Run Overhead Allocation

Overhead is allocated to disperse year-to-date indirect expenses evenly to all regular revenue-producing projects, based on direct labor or revenue.

To run overhead allocation:

1. On the Navigation menu, click Accounting > Overhead Allocation.
2. To run overhead allocation for periods prior to the current fiscal year, select the Periods Prior to the Current Active Fiscal Year option.
3. Use the two Range of Periods fields to select both start and end periods for the overhead allocation. First, click the on the (left) field, and then select a start period from the drop-own list. Next, click the on the (right) field, and then select an end period from the drop-own list.
4. Click Run to run the overhead allocation process. DPS shows you each stage of the process as it calculates, distributes, and allocates overhead.

   If you want to schedule the overhead allocation process to run later, click Schedule and complete the fields on the Schedule dialog box.