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GlobalConsolidationSystem
GlobalConsolidationSystem
Consolidationistheperiodendprocessofcombiningthefinancialresultsofseparatesubsidiarieswiththeparentcompanytoformasingle,combinedstatementof
financialresults.TheGlobalConsolidationSystem(GCS)providestheflexibilitytohelpyoumanageyourconsolidationneedsregardlessofyourcompanystructure.
GlobalConsolidationSystem

Overview
TheflexibilityoftheGlobalConsolidationSystem(GCS)allowsyoutomanagefinancialinformationwithinanycompanystructure.Youcanmaintainmultiplecompanies
withsimilarordifferentaccountingstructures,andconsolidatetheirresultsformeaningfulfinancialreporting.Youcanconsolidatebudgetandactualbalances.
Note:Ifyourcompaniesaresharingasingleledgerforoperationalaccountingpurposes,youdonotneedtouseGCS.YoucanusetheFinancialStatementGenerator
(FSG)tocreateconsolidatedfinancialreports.
YoushoulduseGCSifoneofthefollowingistrueinyourorganization:
Yourcompaniesrequiredifferentaccountstructures.Forexample,onecompanymayneedasixsegmentchartofaccounts,whileanotherneedsonlyafour
segmentchartofaccounts.
Yourcompaniesusedifferentaccountingcalendars.Forexample,onecompanymayuseaweeklycalendarandanothermayuseamonthlycalendar.
Yourcompaniesoperateindifferentcountriesrequiringthemtousetheirownlocalcurrencies.
Note:Ifyouwanttoconsolidateaveragebalancesacrossledgerswithaveragedailybalancesenabled,theparentledgersmusthavetheenableaverage
balanceconsolidationoptionenabled.See:DefiningLedgers.
TherearetwomethodsyoucanusetoachieveconsolidatedresultswithOracleApplications:
ReportingConsolidations:DefineanFSGreportwhichconsolidatesdatastoredinasingleledgerorwhichsumsdataacrossseparateledgersonthesame
applicationsinstance.
DataTransferConsolidations:Servesglobalenterpriseswithmultipleledgersormultipleapplicationsinstances.Withdatatransferconsolidations,youmove
yourfinancialdatafromdiverseledgersanddatasourcesintoasingleconsolidationledger.Youcanreportonandanalyzeconsolidatedfinancialinformation
fromthisconsolidatedledger.

ConsolidatingBudgets
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LikeActuals,youcanconsolidatebudgetamountsoneperiodatatime.Youcanalsoconsolidatebudgetsthatdonotsharethesamecalendarand/orbeginningand
endingperiods.Thefollowingrestrictionsapplytoconsolidatingbudgetbalances:
Ifthesourceandtargetbudgetsdonotsharethesamecalendar,youmustconsolidateaspecificperiodtoaspecificperiod.
Ifthesourceandtargetbudgetsdonotsharethesamestartperiod,youmustconsolidateaspecificperiodtoaspecificperiod.
Ifthesourceandtargetbudgetssharethesamecalendarandstartperiod,youcanconsolidateallperiodsoraspecificperiodtoaspecificperiod.

WhatYouCanConsolidate
WithGCS,youcanconsolidateanybusinessdimensionatanylevelofdetailfromanypointofview:
AnySource:Datafromanysourcesystem,includingledger,databases,OracleandnonOracleapplicationscanbeconsolidatedwithGCS.ForOracleApplications,
useCrossInstanceDataTransfertotransferconsolidationdatatoyourparentonaremoteinstance.FornonOracleapplicationsuseacustomizablespreadsheet
frontendortheopenconsolidationinterfacetouploadyourdataintoGCS.
AnyChartofAccounts:Subsidiariescanuseseparatechartofaccountsfromtheparenttoaddressuniqueoperationalaccountingpracticesandmeetlocal
statutoryrequirements.GCSenablesyoutoconsolidateacrossdiversechartsofaccounts.
AnyCalendar:Subsidiariescanusedifferentaccountingcalendarsfromtheparent.GCSenablesyoutoconsolidateacrosscalendars.
AnyCurrency:Subsidiariescanusealedgercurrencywhichdiffersfromtheparentsledgercurrency.GCSrevaluesandtranslatesallsubsidiarybalancestoensure
consistentconsolidatedresults.
AnyLevelofDetail:Consolidatedetailtransactions,detailbalances,andsummarybalances.
Consolidatetransactionswhenyouwanttheconvenienceofaccessingdetailedinformationintheconsolidatedledgerandtheabilitytoperformincremental
updatestoconsolidatedbalances.
Consolidatebalanceswhenyouwanttheflexibilitytotransferaccountdetailsforonlyselectedaccounts.
Consolidatesummarybalanceswhenyouonlywanttotransferaggregatedaccountbalancestotheconsolidatedledger.Thismethodrequiresfewerresources
andenhancesprocessingperformance.
AnyBalanceType:Consolidateanybalancetypeincludingactual,average,translated,budget,andstatisticalbalances.

SpecialConsiderationsforAverageDailyBalanceLedgers
Whenconsolidatingaveragebalances,youwillneedtoreversethepriorperiod'sconsolidationinthecurrentperiodtoavoiddoublecounting.Periodaveragebalances
representstandalonebalancesforeachperiod,andisthesamebalanceforeverydaywithinthesameperiod.Withoutareversaladjustment,thepriorperiod's
averagebalancewillbeincorrectlyincludedinthecurrentperiod'saveragebalance.
Forexample,youareperformingperiodicaverageconsolidationusingPATDbalancesforJan01andFeb01.AfterconsolidatingJan01,andbeforeconsolidatingFeb
01,youwillneedtoreversetheJan01PATDaverageconsolidationjournalasofFeb01.ThiswillsettheFeb01PATDbalancebacktozero.Youcanthenperforma
PATDaverageconsolidationforFeb01.
ThissamereversaladjustmentisrequiredforQATDconsolidationsandYATDconsolidations.Youwillneedtoreversethepriorquarter'sQATDaverageconsolidation
inthefirstdayofthecurrentquarterbeforerunningthecurrentconsolidation.ForYATDaverageconsolidations,youwillneedtoreversetheprioryear'sYATD
averageconsolidationinthefirstdayofthecurrentyearbeforerunningthecurrentconsolidation.
IfyouperformPATDaverageconsolidationsforeachperiod,youwillautomaticallyhavetheQATDandYATDaverageconsolidationbalancesavailabletoyou.To
reviewthecorrectQATDandYATDbalancesunderthismethod,youneedtoselectthedateforthelastdayofthequarterortheyear.Forallotherdateswithinthe
range,thebalanceswillnotbeaccurate.

ImplementationOptions
Theconsolidationyouchoosedependsonthenumberofledgersyouusetosatisfytherequirementsofyourglobalaccountingoperation.

Ledgers
Aledgerincludesfourcomponents:theledgercurrency,accountingcalendar,chartofaccounts,andaccountingmethod.

AccountingOperationsUsingaSingleLedger
Ifyoursubsidiariesallsharethesameledgerwiththeparentcompanyortheysharethesamechartofaccountsandcalendarandallresideonthesameapplications
instance,youcanconsolidatefinancialresultsusingtheFinancialStatementGeneratorreportingengine.

AccountingOperationsUsingMultipleLedgers
Accountingoperationsusingmultipleledgersincludethefollowingscenarios:
singleapplicationsinstance
multipleapplicationsinstances

SingleApplicationsInstance
Ifyouhavesomesubsidiariesthatusetheirownledgers,youmustperformadatatransferconsolidationusingtheGlobalConsolidationSystemtomanageyour
consolidationprocess.

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MultipleApplicationsInstances
IfyoursubsidiariesmanagetheiraccountingoperationsusingOracleapplicationsanddifferentledgersonseparateinstances,youcantransferconsolidationdata
usingtheGlobalConsolidationSystemtomanageyourconsolidationprocess.YoudothisthroughyourcorporateintranetusingCrossInstanceDataTransfer.See:
GatheringSubsidiaryDataforMultipleInstancesusingOracleApplications.
Note:IfsomeofyoursubsidiariesmanagetheiraccountingusingnonOracleapplications,youcanimportconsolidationdatausingInterfaceDataTransformer,
ApplicationsDesktopIntegrator,orSQLLoader.See:GatheringSubsidiaryDataforMultipleInstancesUsingNonOracleApplications.

