Oracle Global Consolidation System

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GlobalConsolidationSystem

GlobalConsolidationSystemConsolidationistheperiodendprocessofcombiningthefinancialresultsofseparatesubsidiarieswiththeparentcompanytoformasingle,combinedstatementoffinancialresults.TheGlobalConsolidationSystem(GCS)providestheflexibilitytohelpyoumanageyourconsolidationneedsregardlessofyourcompanystructure.


OverviewTheflexibilityoftheGlobalConsolidationSystem(GCS)allowsyoutomanagefinancialinformationwithinanycompanystructure.Youcanmaintainmultiplecompanieswithsimilarordifferentaccountingstructures,andconsolidatetheirresultsformeaningfulfinancialreporting.Youcanconsolidatebudgetandactualbalances.

Note:Ifyourcompaniesaresharingasingleledgerforoperationalaccountingpurposes,youdonotneedtouseGCS.YoucanusetheFinancialStatementGenerator(FSG)tocreateconsolidatedfinancialreports.

YoushoulduseGCSifoneofthefollowingistrueinyourorganization:

Yourcompaniesrequiredifferentaccountstructures.Forexample,onecompanymayneedasixsegmentchartofaccounts,whileanotherneedsonlyafoursegmentchartofaccounts.

Yourcompaniesusedifferentaccountingcalendars.Forexample,onecompanymayuseaweeklycalendarandanothermayuseamonthlycalendar.

Yourcompaniesoperateindifferentcountriesrequiringthemtousetheirownlocalcurrencies.

Note:Ifyouwanttoconsolidateaveragebalancesacrossledgerswithaveragedailybalancesenabled,theparentledgersmusthavetheenableaveragebalanceconsolidationoptionenabled.See:DefiningLedgers.

TherearetwomethodsyoucanusetoachieveconsolidatedresultswithOracleApplications:

ReportingConsolidations:DefineanFSGreportwhichconsolidatesdatastoredinasingleledgerorwhichsumsdataacrossseparateledgersonthesameapplicationsinstance.

DataTransferConsolidations:Servesglobalenterpriseswithmultipleledgersormultipleapplicationsinstances.Withdatatransferconsolidations,youmoveyourfinancialdatafromdiverseledgersanddatasourcesintoasingleconsolidationledger.Youcanreportonandanalyzeconsolidatedfinancialinformationfromthisconsolidatedledger.

ConsolidatingBudgets



LikeActuals,youcanconsolidatebudgetamountsoneperiodatatime.Youcanalsoconsolidatebudgetsthatdonotsharethesamecalendarand/orbeginningandendingperiods.Thefollowingrestrictionsapplytoconsolidatingbudgetbalances:

Ifthesourceandtargetbudgetsdonotsharethesamecalendar,youmustconsolidateaspecificperiodtoaspecificperiod.

Ifthesourceandtargetbudgetsdonotsharethesamestartperiod,youmustconsolidateaspecificperiodtoaspecificperiod.

Ifthesourceandtargetbudgetssharethesamecalendarandstartperiod,youcanconsolidateallperiodsoraspecificperiodtoaspecificperiod.

WhatYouCanConsolidateWithGCS,youcanconsolidateanybusinessdimensionatanylevelofdetailfromanypointofview:

AnySource:Datafromanysourcesystem,includingledger,databases,OracleandnonOracleapplicationscanbeconsolidatedwithGCS.ForOracleApplications,useCrossInstanceDataTransfertotransferconsolidationdatatoyourparentonaremoteinstance.FornonOracleapplicationsuseacustomizablespreadsheetfrontendortheopenconsolidationinterfacetouploadyourdataintoGCS.

AnyChartofAccounts:Subsidiariescanuseseparatechartofaccountsfromtheparenttoaddressuniqueoperationalaccountingpracticesandmeetlocalstatutoryrequirements.GCSenablesyoutoconsolidateacrossdiversechartsofaccounts.

AnyCalendar:Subsidiariescanusedifferentaccountingcalendarsfromtheparent.GCSenablesyoutoconsolidateacrosscalendars.

AnyCurrency:Subsidiariescanusealedgercurrencywhichdiffersfromtheparentsledgercurrency.GCSrevaluesandtranslatesallsubsidiarybalancestoensureconsistentconsolidatedresults.

AnyLevelofDetail:Consolidatedetailtransactions,detailbalances,andsummarybalances.

Consolidatetransactionswhenyouwanttheconvenienceofaccessingdetailedinformationintheconsolidatedledgerandtheabilitytoperformincrementalupdatestoconsolidatedbalances.

Consolidatebalanceswhenyouwanttheflexibilitytotransferaccountdetailsforonlyselectedaccounts.

Consolidatesummarybalanceswhenyouonlywanttotransferaggregatedaccountbalancestotheconsolidatedledger.Thismethodrequiresfewerresourcesandenhancesprocessingperformance.

AnyBalanceType:Consolidateanybalancetypeincludingactual,average,translated,budget,andstatisticalbalances.

SpecialConsiderationsforAverageDailyBalanceLedgersWhenconsolidatingaveragebalances,youwillneedtoreversethepriorperiod'sconsolidationinthecurrentperiodtoavoiddoublecounting.Periodaveragebalancesrepresentstandalonebalancesforeachperiod,andisthesamebalanceforeverydaywithinthesameperiod.Withoutareversaladjustment,thepriorperiod'saveragebalancewillbeincorrectlyincludedinthecurrentperiod'saveragebalance.

Forexample,youareperformingperiodicaverageconsolidationusingPATDbalancesforJan01andFeb01.AfterconsolidatingJan01,andbeforeconsolidatingFeb01,youwillneedtoreversetheJan01PATDaverageconsolidationjournalasofFeb01.ThiswillsettheFeb01PATDbalancebacktozero.YoucanthenperformaPATDaverageconsolidationforFeb01.

ThissamereversaladjustmentisrequiredforQATDconsolidationsandYATDconsolidations.Youwillneedtoreversethepriorquarter'sQATDaverageconsolidationinthefirstdayofthecurrentquarterbeforerunningthecurrentconsolidation.ForYATDaverageconsolidations,youwillneedtoreversetheprioryear'sYATDaverageconsolidationinthefirstdayofthecurrentyearbeforerunningthecurrentconsolidation.

IfyouperformPATDaverageconsolidationsforeachperiod,youwillautomaticallyhavetheQATDandYATDaverageconsolidationbalancesavailabletoyou.ToreviewthecorrectQATDandYATDbalancesunderthismethod,youneedtoselectthedateforthelastdayofthequarterortheyear.Forallotherdateswithintherange,thebalanceswillnotbeaccurate.

ImplementationOptionsTheconsolidationyouchoosedependsonthenumberofledgersyouusetosatisfytherequirementsofyourglobalaccountingoperation.

Ledgers

Aledgerincludesfourcomponents:theledgercurrency,accountingcalendar,chartofaccounts,andaccountingmethod.

AccountingOperationsUsingaSingleLedger

Ifyoursubsidiariesallsharethesameledgerwiththeparentcompanyortheysharethesamechartofaccountsandcalendarandallresideonthesameapplicationsinstance,youcanconsolidatefinancialresultsusingtheFinancialStatementGeneratorreportingengine.

AccountingOperationsUsingMultipleLedgers

Accountingoperationsusingmultipleledgersincludethefollowingscenarios:

singleapplicationsinstance

multipleapplicationsinstances

SingleApplicationsInstance

Ifyouhavesomesubsidiariesthatusetheirownledgers,youmustperformadatatransferconsolidationusingtheGlobalConsolidationSystemtomanageyourconsolidationprocess.



MultipleApplicationsInstances

IfyoursubsidiariesmanagetheiraccountingoperationsusingOracleapplicationsanddifferentledgersonseparateinstances,youcantransferconsolidationdatausingtheGlobalConsolidationSystemtomanageyourconsolidationprocess.YoudothisthroughyourcorporateintranetusingCrossInstanceDataTransfer.See:GatheringSubsidiaryDataforMultipleInstancesusingOracleApplications.

Note:IfsomeofyoursubsidiariesmanagetheiraccountingusingnonOracleapplications,youcanimportconsolidationdatausingInterfaceDataTransformer,ApplicationsDesktopIntegrator,orSQLLoader.See:GatheringSubsidiaryDataforMultipleInstancesUsingNonOracleApplications.

ConsolidationProcessStepsEverycompanymustcompletecommonconsolidationstepsinordertoconsolidatefinancialresults.Thefollowingtabledetailseachconsolidationimplementationoption:

ConsolidationStep

ReportingOnly(SingleLedgers)

DataTransfer(MultipleLedgers)SingleInstance

DataTransfer(MultipleLedgers)MultipleInstances

1.DefineLedgers

Allsubsidiariesshareasingleledger,whichhasthesamechartofaccounts,accountingcalendar,currency,andaccountingmethod.Itisalsopossibletoperformareportingconsolidationforasubsidiarythatsharestheparent'schartofaccountsandcalendarforitsreportingcurrency.

Multiplesubsidiariesandtheparentcompanycansharethesameledgeriftheyareconsolidatingtoacommonchartofaccounts,accountingcalendar,andcurrency.Thesubsidiariesandparentcompanycanretaintheirindividualidentitiesusingdifferentbalancingsegmentvalues.Alternatively,eachsubsidiaryandtheparentcompanycanhavetheirownledgertomeettheiroperationalorlocalaccountingneeds.

Sameassingleinstance.Additionally,fordatatransfersfromanotherOracleApplicationinstance,createaledgeronthesourceinstancethatsharesthesamecurrency,calendar,andchartofaccountsasthetargetparentledger.

2.PrepareYourSubsidiaryData

Revalueforeigncurrencybalances.Optionally,translateyourledgercurrencyamountstoforeigncurrenciesforreporting.

Revalueforeigncurrencybalances.Ifnecessary,translateaccountbalancestotheparent'sledgercurrencybeforeyoutransferbalancestotheparent.Note:Ifyouusejournalorsubledgerlevelreportingcurrencies,youmaybeabletobypassthetranslationstepbyconsolidatingdirectlyfromasubsidiaryreportingcurrencytoyourparentledger.See:PreparingSubsidiaryData.

Sameassingleinstance.

3.CreateConsolidationandChartofAccountsMapping

NoActionRequiredTheaccountmappingsarealreadyimplicitinyourchartofaccounts.

RequiredForthosesubsidiariesthathavetheirownledgers,createaconsolidationdefinitionandchartsofaccountsmappingtomapyoursubsidiaries'accountvaluestotheconsolidatedparentvaluestodeterminehowyoursubsidiarybalancesrollupintotheparent.

Sameassingleinstance.

4.TransferData

NoActionRequiredAllsubsidiarytransactionsandbalancesarealreadymaintainedinthesameledger.

RequiredForthosesubsidiariesthathavedatainnonOraclesystems,youcanusetheInterfaceDataTransformer,ApplicationDesktopIntegrator,orSQLLoadertoimportthedatadirectlyintotheparentledger(ifthedataisinthesamecurrencyastheparentledger)orintoasubsidiaryledger.Forthosesubsidiariesthathavetheirownledger,runtheConsolidationDataTransferprogramtotransferbalancesortransactionsfromyoursubsidiariestotheparentledger.Eachtransfercreatesaconsolidationjournalintheparentledger.Note:youcanmodifyconsolidationrunoptionstoautomaticallyimportandpostyourconsolidationjournals.

