Allocation Function in Integrated Planning

Dear all,
When reading the documentation on Integrated Planning ("New BI Capabilities..") I noticed the Allocate function is not mentioned.
These functions are mentioned:
Revaluation
Reposting
Formulas
Currency translation
Unit conversion
Copy
Distribute with reference data
Distribute by keys
Delete
Is the Allocation function not available in Integrated Planning. Or is it now called "distribute by keys"? Would be confusing...
Kind regards,
Hans de Klein

Dear all,
the allocation function is part of the SEM installation and since SAP BW3.5 not part of planning itself. When installing the SEM, the allocation function is available in BPS but not in BI Integrated Planning.
From my perspective there two typical situations for allocation of e.g. costs from costcenter/costelement:
1. The sender Costcenter/costelement is credited:
In this case the standard distribution function (within one characteristic) would do the same.
2. An other costcenter/costelement is credited:
Here you would require a combination of a fox formula (to copy the sender to the 'other' combination and to reverse the sign) and as a second step the standard distribution function (within one characteristic, with the option of not crediting the sender).
Best Regards, Olaf Fischer

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