ConsolidationProcessSteps
Everycompanymustcompletecommonconsolidationstepsinordertoconsolidatefinancialresults.Thefollowingtabledetailseachconsolidationimplementation
option:
Consolidation ReportingOnly
Step
(SingleLedgers)

DataTransfer
(MultipleLedgers)SingleInstance

DataTransfer
(MultipleLedgers)MultipleInstances

1.Define
Ledgers

Multiplesubsidiariesandtheparentcompanycansharethesameledgeriftheyare
consolidatingtoacommonchartofaccounts,accountingcalendar,andcurrency.The
subsidiariesandparentcompanycanretaintheirindividualidentitiesusingdifferentbalancing
segmentvalues.
Alternatively,eachsubsidiaryandtheparentcompanycanhavetheirownledgertomeet
theiroperationalorlocalaccountingneeds.

Sameassingleinstance.
Additionally,fordatatransfersfrom
anotherOracleApplicationinstance,create
aledgeronthesourceinstancethatshares
thesamecurrency,calendar,andchartof
accountsasthetargetparentledger.

2.Prepare
Revalueforeigncurrency
YourSubsidiary balances.Optionally,translate
Data
yourledgercurrencyamounts
toforeigncurrenciesfor
reporting.

Revalueforeigncurrencybalances.Ifnecessary,translateaccountbalancestotheparent's
ledgercurrencybeforeyoutransferbalancestotheparent.Note:Ifyouusejournalor
subledgerlevelreportingcurrencies,youmaybeabletobypassthetranslationstepby
consolidatingdirectlyfromasubsidiaryreportingcurrencytoyourparentledger.See:
PreparingSubsidiaryData.

Sameassingleinstance.

3.Create
Consolidation
andChartof
Accounts
Mapping

NoActionRequired
Theaccountmappingsare
alreadyimplicitinyourchart
ofaccounts.

Required
Sameassingleinstance.
Forthosesubsidiariesthathavetheirownledgers,createaconsolidationdefinitionandcharts
ofaccountsmappingtomapyoursubsidiaries'accountvaluestotheconsolidatedparent
valuestodeterminehowyoursubsidiarybalancesrollupintotheparent.

4.Transfer
Data

NoActionRequired
Allsubsidiarytransactionsand
balancesarealready
maintainedinthesame
ledger.

Required
ForthosesubsidiariesthathavedatainnonOraclesystems,youcanusetheInterfaceData
Transformer,ApplicationDesktopIntegrator,orSQLLoadertoimportthedatadirectlyinto
theparentledger(ifthedataisinthesamecurrencyastheparentledger)orintoa
subsidiaryledger.Forthosesubsidiariesthathavetheirownledger,runtheConsolidation
DataTransferprogramtotransferbalancesortransactionsfromyoursubsidiariestothe
parentledger.Eachtransfercreatesaconsolidationjournalintheparentledger.Note:you
canmodifyconsolidationrunoptionstoautomaticallyimportandpostyourconsolidation
journals.

Required
Sameassingleinstance.Inaddition,define
adatabaselinktoyourparentdatabase
instanceusingtheDatabaselinkswindow.
IntheTransferConsolidationDataor
TransferConsolidationDataSetwindow,
usetheRunOptionswindowtoenterand
validateyourremoteinstancesignon
parameters.

5.Eliminate
Balances

Usetheautomatic
intercompanyeliminations
functionalitytogenerate
eliminationsets.Forformula
basedeliminations,youcan
alsouserecurringjournals.

SameasReportingOnlymethod.

SameasReportingOnlymethod.

6.Report

UsetheFinancialStatement
Generator(FSG)asthe
mechanismtosumupthe
subsidiariestoproduce
consolidatedresults.
UseApplicationDesktop
Integrator(ADI)toextend
reportingtothespreadsheet
environment.ADIallowsyou
tocreateandpublish
consolidatedreportsinHTML
formattotheInternetoryour
corporateintranet.

UseFSGreportstoreportonconsolidatedresults.
SameasSingleInstance.
UseApplicationDesktopIntegrator(ADI)toextendreportingtothespreadsheetenvironment.
ADIallowsyoutocreateandpublishconsolidatedreportsinHTMLformattotheInternetor
yourcorporateintranet.

7.Analyze

Usefulldrilldowncapabilities
todrillfromconsolidated
balancesdowntosubsidiary
journallinesandsubledger
detail.
Directlylinkyourdatato
OracleFinancialAnalyzer,an
onlineanalyticalprocessing
(OLAP)application,toanalyze
consolidatedbalanceand
prepareoperationaland
financialanalysesforyour
managementteam.

GCSenablesyoutodrillfromconsolidatedbalancesintheparentledgerdirectlytothe
subsidiaryledgerwithinthesameinstance.
Youcanalsodrillbetweenasubsidiary'stranslatedbalancetoitsoriginalbalance.GCSalso
providesyouwiththeabilitytodrillbetweensummaryaccounts,detailaccounts,andthe
originaljournalentries,downtothesubledgerdetail.

Allsubsidiariesshareasingle
ledger,whichhasthesame
chartofaccounts,accounting
calendar,currency,and
accountingmethod.
Itisalsopossibletoperform
areportingconsolidationfora
subsidiarythatsharesthe
parent'schartofaccountsand
calendarforitsreporting
currency.

Useonlineinquirytoreviewbalancesfor
anyaccount,journalentry,or
consolidation.UseApplicationsDesktop
IntegratororOracleFinancialAnalyzerto
furtheranalyzeyourdata.Usethesame
methodsinyoursubsidiaryledgerinstance
toanalyzesubsidiarydata.

RelatedTopics
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OverviewofReportingCurrencies

ConsolidationWorkbench
TheConsolidationWorkbenchprovidesacentralpointofcontrolforconsolidatinganunlimitednumberofsubsidiariestoyourparent,whilekeepingyouinformed
abouteachsubsidiary'sconsolidationstatus.Theworkbenchalsomonitorssubsidiaryaccountbalancesforanychangesthatoccurafterthesubsidiarydatahas
alreadybeentransferredtoyourparentledger.

MonitoringConsolidations
WhenyounavigatetotheConsolidationWorkbench,theFindConsolidationsProcesseswindowopens.Usethiswindowtoqueryconsolidationandelimination
processes.YourqueryresultsappearintheConsolidationWorkbench.Youcancompleteasmanyfieldsasyouliketonarrowyourquery.
Note:ToqueryConsolidationsorEliminationsfromtheConsolidationWorkbench,yourdataaccesssetmustprovidereadaccesstothesubsidiaryorparentledger.
Afteryouhavequeriedyourconsolidations,anysubsequentactionsyouperformarecontrolledbyyourdefinitionaccesssetprivileges.Forexample,ifyouonlyhave
theViewprivilegetotheConsolidationDefinition,youwillnotbeabletotransferconsolidationdatafromtheWorkbench.IfyouonlyhavetheUseprivilegeonthe
Consolidation,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,navigateto
theFindConsolidationProcessingwindowandchoosetheFindbuttontorefreshthedatadisplayedintheConsolidationWorkbench.Alternatively,chooseView>Find
Allfromthemenubar.

TheConsolidationWorkbenchmonitorstheactivityofallyoursubsidiariestodisplaythestatusofeachprocessyousubmit.Thetablebelowlistsallpossiblestatuses
forconsolidationprocessesdisplayedinthestatuscolumn:
Status

Description

JournalDeleted

Yourconsolidationjournalhasbeendeleted.

Imported

Yourconsolidationjournalhasbeenimported

ImportFailed

Yourconsolidationjournalimporthasfailed.

Importing

Aconsolidationjournalisbeingimported.

NoDataTransferred Therearenosubsidiarybalancestotransfer.
NoDataImported

Therearenoentriesintheinterfacetabletoimport.

NotTransferred

Datawasnottransferredfromthesubsidiarytotheparent.

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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,anyaccountupdatedinthesubsidiarywillresultinanobsoletestatusfor
thatconsolidationprocess.
Theobsoletestatusletsyouknowthatsubsidiarybalancesnolongeragreewithbalancespreviouslytransferredtotheparent.Youmustreversetheoriginal
consolidationprocess,theninitiateanotherconsolidationtransfer.ThestatusofthenewtransferwillbeCurrent.

ConsolidationReversals
Ifyoureverseasubsidiaryconsolidationprocess,theStatuscolumndisplaysReversedforthatprocessifallthefollowingconditionshavebeenmet:
Youmustposttheoriginalconsolidationjournal
Youmustgenerateareversaloftheoriginalconsolidationjournal
Youmustpostthegeneratedreversalconsolidationjournal

StateController
FromtheConsolidationWorkbench,youaccesstheStateController,anavigationtooltoguideyouthroughtheconsolidationprocess.

