Activity type category 2 (Indirect calculation, indirect allocation)

The quantities produced by an activity type in this category on a goiven Cost

Center cannot be calculated or only with great effort.
Tracing Factors & Weighting Factors are
The plan and actual activity quantities are determined in indirect activity
allocation using one of the following:
The defined sender/receiver relationshps
The receiver tracing factors
Fixed quantities (defined in the segments)
Allocating the activities also takes place automatically through indirect activity
allocation as described above.
The actual and planned activity quantities result from the sum of the activity
inputs calculated from the tracing factors on the individual receivers.
Plan and scheduled activity quantities are therefore automatically reconciled.

Activity type category 3 (Manual entry, indirect allocation)

Activity types of this category use activity quantities entered manually.

Entering the actual activity quantity takes place on an activity-related basis
using a special function (Non-allocatable activities) for which no receiver objects
can be given.
The actual activity quantities by business transaction are entered via Cost Center
Accounting > Actual postings > Sender activities .
Note receiver objects cannot be entered here.

Plan and actual activity quantities are allocated automatically using defined
sender/receiver relationships.
The R/3 System calculates the activity quantity to be allocated to each receiver,
based on the relationship of the tracing factors to all receivers.
Manually planned or posted activity quantities are further allocated in full to the
receivers.
This means that the activity types in the plan are always reconciled following the
activity allocation.
The plan and actual activity quantities are allocated indirectly using defined
sender/receiver relationships.
The R/3 System calculates the activity quantity to be allocated for each receiver
based on the ratios of tracing factors for all receivers.
The manually planned or posted activity is thereby completely allocated to the
receivers.

This ensures that plan activities are fully reconciled after carrying out indirect
activity allocation.