Which features should a planner use in SAP Analytics Cloud to distribute budget values across departments?

The use of allocations in SAP Analytics Cloud is optimal for distributing budget values across departments. Allocations allow planners to define rules and parameters for evenly or unevenly distributing values based on specified criteria, such as headcount, historical data, or fixed amounts. This functionality is particularly useful for organizations needing to apportion budgets in a controlled manner, ensuring that each department receives an appropriate share of the budget based on predefined logic.

Allocations are specifically designed for budgeting and planning scenarios and can provide fine-grained control over how values are spread among different entities or dimensions in the model. Thus, they are the most suitable feature when the goal is to distribute budget values efficiently and effectively.

While the other options have their own distinct use cases, they do not directly address the need for distributing budget values in the same way. For instance, rolling forecasts focus on adjusting financial plans based on changing business conditions, predictive forecasting aims to forecast future trends using historical data, and data actions are used for executing tasks such as calculations or process workflows rather than specific budget distribution.