FromtheStateController,youcanquicklyselecttheconsolidationstepyouwanttoperform.EachStateControllerbuttoncorrespondstooneofthefunctionalsteps
ofaconsolidation,listedinthetablebelow:
FunctionalStep

StateControllerButtons

DefineConsolidationChartofAccounts None
MapConsolidationData

ConsolidationConsolidationSet

PrepareSubsidiaryData

TranslationStatus

TransferData

TransferTransferSet

CombineConsolidationData

ReviewJournalPost

CreateEliminatingEntries

EliminateEliminationSet

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ReportonConsolidatedBalances

Report

AnalyzeConsolidatedData

None

RelatedTopics
GlobalConsolidationSystem
UsingtheStateController

UsingtheStateController
SelectingtheStateControllerbuttonwillopentheGeneralLedgerwindowrelatedtotheconsolidationstepyouneedtocomplete.Thesectionbelowprovidesa
functionaloverviewoftheconsolidationsteps,anoutlineoftherelatedStateControlleractionsyouneedtoperformtocompleteaconsolidationstep,andreferences
tothedetailedtaskdescriptionsforeachaction.

StateControllerButtonColors
Tohelpguideyouincompletingyourconsolidationsteps,theStateControllerbuttonsaredisplayedinoneofthreecolors.
Blue:representsarecommendedstep.
Gray:representsastepthatisnotrecommended.Optionally,thebuttonmightbedisabledinsteadofcoloredgray.
Red:representsawarning.Forexample,aredTranslationStatusbuttonindicatesthatthesubsidiary'stranslatedbalancesareoutofdate.
WhenyouselectasubsidiaryfromtheConsolidationWorkbench,thelabelsontheStateController'sbuttonschangecolorbasedonwhichstepsyou'veperformedor
needtoperformforthatsubsidiary.Afteryousuccessfullycompleteaconsolidationstep,theStateController'sbuttonsmaychangecolortoreflectthecurrentstatus.
Forexample,theReviewJournalbuttonisgrayuntilyouhavesuccessfullytransferredyoursubsidiarydatatoyourparentandimportedtheconsolidationjournal.After
thesestepscompletesuccessfully,thecoloroftheReviewJournalbuttonchangestoblue,toindicatethatreviewingtheconsolidationjournalisnowarecommended
step.

DefineYourConsolidationChartofAccounts
Carefullyplanyourparentandsubsidiarychartsofaccounts.Thishelpssimplifytheconsolidationprocess.

MapConsolidationData(ConsolidationConsolidationSet)
1. ChoosetheStateController'sConsolidationbuttontodefine(ormodify,asneeded)aconsolidationdefinitionforeachsubsidiaryledgeryouwanttoconsolidate
toyourparent.Whenyoudefinetheconsolidationdefinition,chooseaconsolidationmethod.Youcanconsolidateactual,average,translated,budget,or
statisticalbalances.Youcanalsoconsolidateactualjournalentrytransactiondetailsfromasubsidiaryledger.See:MappingChartofAccounts.
Note:Ifyouhaveaveragebalanceprocessingenabled,yourchoiceofconsolidationmethoddetermineswhetheryoushouldconsolidateintoaconsolidationor
nonconsolidationledger.
2. Selectrulestospecifyhowtomapaccountsfromeachsubsidiaryintoyourparent.See:ConsolidatingLedgerswithDifferentChartofAccounts.
3. (Optional)Afteryouhavedefinedconsolidationdefinitionsandmappingsforallyoursubsidiaries,choosetheStateController'sConsolidationSetbuttontogroup
themintoaconsolidationset.Consolidationsetsallowyoutotransfersubsidiarydatamorequicklybecauseyoucantransferagroupofsubsidiaries
simultaneously,insteadofoneatatime.See:TransferringDatabelow.

PreparingSubsidiaryData(TranslationStatus)
1. Ifanyofyourledgershavebalancesheetaccountsthataredenominatedinaforeigncurrency,revaluethebalancestoreflecttheimpactofanychangesin
exchangerates.Posttheresultingrevaluationjournal.See:PreparingSubsidiaryData.
2. ChoosetheStateController'sTranslationStatusbuttontocheckthecurrentstatusofyoursubsidiarytranslations.Translatetheaccountbalancesforany
subsidiaryledgerforwhichtheledgercurrencydiffersfromtheparent.Translatetotheledgercurrencyoftheparentledger.See:PreparingSubsidiaryData.
3. Runatrialbalancereportforeachsubsidiaryledger,usingtheparent'sledgercurrency.Thesereportshelpyoureconcileyoursubsidiariestotheparent.

TransferringData(TransferTransferSet)
1. Opentheaccountingperiodinyourparentledgerthatyouwanttouseforyourconsolidation.See:OpeningandClosingAccountingPeriods,OracleGeneral
LedgerImplementationGuide.
Ifyouusedconsolidationsets,choosetheStateController'sTransferSetbuttontotransferconsolidationdatafrommultiplesubsidiariesatthesametime.See:
TransferringConsolidationSets.
Ifyoudidnotuseconsolidationsets,choosetheStateController'sTransferbuttontotransferyourconsolidationdata.GCScreatesanunpostedconsolidation
journalinyourparentledger.See:TransferringSubsidiaryDatatoYourParent.
2. Ifyouusetheauditmodewhentransferringyourconsolidationdata,reviewtheconsolidationauditreports.
3. Ifyouuseauditmode,purgetheconsolidationauditdatatodeletetheauditdetailsassociatedwithyourconsolidationwhentheyarenolongerneeded.See:
PurgingConsolidationAuditData.
Note:IfyouareimportingyoursubsidiarydatadirectlyintotheconsolidatedparentledgerfromnonOracleapplications,transferringdataisnotrequiredfor
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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.YoucanalsorunstandardreportsusingtheFinancialStatement
GeneratororApplicationsDesktopIntegrator'sReportDefinitiontooltodefinecustomconsolidatedreportsforyourparentledger.
See:OverviewoftheFinancialStatementGenerator.
See:OracleApplicationsDesktopIntegratorUser'sGuide.
Note:Youcanreportonmultipleledgersinthesamereportaslongaseachledgersharesthesameaccountstructureandcalendarandresidesinthesame
instance.
2. Ifyouuseauditmode,purgetheconsolidationauditdatatodeletetheauditdetailsassociatedwithyourconsolidationwhentheyarenolongerneeded.See:
PurgingConsolidationAuditData.

AnalyzeBalances
1. NavigatetotheAccountInquiryformtodrillfromconsolidatedbalancesdirectlytothesubsidiarybalances.IfusingGCSasadirectconsolidationextensionof
anOracleoperationalaccountingsystem,youcanfurtherdrilldowntothesubledgerdetail.Ifyoursubsidiariesoperateincurrenciesdifferentfromtheparent
company,youcandrillbetweentranslatedbalancesandenteredbalancesforeachsubsidiaryaswell.Youcanalsodrillbetweensummaryaccounts,detail
accounts,andthecompletejournallines.
2. Linkyourconsolidateddatatoonlineanalyticalprocess(OLAP)tools,suchasOracleFinancialAnalyzer.Youcanreviewandanalyzeyourconsolidatedreports,
andprepareoperationalandfinancialanalysesforyourmanagementteam.
RelatedTopics
RunningStandardReportsandListings
DefiningFinancialReports
RunningFinancialReports

GatheringSubsidiaryDatafromMultipleInstancesUsingOracleApplications
GlobalConsolidationSystemletsyoutransfersubsidiarydatatoyourremoteparentinstanceoveryourcorporateintranet.Optionally,thesystemcannotifyauseron
theremoteinstanceoftransferresults.Youcanalsochoosetoimportandpostyourconsolidationjournalsautomatically.Youcanenhancesecuritybysettingupa
userwithonlylimitedaccesstospecificobjectsinthecentralconsolidationdatabaseinstancebysettinguptheCrossInstanceDataTransfer.

SettingUptheCrossInstanceDataTransfer
TheGlobalConsolidationSystemsupportsthetransferofsubsidiarydatatoyourremoteparentinstanceoveryourcorporateintranet.
Forsecuritypurposes,thefollowinginstructionstellyouhowtosetupadatabaseusernamewithonlylimitedaccesstospecificobjectsinthecentralconsolidation
databaseinstance.Usethisdatabaseusernamewhendefiningadatabaselinkfromtheremotesubsidiarytothecentralconsolidationdatabaseinstance.