RequiredSameassingleinstance.Inaddition,defineadatabaselinktoyourparentdatabaseinstanceusingtheDatabaselinkswindow.IntheTransferConsolidationDataorTransferConsolidationDataSetwindow,usetheRunOptionswindowtoenterandvalidateyourremoteinstancesignonparameters.

5.EliminateBalances

Usetheautomaticintercompanyeliminationsfunctionalitytogenerateeliminationsets.Forformulabasedeliminations,youcanalsouserecurringjournals.

SameasReportingOnlymethod. SameasReportingOnlymethod.

6.Report UsetheFinancialStatementGenerator(FSG)asthemechanismtosumupthesubsidiariestoproduceconsolidatedresults.UseApplicationDesktopIntegrator(ADI)toextendreportingtothespreadsheetenvironment.ADIallowsyoutocreateandpublishconsolidatedreportsinHTMLformattotheInternetoryourcorporateintranet.

UseFSGreportstoreportonconsolidatedresults.UseApplicationDesktopIntegrator(ADI)toextendreportingtothespreadsheetenvironment.ADIallowsyoutocreateandpublishconsolidatedreportsinHTMLformattotheInternetoryourcorporateintranet.

SameasSingleInstance.

7.Analyze Usefulldrilldowncapabilitiestodrillfromconsolidatedbalancesdowntosubsidiaryjournallinesandsubledgerdetail.DirectlylinkyourdatatoOracleFinancialAnalyzer,anonlineanalyticalprocessing(OLAP)application,toanalyzeconsolidatedbalanceandprepareoperationalandfinancialanalysesforyourmanagementteam.

GCSenablesyoutodrillfromconsolidatedbalancesintheparentledgerdirectlytothesubsidiaryledgerwithinthesameinstance.Youcanalsodrillbetweenasubsidiary'stranslatedbalancetoitsoriginalbalance.GCSalsoprovidesyouwiththeabilitytodrillbetweensummaryaccounts,detailaccounts,andtheoriginaljournalentries,downtothesubledgerdetail.

Useonlineinquirytoreviewbalancesforanyaccount,journalentry,orconsolidation.UseApplicationsDesktopIntegratororOracleFinancialAnalyzertofurtheranalyzeyourdata.Usethesamemethodsinyoursubsidiaryledgerinstancetoanalyzesubsidiarydata.

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ConsolidationWorkbench



OverviewofReportingCurrencies

ConsolidationWorkbenchTheConsolidationWorkbenchprovidesacentralpointofcontrolforconsolidatinganunlimitednumberofsubsidiariestoyourparent,whilekeepingyouinformedabouteachsubsidiary'sconsolidationstatus.Theworkbenchalsomonitorssubsidiaryaccountbalancesforanychangesthatoccurafterthesubsidiarydatahasalreadybeentransferredtoyourparentledger.

MonitoringConsolidations

WhenyounavigatetotheConsolidationWorkbench,theFindConsolidationsProcesseswindowopens.Usethiswindowtoqueryconsolidationandeliminationprocesses.YourqueryresultsappearintheConsolidationWorkbench.Youcancompleteasmanyfieldsasyouliketonarrowyourquery.

Note:ToqueryConsolidationsorEliminationsfromtheConsolidationWorkbench,yourdataaccesssetmustprovidereadaccesstothesubsidiaryorparentledger.

Afteryouhavequeriedyourconsolidations,anysubsequentactionsyouperformarecontrolledbyyourdefinitionaccesssetprivileges.Forexample,ifyouonlyhavetheViewprivilegetotheConsolidationDefinition,youwillnotbeabletotransferconsolidationdatafromtheWorkbench.IfyouonlyhavetheUseprivilegeontheConsolidation,youwillnotbeabletoviewtheConsolidationDefinitionfromtheWorkbench.

Parent:Chooseaparentfromthelistofvalues.Yourdataaccesssetmustprovidereadaccesstothisparentledger.

ParentPeriod:Enterorchooseaconsolidationperiodfromthelistofvalues.

BalanceType:ChoosefromActual,Budget,orAny.

Caution:Anyonewithaccesstoyourparentledgerwillbeabletoviewconsolidateddatafromyoursubsidiaryledgers.

Preparation/TransferRegion

Choosefromthelistofvaluesforeachofthefollowingfieldstoqueryonconsolidationsfromasubsidiary:ConsolidationSet,Consolidation,Subsidiary,andStatus.

EliminationRegion

CompletetheEliminationSetandStatusfieldsinthisregiontofindeliminationsets.

UsetheFindConsolidationProcessingwindowintandemwiththeConsolidationWorkbench.Whenyougenerate,post,orreverseconsolidationjournals,navigatetotheFindConsolidationProcessingwindowandchoosetheFindbuttontorefreshthedatadisplayedintheConsolidationWorkbench.Alternatively,chooseView>FindAllfromthemenubar.

TheConsolidationWorkbenchmonitorstheactivityofallyoursubsidiariestodisplaythestatusofeachprocessyousubmit.Thetablebelowlistsallpossiblestatusesforconsolidationprocessesdisplayedinthestatuscolumn:

Status Description

JournalDeleted Yourconsolidationjournalhasbeendeleted.

Imported Yourconsolidationjournalhasbeenimported

ImportFailed Yourconsolidationjournalimporthasfailed.

Importing Aconsolidationjournalisbeingimported.

NoDataTransferred Therearenosubsidiarybalancestotransfer.

NoDataImported Therearenoentriesintheinterfacetabletoimport.

NotTransferred Datawasnottransferredfromthesubsidiarytotheparent.



Posted Yourconsolidationjournalhassuccessfullyposted.

PostingFailed Yourconsolidationjournalfailedtopost.

Posting Yourconsolidationjournalisposting.

SelectedforPosting Yourconsolidationjournalisselectedforposting.

Reversed Yourconsolidationjournalhasbeenreversed.

Transferred Yoursubsidiarybalanceshavebeentransferredtotheparent.

TransferFailed Yourconsolidationtransferprocesshasfailed.

Transferring Yoursubsidiarybalancesarebeingtransferred.

SelectedforTransfer Theconsolidationprocessisselectedfortransfer.

Inaddition,theTransferredBalancescolumnliststhefollowingstatusesforeachconsolidationprocessyousubmit:

Current:Theconsolidateddatafromthesubsidiarytoparentiscurrent.Thestatusisalwayscurrentbeforeaconsolidationistransferred.

Obsolete:Anyaccountbalanceforyoursubsidiaryhaschangedafteratransferofsubsidiarydatatotheparent.

Note:Evenifaparticularconsolidationisonlyforapartialaccountrangeofthesubsidiary,anyaccountupdatedinthesubsidiarywillresultinanobsoletestatusforthatconsolidationprocess.

Theobsoletestatusletsyouknowthatsubsidiarybalancesnolongeragreewithbalancespreviouslytransferredtotheparent.Youmustreversetheoriginalconsolidationprocess,theninitiateanotherconsolidationtransfer.ThestatusofthenewtransferwillbeCurrent.

ConsolidationReversals

Ifyoureverseasubsidiaryconsolidationprocess,theStatuscolumndisplaysReversedforthatprocessifallthefollowingconditionshavebeenmet:

Youmustposttheoriginalconsolidationjournal

Youmustgenerateareversaloftheoriginalconsolidationjournal

Youmustpostthegeneratedreversalconsolidationjournal

StateController

FromtheConsolidationWorkbench,youaccesstheStateController,anavigationtooltoguideyouthroughtheconsolidationprocess.

FromtheStateController,youcanquicklyselecttheconsolidationstepyouwanttoperform.EachStateControllerbuttoncorrespondstooneofthefunctionalstepsofaconsolidation,listedinthetablebelow:

FunctionalStep StateControllerButtons

DefineConsolidationChartofAccounts None

MapConsolidationData ConsolidationConsolidationSet

PrepareSubsidiaryData TranslationStatus

TransferData TransferTransferSet

CombineConsolidationData ReviewJournalPost

CreateEliminatingEntries EliminateEliminationSet



ReportonConsolidatedBalances Report

AnalyzeConsolidatedData None

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UsingtheStateController

UsingtheStateControllerSelectingtheStateControllerbuttonwillopentheGeneralLedgerwindowrelatedtotheconsolidationstepyouneedtocomplete.Thesectionbelowprovidesafunctionaloverviewoftheconsolidationsteps,anoutlineoftherelatedStateControlleractionsyouneedtoperformtocompleteaconsolidationstep,andreferencestothedetailedtaskdescriptionsforeachaction.

StateControllerButtonColors

Tohelpguideyouincompletingyourconsolidationsteps,theStateControllerbuttonsaredisplayedinoneofthreecolors.

Blue:representsarecommendedstep.

Gray:representsastepthatisnotrecommended.Optionally,thebuttonmightbedisabledinsteadofcoloredgray.

Red:representsawarning.Forexample,aredTranslationStatusbuttonindicatesthatthesubsidiary'stranslatedbalancesareoutofdate.

WhenyouselectasubsidiaryfromtheConsolidationWorkbench,thelabelsontheStateController'sbuttonschangecolorbasedonwhichstepsyou'veperformedorneedtoperformforthatsubsidiary.Afteryousuccessfullycompleteaconsolidationstep,theStateController'sbuttonsmaychangecolortoreflectthecurrentstatus.Forexample,theReviewJournalbuttonisgrayuntilyouhavesuccessfullytransferredyoursubsidiarydatatoyourparentandimportedtheconsolidationjournal.Afterthesestepscompletesuccessfully,thecoloroftheReviewJournalbuttonchangestoblue,toindicatethatreviewingtheconsolidationjournalisnowarecommendedstep.

DefineYourConsolidationChartofAccounts

Carefullyplanyourparentandsubsidiarychartsofaccounts.Thishelpssimplifytheconsolidationprocess.

MapConsolidationData(ConsolidationConsolidationSet)

1. ChoosetheStateController'sConsolidationbuttontodefine(ormodify,asneeded)aconsolidationdefinitionforeachsubsidiaryledgeryouwanttoconsolidatetoyourparent.Whenyoudefinetheconsolidationdefinition,chooseaconsolidationmethod.Youcanconsolidateactual,average,translated,budget,orstatisticalbalances.Youcanalsoconsolidateactualjournalentrytransactiondetailsfromasubsidiaryledger.See:MappingChartofAccounts.

Note:Ifyouhaveaveragebalanceprocessingenabled,yourchoiceofconsolidationmethoddetermineswhetheryoushouldconsolidateintoaconsolidationornonconsolidationledger.

2. Selectrulestospecifyhowtomapaccountsfromeachsubsidiaryintoyourparent.See:ConsolidatingLedgerswithDifferentChartofAccounts.

3. (Optional)Afteryouhavedefinedconsolidationdefinitionsandmappingsforallyoursubsidiaries,choosetheStateController'sConsolidationSetbuttontogroupthemintoaconsolidationset.Consolidationsetsallowyoutotransfersubsidiarydatamorequicklybecauseyoucantransferagroupofsubsidiariessimultaneously,insteadofoneatatime.See:TransferringDatabelow.

