An allowance is an amount that you plan to use for a Cost center .
An allowance gives you the option of ensuring that the expenses for the cost center do not exceed the amount allocated for the year (see Accounts: Controls).
To do this, you assign the "Block if exceeded" control level to the cost center.
You may also specify the type of cost and/or the type of work to which the amount of the allowance is to be devoted.
This function allows you to enter all allowances for active cost centers. You can enter the allowances of a given cost center on the dedicated sub-tub; see Cost center [General] [Allowances].
Hierarchical organization
If a cost center comprises several other cost centers, you can choose to allocate allowances solely to the parent cost center.
In this case, expense control attributed to the children cost centers will be applied according to the allowances of that cost center.
Allowance cancellation or transfer
If an allowance is to be canceled or transferred from one cost center to another, you can make an allowance with a negative amount, giving the reason for the amount in the comment.