Tocreatethedatabaseusername:
Tocreatethedatabaseusername,performthefollowingsteps.
1. Onthecentralconsolidationdatabaseinstance,logintoSQLPlusastheSystemAdministratortocreatethedatabaseusernameandtograntthefollowingrights
tothedatabaseusername:

SQL>CONNECTsystem/manager@target_databasenameSQL>CREATEuserIDENTIFIEDBYpassword;SQL>GRANTCREATESESSIONTOuser;SQL>GRANTCREATETABLETOuser;SQL>

2. Onthecentralconsolidationdatabaseinstance,logintoSQLPlusasthedatabaseuserandcreateasynonymforthefnd_oracle_useridtableintheAPPLSYS
schema:
SQL>CONNECTuser/user@target_databasenameSQL>CREATESYNONYMfnd_oracle_useridFORapplsys.fnd_oracle_userid;SQL>COMMIT;SQL>EXIT;

3. Onthecentralconsolidationdatabaseinstance,logintoSQLPlusastheAPPSuserandgrantthefollowingrightstothedatabaseusername:

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SQL>CONNECTapps/apps@target_databasenameSQL>GRANTEXECUTEONGL_CI_REMOTE_INVOKE_PKGTOuser;SQL>GRANTEXECUTEONGL_JOURNAL_IMPORT_PKGTOuser;SQL>GRAN

4. Ontheremotesubsidiarydatabaseinstance,logintoOracleApplicationsasanOracleApplicationsuseranddefineadatabaselinktoyourcentralconsolidation
databaseinstancewiththedatabaseusernameyoujustcreated.

ToTransferSubsidiaryData
Note:IfyouusetheGlobalConsolidationSystemCrossInstanceDataTransferfeatureandyouaretransferringconsolidationdatatoatargetdatabasethatisnot
implementedwithOracleRDBMS9iR2orhigher,youmustsettheMO:DistributedEnvironmentprofileoptiontoYesandtheFND:DebugLogEnabledprofileoptionto
Noforthetargetresponsibilities.IfyoutransferconsolidationdatatoatargetdatabasethatisnotimplementedwithOracleRDBMS9iR2orhigher,youwillbeunable
toautomaticallyimportorpostjournalstothetargetinstance.
1. Onthesourceinstance,defineaDatabaseLinktoyourremoteparentdatabaseusingtheDefineDatabaseLinkwindow.
(N)Setup>System>DatabaseLinks
2. Onthetargetinstance,createanapplicationuserwhohasausernameandpasswordthatareidenticaltotheuseronthesourceinstancewhowillinitiatethe
crossinstancetransferprocess.Assigntothetargetinstanceusertheresponsibilitythatincludestheparentledger.
3. (Optional)Onthesourceinstance,navigatetotheSystemProfileValueswindow.IntheProfilefield,querytheprofileoptionGLConsolidation:CrossInstance
WorkflowNotificationContact.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.Theparentledgermustbethedefaultledgerforthedataaccessset
assignedtotheresponsibility.
10. ChoosetheValidatebuttontoverifythattheparentledgeronthesourceandtargetdatabasessharethesamecurrency,calendarandchartofaccounts.
11. ChooseOK.

GatheringSubsidiaryDatafromMultipleInstancesUsingNonOracleApplications
GeneralLedgersopeninterfacetableprovidesaconvenientinterfacetoallowyoutoimportGCSsubsidiarydatafromanyexternalsource,suchasanentirely
separatenonOracleaccountingsystem.TherearethreeoptionsavailableforgatheringdatafromnonOraclesources:
YoucanusetheInterfaceDataTransformerfeaturetotransformtherawdatafromthenonOraclesystemintoaformatthatcanbeimportedintotheGCS
system.TheIDToptionisfeasibleifthesourcedataisinthesamecurrencyasthetargetledger.
YoucanuseApplicationsDesktopIntegrator(ADI)toworkinaspreadsheetenvironment.Simplytransferthesubsidiaryinformationfromtheexternalsystem
intoADI'sjournalworksheet.ThenuploadtheentriestotheGCSsystemwhereitcanbepostedtothetargetinstance.Dependingontheformatofthe
subsidiarydata,youmayneedtocreateadummyledgerforthesubsidiaryinthisinstance.
YoucanuseSQLLoadertoloaddatafromdiversesourcesintoGL'sopeninterfacetablecalledGL_INTERFACE.

ToUseSQLLoadertoLoadDatafromaNonOracleSource
1. UseSQLLoaderoranotherLoaderprogramtoprepareyourdatatoloadintotheGL_INTERFACEtable.
Formoreinformation,ontheGL_INTERFACEtableanditscolumns,see:ImportingJournals.
2. Loadeachsystem'sdataintothecorrespondingdummyledger.
3. RunJournalImportforeachsubsidiarydummyledgertoimporttransactions.Journalimportvalidatesandconvertsyourdataintopostablejournalentriesinthe
subsidiary'sdummyledger.
4. Postthejournalsineachsubsidiarydummyledgertoupdatebalances.
NowyourdataisreadyforyoutouseconsolidationdefinitionsandmappingrulestomapaccountvaluesfromeachofyourdummyledgersintotheGCSparent.
RelatedTopics
GlobalConsolidationSystem
ConsolidationWorkbench
MappingChartofAccounts
PreparingSubsidiaryData
TransferringSubsidiaryDatatoYourParent
TransferringConsolidationSets
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PurgingConsolidationAuditData
PostingJournals
ImportingJournals
OracleApplicationsDesktopIntegratorUser'sGuide

ConsolidatingLedgerswithDifferentChartsofAccounts
Toconsolidatemultipleledgersthathavedifferentprimarycurrencies,accountingcalendars,orchartsofaccounts,youmustfirstmapyoursubsidiarieschartsof
accountstoyourparents'chartofaccounts.
Achartofaccountsmappingisasetofinstructionsformappingaccountsorentireaccountsegmentsfromasubsidiarychartofaccountstotheparentchartof
accounts.Thechartofaccountsmappingcanthenbeassignedtoaconsolidationdefinitionthatisusedtotransferconsolidationdatafromyoursubsidiaryledgerto
yourparentledger.
Todefineachartofaccountsmapping,seeConsolidatingLedgerswithDifferentChartsofAccounts.

Notes:
Youmustdefineasegmentruleactionforeachsegmentinyourparent'schartofaccounts.Youcannotdefinemorethanoneactionperparentsegment.
Segmentrulesarepreferabletoaccountrulesbecause:
It'sfastandeasytocreateaconsolidationbyusingsegmentrules.Forexample,ifyourparentaccounthasonlythreesegments,youcanmapa
subsidiary'sentirechartofaccountswithjustthreesegmentrules.
Consolidationsbasedonsegmentrulesprocessfaster.
Tip:Useaccountrulesonlyforspecificexceptionswhereasubsidiaryaccountcannotbemappedcorrectlywithasegmentrule.
Accountrulesoverridesegmentrulesifthereisanyconflict.
Ifyoudefinesegmentrulesfordependentsegmentsinyourchartofaccounts,thelistofvaluesforthedependentsegmentvaluemayappeartocontain
duplicateentries(ifyouhavedefinedthesamedependentvalueanddescriptionfordifferentindependentsegmentvalues).Chooseanyentrywiththe
appropriatevaluetheGlobalConsolidationSystemdoesnotusethedescription.

Toentersegmentrules:
1. NavigatetotheConsolidationDefinitionwindowandchoosetheMappingbutton.
2. Enterorqueryachartofaccountsmapping.
3. ChoosetheSegmentRulesbutton.

4. Foreachsourcesegmentbeingmapped,entertheTargetsegmentnametowhichitwillmap,anAction,andtheSourcesegmentname.Youcanuseonlyone
actionforeachtargetsegment.PossibleActionsinclude:
CopyValueFrom:Copyallvaluesinyoursourcesegmenttothesamevaluesinyourtargetsegment.Thesegmentsdonothavetousethesamevalueset,
butmustusethesamesegmentvalues.
Note:GeneralLedgerpreventsyoufromcopyinglargersubsidiarysegmentstosmallerparentsegments.Forexample,youcannotcopythesubsidiaryvalue101

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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
GlobalConsolidationSystem
ConsolidationWorkbench
TransferringSubsidiaryDatatoYourParent
TransferringConsolidationSets
PostingSubsidiaryData
CreatingEliminatingEntries
DefiningLedgers,OracleGeneralLedgerImplementationGuide
SpecialConsiderationsforAverageDailyBalanceLedgers
MappingChartsofAccounts,OracleGeneralLedgerImplementationGuide

DefiningConsolidationDefinitions
Consolidationdefinitionsareusedtotransferconsolidationdatafromyoursubsidiaryledgertoyourparentledger.Whenyoucreateyourconsolidationdefinition,you
specifyasubsidiaryandparentledgerandachartofaccountsmappingthatmapseachledgerschartofaccounts.
Whenyousubsequentlytransferamountsfromasubsidiarytoyourparent,GeneralLedgercreatesanunpostedconsolidationjournalbatchinyourparentledger
basedontheconsolidationdefinition.
Note:Ifyouwanttochangehowasubsidiaryconsolidatestoyourparent,changethesubsidiaryschartofaccountsmappingbeforeyoutransferthedata.
Afterdefiningaconsolidationdefinition,youcangroupmultipleconsolidationdefinitionsintoaconsolidationset.Youcanthentransfertheconsolidationsettoyour
parent,ratherthantransferringeachsubsidiarysdataseparately.See:CreatingConsolidationSets.
Prerequisites
Defineyourchartofaccountsmappingtomapyoursubsidiaryandparentledgerchartofaccounts.Formoreinformation,seeConsolidatingLedgerswith
DifferentChartsofAccounts.
Defineyourparentandsubsidiaryledgers.Ifyouhaveaveragebalanceprocessingenabled,determineiftheparentledgerneedstobeaconsolidationornon
consolidationledger.

