scaling of Negative Tracing Factors

Use
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:

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 .

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.

Tra.factor Rec. 1

-100

100

Tra.factor Rec. 2

200

300

200

200

300

300

Tra.factor Rec. 3

-50

50

50

50

50

Tra.factor Rec. 4

100

100

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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