PreparingSubsidiaryData(TranslationStatus)

1. Ifanyofyourledgershavebalancesheetaccountsthataredenominatedinaforeigncurrency,revaluethebalancestoreflecttheimpactofanychangesinexchangerates.Posttheresultingrevaluationjournal.See:PreparingSubsidiaryData.

2. ChoosetheStateController'sTranslationStatusbuttontocheckthecurrentstatusofyoursubsidiarytranslations.Translatetheaccountbalancesforanysubsidiaryledgerforwhichtheledgercurrencydiffersfromtheparent.Translatetotheledgercurrencyoftheparentledger.See:PreparingSubsidiaryData.

3. Runatrialbalancereportforeachsubsidiaryledger,usingtheparent'sledgercurrency.Thesereportshelpyoureconcileyoursubsidiariestotheparent.

TransferringData(TransferTransferSet)

1. Opentheaccountingperiodinyourparentledgerthatyouwanttouseforyourconsolidation.See:OpeningandClosingAccountingPeriods,OracleGeneralLedgerImplementationGuide.

Ifyouusedconsolidationsets,choosetheStateController'sTransferSetbuttontotransferconsolidationdatafrommultiplesubsidiariesatthesametime.See:TransferringConsolidationSets.

Ifyoudidnotuseconsolidationsets,choosetheStateController'sTransferbuttontotransferyourconsolidationdata.GCScreatesanunpostedconsolidationjournalinyourparentledger.See:TransferringSubsidiaryDatatoYourParent.

2. Ifyouusetheauditmodewhentransferringyourconsolidationdata,reviewtheconsolidationauditreports.

3. Ifyouuseauditmode,purgetheconsolidationauditdatatodeletetheauditdetailsassociatedwithyourconsolidationwhentheyarenolongerneeded.See:PurgingConsolidationAuditData.

Note:IfyouareimportingyoursubsidiarydatadirectlyintotheconsolidatedparentledgerfromnonOracleapplications,transferringdataisnotrequiredforthatsubsidiary.



PostingConsolidatedData(ReviewJournalPost)

1. ChoosetheStateController'sReviewJournalbuttontoreviewormodifytheunpostedconsolidationjournalbatch.See:PostingSubsidiaryData.

2. ChoosetheStateController'sPostbuttontopostyourconsolidationbatchtoyourparentledger.See:PostingSubsidiaryData.

3. Reviewtheresultsofyourconsolidation.

RequeststandardlistingsandaccountingreportsorrunFSGreportstoreviewtheconsolidatedresults.

EliminatingIntercompanyBalances(EliminationSet,Eliminate)

1. ChoosetheStateController'sEliminationSetsbuttontocreatethenecessaryeliminationjournalentriesinyourparentledgerforyourconsolidationeliminations.See:CreatingEliminatingEntries.

2. SelectEliminatetogeneratetheeliminationentries.

3. Posttheeliminatingentries.TheConsolidationWorkbenchdisplaystheeliminationstatusasEliminationsPosted.

ReportonConsolidatedBalances(Report)

1. ChoosetheStateController'sReportbuttontorunyourconsolidatedandconsolidatingreports.YoucanalsorunstandardreportsusingtheFinancialStatementGeneratororApplicationsDesktopIntegrator'sReportDefinitiontooltodefinecustomconsolidatedreportsforyourparentledger.

See:OverviewoftheFinancialStatementGenerator.

See:OracleApplicationsDesktopIntegratorUser'sGuide.

Note:Youcanreportonmultipleledgersinthesamereportaslongaseachledgersharesthesameaccountstructureandcalendarandresidesinthesameinstance.

2. Ifyouuseauditmode,purgetheconsolidationauditdatatodeletetheauditdetailsassociatedwithyourconsolidationwhentheyarenolongerneeded.See:PurgingConsolidationAuditData.

AnalyzeBalances

1. NavigatetotheAccountInquiryformtodrillfromconsolidatedbalancesdirectlytothesubsidiarybalances.IfusingGCSasadirectconsolidationextensionofanOracleoperationalaccountingsystem,youcanfurtherdrilldowntothesubledgerdetail.Ifyoursubsidiariesoperateincurrenciesdifferentfromtheparentcompany,youcandrillbetweentranslatedbalancesandenteredbalancesforeachsubsidiaryaswell.Youcanalsodrillbetweensummaryaccounts,detailaccounts,andthecompletejournallines.

2. Linkyourconsolidateddatatoonlineanalyticalprocess(OLAP)tools,suchasOracleFinancialAnalyzer.Youcanreviewandanalyzeyourconsolidatedreports,andprepareoperationalandfinancialanalysesforyourmanagementteam.

RelatedTopics

RunningStandardReportsandListings

DefiningFinancialReports

RunningFinancialReports

GatheringSubsidiaryDatafromMultipleInstancesUsingOracleApplicationsGlobalConsolidationSystemletsyoutransfersubsidiarydatatoyourremoteparentinstanceoveryourcorporateintranet.Optionally,thesystemcannotifyauserontheremoteinstanceoftransferresults.Youcanalsochoosetoimportandpostyourconsolidationjournalsautomatically.YoucanenhancesecuritybysettingupauserwithonlylimitedaccesstospecificobjectsinthecentralconsolidationdatabaseinstancebysettinguptheCrossInstanceDataTransfer.

SettingUptheCrossInstanceDataTransfer

TheGlobalConsolidationSystemsupportsthetransferofsubsidiarydatatoyourremoteparentinstanceoveryourcorporateintranet.

Forsecuritypurposes,thefollowinginstructionstellyouhowtosetupadatabaseusernamewithonlylimitedaccesstospecificobjectsinthecentralconsolidationdatabaseinstance.Usethisdatabaseusernamewhendefiningadatabaselinkfromtheremotesubsidiarytothecentralconsolidationdatabaseinstance.

Tocreatethedatabaseusername:

Tocreatethedatabaseusername,performthefollowingsteps.

1. Onthecentralconsolidationdatabaseinstance,logintoSQLPlusastheSystemAdministratortocreatethedatabaseusernameandtograntthefollowingrightstothedatabaseusername:

SQL>CONNECTsystem/manager@target_databasenameSQL>CREATEuserIDENTIFIEDBYpassword;SQL>GRANTCREATESESSIONTOuser;SQL>GRANTCREATETABLETOuser;SQL>GRANTCREATESYNONYMTOuser;SQL>COMMIT;SQL>EXIT;

2. Onthecentralconsolidationdatabaseinstance,logintoSQLPlusasthedatabaseuserandcreateasynonymforthefnd_oracle_useridtableintheAPPLSYSschema:

SQL>CONNECTuser/user@target_databasenameSQL>CREATESYNONYMfnd_oracle_useridFORapplsys.fnd_oracle_userid;SQL>COMMIT;SQL>EXIT;

3. Onthecentralconsolidationdatabaseinstance,logintoSQLPlusastheAPPSuserandgrantthefollowingrightstothedatabaseusername:



SQL>CONNECTapps/apps@target_databasenameSQL>GRANTEXECUTEONGL_CI_REMOTE_INVOKE_PKGTOuser;SQL>GRANTEXECUTEONGL_JOURNAL_IMPORT_PKGTOuser;SQL>GRANTSELECTONgl_je_batchesTOuser;SQL>GRANTSELECTONfnd_oracle_useridTOuser;SQL>COMMIT;SQL>EXIT;

4. Ontheremotesubsidiarydatabaseinstance,logintoOracleApplicationsasanOracleApplicationsuseranddefineadatabaselinktoyourcentralconsolidationdatabaseinstancewiththedatabaseusernameyoujustcreated.

ToTransferSubsidiaryData

Note:IfyouusetheGlobalConsolidationSystemCrossInstanceDataTransferfeatureandyouaretransferringconsolidationdatatoatargetdatabasethatisnotimplementedwithOracleRDBMS9iR2orhigher,youmustsettheMO:DistributedEnvironmentprofileoptiontoYesandtheFND:DebugLogEnabledprofileoptiontoNoforthetargetresponsibilities.IfyoutransferconsolidationdatatoatargetdatabasethatisnotimplementedwithOracleRDBMS9iR2orhigher,youwillbeunabletoautomaticallyimportorpostjournalstothetargetinstance.

1. Onthesourceinstance,defineaDatabaseLinktoyourremoteparentdatabaseusingtheDefineDatabaseLinkwindow.

(N)Setup>System>DatabaseLinks

2. Onthetargetinstance,createanapplicationuserwhohasausernameandpasswordthatareidenticaltotheuseronthesourceinstancewhowillinitiatethecrossinstancetransferprocess.Assigntothetargetinstanceusertheresponsibilitythatincludestheparentledger.

3. (Optional)Onthesourceinstance,navigatetotheSystemProfileValueswindow.IntheProfilefield,querytheprofileoptionGLConsolidation:CrossInstanceWorkflowNotificationContact.IntheApplication,Responsibility,orSitefields,enterthetargetinstanceusernameenteredinStep2andsaveyourwork.

Onthetargetinstance,verifythatavalidemailaddressexistsintheUserswindowfortheusernameenteredinStep2.

4. Defineaparentledgeronthesourceinstancethatsharesthesamecurrency,calendar,andchartofaccountsastheparentledgeronthetargetinstance.

5. NavigatetotheTransferConsolidationDataortheTransferConsolidationDataSetwindow.Completetheparametersinthewindow.

6. ChoosetheConsolidationRunOptionsbutton.

7. Enabletheoptionsyouwanttouse:RunJournalImport,AuditMode,CreateSummaryJournals,andAutoPost.

8. Selectthedatabaseforyourremoteinstanceparent.

9. Entertheresponsibilityforyourremoteinstanceparent.Thisfieldiscasesensitive.Theparentledgermustbethedefaultledgerforthedataaccesssetassignedtotheresponsibility.

10. ChoosetheValidatebuttontoverifythattheparentledgeronthesourceandtargetdatabasessharethesamecurrency,calendarandchartofaccounts.

11. ChooseOK.

GatheringSubsidiaryDatafromMultipleInstancesUsingNonOracleApplicationsGeneralLedgersopeninterfacetableprovidesaconvenientinterfacetoallowyoutoimportGCSsubsidiarydatafromanyexternalsource,suchasanentirelyseparatenonOracleaccountingsystem.TherearethreeoptionsavailableforgatheringdatafromnonOraclesources:

YoucanusetheInterfaceDataTransformerfeaturetotransformtherawdatafromthenonOraclesystemintoaformatthatcanbeimportedintotheGCSsystem.TheIDToptionisfeasibleifthesourcedataisinthesamecurrencyasthetargetledger.

YoucanuseApplicationsDesktopIntegrator(ADI)toworkinaspreadsheetenvironment.SimplytransferthesubsidiaryinformationfromtheexternalsystemintoADI'sjournalworksheet.ThenuploadtheentriestotheGCSsystemwhereitcanbepostedtothetargetinstance.Dependingontheformatofthesubsidiarydata,youmayneedtocreateadummyledgerforthesubsidiaryinthisinstance.

YoucanuseSQLLoadertoloaddatafromdiversesourcesintoGL'sopeninterfacetablecalledGL_INTERFACE.