Todefineaconsolidationdefinition:
Todefineaconsolidationdefinition,performthefollowingsteps.
1. NavigatetotheConsolidationDefinitionwindow.
2. EnteraConsolidationnameandDescription.
3. IntheConsolidationAttributesregion,entertheParentledgername.
4. EntertheCurrencytousefortheconsolidationasfollows:
Ifyouareconsolidatingbalances,entertheparentsledgercurrency.Optionally,enterSTATtoconsolidatestatisticalbalances.

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Ifyouareconsolidatingtransactions,entertheparentsledgercurrency.Thismustbethesameasthesubsidiarysledgercurrency.

Note:Ifyoursubsidiaryledgerscurrencyisdifferentfromtheparentledger,youcanusethesubsidiaryledgersreportingcurrency(journalorsubledgerlevel)
totransferdatadirectlyfromthereportingcurrencytotheparentledger.
5. EnterthenameoftheSubsidiaryledgeryouareconsolidating.
6. ChooseachartofaccountsMapping.
7. ChooseaconsolidationMethod.
Balances:Consolidateactual,average,translated,budget,orstatisticalbalances.Thismethoddoesnotincludejournalentrydetail.Ifyouhaveaverage
balanceprocessingenabled,yourparentshouldbedefinedasaconsolidationledgerwithaveragebalancesenabled.Notethatyouareconsolidatingaverage
balances.
Transactions:Consolidateactualjournalentrydetailfromasubsidiaryledger.Youcanusethismethodonlyifbothledgershavethesameledgercurrency.
Youcannotusethismethodforbudgets.Ifyouhaveaveragebalanceprocessingenabled,yourparentshouldbedefinedasanonconsolidationledgerwith
averagebalancesenabled.Notethatyouareaveragingbalancesonceyouconsolidatedetailfromyoursubsidiariesledgers.
8. Ifyouhaveaveragebalanceprocessingenabled,selectadefaultUsagetypefromthepoplist.
Standard:Onlystandardbalancesaretransferredtotheparentledger.
Onlyaveragebalancesaretransferredtotheparentledger.
Standard&Average:Bothstandardandaveragebalancesaretransferredtotheparentledger.
Note:Youcancreateseparateconsolidationdefinitionsforstandardandaveragebalances.Thisishelpfulifyouwanttousedifferentchartofaccounts
mappingstogetdifferentlevelsofdetail.Forexample,youmightmapstandardbalancessoyoucanviewconsolidatedtotalsforeachcostcenterwithineach
company.However,youmightmapyouraveragebalancessoyoucanviewconsolidateddetailsforeachcostcenter.
Note:IfyouchooseTransactionsasyourconsolidationmethod,GeneralLedgerentersStandardastheUsagetype.Youcannotoverridethiswhenyoutransfer
yoursubsidiarydata.
9. Selectyourconsolidationrunoptions.See:ConsolidationRunOptions.Youcanoverridetheseoptionswhenyoutransferyoursubsidiarydata.
10. (Optional)SelecttheEnableSecuritycheckboxtoapplydefinitionaccesssetsecuritytoyourconsolidationdefinition.
DefinitionaccesssetsareanoptionalsecurityfeaturethatenableyoutocontrolaccesstoyourGeneralLedgerdefinitions.Forexample,youcanprevent
certainusersfromviewing,makingchanges,orusingyourconsolidationdefinitionwhenyouassignthemtoconsolidationsetsorusethemtotransfer
consolidationdata.
Ifyoudonotenablesecurity,alluserswillbeabletouse,view,modify,anddeleteyourconsolidationdefinition.
IftheAssignAccessfunctionisavailableforyourresponsibility,theAssignAccessbuttonisenabledonceyouselecttheEnableSecuritycheckbox.Choosethe
AssignAccessbuttontoassignthedefinitiontooneormoredefinitionaccesssetswiththedesiredprivileges.Formoreinformation,seeDefinitionAccessSets,
OracleGeneralLedgerimplementationGuide.
11. Saveyourwork.

DefinitionAccessSetSecurity
ThefollowingdescribeswhatUse,View,andModifyaccessmeanasitpertainstoconsolidationdefinitions:
UseAccess:Enablesspecificuserstousetheconsolidationdefinitionforthefollowing:
TransferringconsolidationdatausingtheTransferConsolidationDatawindow.
AssigningtheconsolidationtoaconsolidationsetusingtheConsolidationSetswindow.
PurgingconsolidationauditdatausingthePurgeConsolidationAuditDatawindow.
Viewingtheconsolidationauditdatafromthefollowingreports:ConsolidationAuditReport,ConsolidationExceptionReportDisabledParentAccounts,andthe
ConsolidationExceptionReportUnmappedSubsidiaryAccounts.
ViewAccess:EnablesspecificuserstoonlyviewtheconsolidationdefinitionfromtheConsolidationDefinitionwindow.UserswithViewaccesscannotmakechanges
totheconsolidationdefinition,assignthedefinitiontoaconsolidationset,ortransferdata.
ModifyAccess:Enablesspecificuserstoviewandmakechangestotheconsolidationdefinition.Thisincludesbeingabletomakechangestothedefinitionaccess
set,iftheAssignAccessbuttonisavailable.

ConsolidationRunOptions
Whenyoucreateaconsolidationdefinitionorconsolidationsetyoucanselectanyoffourrunoptionslistedbelowandtransferyourconsolidationjournalstothe
parentledger.Youcanoverridetheseselectionswhenyoutransfersubsidiarydatatoyourparent.
RunJournalImport:CheckingthisoptionlaunchesJournalImportafteryoursubsidiarydatahasbeentransferred.Thiscreatesanunpostedconsolidationbatchin
yourparentledgerautomatically.GeneralLedgernamesyourbatchinthefollowingformat:<Date><ConsolidationName>Consolidation<RequestID>:<Balance
Type><GroupID>forexample,31JAN95UStoGlobalConsolidation50835:A534.YoumaynotwanttorunJournalImportifyouwanttoscheduleyourbatch
processestorunlaterorifyouwanttotransferconsolidatingdataacrossdifferentmachinesordatabases.
IfyouchoosenottorunJournalImport,thetransferprocesspopulatestheGL_INTERFACEtablesothatyoucanrunJournalImportlater.
CreateSummaryJournals:Checkthisoptiontosummarizealljournallinesthataffectthesameaccountcodecombinationintoonelineintheparentledger.Since
thisisasummaryaction,GeneralLedgercreatesonejournalentrylineshowingdebitsandcreditsforeachaccountcombination.

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AuditMode:Checkthisoptiontokeeparecordofhowaccountsfromyoursubsidiaryledgermaptoaccountsinyourparentledger.Youcanthenrunthe
ConsolidationAuditReport,theDisabledParentAccountsReport,andtheUnmappedSubsidiaryAccountsReporttoseeconsolidationauditinformation.
Tip:Useauditmodefornewconsolidationstoensurethatyourdefinitioniscorrectandyourledgerschartsofaccountsaremappedasyouexpected.Onceyouhave
verifiedthis,youcanimproveperformancebydisablingauditmode.
Afteryoursubsidiarydatahasbeentransferredandyouhaverequestedtheauditreports,purgeyourconsolidationauditdatausingthePurgeConsolidationAudit
Datawindow.
AutoPost:Checkthisoptiontoautomaticallypostyourconsolidationjournalsintheparentledger.Formoreinformation,see:AutoPost.

RemoteInstanceSignonRegion
CompletethefollowingfieldsandchoosetheValidatebuttontoverifythatyoucantransferconsolidationdatafromyoursourceinstancetoyourparentinstance.
Noteyourparentinstancemustbeonthesamecorporateintranet.
Database:Selecttheremoteinstancedatabase.
Responsibility:Entertheremoteinstanceresponsibilitythatallowsyoutotransferconsolidationdatatotheremoteparentinstance.
ChoosetheValidatebuttontoverifythattheparentledgeronthesourceandtargetinstancessharethesamecalendar,currency,andchartofaccounts.
Note:TherunoptionsfortheRemoteInstanceSignononlyappearintheRunOptionswindowfortheTransferConsolidationDataandTransferConsolidationData
Setswindows.
RelatedTopics
GlobalConsolidationSystem
ConsolidationWorkbench
MappingChartsofAccounts
PreparingSubsidiaryData
TransferringSubsidiaryDatatoYourParent
PostingSubsidiaryData
CreatingEliminatingEntries
ImportingJournals
PurgingConsolidationAuditData

CreatingConsolidationSets
Createaconsolidationsettotransferconsolidationdataformultiplesubsidiariessimultaneously.

