Are negative amounts treated differently than positive amounts when using them as allocation weightings?

For example our Fixed Assets allocation is weighted by our depreciation amount, for 1 month a year this amount is always negative for all fixes assets. During this month the amount flowing on the model goes to 0%.

Is this because they are negative allocation weightings? (I've checked all other options and can't figure it out)

Julie,

What version of Apptio are you currently running?  The reason that I ask is due to the fact that negative allocations are treated a little different and requires us to add a flag within the back end to support these allocations.  

If you are on a version greater that 11.8.3.1 you may need to submit a support ticket to have them add this flag to your instance.

Thanks,

Ryan

Hi Ryan,

We're on 11.8.3.4 so will raise a support ticket. Thanks for you help

Hello Ryan,

How it works for the version below 11.8.3.1? We are on Version r11.8.0.9

Thanks

Prem

Prem,

Prior to 11.8.3.1 the system was able to do the calculation properly, but with some performance improvements in newer releases they have added a flag in the background to assist with the negative allocations.

-Ryan

Thanks, Paul !!

No worries!

In R12, I resolved this by creating an alternate key for negative values...keeping the original key for positive values. Additionally, I created new Weighting Value field in my target object's table to be the absolute value of the original value Used for allocation weighting. Likewise, I set my weighting in the allocation definition to use the new Weighting Value column. After confirming the positive values we're allocating, I created another allocation line for the negative values referencing the "alternate" key and same Weighting Value column.

Works like a charm...in R12! ;-)

Thanks Matt. I can't wait to get on to R12, so many of the niggles we've found in R11 have been sorted out in R12!!