ToUseSQLLoadertoLoadDatafromaNonOracleSource

1. UseSQLLoaderoranotherLoaderprogramtoprepareyourdatatoloadintotheGL_INTERFACEtable.

Formoreinformation,ontheGL_INTERFACEtableanditscolumns,see:ImportingJournals.

2. Loadeachsystem'sdataintothecorrespondingdummyledger.

3. RunJournalImportforeachsubsidiarydummyledgertoimporttransactions.Journalimportvalidatesandconvertsyourdataintopostablejournalentriesinthesubsidiary'sdummyledger.

4. Postthejournalsineachsubsidiarydummyledgertoupdatebalances.

NowyourdataisreadyforyoutouseconsolidationdefinitionsandmappingrulestomapaccountvaluesfromeachofyourdummyledgersintotheGCSparent.

RelatedTopics



MappingChartofAccounts

PreparingSubsidiaryData

TransferringSubsidiaryDatatoYourParent

TransferringConsolidationSets

CreatingEliminatingEntries



PurgingConsolidationAuditData

PostingJournals

ImportingJournals

OracleApplicationsDesktopIntegratorUser'sGuide

ConsolidatingLedgerswithDifferentChartsofAccountsToconsolidatemultipleledgersthathavedifferentprimarycurrencies,accountingcalendars,orchartsofaccounts,youmustfirstmapyoursubsidiarieschartsofaccountstoyourparents'chartofaccounts.

Achartofaccountsmappingisasetofinstructionsformappingaccountsorentireaccountsegmentsfromasubsidiarychartofaccountstotheparentchartofaccounts.Thechartofaccountsmappingcanthenbeassignedtoaconsolidationdefinitionthatisusedtotransferconsolidationdatafromyoursubsidiaryledgertoyourparentledger.

Todefineachartofaccountsmapping,seeConsolidatingLedgerswithDifferentChartsofAccounts.

Notes:

Youmustdefineasegmentruleactionforeachsegmentinyourparent'schartofaccounts.Youcannotdefinemorethanoneactionperparentsegment.

Segmentrulesarepreferabletoaccountrulesbecause:

It'sfastandeasytocreateaconsolidationbyusingsegmentrules.Forexample,ifyourparentaccounthasonlythreesegments,youcanmapasubsidiary'sentirechartofaccountswithjustthreesegmentrules.

Consolidationsbasedonsegmentrulesprocessfaster.

Tip:Useaccountrulesonlyforspecificexceptionswhereasubsidiaryaccountcannotbemappedcorrectlywithasegmentrule.

Accountrulesoverridesegmentrulesifthereisanyconflict.

Ifyoudefinesegmentrulesfordependentsegmentsinyourchartofaccounts,thelistofvaluesforthedependentsegmentvaluemayappeartocontainduplicateentries(ifyouhavedefinedthesamedependentvalueanddescriptionfordifferentindependentsegmentvalues).ChooseanyentrywiththeappropriatevaluetheGlobalConsolidationSystemdoesnotusethedescription.

Toentersegmentrules:

1. NavigatetotheConsolidationDefinitionwindowandchoosetheMappingbutton.

2. Enterorqueryachartofaccountsmapping.

3. ChoosetheSegmentRulesbutton.

4. Foreachsourcesegmentbeingmapped,entertheTargetsegmentnametowhichitwillmap,anAction,andtheSourcesegmentname.Youcanuseonlyoneactionforeachtargetsegment.PossibleActionsinclude:

CopyValueFrom:Copyallvaluesinyoursourcesegmenttothesamevaluesinyourtargetsegment.Thesegmentsdonothavetousethesamevalueset,butmustusethesamesegmentvalues.

Note:GeneralLedgerpreventsyoufromcopyinglargersubsidiarysegmentstosmallerparentsegments.Forexample,youcannotcopythesubsidiaryvalue101



toaparentvaluesetwithamaximumlengthof2.

AssignSingleValue:Assignonespecificvaluethatwillbeusedforthetargetsegment.Youmustenterthevaluethattheparentchartofaccountswilluse.

Tip:Usethisactionwhenyourparentaccounthasmoresegmentsthanyoursubsidiaryaccount.

UseRollupRulesFrom:MapvaluesfromyoursourcesegmentstoyourtargetsegmentsusingtherulespecifiedintheRollupRulesregion.

5. IfyouchosetheUseRollupRulesFromactioninthepreviousstep,enterthemappingrulesintheRollupRulesregion.

6. Saveyourwork.

Note:Onceyousaveyourwork,youcannotmodifyyourrolluprules,excepttochangethetargetandsourcesegmentdetailvalues.Tochangearolluprule,deleteitthencreateanewone.

Toenteraccountrules:

1. NavigatetotheConsolidationDefinitionwindowandchoosetheMappingbutton.

2. Enterorqueryachartofaccountsmapping.

3. ChoosetheAccountRulesbutton.

4. EntertheSourceAccountsthatyouwanttoconsolidate.Ifyouentermultipleranges,theymustnotoverlap.

5. EntertheTargetAccounttowhichyouwanttomapeachsubsidiaryaccountrange.

6. Saveyourwork.

RelatedTopics

ConsolidationRunOptions





PostingSubsidiaryData


DefiningLedgers,OracleGeneralLedgerImplementationGuide

SpecialConsiderationsforAverageDailyBalanceLedgers

MappingChartsofAccounts,OracleGeneralLedgerImplementationGuide

DefiningConsolidationDefinitionsConsolidationdefinitionsareusedtotransferconsolidationdatafromyoursubsidiaryledgertoyourparentledger.Whenyoucreateyourconsolidationdefinition,youspecifyasubsidiaryandparentledgerandachartofaccountsmappingthatmapseachledgerschartofaccounts.

Whenyousubsequentlytransferamountsfromasubsidiarytoyourparent,GeneralLedgercreatesanunpostedconsolidationjournalbatchinyourparentledgerbasedontheconsolidationdefinition.

Note:Ifyouwanttochangehowasubsidiaryconsolidatestoyourparent,changethesubsidiaryschartofaccountsmappingbeforeyoutransferthedata.

Afterdefiningaconsolidationdefinition,youcangroupmultipleconsolidationdefinitionsintoaconsolidationset.Youcanthentransfertheconsolidationsettoyourparent,ratherthantransferringeachsubsidiarysdataseparately.See:CreatingConsolidationSets.

Prerequisites

Defineyourchartofaccountsmappingtomapyoursubsidiaryandparentledgerchartofaccounts.Formoreinformation,seeConsolidatingLedgerswithDifferentChartsofAccounts.

Defineyourparentandsubsidiaryledgers.Ifyouhaveaveragebalanceprocessingenabled,determineiftheparentledgerneedstobeaconsolidationornonconsolidationledger.

Todefineaconsolidationdefinition:

Todefineaconsolidationdefinition,performthefollowingsteps.

1. NavigatetotheConsolidationDefinitionwindow.

2. EnteraConsolidationnameandDescription.

3. IntheConsolidationAttributesregion,entertheParentledgername.

4. EntertheCurrencytousefortheconsolidationasfollows:

Ifyouareconsolidatingbalances,entertheparentsledgercurrency.Optionally,enterSTATtoconsolidatestatisticalbalances.



Ifyouareconsolidatingtransactions,entertheparentsledgercurrency.Thismustbethesameasthesubsidiarysledgercurrency.

Note:Ifyoursubsidiaryledgerscurrencyisdifferentfromtheparentledger,youcanusethesubsidiaryledgersreportingcurrency(journalorsubledgerlevel)totransferdatadirectlyfromthereportingcurrencytotheparentledger.

5. EnterthenameoftheSubsidiaryledgeryouareconsolidating.

6. ChooseachartofaccountsMapping.

7. ChooseaconsolidationMethod.

Balances:Consolidateactual,average,translated,budget,orstatisticalbalances.Thismethoddoesnotincludejournalentrydetail.Ifyouhaveaveragebalanceprocessingenabled,yourparentshouldbedefinedasaconsolidationledgerwithaveragebalancesenabled.Notethatyouareconsolidatingaveragebalances.

Transactions:Consolidateactualjournalentrydetailfromasubsidiaryledger.Youcanusethismethodonlyifbothledgershavethesameledgercurrency.Youcannotusethismethodforbudgets.Ifyouhaveaveragebalanceprocessingenabled,yourparentshouldbedefinedasanonconsolidationledgerwithaveragebalancesenabled.Notethatyouareaveragingbalancesonceyouconsolidatedetailfromyoursubsidiariesledgers.

8. Ifyouhaveaveragebalanceprocessingenabled,selectadefaultUsagetypefromthepoplist.

Standard:Onlystandardbalancesaretransferredtotheparentledger.

Onlyaveragebalancesaretransferredtotheparentledger.

Standard&Average:Bothstandardandaveragebalancesaretransferredtotheparentledger.

Note:Youcancreateseparateconsolidationdefinitionsforstandardandaveragebalances.Thisishelpfulifyouwanttousedifferentchartofaccountsmappingstogetdifferentlevelsofdetail.Forexample,youmightmapstandardbalancessoyoucanviewconsolidatedtotalsforeachcostcenterwithineachcompany.However,youmightmapyouraveragebalancessoyoucanviewconsolidateddetailsforeachcostcenter.

Note:IfyouchooseTransactionsasyourconsolidationmethod,GeneralLedgerentersStandardastheUsagetype.Youcannotoverridethiswhenyoutransferyoursubsidiarydata.

9. Selectyourconsolidationrunoptions.See:ConsolidationRunOptions.Youcanoverridetheseoptionswhenyoutransferyoursubsidiarydata.

10. (Optional)SelecttheEnableSecuritycheckboxtoapplydefinitionaccesssetsecuritytoyourconsolidationdefinition.

DefinitionaccesssetsareanoptionalsecurityfeaturethatenableyoutocontrolaccesstoyourGeneralLedgerdefinitions.Forexample,youcanpreventcertainusersfromviewing,makingchanges,orusingyourconsolidationdefinitionwhenyouassignthemtoconsolidationsetsorusethemtotransferconsolidationdata.

Ifyoudonotenablesecurity,alluserswillbeabletouse,view,modify,anddeleteyourconsolidationdefinition.

IftheAssignAccessfunctionisavailableforyourresponsibility,theAssignAccessbuttonisenabledonceyouselecttheEnableSecuritycheckbox.ChoosetheAssignAccessbuttontoassignthedefinitiontooneormoredefinitionaccesssetswiththedesiredprivileges.Formoreinformation,seeDefinitionAccessSets,OracleGeneralLedgerimplementationGuide.

11. Saveyourwork.

DefinitionAccessSetSecurityThefollowingdescribeswhatUse,View,andModifyaccessmeanasitpertainstoconsolidationdefinitions:

UseAccess:Enablesspecificuserstousetheconsolidationdefinitionforthefollowing:

TransferringconsolidationdatausingtheTransferConsolidationDatawindow.

AssigningtheconsolidationtoaconsolidationsetusingtheConsolidationSetswindow.

PurgingconsolidationauditdatausingthePurgeConsolidationAuditDatawindow.