Tocreateaconsolidationset:
1. NavigatetotheConsolidationSetswindow.
2. EnteraConsolidationSetname,Parentledger,andDescriptionoftheconsolidationset.
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4. SelectyourconsolidationRunOptions.
5. EntertheConsolidationdefinitionforeachsubsidiarytoparentconsolidationyouwanttoincludeintheset.Theconsolidationdefinitionsmustusethesame
parentledgerandconsolidationmethodyouselectedabove.
(Optional)Toviewormodifyexistingconsolidationdefinitionsortocreatenewconsolidationdefinitions,choosetheConsolidationbutton.See:Defining
ConsolidationDefinitions.
6. (Optional)Afteryouhavefinishedenteringconsolidationdefinitions,choosetheTransferSetbuttontoopentheTransferConsolidationDataSetwindow.From
thiswindow,youcanenteryourtransfersetparametersthenstarttheprocessoftransferringthedatafromthesubsidiariestoyourparentledger.Ifyoudon't
wanttotransferdatanow,gotothenextstep.
7. (Optional)SelecttheEnableSecuritycheckboxtoapplydefinitionaccesssetsecuritytoyourconsolidationset.
8. DefinitionaccesssetsareanoptionalsecurityfeaturethatenablesyoutocontrolaccesstoyourGeneralLedgerdefinitions.Forexample,youcanprevent
certainusersfromviewing,makingchanges,orusingyourconsolidationsettotransferconsolidationdata.
Ifyoudonotenablesecurity,alluserswillbeabletouse,view,modify,anddeleteyourconsolidationset.
IftheAssignAccessfunctionisavailableforyourresponsibility,theAssignAccessbuttonisenabledonceyouchecktheEnableSecuritycheckbox.Choosethe
AssignAccessbuttontoassignthedefinitiontooneormoredefinitionaccesssetswiththedesiredprivileges.Forinformationondefinitionaccesssets,see
DefinitionAccessSets,OracleGeneralLedgerImplementationGuide.
Saveyourwork.

DefinitionAccessSetSecurity
ThefollowingdescribeswhatUse,View,andModifyaccessmeanasitpertainstoconsolidationsets:
UseAccess:EnablesuserstotransfertheconsolidationsetdatafromtheTransferSetswindow.UserswithUseaccessonlywillnotbeabletoquerythe
consolidationsetfromtheConsolidationSetwindow.
ViewAccess:EnablesuserstoviewtheconsolidationsetdefinitionfromtheConsolidationSetwindow.
ModifyAccess:Enablesuserstoviewandmakechangestotheconsolidationset.Thisincludesmakingchangestothedefinitionaccessset,iftheAssignAccess
buttonisavailable.
RelatedTopics
ConsolidationRunOptions
GlobalConsolidationSystem
ConsolidationWorkbench
MappingChartsofAccounts
PreparingSubsidiaryData
TransferringSubsidiaryDatatoYourParent
PostingSubsidiaryData
CreatingEliminatingEntries
ImportingJournals
PurgingConsolidationAuditData

PreparingSubsidiaryData
Prepareyoursubsidiarydatabyrevaluingandtranslatingbalancesbeforeyoutransferthebalancestoyourparent.

RevalueBalances
Ifanyofyoursubsidiaryledgershavebalancesheetaccountsthataredenominatedinaforeigncurrency,revaluethebalancestoreflecttheimpactofanychanges
inexchangerates.Posttheresultingrevaluationjournal.
See:RevaluingBalances.

TranslateBalances
Ifanyofyoursubsidiaryledgersusealedgercurrencythatisdifferentfromyourparent,youshouldtranslatetheaccountbalancesbeforeyoutransferthesubsidiary
datatoyourparent.Youshouldtranslateintotheparent'sledgercurrency.
YoucanusetheGlobalConsolidationSystemtocheckthetranslationstatusofanysubsidiaryledger.Also,fromtheTranslationStatuseswindowyoucansubmita
requesttorerunatranslation.
Note:FromtheConsolidationWorkbench,youcanonlyreruntranslationsthathavealreadybeenrunatleastoncefortheperiod.Youcannotsubmitnew
translations.Tosubmitnewtranslations,usetheTranslateBalanceswindow.
See:TranslatingBalances.

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ReportingCurrencies
IfyouuseReportingCurrencies(journalorsubledgerlevel),youmaybeabletobypassthetranslationstepbyconsolidatingdirectlyfromasubsidiarysreporting
currency(journalorsubledgerlevel)toyourparentledgerifbothsharethesamecurrency.Youstillneedtorunrevaluationonthesubsidiarysledgerandreporting
currencybeforeyouconsolidate.
Theprimaryissuetoconsiderwhendecidingwhethertoconsolidatedirectlyfromasubsidiary'sreportingcurrency(journalorsubledgerlevel)is:
Whataccountingrulesgoverntheparent'sandsubsidiary'sbusinessenvironments?SinceReportingCurrenciesismodeledaftermultiplenationalaccounting
standards,includingSFAS#52(U.S.),considerwhetheranydifferencesbetweensuchstandardsmakeitimpracticaltoconsolidatefromthesubsidiary'sreporting
currency.

Tochecktranslationstatusforasubsidiaryledger:
1. NavigatetotheConsolidationWorkbench.
2. Querytheconsolidationdefinitionofthesubsidiarywhosetranslationstatusyouwanttocheck.
3. ChoosetheTranslationStatusbuttonfromtheStateController.
4. ReviewtheinformationontheTranslationStatuseswindow.TheTranslationStatuscolumnindicateswhetheratranslationisCurrentorNotCurrent.TheDate
LastRuncolumndisplaysthedatethattranslationwaslastrun.

Tosubmitatranslation:
1. FromtheTranslationStatuseswindow,selectthetranslationyouwanttorunbymarkingtheTranslatecheckbox.
2. ChoosetheTranslatebutton.
RelatedTopics
RevaluingBalances
TranslatingBalances
ConsolidationWorkbench
MappingChartsofAccounts
TransferringSubsidiaryDatatoYourParent
PostingSubsidiaryData
CreatingEliminatingEntries

TransferringSubsidiaryDatatoYourParent
Transferthebalancesortransactionstobeconsolidatedfromyoursubsidiaryledgertoyourparent.GeneralLedgeraccumulatesyoursubsidiaryinformationbasedon
thechartofaccountsmappingandconsolidationrulesyoudefined,thenpopulatestheGL_INTERFACEtablewiththeconsolidationdata.
ChoosetheRunOptionsbuttontodefineconsolidationrunoptionsandenterremoteinstancesignonparametersifapplicable.Forexample,youcanrunJournal
ImportandAutoPostautomaticallyatthetimeyoutransferyoursubsidiarydata.
Note:Youcaninitiateasubsidiarytoparenttransferfromthesubsidiaryledgerorfromtheparentledgeronlywhentransferringwithinthesameinstance.If
transferringdataacrossinstances,thesourceinstancemustinitiateacrossinstancedatatransfer.
DataAccessSets
Tosuccessfullytransferconsolidationdata,youmusthavereadandwriteaccesstotheledgerandthebalancingsegmentvalueormanagementsegmentvalueused
asthetargetfortheconsolidationtransfer.Ifyouhaveinsufficientaccess,yourConsolidationTransfercompletessuccessfullybutyourJournalImportprogramfails
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RelatedTopics
ConsolidatingBalances
ConsolidatingTransactions
GlobalConsolidationSystem
ConsolidationWorkbench
MappingSubsidiariestoYourParent
PreparingSubsidiaryData
TransferringConsolidationSets
CombiningParentandSubsidiaryData
CreatingEliminatingEntries
ImportingJournals
SpecialConsiderationsforAverageDailyBalanceLedgers
OverviewofAverageBalanceProcessing

ConsolidatingBalances
Prerequisites
Defineaconsolidationdefinitionforeachsubsidiaryledgeryouwanttoconsolidatetoyourparent.
Enterandpostjournalstoyoursubsidiaryledgerduringthenormalcourseofbusiness.
Revaluebalancesforanyledgerwithbalancesheetaccountsthataredenominatedinaforeigncurrency.
Ifthesubsidiaryandparentledgershavedifferentledgercurrencies,translatethesubsidiaryledgersbalancesintotheparent'sledgercurrency.

