table (F1602) or the Rate Master Header File (F1642) and Rate Master Detail File (F16421) tables.

If the assignment type is based on the Cost Analyzer Balances table, the calculation is based on the net balances in the account. If the assignment type is based on the Driver Balances table, the calculation is based on the driver balance. You can run assignments in proof or final mode:

Mode	Definition
Proof mode	The system does not update cost analyzer balances. If an error exists, the system stops processing at the appropriate sequence and prints an error on the Assignment Computations report. The system does not update the date definition, based on the date frequency.
Final mode	When the sequence is run in final mode, you can select a processing option to enable the system to advance the date definition according to this frequency. For example, if you have defined the frequency as quarterly, the system updates the date definition to the next quarter. The system creates assignment entries. You can choose to print the Assignment Computations report.

When you run the assignment in final mode, the system creates assignment entries. You can use processing options to choose whether to create an audit trail in the Cost Calculations Transactions table (F1611) and to advance the date definition according to the date frequency. For example, if you set the processing options to advance the date and the assignment frequency is quarterly, when the Period From is 11 and the Fiscal Year From is 05, the system advances the Period From to 2 and the Fiscal Year to 06.

The audit trail allows you to view the balance prior to any assignments (net posting), and then review balances that are assigned In and Out at the transaction level (net balances). On the Cost Analyzer Inquiry by Account form, you can review the following:

• Original Balance - Information retrieved from the Account Ledger table (F0911).

• The balance of all assigned Ins.

• The balance of all assigned Outs.

• The net balance (Original Balance + Assigned Ins and Assigned Outs).