Difference between Assesment,Distribution and allocation

HI,
What is the difference between Assesment, Distribution and allocation.
Thanks in Advance,
Regards,
Chandu

Hi,
1) Allocations: Allocations enable you to periodically allocate amounts and quantities from sender objects to receiver objects. The two main types of allocations are assessment and distribution. You can allocate both plan and actual data. You perform the allocation using the allocation cycle function. You use allocation rules to determine how amounts and quantities should be allocated from sender object to receiver object.
To effect the allocation, you have to make various settings in Customizing. You make the settings in Customizing under Financial Accounting (New) -> General Ledger Accounting (New) -> Periodic Processing -> Allocation.
2) Assessment: A business activity used to allocate quantities and amounts (actual and plan values) from one sender object to one or more receiver objects.
The assessment process posts the sender amounts to an assessment account. The SAP system then allocates the amounts from the assessment account to the receiver(s) - not directly from the original sender account.
The assessment works in the same way as the distribution. However, with the assessment, the debit and credit postings do not occur under the original account or the original cost element but under an assessment account or an assessment cost element. The information of the original account/original cost element are lost.
3) Distribution: A business activity used to allocate quantities and amounts (actual and plan values) from one sender object to one or more receiver objects.
The distribution process distributes the balance(s) from the original sender(s) to the receivers. The original sender account is credited and the original receiver account is debited by the distribution. The debit and credit postings for the distribution occur under the original account/original cost element with which the amounts and quantities are posted at the sender. The information of the original account/original cost element remains intact.
I hope it will help.
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Regards,
Manju

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