What is Analytical Distribution in Odoo?
Analytical Distribution allows you to split costs and revenues across multiple business dimensions without affecting the general ledger.
It answers:
- Which department incurred the cost?
- Which project consumed it?
- Which division / business unit owns it?
Odoo Concepts You Need to Know
A. Analytic Account
Used for Project-wise tracking
Example:
- Project A – Villa Construction
- Project B – ERP Implementation
B. Analytic Plan
Used for multi-dimensional analysis
Each plan represents one business dimension.
| Analytic Plan | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Department | Cost by department |
| Project | Cost by project |
| Division | Cost by business unit |
C. Analytic Distribution (% Split)
Allows splitting amounts across multiple analytic accounts within the same plan or across plans
Recommended Structure
Analytic Plans Setup
| Plan Name | Example Values |
|---|---|
| Department | Sales, Finance, HR, Operations |
| Project | Project Alpha, Project Beta |
| Division | Retail, Trading, Contracting |
Example: Department + Project + Division Split
Vendor Bill Amount: AED 10,000
| Dimension | Analytic Account | % |
|---|---|---|
| Department | Operations | 100% |
| Project | Project Alpha | 70% |
| Project | Project Beta | 30% |
| Division | Contracting | 100% |
Odoo records all dimensions simultaneously
Where Analytic Distribution is Used in Odoo
Vendor Bills
Customer Invoices
Purchase Orders
Expense Claims
Stock Valuation (if enabled)
Timesheets
How to Configure in Odoo?
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