Viewingtheconsolidationauditdatafromthefollowingreports:ConsolidationAuditReport,ConsolidationExceptionReportDisabledParentAccounts,andtheConsolidationExceptionReportUnmappedSubsidiaryAccounts.

ViewAccess:EnablesspecificuserstoonlyviewtheconsolidationdefinitionfromtheConsolidationDefinitionwindow.UserswithViewaccesscannotmakechangestotheconsolidationdefinition,assignthedefinitiontoaconsolidationset,ortransferdata.

ModifyAccess:Enablesspecificuserstoviewandmakechangestotheconsolidationdefinition.Thisincludesbeingabletomakechangestothedefinitionaccessset,iftheAssignAccessbuttonisavailable.

ConsolidationRunOptionsWhenyoucreateaconsolidationdefinitionorconsolidationsetyoucanselectanyoffourrunoptionslistedbelowandtransferyourconsolidationjournalstotheparentledger.Youcanoverridetheseselectionswhenyoutransfersubsidiarydatatoyourparent.

RunJournalImport:CheckingthisoptionlaunchesJournalImportafteryoursubsidiarydatahasbeentransferred.Thiscreatesanunpostedconsolidationbatchinyourparentledgerautomatically.GeneralLedgernamesyourbatchinthefollowingformat:Consolidation:forexample,31JAN95UStoGlobalConsolidation50835:A534.YoumaynotwanttorunJournalImportifyouwanttoscheduleyourbatchprocessestorunlaterorifyouwanttotransferconsolidatingdataacrossdifferentmachinesordatabases.

IfyouchoosenottorunJournalImport,thetransferprocesspopulatestheGL_INTERFACEtablesothatyoucanrunJournalImportlater.

CreateSummaryJournals:Checkthisoptiontosummarizealljournallinesthataffectthesameaccountcodecombinationintoonelineintheparentledger.Sincethisisasummaryaction,GeneralLedgercreatesonejournalentrylineshowingdebitsandcreditsforeachaccountcombination.



AuditMode:Checkthisoptiontokeeparecordofhowaccountsfromyoursubsidiaryledgermaptoaccountsinyourparentledger.YoucanthenruntheConsolidationAuditReport,theDisabledParentAccountsReport,andtheUnmappedSubsidiaryAccountsReporttoseeconsolidationauditinformation.

Tip:Useauditmodefornewconsolidationstoensurethatyourdefinitioniscorrectandyourledgerschartsofaccountsaremappedasyouexpected.Onceyouhaveverifiedthis,youcanimproveperformancebydisablingauditmode.

Afteryoursubsidiarydatahasbeentransferredandyouhaverequestedtheauditreports,purgeyourconsolidationauditdatausingthePurgeConsolidationAuditDatawindow.

AutoPost:Checkthisoptiontoautomaticallypostyourconsolidationjournalsintheparentledger.Formoreinformation,see:AutoPost.

RemoteInstanceSignonRegion

CompletethefollowingfieldsandchoosetheValidatebuttontoverifythatyoucantransferconsolidationdatafromyoursourceinstancetoyourparentinstance.Noteyourparentinstancemustbeonthesamecorporateintranet.

Database:Selecttheremoteinstancedatabase.

Responsibility:Entertheremoteinstanceresponsibilitythatallowsyoutotransferconsolidationdatatotheremoteparentinstance.

ChoosetheValidatebuttontoverifythattheparentledgeronthesourceandtargetinstancessharethesamecalendar,currency,andchartofaccounts.

Note:TherunoptionsfortheRemoteInstanceSignononlyappearintheRunOptionswindowfortheTransferConsolidationDataandTransferConsolidationDataSetswindows.

RelatedTopics



MappingChartsofAccounts





ImportingJournals


CreatingConsolidationSetsCreateaconsolidationsettotransferconsolidationdataformultiplesubsidiariessimultaneously.

Tocreateaconsolidationset:

1. NavigatetotheConsolidationSetswindow.

2. EnteraConsolidationSetname,Parentledger,andDescriptionoftheconsolidationset.

3. ChooseaconsolidationMethod.



4. SelectyourconsolidationRunOptions.

5. EntertheConsolidationdefinitionforeachsubsidiarytoparentconsolidationyouwanttoincludeintheset.Theconsolidationdefinitionsmustusethesameparentledgerandconsolidationmethodyouselectedabove.

(Optional)Toviewormodifyexistingconsolidationdefinitionsortocreatenewconsolidationdefinitions,choosetheConsolidationbutton.See:DefiningConsolidationDefinitions.

6. (Optional)Afteryouhavefinishedenteringconsolidationdefinitions,choosetheTransferSetbuttontoopentheTransferConsolidationDataSetwindow.Fromthiswindow,youcanenteryourtransfersetparametersthenstarttheprocessoftransferringthedatafromthesubsidiariestoyourparentledger.Ifyoudon'twanttotransferdatanow,gotothenextstep.

7. (Optional)SelecttheEnableSecuritycheckboxtoapplydefinitionaccesssetsecuritytoyourconsolidationset.

8. DefinitionaccesssetsareanoptionalsecurityfeaturethatenablesyoutocontrolaccesstoyourGeneralLedgerdefinitions.Forexample,youcanpreventcertainusersfromviewing,makingchanges,orusingyourconsolidationsettotransferconsolidationdata.

Ifyoudonotenablesecurity,alluserswillbeabletouse,view,modify,anddeleteyourconsolidationset.

IftheAssignAccessfunctionisavailableforyourresponsibility,theAssignAccessbuttonisenabledonceyouchecktheEnableSecuritycheckbox.ChoosetheAssignAccessbuttontoassignthedefinitiontooneormoredefinitionaccesssetswiththedesiredprivileges.Forinformationondefinitionaccesssets,seeDefinitionAccessSets,OracleGeneralLedgerImplementationGuide.

Saveyourwork.

DefinitionAccessSetSecurity

ThefollowingdescribeswhatUse,View,andModifyaccessmeanasitpertainstoconsolidationsets:

UseAccess:EnablesuserstotransfertheconsolidationsetdatafromtheTransferSetswindow.UserswithUseaccessonlywillnotbeabletoquerytheconsolidationsetfromtheConsolidationSetwindow.

ViewAccess:EnablesuserstoviewtheconsolidationsetdefinitionfromtheConsolidationSetwindow.

ModifyAccess:Enablesuserstoviewandmakechangestotheconsolidationset.Thisincludesmakingchangestothedefinitionaccessset,iftheAssignAccessbuttonisavailable.

RelatedTopics









ImportingJournals


PreparingSubsidiaryDataPrepareyoursubsidiarydatabyrevaluingandtranslatingbalancesbeforeyoutransferthebalancestoyourparent.

RevalueBalances

Ifanyofyoursubsidiaryledgershavebalancesheetaccountsthataredenominatedinaforeigncurrency,revaluethebalancestoreflecttheimpactofanychangesinexchangerates.Posttheresultingrevaluationjournal.

See:RevaluingBalances.

TranslateBalances

Ifanyofyoursubsidiaryledgersusealedgercurrencythatisdifferentfromyourparent,youshouldtranslatetheaccountbalancesbeforeyoutransferthesubsidiarydatatoyourparent.Youshouldtranslateintotheparent'sledgercurrency.

YoucanusetheGlobalConsolidationSystemtocheckthetranslationstatusofanysubsidiaryledger.Also,fromtheTranslationStatuseswindowyoucansubmitarequesttorerunatranslation.

Note:FromtheConsolidationWorkbench,youcanonlyreruntranslationsthathavealreadybeenrunatleastoncefortheperiod.Youcannotsubmitnewtranslations.Tosubmitnewtranslations,usetheTranslateBalanceswindow.

See:TranslatingBalances.



ReportingCurrencies

IfyouuseReportingCurrencies(journalorsubledgerlevel),youmaybeabletobypassthetranslationstepbyconsolidatingdirectlyfromasubsidiarysreportingcurrency(journalorsubledgerlevel)toyourparentledgerifbothsharethesamecurrency.Youstillneedtorunrevaluationonthesubsidiarysledgerandreportingcurrencybeforeyouconsolidate.

Theprimaryissuetoconsiderwhendecidingwhethertoconsolidatedirectlyfromasubsidiary'sreportingcurrency(journalorsubledgerlevel)is:

Whataccountingrulesgoverntheparent'sandsubsidiary'sbusinessenvironments?SinceReportingCurrenciesismodeledaftermultiplenationalaccountingstandards,includingSFAS#52(U.S.),considerwhetheranydifferencesbetweensuchstandardsmakeitimpracticaltoconsolidatefromthesubsidiary'sreportingcurrency.

Tochecktranslationstatusforasubsidiaryledger:

1. NavigatetotheConsolidationWorkbench.

2. Querytheconsolidationdefinitionofthesubsidiarywhosetranslationstatusyouwanttocheck.

3. ChoosetheTranslationStatusbuttonfromtheStateController.

4. ReviewtheinformationontheTranslationStatuseswindow.TheTranslationStatuscolumnindicateswhetheratranslationisCurrentorNotCurrent.TheDateLastRuncolumndisplaysthedatethattranslationwaslastrun.

Tosubmitatranslation:

1. FromtheTranslationStatuseswindow,selectthetranslationyouwanttorunbymarkingtheTranslatecheckbox.

2. ChoosetheTranslatebutton.

RelatedTopics

RevaluingBalances

TranslatingBalances






TransferringSubsidiaryDatatoYourParentTransferthebalancesortransactionstobeconsolidatedfromyoursubsidiaryledgertoyourparent.GeneralLedgeraccumulatesyoursubsidiaryinformationbasedonthechartofaccountsmappingandconsolidationrulesyoudefined,thenpopulatestheGL_INTERFACEtablewiththeconsolidationdata.

ChoosetheRunOptionsbuttontodefineconsolidationrunoptionsandenterremoteinstancesignonparametersifapplicable.Forexample,youcanrunJournalImportandAutoPostautomaticallyatthetimeyoutransferyoursubsidiarydata.

Note:Youcaninitiateasubsidiarytoparenttransferfromthesubsidiaryledgerorfromtheparentledgeronlywhentransferringwithinthesameinstance.Iftransferringdataacrossinstances,thesourceinstancemustinitiateacrossinstancedatatransfer.

DataAccessSets

Tosuccessfullytransferconsolidationdata,youmusthavereadandwriteaccesstotheledgerandthebalancingsegmentvalueormanagementsegmentvalueusedasthetargetfortheconsolidationtransfer.Ifyouhaveinsufficientaccess,yourConsolidationTransfercompletessuccessfullybutyourJournalImportprogramfailsandnoconsolidationjournaliscreated.



RelatedTopics

ConsolidatingBalances

ConsolidatingTransactions



MappingSubsidiariestoYourParent



CombiningParentandSubsidiaryData


ImportingJournals

SpecialConsiderationsforAverageDailyBalanceLedgers

OverviewofAverageBalanceProcessing

ConsolidatingBalancesPrerequisites

Defineaconsolidationdefinitionforeachsubsidiaryledgeryouwanttoconsolidatetoyourparent.

Enterandpostjournalstoyoursubsidiaryledgerduringthenormalcourseofbusiness.

Revaluebalancesforanyledgerwithbalancesheetaccountsthataredenominatedinaforeigncurrency.

