Considerations for Allocation Offset Methods
You can use offsets to balance the allocation transactions with the source or other projects. When you define an allocation rule, you select the offset method to determine how offset transactions are created.
After specifying the offset method, you must specify transaction attributes: expenditure organization, expenditure type class, and expenditure type. The attributes don't have to match those used for the allocation transactions.
The allocation rule creates the offset transactions for the offset projects and tasks when you generate the allocation. Offset transactions offset the total amount allocated to target projects, although the total number of offset transactions doesn't usually equal the total number of allocation transactions. For example, with an offset method of Specific Project and Task, if the rule allocates 10,000.00 USD from the allocation sources to 1000 target projects and tasks, then the result is 1000 allocation transactions for a total of 10,000.00 USD and one offset transaction to the specified project and task for a negative amount of 10,000.00 USD.
You can select one of the following offset methods in an allocation rule:
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Source Project and Task
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Specific Project and Task
Source Project and Task
Use this offset method in the allocation rule to create reversing transactions for the specified source projects and tasks in the allocation rule.
If the allocation rule uses ledger sources or a fixed amount source, then the allocation rule can't use Source Project and Task offset method because a source project doesn't exist in such cases. Only project sources use this offset method.
Specific Project and Task
Use this offset method to create reversing transactions in one project and one of its tasks per the specified project and task in the offset method. You can use this method with any one of the sources or a combination of project, ledger, or fixed amount source.