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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Allocation relations setup</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Allocation relations setup</Level1>
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		<Keyword><Level1>Cost allocation relations setup</Level1>
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	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>You can maintain allocation relations between dimensions, carry out allocation procedures according to the relations, and integrate the resulting amounts into budgets or actual analyses.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>Cost allocation structures that use the same set of destination dimensions often occur multiple times. Therefore, you can define allocation rule sets to collect rules of different types for the automatic generation of allocation relations.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro>You can create an allocation net based on:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>Allocation keys, as described in <Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000308" role="manual">Allocation keys setup</Link>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Default allocation relations, as described in <Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000309" role="manual">Default allocation relations setup</Link>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Consumption rules, as described in <Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000310" role="manual">Consumption allocation relations setup</Link>.</ListItem>
		</List>
		<Paragraph>An allocation key is a scheme to create allocation relations automatically if the source of the allocation relations is known.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>Default allocation relations serve as a template for allocation relations with repeating occurrences regarding source and destination dimensions.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>Consumption rules are used to generate outgoing allocation relations from a retrograde source according to the roles that you define.</Paragraph>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000308" role="manual">Allocation keys setup</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000309" role="manual">Default allocation relations setup</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000310" role="manual">Consumption allocation relations setup</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
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