glide.cost_mgmt.service_allocation.method The glide.cost_mgmt.service_allocation.method property determines how allocation costs are calculated for business services to cost centers. Admins should review this setting to ensure accurate cost recovery based on either total or allocated units.
all_unitsThe answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.
| What does it do? | This property specifies whether allocation costs are calculated using total units or only allocated units, impacting how costs are distributed among cost centers. |
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| What area does it affect? | Cost Management |
| What does the default mean? | The default value is "all_units", which is the baseline setting used unless it is changed. |
| When should you review it? | Review this property when configuring cost allocation methods or during financial audits. |
Raw metadata from the property record.
| Property name | glide.cost_mgmt.service_allocation.method |
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| Sys ID | ba53d976c0a80a64766cbd8cf76cdc08 |
| Type | choice list |
| Application | Global |
| Default value | all_units |
| Description | When calculating business service to cost center allocation costs, should it be based on total units or only allocated units. For example, if the service supports 100 units but only has 50 units allocated, and cost center ABC is allocated 25 units. Using "All units" method will result in an allocation cost of 25/100, or 25% of the total cost of the service. In this case we will track unallocated costs separately. Using "Allocation units" method will result in an allocation cost of 25/50, or 50% of the total cost of the service. In this case all costs are allocated (recovered). |
| Updated | 2010-04-01 10:12:34 |
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