scaling of Negative Tracing Factors

Use

Indicator: Scale Negative Tracing Factors

Determines how the system should handle negative tracing factors if

any occur.

Use

Negative tracing factors can appear when the tracing factors are not
entered as fixed sizes or percentages, but are taken from the
database. This can occur, for example, during distribution by activity
types or statistical key figures.

This indicator is only of importance if tracing factors have different +/-

signs.

If some of the receivers have positive tracing factors and others have
negative ones, the system handles them in one of two ways:

If the sum of all receiver tracing factors is greater than zero,

both the senders and receivers with negative tracing factors are
credited. The receivers with positive tracing factors are debited
by a larger amount to compensate this.

If the sum of all receiver tracing factors is less then zero both
the senders and the receivers with positive tracing factors are
credited. Receivers with negative tracing factors are debited
greater in return.
In iterative processing, this can result in divergent calculations and
program termination or incorrect results.

You have the following options for scaling negative tracing factors:

No scaling

Calculations use negative receiver tracing factors.

Standard scaling

Scaling depends on the sum of the receiver tracing factors:

o If the sum of receiver tracing factors is greater than or
equal to zero, the largest negative tracing factor is set to
zero.

The other tracing factors are increased accordingly.

This makes all the receiver tracing factors greater than or
equal to zero.
o If the sum of the receiver tracing factors is zero, the
largest positive tracing factor is set to zero.

The other tracing factors are decreased correspondingly.

Thus all the receiver tracing factors are therefore
negative.
Example
Absolute value

With negative receiver tracing factors the +/- sign is reversed.

All the receiver tracing factors are therefore positive.
Negative tracing factors equal zero
 Negative tracing factors are set to zero. The R/3 System
allocates nothing on these receivers.
Smallest negative tracing factor equals zero

The largest negative tracing factor is set to zero.

All other tracing factors are increased correspondingly.
All the receiver tracing factors are therefore positive.
Receivers which before scaling used tracing factor 0 use a
positive tracing factor instead.
Example
Smallest negative tracing factor equals zero, but zero
remains zero

The largest negative tracing factor is set to zero.

All other tracing factors are increased correspondingly.
Receivers which before scaling used tracing factor 0 retain the
zero.

Negative tracing factors can occur if you did not define the tracing
factors as quantities or percentage rates, but take them from the
database. For example, a distribution by activity types or statistical
key figures .
The scaling of negative tracing factors is only of importance when the
receiver tracing factors have different +/- signs.

If part of the receiver has positive and part negative tracing factors,
we distinguish between two cases:
If the total of all the receiver tracing factors is greater than zero,
then the system credits (without scaling) the receiver as well as
the sender with negative tracing factors. In the process, the
receivers with positive tracing factors are debited more heavily.
If the total of all the receiver tracing factors is less than zero,
the system credits (without scaling) the receiver as well as the
sender with positive tracing factors. The receivers with negative
tracing factors are thus debited more heavily.
In iterative processing, this can mean that the iteration does not
converge, leading to cancellations or incorrect results.
Features
You have the following options for scaling negative tracing factors:
No scaling (1)
Negative tracing factors are allowed for.
Standard scaling (2)
The scaling depends on the total of the receiver tracing factors:

o If the total of the receiver tracing factors is positive or zero

, then the largest negative tracing factor is set to zero.
The other tracing factors are increased correspondingly.
This ensures that all the receiver tracing factors are
positive .
 o If the total of the receiver tracing factors is negative , the
largest positive tracing factor is set to zero. The other
tracing factors are reduced correspondingly. This ensures
that all the receiver tracing factors are negative .
Absolute value (negative value becomes positive) (3)
For negative tracing factors, the +/- sign is reversed. This ensures
that all the receiver tracing factors are positive .
Negative tracing factors become zero (4)
Negative tracing factors are set to zero. Therefore, you do not
allocate costs to these receivers.
Smallest negative tracing factor becomes zero (5)
The largest negative tracing factor is set to zero. All other tracing
factors are increased correspondingly. This ensures that all the
receiver tracing factors are positive . Receivers, which before the
scaling had the tracing factor 0, are given a positive tracing factor.
Smallest negative tracing factor becomes zero, but zero
remains zero (6)
The largest negative tracing factor is set to zero. All other tracing
factors are increased correspondingly. Receivers, which before the
scaling had the tracing factor 0, are given tracing factor 0.
Example of Scaling Negative Tracing Factors
Scal.neg. Tra.fa. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Tra.factor Rec. 1 -100 0 100 0 0 0
Tra.factor Rec. 2 200 300 200 200 300 300
Tra.factor Rec. 3 -50 50 50 0 50 50
Tra.factor Rec. 4 0 100 0 0 100 0
Total Tra.factors +50
 Note
The scaling of negative tracing factors can be set only for single
segments and not for the entire cycle.
End of the note.
The following graphic illustrates a distribution with and without the
scaling of negative tracing factors for option 5: The smallest negative
tracing factor becomes zero

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