Ifthesubsidiaryandparentledgershavedifferentledgercurrencies,translatethesubsidiaryledgersbalancesintotheparent'sledgercurrency.


Toconsolidateactualbalances:

Toconsolidateactualbalances,performthefollowingsteps:

1. NavigatetotheConsolidationWorkbenchwindow.

2. Selecttheconsolidationdefinitionyouwanttotransfer.Thedefinitionmustusethebalancesconsolidationmethod.

Note:Ifusingdefinitionaccesssetstosecureyourconsolidationdefinitions,youmusthaveUseaccesstothedefinitiontotransferbalances.

3. ChoosetheTransferbuttonfromtheStateController.

TheTransferConsolidationDatawindowappears,displayingtheMethod,CurrencyandLedgerinformationdefinedforthisdefinition.Ifyouhaveaveragebalanceprocessingenabled,thesystemalsodisplaysthedefaultUsagetypeyouselected.

4. SelectActualfortheBalanceType.

5. Ifyouhaveaveragebalanceprocessingenabled,selectaUsagetypetoindicatewhatbalancestoconsolidateStandard,Average,orStandard&Average.

6. EntertheAmountTypeofbalancesyouwanttoconsolidate,suchasyeartodate(YTD)orperiodtodate(PTD).

7. Enterthesubsidiary'saccountingPeriodthatyouwanttoconsolidate.



8. EntertheStandardPeriodtowhichyouwanttoconsolidateinyourparentledger.Youcanconsolidatetoanyperiodthatisopenorfutureenterable.

9. Ifyouhaveaveragebalanceprocessingenabled,entertheDateofthesubsidiary'saveragebalancesthatyouwanttoconsolidate.

10. Ifyouhaveaveragebalanceprocessingenabled,entertheAveragePeriodtowhichyouwanttoconsolidateinyourparentledger.

11. (Optional)ChoosetheRunOptionsbuttontochangeyourconsolidationrunoptions.Ifyouaretransferringdatatoaremoteinstanceparent,completetheRemoteInstanceSignonparameters.See:GatheringSubsidiaryDatafromMultipleInstancesUsingOracleApplications.

12. ChoosetheSelectAccountsbuttontospecifytheaccountrangesyouwanttoconsolidate.EntertheAccountLowandHighforeachrangeyouwanttoconsolidate.

WhenyousubmitthetransferprocesswiththeRunJournalImportoptionenabled,GeneralLedgercreatesanunpostedconsolidationjournalbatchinyourparentledgerthatincludesallthevalidsubsidiaryaccountswithintherange.Ifyourconsolidationrangeexcludessomeaccountsfromyoursubsidiaryledger,andyourconsolidationisruninauditmode,youcanreviewanyexcludedaccountsintheUnmappedSubsidiaryAccountsReport.

Therange(s)youspecifyforthisconsolidationtransferwillbethedefaultrangethenexttimeyoutransferdatausingtheselectedconsolidationdefinition.

Note:Ifyoursubsidiaryledgerhassummaryaccountsdefinedthatareusedintheconsolidationdefinition,youshouldnottransferaccountranges.Thesummaryaccountswillnotbeconsolidated.

13. ChooseTransfertolaunchaconcurrentprocesstotransferyoursubsidiarydatatoyourparent.

14. IfyoudidnotchoosetheRunJournalImportoptionforyourtransfer,usetheImportJournalswindowafterthetransfercompletestocreatetheconsolidationjournalbatchinyourparentledger.

Toconsolidatebudgetbalances:


2. Selecttheconsolidationdefinitionyouwanttotransfer.Thedefinitionmustusethebalancesconsolidationmethod.

3. ChoosetheTransferbuttonfromtheStateController.

4. SelectBudgetfortheBalanceType.TheUsagetypechangestoStandardsinceGeneralLedgerdoesnotmaintainaveragebalanceinformationforbudgets.TheDateandAveragePeriodfieldsarealsodisabled.

5. EntertheAmountTypeofbudgetbalancesyouwanttoconsolidate,suchasyeartodate(YTD)orperiodtodate(PTD).

6. SpecifyaBudgetnameforbothyoursubsidiaryledgerandyourparentledger.Bothbudgetsmustbeopenorcurrent.Yourparentandsubsidiarybudgetsmustsharethesameperiods.

7. Enterthesubsidiary'sbudgetPeriodandtheparent'sStandardPeriodtowhichyouwanttoconsolidate.

AcceptthedefaultperiodALLifyouwanttoconsolidatebudgetbalancesforallperiodsinthebudget.YoumustenteraBudgetFiscalYearifyouconsolidateforallperiods.

8. (Optional)Ifdesired,changeyourconsolidationRunOptions.Ifyouaretransferringdatatoaremoteinstanceparent,completetheRemoteInstanceSignonparameters.See:GatheringSubsidiaryDatafromMultipleInstancesUsingOracleApplications.

9. ChoosetheSelectAccountsbuttontospecifytheaccountrangesyouwanttoconsolidate.EntertheAccountLowandHighforeachrangeyouwanttoconsolidate.

Note:Ifyoursubsidiaryledgerhassummaryaccountsdefinedthatareusedintheconsolidationdefinition,youshouldnottransferaccountranges.Thesummaryaccountswillnotbeconsolidated.



RelatedTopics






ConsolidatingLedgerswithDifferentChartsofAccounts





ImportingJournals





YoucanconsolidatetransactionsonlyifyouusetheBalanceTypeofActualfortheconsolidation.Ifyouhaveaveragebalanceprocessingenabled,youshouldconsolidateintoanonconsolidationledgerwithaveragebalancesenabled.

Toconsolidatetransactions:


2. Selecttheconsolidationdefinitionyouwanttotransfer.Thedefinitionmustusethetransactionsconsolidationmethod.

3. ChoosetheTransferbuttonfromtheStateController.TheTransferConsolidationDatawindowappears,displayingtheMethod,CurrencyandLedgerinformationdefinedforthisdefinition.

Note:GeneralLedgerautomaticallyentersActualfortheBalanceType,StandardfortheUsagetypeandPTDfortheAmountType.

4. Enterthesubsidiary'saccountingPeriodfromwhichyouwanttoconsolidate.

5. EntertheStandardPeriodtowhichyouwanttoconsolidateinyourparentledger.Youcanconsolidatetoanyperiodthatisopenorfutureenterable.

6. SelectyourconsolidationRunOptions.Ifyouaretransferringdatatoaremoteinstanceparent,completetheRemoteInstanceSignonparameters.See:GatheringSubsidiaryDatafromMultipleInstancesUsingOracleApplications.

7. ChoosetheSelectBatchesbuttontospecifywhichjournalbatchesyouwanttoconsolidate.

8. ChooseaBatchQueryOption:

Unconsolidated:toquerythosebatchesinyoursubsidiaryledgerthathavenotbeenpreviouslyconsolidated.

Consolidated:toquerybatchesthathavebeenpreviouslyconsolidated.

All:toquerybothpreviouslyconsolidatedandunconsolidatedbatches.



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Youcantransferthedatafromsomeorallofthesubsidiarieswhoseconsolidationdefinitionsyou'veincludedinaconsolidationset.Thisishelpfulwhenyouhavenumeroussubsidiariestobeconsolidatedtoyourparent.

Prerequisite

Defineaconsolidationset.

Totransfermultiplesubsidiaries'datatoyourparent:


2. ChoosetheTransferSetbuttonfromtheStateController.TheTransferConsolidationDataSetwindowappears.

3. EnteraConsolidationSetnameorselectonefromthelistofvalues.

GeneralLedgerdisplaystheBalanceType,Usage,Currency,Method,AmountType,andParentLedgernamefortheconsolidationset.

4. (Optional)Ifyouhaveaveragebalancesenabledforyourparentledgerandareusingthebalancesconsolidationmethod,youcanchangetheUsage.SelectStandard,Average,orStandard&Average.

5. SelecttheAmountTypeforyourconsolidation.

6. Ifyourparentandsubsidiariessharethesameaccountingcalendar,enterthedefaultSubsidiaryPeriodandtheParentStandardPeriod.IfyouselectedaUsagetypeofAverageorStandard&Average,alsoenterthedefaultSubsidiaryeffectiveDateandtheParentAveragePeriod.

7. ChoosetheQueryConsolidationsbuttontodisplaytheconsolidationsthatareincludedintheconsolidationset.GeneralLedgeralsodisplaystheSubsidiaryPeriodandSubsidiaryDate,dependingontheotheroptionsyouselectedabove.

8. Selecttheconsolidationdefinitionsyouwanttotransferbymarkingthecheckboxtotheleftofeachconsolidationdefinitionname.Ifyouwanttotransferalltheconsolidations,marktheSelectAllcheckbox.

9. (Optional)ChoosetheApplyDefaultsbuttontoapplyadefaultdateforthoseconsolidationswheretheparentandsubsidiaryledgerssharethesamecalendar.Ifthecalendarsaredifferent,nodatewilldefault.

10. (Optional)ChoosetheRunOptionsbuttontomodifyyourconsolidationRunOptions.Ifyouaretransferringdatatoaremoteinstanceparent,completetheRemoteInstanceSignonparameters.See:GatheringSubsidiaryDatafromMultipleInstancesUsingOracleApplications.

Note:TheRunOptionsdefinedhereapplytoalloftheconsolidationsintheconsolidationsetandoverrideanyrunoptionsthatweredefinedfortheindividualconsolidationdefinitions.

11. ChoosetheTransferbuttontolaunchaconcurrentprogramtotransferyoursubsidiarydata.

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ImportingJournals


PostingSubsidiaryDataOnceyouhavetransferredyoursubsidiarydatatoyourparentledger,youneedtocombinethesubsidiaryandparentdata.Thisinvolvesseveralsteps:

RunJournalImportifyoudidnotchooseitasoneofyourconsolidationrunoptions.

ReviewtheunpostedjournalbatchcreatedbythetransferandsubsequentJournalImport.

Postyourconsolidationjournalinyourparentledger.

AverageDailyBalanceParentLedger:Theentryforthepreviousmonth,quarteroryearmustbereversedwhenconsolidatingPATD/PTD,QATD/QTD,andYATD/YTDamounttypesfromanADBsubsidiarytoanADBparentfortheaveragedailybalancestobecorrectintheparent.Forexample,reverseJune'saverageconsolidationjournalbeforeconsolidatingJuly'saverageconsolidationdata.

Toimportyourconsolidationjournals:

OntheImportJournalswindow,specifyConsolidationasthesource.

See:ImportingJournals.

Toreviewyourunpostedjournalbatches:




2. Selecttheconsolidationdefinitionwhosejournalbatchyouwanttoreview.

3. ChoosetheReviewJournalbuttonfromtheStateController.

GeneralLedgerdisplaystheBatchwindowwithdetailinformationabouttheconsolidationbatch.Fromhereyoucanchoosetodisplayadditionaldetailaboutthejournal.

See:CreatingJournalBatchesandEnteringJournals.

Topostyourconsolidationjournals:


2. Selecttheconsolidationdefinitionswhosejournalbatchesyouwanttopost,bymarkingthePostcheckboxtotheleftofthesubsidiaryassociatedwithaconsolidationdefinition.