ConsolidatingBalances
Toconsolidateactualbalances:
Toconsolidateactualbalances,performthefollowingsteps:
1. NavigatetotheConsolidationWorkbenchwindow.
2. Selecttheconsolidationdefinitionyouwanttotransfer.Thedefinitionmustusethebalancesconsolidationmethod.
Note:Ifusingdefinitionaccesssetstosecureyourconsolidationdefinitions,youmusthaveUseaccesstothedefinitiontotransferbalances.
3. ChoosetheTransferbuttonfromtheStateController.
TheTransferConsolidationDatawindowappears,displayingtheMethod,CurrencyandLedgerinformationdefinedforthisdefinition.Ifyouhaveaverage
balanceprocessingenabled,thesystemalsodisplaysthedefaultUsagetypeyouselected.
4. SelectActualfortheBalanceType.
5. Ifyouhaveaveragebalanceprocessingenabled,selectaUsagetypetoindicatewhatbalancestoconsolidateStandard,Average,orStandard&Average.
6. EntertheAmountTypeofbalancesyouwanttoconsolidate,suchasyeartodate(YTD)orperiodtodate(PTD).
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8. EntertheStandardPeriodtowhichyouwanttoconsolidateinyourparentledger.Youcanconsolidatetoanyperiodthatisopenorfutureenterable.
9. Ifyouhaveaveragebalanceprocessingenabled,entertheDateofthesubsidiary'saveragebalancesthatyouwanttoconsolidate.
10. Ifyouhaveaveragebalanceprocessingenabled,entertheAveragePeriodtowhichyouwanttoconsolidateinyourparentledger.
11. (Optional)ChoosetheRunOptionsbuttontochangeyourconsolidationrunoptions.Ifyouaretransferringdatatoaremoteinstanceparent,completethe
RemoteInstanceSignonparameters.See:GatheringSubsidiaryDatafromMultipleInstancesUsingOracleApplications.

12. ChoosetheSelectAccountsbuttontospecifytheaccountrangesyouwanttoconsolidate.EntertheAccountLowandHighforeachrangeyouwantto
consolidate.
WhenyousubmitthetransferprocesswiththeRunJournalImportoptionenabled,GeneralLedgercreatesanunpostedconsolidationjournalbatchinyour
parentledgerthatincludesallthevalidsubsidiaryaccountswithintherange.Ifyourconsolidationrangeexcludessomeaccountsfromyoursubsidiaryledger,
andyourconsolidationisruninauditmode,youcanreviewanyexcludedaccountsintheUnmappedSubsidiaryAccountsReport.
Therange(s)youspecifyforthisconsolidationtransferwillbethedefaultrangethenexttimeyoutransferdatausingtheselectedconsolidationdefinition.
Note:Ifyoursubsidiaryledgerhassummaryaccountsdefinedthatareusedintheconsolidationdefinition,youshouldnottransferaccountranges.The
summaryaccountswillnotbeconsolidated.
13. ChooseTransfertolaunchaconcurrentprocesstotransferyoursubsidiarydatatoyourparent.
14. IfyoudidnotchoosetheRunJournalImportoptionforyourtransfer,usetheImportJournalswindowafterthetransfercompletestocreatetheconsolidation
journalbatchinyourparentledger.

Toconsolidatebudgetbalances:
1. NavigatetotheConsolidationWorkbenchwindow.
2. Selecttheconsolidationdefinitionyouwanttotransfer.Thedefinitionmustusethebalancesconsolidationmethod.
3. ChoosetheTransferbuttonfromtheStateController.
4. SelectBudgetfortheBalanceType.TheUsagetypechangestoStandardsinceGeneralLedgerdoesnotmaintainaveragebalanceinformationforbudgets.
TheDateandAveragePeriodfieldsarealsodisabled.
5. EntertheAmountTypeofbudgetbalancesyouwanttoconsolidate,suchasyeartodate(YTD)orperiodtodate(PTD).
6. SpecifyaBudgetnameforbothyoursubsidiaryledgerandyourparentledger.Bothbudgetsmustbeopenorcurrent.Yourparentandsubsidiarybudgetsmust
sharethesameperiods.
7. Enterthesubsidiary'sbudgetPeriodandtheparent'sStandardPeriodtowhichyouwanttoconsolidate.
AcceptthedefaultperiodALLifyouwanttoconsolidatebudgetbalancesforallperiodsinthebudget.YoumustenteraBudgetFiscalYearifyouconsolidate
forallperiods.
8. (Optional)Ifdesired,changeyourconsolidationRunOptions.Ifyouaretransferringdatatoaremoteinstanceparent,completetheRemoteInstanceSignon
parameters.See:GatheringSubsidiaryDatafromMultipleInstancesUsingOracleApplications.
9. ChoosetheSelectAccountsbuttontospecifytheaccountrangesyouwanttoconsolidate.EntertheAccountLowandHighforeachrangeyouwantto
consolidate.
Note:Ifyoursubsidiaryledgerhassummaryaccountsdefinedthatareusedintheconsolidationdefinition,youshouldnottransferaccountranges.The
summaryaccountswillnotbeconsolidated.
10. ChooseTransfertolaunchaconcurrentprocesstotransferyoursubsidiarydatatoyourparent.
11. IfyoudidnotchoosetheRunJournalImportoptionforyourtransfer,usetheImportJournalswindowafterthetransfercompletestocreatetheconsolidation
journalbatchinyourparentledger.
RelatedTopics
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GlobalConsolidationSystem
ConsolidationWorkbench
ConsolidatingLedgerswithDifferentChartsofAccounts
PreparingSubsidiaryData
TransferringConsolidationSets
PostingSubsidiaryData
CreatingEliminatingEntries
ImportingJournals
ConsolidatingBalances
OverviewofAverageBalanceProcessing

ConsolidatingTransactions
ConsolidatingTransactions
YoucanconsolidatetransactionsonlyifyouusetheBalanceTypeofActualfortheconsolidation.Ifyouhaveaveragebalanceprocessingenabled,youshould
consolidateintoanonconsolidationledgerwithaveragebalancesenabled.

Toconsolidatetransactions:
1. NavigatetotheConsolidationWorkbenchwindow.
2. Selecttheconsolidationdefinitionyouwanttotransfer.Thedefinitionmustusethetransactionsconsolidationmethod.
3. ChoosetheTransferbuttonfromtheStateController.TheTransferConsolidationDatawindowappears,displayingtheMethod,CurrencyandLedger
informationdefinedforthisdefinition.
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.
9. ChooseTransfertolaunchaconcurrentprocesstotransferyoursubsidiarydatatoyourparent.
10. IfyoudidnotchoosetheRunJournalImportoptionforyourtransfer,usetheImportJournalswindowafterthetransfercompletestocreatetheconsolidation
journalbatchinyourparentledger.
RelatedTopics
ConsolidatingBalances
ConsolidationRunOptions
GlobalConsolidationSystem
ConsolidationWorkbench
MappingChartsofAccounts
PreparingSubsidiaryData
TransferringConsolidationSets
PostingSubsidiaryData
CreatingEliminatingEntries
ConsolidatingBalances
OverviewofAverageBalanceProcessing

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Youcantransferthedatafromsomeorallofthesubsidiarieswhoseconsolidationdefinitionsyou'veincludedinaconsolidationset.Thisishelpfulwhenyouhave
numeroussubsidiariestobeconsolidatedtoyourparent.
Prerequisite
Defineaconsolidationset.

