===== GAU Allocations =====

This section is for understanding how to use the GAU Allocation object. GAU Allocation (or sometimes referred to as Fund Allocation) is a custom object from the NPSP package and works with the Opportunity and Payment objects to connect a gift to a specific Fund. 

===== Content =====
  * [[donor360:using_donor_360:85GAU_Allocations#Custom Fields|Custom Fields]]
  * [[donor360:using_donor_360:85GAU_Allocations#Validation Rules|Validation Rules]]
  * [[donor360:using_donor_360:85GAU_Allocations#Field Set|Field Set]]
  * [[donor360:using_donor_360:85GAU_Allocations#Apex|Apex]]
  * [[donor360:using_donor_360:85GAU_Allocations#Creating GAU Allocations|Creating GAU Allocations]]

==== Custom Fields ====
  * Display Amount
  * Display Date
  * ExtSysId
  * GAU Name
  * Gift / Non-Gift
  * Non Gift Amount
  * Prospective Opportunity
  * Reversal Amount
  * Suppress from Public?

==== Validation Rules ====
  * Prevent_fund_from_being_changed
  * Prevent_Opportunity_from_being_changed

==== Field Set ====
This field set is for use with Letter Generation with a table of the GAU Allocation records. 

  * Letter Template Merge Field

==== Apex ====
  * Allocation_TDTM
  * RestApiAllocation
  * RestApiAllocationV2

==== Creating GAU Allocations ====
The flow used to create Opportunities also creates the GAU Allocation records and walks the user through generating the appropriate records connected to the Opportunity. The example below is a GAU Allocation record shown first in the flow and then in the saved record. 

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