3. ChoosethePostbuttonfromtheStateController.

GeneralLedgerlaunchesaconcurrentprocesstopostyourconsolidationjournalbatches.

Note:YoucancheckonthestatusofeachoftheseprocessintheConsolidationJournalbychoosingtheFindbuttonintheFindConsolidationProcessingwindow.ThestatusresultsaredisplayedintheConsolidationWorkbench.

RelatedTopics

PostingJournalBatches







EliminatingEntriesTheOracleGeneralLedgerAutomaticIntercompanyEliminationsprogrameliminatesintercompanybalances.Createaneliminationsetwhichisabatchofoneormoreeliminationjournalentries.

FullEliminations:Eliminationsetscanoptionallyuseaneliminationcompanytofullyeliminateagroupofintercompanyeliminationentriesforasetofsubsidiaries.

Ifyoureliminationjournalsareoutofbalance,youcanspecifybalancingoptionstoeitherallowoutofbalancejournalstobecreatedortopostthenetdifferencetoanalternativeaccount.Inaddition,thresholdrulescanbeappliedtopreventthecreationofthebalancinglinesifthenetdifferenceexceedsaspecificamount,apercentageofaparticularaccount,orapercentageofthetotaljournal.

Yougeneratetheeliminationseteveryperiodtoautomaticallycreatetheeliminationjournalentries.Youhavetheoptionofautomaticallypostingthejournalnoworyoucanwaittillyoureviewittopost.

YoucanalsousetheConsolidationWorkbenchtotracktheeliminationstatusofyoureliminationsetsandpostanygeneratedeliminationsets.

Note:YoucannotusetheAutomaticIntercompanyEliminationsprogramtoeliminateaveragebalances.

FormulaBasedEliminations:Ifyouhaveformulabasedeliminationentriesoryouwanttoeliminateaveragebalances,useOracleGeneralLedger'srecurringjournalsfeature.See:CreatingRecurringJournalFormulaBatches.

YoucancreateeliminatingentriesinADI'sspreadsheetenvironment.See:OracleApplicationsDesktopIntegratorUser'sGuide.

TheAutomaticIntercompanyEliminationsprogramautomaticallygenerateseliminatingentriespertherulesspecifiedintheDefineEliminationAccountMappingwindow.

CreatingEliminatingEntriesUseGeneralLedger'sstandardjournalentryfunctionstocreateeliminatingentriesinyourparentledger.YoucanalsouseApplicationsDesktopIntegrator'sJournalWizardtocreateeliminatingentries.See:OracleApplicationsDesktopIntegratorUser'sGuide.

Inaddition,youcanusetheGlobalConsolidationSystemtocreateeliminationsets,whichareavariationofGeneralLedger'srecurringjournals.Witheliminationsets,youdefineeliminatingentriesthatrepeateveryaccountingperiod.

CreatingEliminationSets

Defineaneliminatingentrybyfirstcreatinganeliminationset.Yoursetcancontainasingleeliminationentry,oryoucangrouprelatedentriesintothesameeliminationset.Forexample,youcanlogicallygroupallsubsidiarieswhichbelongtoaparticularlineofbusiness.

Tocreateaneliminationset:



1. NavigatetotheEliminationSetswindow.

2. Choosealedger.

Youcandefineeliminationsforanyledgerthatsharesthesamechartofaccountsasyourdataaccessset.

3. Enterabatchnameforyoureliminationset.Thisnamerepresentsabatchofoneormoreeliminationjournalsforaparticularledger.

4. EnteraDescriptionforyoureliminationset.

5. (Optional)ChooseabalancingsegmentvaluefromthelistofvaluestorepresentanEliminationCompany.Thiscompanyisusedasthetargetcompanywhenbookingeliminationentries.Thedescriptionofthecompanyisautomaticallyprovided.

Note:Ifyoudonotwanttouseaneliminationcompany,leavethisfieldblank.

6. (Optional)ChecktheTrackEliminationStatuscheckboxifyouwanttheeliminationsettobeapartofthechecklistfordeterminingwhicheliminationsarecompletedfortheperiod.

Note:Aneliminationsetmarkedfortrackingandgeneratedatleastoncecannotbedeleted.

7. (Optional)Entereffectivefromandtodatestospecifywhentheeliminationsetisactive.

ThePeriodLastRunfieldispopulatedbyGeneralLedgertoindicatethelastperiodinwhichyouexecutedaneliminationset.

8. ChoosetheAccountsbutton.

9. Entereliminationjournalsforthiseliminationset.See:CreatingEliminatingJournalEntries.

10. (Optional)SelecttheEnableSecuritycheckboxtoapplydefinitionaccesssetsecuritytoyoureliminationset.

DefinitionaccesssetsareanoptionalsecurityfeaturethatenablesyoutocontrolaccesstoyourGeneralLedgerdefinitions.Forexample,youcanpreventcertainusersfromviewing,makingchanges,orusingyoureliminationsettocreateeliminatingentries.

Ifyoudonotenablesecurity,alluserscanuse,view,modify,ordeleteyoureliminationset.

IftheAssignAccessfunctionisavailableforyourresponsibility,theAssignAccessbuttonisenabledonceyouchecktheEnableSecuritycheckbox.ChoosetheAssignAccessbuttontoassignthedefinitiontooneormoredefinitionaccesssetswiththedesiredprivileges.Formoreinformation,seeDefinitionAccessSets,OracleGeneralLedgerImplementationGuide.

11. Saveyourwork.

12. ChoosetheGeneratebuttontogenerateyoureliminationsetandcreateyoureliminationentries.See:GeneratingEliminatingJournals.

13. Reviewandpostyoureliminatingjournals.

DefinitionAccessSetSecurity

ThefollowingdescribeswhatUse,View,andModifyaccessmeanasitpertainstoeliminationsets:

UseAccess:EnablesyoutogeneratetheeliminationsetfromtheGenerateEliminationswindow.UserswithUseaccessareunabletoquerytheeliminationsetfromtheEliminationSetwindow.

ViewAccess:EnablesyoutoviewtheeliminationsetdefinitionfromtheEliminationSetwindow.WithonlyViewaccess,youcannotgeneratetheeliminationsetormakechangestothedefinition.

ModifyAccess:Enablesyoutoviewandmakechangestotheeliminationset.Thisincludesbeingabletomakechangestothedefinitionaccessset,iftheAssignAccessbuttonisavailable.WithonlyModifyaccess,youcannotgeneratetheeliminationset.

CreatingEliminatingJournalEntries

Youcandefineanunlimitednumberofeliminationjournalsforeacheliminationset.Eliminationentriesarecomprisedofindividuallinesthatfullyeliminateaccountbalancesfromsourceaccountstotargetaccounts.

Tocreateeliminationjournals:

1. NavigatetotheEliminationAccountswindow.YoucannavigatetothiswindowfromtheEliminationSetwindowbychoosingtheAccountsbutton.

2. Enterajournalnameforyoureliminationentrytouniquelyidentifyaneliminationjournalwithintheeliminationbatch.

TheCategoryisautomaticallydefinedasEliminations

3. Chooseacurrencyfromthelistofvalues.Youhavetwochoices:theconsolidatedparentsledgercurrencyorSTAT.Thecurrencyyouspecifyisforbothsourceandtargetaccounts.

4. IntheAmountTypefield,enterthebalancetypetoderivetheeliminationsfrom.PossiblevaluesincludePTD,QTD,YTD,andPJTD.

Note:Averagebalancescannotbeused.

5. IntheAccountsregion,specifytheSource.Thesourceaccountbalancewillbefullyeliminatedintothetargetaccount.Foreachaccountsegment,chooseadetailaccountvalue,aparentaccountvalue,orleavethesegmentblank.

Note:Useparentvaluestoreducemaintenancebecausetheeliminationsetautomaticallyaccommodateschangesinthechildrenvaluesassociatedwithaparticularparentvalue.Parentvaluessaveyoutimeindefiningeliminationsetsbecauseyoucanspecifyoneeliminationlinewhichincludestheparentvalue,insteadofmultiplelinesforeachchildvalue.Ifyouuseparentvalues,theeliminationfunctionalityautomaticallyloopsthrougheachofthechildvaluesforthosesegmentsandcreatesitsoffsetinyoureliminationjournal.



6. Specifyatargetaccountforyoureliminationentry.Foreachaccountsegment,chooseadetailaccountvalueorleavethesegmentblank.

Note:IfyouspecifyaneliminationcompanyintheEliminationSetsform,thebalancingsegmentvalueissetforyou.Youcannotoverridethisdefault.

However,ifyoudonotspecifyaneliminationcompanyintheEliminationSetform,thesourceaccountbalancingsegmentvaluewilldefaultasthetargetbalancingsegmentvalue.Youcanoverridethisdefault.

7. Saveyourwork.

Thefollowingexampleillustrateshowthemappingrulesworkforasinglesegment,thecostcentersegment.Inthisexample,theparentcostcentervalue999hasthreechildren,100,200,and300.The400costcentervaluedoesnothaveaparent.

EliminationsSegmentValueDiagram

Thetablebelowdescribestheoutcomeofthemappingrulesforthecostcentersegment:

SourceAccount TargetAccount Outcome

Null Null Sourceaccounts100,200,300,and400eliminateintoindividualtargetaccounts100,200,300,and400.

Null 100 Sourceaccounts100,200,300,and400eliminateintoasingletargetaccount100.

200 Null Sourceaccount200eliminatesintotargetaccount200.

999 Null Sourceaccounts100,200,and300(thechildrenof999)eliminateintoindividualtargetaccountsof100,200,and300.

200 100 Sourceaccount200eliminatesintotargetaccount100.

999 100 Sourceaccounts100,200,and300(thechildrenof999)eliminateintoindividualtargetaccount100.

Note:Thoughthisexampleusedonesegmentvalue,thesameconceptappliestoallsegmentsinyourchartofaccounts.

BalancingEliminations

Whenthegeneratedeliminationsdonotbalance,youcandefinebalancingoptionstocorrectimbalances.Balancingoptionsselectedforeacheliminationsetapplytoalljournalscreatedforthateliminationbatch.

Tospecifybalancingoptions:

1. NavigatetotheBalancingOptionswindow.YoucanselecttheBalancingOptionsbuttonfromtheDefineEliminationSetwindow.

2. SpecifytheOutofBalanceOptionsyouwanttouseinsituationswhereyoureliminationjournalsareoutofbalance.Youhavethefollowingoptions:

AllowOutofBalanceJournal:Selectthisoptiontocreateanunbalancedjournalentrytobereviewedlater.Ifyoudecidetoposttheunbalancedjournal,oryouhavesetupAutopost,theledgersuspensepostingoptionapplies.

BalancewithNetDifferenceAccounts:Selectthisoptiontospecifyanaccounttemplatetouseifthedifferenceisanetdebitoranetcredit.Ifmultiplebalancingsegmentsareinvolvedintheunbalancedjournal,GeneralLedgergroupsjournallinesbybalancingsegmentvaluesandbalanceseachofthesegroupsindividually.

UseThresholdRules:IfyouselecttheUseNetDifferenceAccountsoption,youcanalsoselectthisoption.UseThresholdRulesallowstheprogramtoverifyifthenetdebitandcreditamountoftheeliminationjournalexceedsthespecifiedthreshold.Ifthethresholdisnotexceeded,theprogramcreatesabalancedjournalentrythatyoucanreview.Ifthethresholdisexceeded,theprogramcreatesanunbalancedjournalentrythatyoucanreview.

Note:YoucannotusethisoptionifyouselectAllowOutofBalanceJournals.

3. IfyouselecttheoptiontoUseNetDifferenceAccounts,specifytheNetDifferenceDebitandCreditaccountstouse.

4. IfyouselecttheoptiontoUseNetDifferenceAccountsandThresholdRules,assignthethresholdruletouse.Youhavethreeoptionsshowninthetablebelow:

ThresholdRuletableThresholdRuleOption Action

ConstantAmount Specifyafixedamount.

PercentageofAccount

Enteranumberandanaccount.ThenumberrepresentsapercentageofthePTDbalanceoftheaccountcodecombinationspecified.Note:theaccountmustbeadetailaccount.

PercentageofJournal Enteranumberthatrepresentsthepercentageofthelessertotaldebitortotalcreditoftheunbalancedjournal.

5. Saveyourwork.

GeneratingEliminatingJournals

Youmustgenerateeliminatingjournalstocreateunpostedjournalbatchesfromtheeliminatingjournalformulasyoudefine.Oncegenerated,youcanrevieworedit



theeliminatingjournalbatchesbeforepostingthem.

DataAccessSets

Tosuccessfullygenerateeliminatingjournals,youmusthavereadandwriteaccesstotheledgerandthebalancingsegmentvalueormanagementsegmentvalueusedasthesourceandtargetfortheeliminatingjournals.

Prerequisite

Defineeliminationjournalscontainedinaneliminationset.

Definebalancingoptionsforyoureliminationjournals.

Togenerateunpostedbatchesfromeliminatingjournalformulas:

1. NavigatetotheGenerateEliminationswindow.YoucanselecttheGeneratebuttonfromtheEliminationSetswindow.

2. Choosetheeliminationsetsyouwanttogeneratebycheckingthecheckboxtotheleftofeachsetname.

3. (Optional)ChoosetheEliminationSetbuttontoopentheDefineEliminationSetformtoreviewormodifyyoureliminationdefinitions.

Note:IfyourdefinitionaccesssetonlyprovidesUseaccesstotheeliminationset,theEliminationSetbuttonisdisabled.ViewaccessisrequiredtoenabletheEliminationSetbuttontoallowyoutoviewthedefinition.

4. SelectaPeriodtorunyoureliminationset.

TheEliminationSetfielddisplaysalltheeliminationsetsthatareactivefortheselectedperiod.

Note:Ifusingdefinitionaccesssetstosecureuse,view,andmodifyaccesstoyoureliminationsets,youmusthaveUseaccesstotheeliminationsettogenerateit.

ThePeriodLastRunfielddisplayswhentheeliminationsetwaslastrun.

Whentheeliminationsetissubmitted,therequestIDisdisplayedintheRequestIDfield.

5. ChoosetheGeneratebuttontogeneratetheeliminationjournals.GeneralLedgersubmitsaconcurrentprocesstocreateunpostedjournalbatchesbasedontheselectedeliminationsets.NotetheRequestIDassignedtotheconcurrentprocess.

6. Postthegeneratedeliminatingjournalbatchestoupdateyourparentaccountbalances.

ConsolidationandEliminationWorkbench

TocheckthestatusofyoureliminationsetsforaspecificparentperiodintheConsolidationWorkbench,selecttheEliminationtab.Allactiveeliminationsetsyouselecttotrackaredisplayedwiththeirstatus,thedatetheywerelastgenerated,andtherequestID.

Note:YourdataaccesssetmustprovidereadaccesstotheparentledgertoreviewthestatusofyoureliminationsfromtheWorkbench.

Afteryouhavequeriedyoureliminations,anysubsequentactionsyouperformwillbecontrolledbyyourdefinitionaccesssetprivileges.Forexample,ifyouonlyhavetheViewprivilege,youwillbeunabletogeneratetheEliminationSetusingtheGeneratebuttonfromtheStateController.IfyouonlyhavetheUseprivilege,youwillbeunabletoviewtheEliminationSetdefinitionusingtheEliminationSetbuttonfromtheStateController.

ThefollowingtableshowsthestatusesthatmaybedisplayedintheStatuscolumnforaneliminationset:

Status Description

SelectforGeneration Youreliminationsetisselectedforgeneration.

Generating Youreliminationsetisbeinggenerated.

GenerationFailed Generationforyourselectedeliminationsetfailed.

Generated Youreliminationsethasbeengenerated.

Deleted Youreliminationsethasbeendeleted.

SelectforPosting Youreliminationsethasbeenselectedforposting.

Posting Youreliminationsetisposting.

Posted Youreliminationsethassuccessfullyposted.

Failed Postingforyoureliminationsethasfailed.

EliminationWorkbench

SelecttheEliminationtabintheworkbenchwindow.Thisviewofthewindowdisplaystheactiveeliminationsetsfortheperiodthatwerecheckedforeliminationstatustracking,theeliminationcompany,eliminationsetstatus,thedateforwhichtheeliminationsetwaslastrunandtherequestID.Eacheliminationsetdefinitionisdisplayedasaseparaterow.

TheEliminationWorkbenchisalsofolderenabledtolistadditionalinformationsuchasdebittotalandcredittotalfortheeliminationjournal.

TheEliminationWorkbenchindicatestheOverallStatusofallactiveeliminationsets,asshowninthetablebelow.Notethisisnotthestatusofindividualeliminationsets.

Status Description

NotGenerated

Noneoftheeliminationsetshasbeengenerated.



InProcess Generationisstartedbutalleliminationsetsarenotgeneratedandposted.Ifanyeliminationsetfailedtogenerateorpost,theoverallstatusindicatesInProcess.

Posted Alleliminationsetsaregeneratedandposted.

Confirmed StatusdisplayedifyouchoosetheConfirmbutton.Whenyouaresatisfiedthattheeliminationprocesshasbeencompletedfortheperiod,youcanselecttheConfirmbutton.WhentheOverallStatusisConfirmed,theConfirmbutton'slabeldynamicallychangestoCancelConfirmation.CancelingtheconfirmationreturnstheEliminationStatusbacktothepreviousstateorstatuscurrentlyappropriate.

Note:Ifyouregenerateaneliminationsetforthesameperiod,thestatusautomaticallyrevertstoInProcess.

Ifyouchoosetoclosetheperiodandeliminationsarenotconfirmed,theConfirmedstatusisautomaticallyset.

Ifyoureopentheperiod,theEliminationConfirmedstatusdoesnotchangeunlessyouspecificallycanceltheconfirmation.

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AboutRecurringJournals









Inquiry,Reporting,andAnalysisGeneralLedgerincludespowerfulonlineinquiryandreportingfeaturesforreviewingandreportingonyourconsolidatedbalances.Thesystemalsoprovidessophisticatedtoolsforanalyzingyourconsolidatedresults.

DrillingDowntoSubsidiaryDetail

Fromyourconsolidatedparentledger,youcandrillbetween:

Consolidatedandsubsidiaryentities

Detailaccountsandjournalentries

Summaryanddetailaccountbalances

Journalsandsubledgertransactions

GeneralLedger's"drillanywhere"functionalityimmediatelyprovidesyouwithaclearperspectiveofanysubsidiary,anyaccount,anyjournal,oranysubledgertransaction.Youcandrilldowntoaccountbalances,reviewconsolidationjournalentries,drilldownfurthertoyoursubsidiaryledgers,reviewsubsidiaryaccountbalances,thendrilldownfurthertosubsidiaryjournalentriesandeventoyoursubsidiaries'subledgerdetails.

FormoredetailsonGeneralLedger'sinquiryanddrilldowncapabilities,seethesectionslistedbelow:

PerformingaConsolidatedBalanceInquiry

PerforminganAccountInquiry

DrillingDowntoJournalDetail

DrillingDowntoOracleSubledgerDetail

PerforminganAverageBalanceInquiry

UsingFSGandADI

FromtheGlobalConsolidationSystemyoucanaccessGeneralLedgerstandardreportsandtheFinancialStatementGenerator.Usethesetoolstocreateandrunconsolidatedandconsolidatingreportsforreviewandanalysisbyyourmanagement.YoucanalsouseApplicationsDesktopIntegrator's(ADI)ReportDefinitiontooltocreateandrunyourreportswithinaspreadsheetenvironment.

TouseGCStorunreports:


2. Selectaperiodforwhichyouhavecompletedconsolidationandeliminations.

3. ChoosetheReportbuttonfromtheStateController.

4. FromtheReportswindow,selectFinancialtorunFSGreportsorselectStandardtorunstandardreportsandlistings.

5. TheRunFinancialReportswindowortheSubmitRequestswindowappears,dependingonyourreporttypeselectionabove.



See:RunningStandardReportsandListingsandOverviewoftheFinancialStatementGenerator.

EnterprisePlanningandBudgetingIntegration

OracleEnterprisePlanningandBudgeting(EPB)controlsthebusinessprocessesofenterprisewideplanning,budgeting,forecasting,monitoring,andanalysis.Itisbasedonaunifiedenterprisedatamodelwhichbringstogetheralltypesofdata,includingfinancialandoperationalinformationtoprovideenhancedvisibility,consistencyofinformation,andabetterunderstandingofyourbusiness.

EPBhandlesorganizationalconsolidationsacrossmultiplehierarchiesandautomaticallyperformslineitemandtimeaggregations.

GeneralLedgerisintegratedwithEPBsoyoucananalyzeyourconsolidatedparentdatawiththepowerfulanalysiscapabilitiesprovidedbyEPB.

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PurgingConsolidationAuditDataWhenyourunaconsolidationinauditmode,GeneralLedgermaintainsanaudittrailfortheConsolidationAuditReport,theUnmappedSubsidiaryAccountsReport,andtheDisabledParentAccountsReport.Afteryourunthesereports,youcanpurgesupportingsourcedatafromtheGL_CONSOLIDATION_AUDITtable.

Onceyoupurgeyourconsolidationauditdata,youcannolongerruntheconsolidationauditreports.However,youcanstillreviewyourconsolidationjournalbatchinyourparentledger.

Note:Topurgeconsolidations,yourdefinitionaccesssetmustprovideUseaccesstotheconsolidation.

Prerequisites

Runaconsolidationinauditmode

Ensuretheconsolidationcompletedsuccessfully.

Runallnecessaryauditreports.

Topurgeconsolidationauditdata:

1. NavigatetothePurgeConsolidationAuditDatawindow.

2. SelectaConsolidationNameandPeriodtopurge.Youcanpurgeanyconsolidationruninauditmode.

Note:IfusingDefinitionAccessSetstosecureyourconsolidationdefinitions,youmusthaveUseaccesstothedefinitiontopurgeitsconsolidationdata.

3. ChoosethePurgebuttontopurgeconsolidationauditdatafortheselectedconsolidations.

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ConsolidationAuditReport

UnmappedSubsidiaryAccountsReport

DisabledParentAccountsReport

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