Totransfermultiplesubsidiaries'datatoyourparent:
1. NavigatetotheConsolidationWorkbench.
2. ChoosetheTransferSetbuttonfromtheStateController.TheTransferConsolidationDataSetwindowappears.
3. EnteraConsolidationSetnameorselectonefromthelistofvalues.
GeneralLedgerdisplaystheBalanceType,Usage,Currency,Method,AmountType,andParentLedgernamefortheconsolidationset.
4. (Optional)Ifyouhaveaveragebalancesenabledforyourparentledgerandareusingthebalancesconsolidationmethod,youcanchangetheUsage.Select
Standard,Average,orStandard&Average.
5. SelecttheAmountTypeforyourconsolidation.
6. Ifyourparentandsubsidiariessharethesameaccountingcalendar,enterthedefaultSubsidiaryPeriodandtheParentStandardPeriod.IfyouselectedaUsage
typeofAverageorStandard&Average,alsoenterthedefaultSubsidiaryeffectiveDateandtheParentAveragePeriod.
7. ChoosetheQueryConsolidationsbuttontodisplaytheconsolidationsthatareincludedintheconsolidationset.GeneralLedgeralsodisplaystheSubsidiary
PeriodandSubsidiaryDate,dependingontheotheroptionsyouselectedabove.
8. Selecttheconsolidationdefinitionsyouwanttotransferbymarkingthecheckboxtotheleftofeachconsolidationdefinitionname.Ifyouwanttotransferall
theconsolidations,marktheSelectAllcheckbox.
9. (Optional)ChoosetheApplyDefaultsbuttontoapplyadefaultdateforthoseconsolidationswheretheparentandsubsidiaryledgerssharethesamecalendar.
Ifthecalendarsaredifferent,nodatewilldefault.
10. (Optional)ChoosetheRunOptionsbuttontomodifyyourconsolidationRunOptions.Ifyouaretransferringdatatoaremoteinstanceparent,completethe
RemoteInstanceSignonparameters.See:GatheringSubsidiaryDatafromMultipleInstancesUsingOracleApplications.
Note:TheRunOptionsdefinedhereapplytoalloftheconsolidationsintheconsolidationsetandoverrideanyrunoptionsthatweredefinedfortheindividual
consolidationdefinitions.
11. ChoosetheTransferbuttontolaunchaconcurrentprogramtotransferyoursubsidiarydata.
RelatedTopics
GlobalConsolidationSystem
ConsolidationWorkbench
MappingChartsofAccounts
PreparingSubsidiaryData
TransferringSubsidiaryDatatoYourParent
PostingSubsidiaryData
CreatingEliminatingEntries
ImportingJournals
ConsolidatingBalances

PostingSubsidiaryData
Onceyouhavetransferredyoursubsidiarydatatoyourparentledger,youneedtocombinethesubsidiaryandparentdata.Thisinvolvesseveralsteps:
RunJournalImportifyoudidnotchooseitasoneofyourconsolidationrunoptions.
ReviewtheunpostedjournalbatchcreatedbythetransferandsubsequentJournalImport.
Postyourconsolidationjournalinyourparentledger.
AverageDailyBalanceParentLedger:Theentryforthepreviousmonth,quarteroryearmustbereversedwhenconsolidatingPATD/PTD,QATD/QTD,and
YATD/YTDamounttypesfromanADBsubsidiarytoanADBparentfortheaveragedailybalancestobecorrectintheparent.Forexample,reverseJune'saverage
consolidationjournalbeforeconsolidatingJuly'saverageconsolidationdata.

Toimportyourconsolidationjournals:
OntheImportJournalswindow,specifyConsolidationasthesource.
See:ImportingJournals.

Toreviewyourunpostedjournalbatches:
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1. NavigatetotheConsolidationWorkbench.
2. Selecttheconsolidationdefinitionwhosejournalbatchyouwanttoreview.
3. ChoosetheReviewJournalbuttonfromtheStateController.
GeneralLedgerdisplaystheBatchwindowwithdetailinformationabouttheconsolidationbatch.Fromhereyoucanchoosetodisplayadditionaldetailaboutthe
journal.
See:CreatingJournalBatchesandEnteringJournals.

Topostyourconsolidationjournals:
1. NavigatetotheConsolidationWorkbench.
2. Selecttheconsolidationdefinitionswhosejournalbatchesyouwanttopost,bymarkingthePostcheckboxtotheleftofthesubsidiaryassociatedwitha
consolidationdefinition.
3. ChoosethePostbuttonfromtheStateController.
GeneralLedgerlaunchesaconcurrentprocesstopostyourconsolidationjournalbatches.
Note:YoucancheckonthestatusofeachoftheseprocessintheConsolidationJournalbychoosingtheFindbuttonintheFindConsolidationProcessing
window.ThestatusresultsaredisplayedintheConsolidationWorkbench.
RelatedTopics
PostingJournalBatches
GlobalConsolidationSystem
ConsolidationWorkbench
MappingChartsofAccounts
PreparingSubsidiaryData
TransferringSubsidiaryDatatoYourParent
CreatingEliminatingEntries

EliminatingEntries
TheOracleGeneralLedgerAutomaticIntercompanyEliminationsprogrameliminatesintercompanybalances.Createaneliminationsetwhichisabatchofoneormore
eliminationjournalentries.
FullEliminations:Eliminationsetscanoptionallyuseaneliminationcompanytofullyeliminateagroupofintercompanyeliminationentriesforasetof
subsidiaries.
Ifyoureliminationjournalsareoutofbalance,youcanspecifybalancingoptionstoeitherallowoutofbalancejournalstobecreatedortopostthenet
differencetoanalternativeaccount.Inaddition,thresholdrulescanbeappliedtopreventthecreationofthebalancinglinesifthenetdifferenceexceedsa
specificamount,apercentageofaparticularaccount,orapercentageofthetotaljournal.
Yougeneratetheeliminationseteveryperiodtoautomaticallycreatetheeliminationjournalentries.Youhavetheoptionofautomaticallypostingthejournal
noworyoucanwaittillyoureviewittopost.
YoucanalsousetheConsolidationWorkbenchtotracktheeliminationstatusofyoureliminationsetsandpostanygeneratedeliminationsets.
Note:YoucannotusetheAutomaticIntercompanyEliminationsprogramtoeliminateaveragebalances.
FormulaBasedEliminations:Ifyouhaveformulabasedeliminationentriesoryouwanttoeliminateaveragebalances,useOracleGeneralLedger'srecurring
journalsfeature.See:CreatingRecurringJournalFormulaBatches.
YoucancreateeliminatingentriesinADI'sspreadsheetenvironment.See:OracleApplicationsDesktopIntegratorUser'sGuide.
TheAutomaticIntercompanyEliminationsprogramautomaticallygenerateseliminatingentriespertherulesspecifiedintheDefineEliminationAccountMapping
window.

CreatingEliminatingEntries
UseGeneralLedger'sstandardjournalentryfunctionstocreateeliminatingentriesinyourparentledger.YoucanalsouseApplicationsDesktopIntegrator'sJournal
Wizardtocreateeliminatingentries.See:OracleApplicationsDesktopIntegratorUser'sGuide.
Inaddition,youcanusetheGlobalConsolidationSystemtocreateeliminationsets,whichareavariationofGeneralLedger'srecurringjournals.Witheliminationsets,
youdefineeliminatingentriesthatrepeateveryaccountingperiod.

CreatingEliminationSets
Defineaneliminatingentrybyfirstcreatinganeliminationset.Yoursetcancontainasingleeliminationentry,oryoucangrouprelatedentriesintothesame
eliminationset.Forexample,youcanlogicallygroupallsubsidiarieswhichbelongtoaparticularlineofbusiness.

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1. NavigatetotheEliminationSetswindow.
2. Choosealedger.
Youcandefineeliminationsforanyledgerthatsharesthesamechartofaccountsasyourdataaccessset.
3. Enterabatchnameforyoureliminationset.Thisnamerepresentsabatchofoneormoreeliminationjournalsforaparticularledger.
4. EnteraDescriptionforyoureliminationset.
5. (Optional)ChooseabalancingsegmentvaluefromthelistofvaluestorepresentanEliminationCompany.Thiscompanyisusedasthetargetcompanywhen
bookingeliminationentries.Thedescriptionofthecompanyisautomaticallyprovided.
Note:Ifyoudonotwanttouseaneliminationcompany,leavethisfieldblank.
6. (Optional)ChecktheTrackEliminationStatuscheckboxifyouwanttheeliminationsettobeapartofthechecklistfordeterminingwhicheliminationsare
completedfortheperiod.
Note:Aneliminationsetmarkedfortrackingandgeneratedatleastoncecannotbedeleted.
7. (Optional)Entereffectivefromandtodatestospecifywhentheeliminationsetisactive.
ThePeriodLastRunfieldispopulatedbyGeneralLedgertoindicatethelastperiodinwhichyouexecutedaneliminationset.
8. ChoosetheAccountsbutton.
9. Entereliminationjournalsforthiseliminationset.See:CreatingEliminatingJournalEntries.
10. (Optional)SelecttheEnableSecuritycheckboxtoapplydefinitionaccesssetsecuritytoyoureliminationset.
DefinitionaccesssetsareanoptionalsecurityfeaturethatenablesyoutocontrolaccesstoyourGeneralLedgerdefinitions.Forexample,youcanprevent
certainusersfromviewing,makingchanges,orusingyoureliminationsettocreateeliminatingentries.
Ifyoudonotenablesecurity,alluserscanuse,view,modify,ordeleteyoureliminationset.
IftheAssignAccessfunctionisavailableforyourresponsibility,theAssignAccessbuttonisenabledonceyouchecktheEnableSecuritycheckbox.Choosethe
AssignAccessbuttontoassignthedefinitiontooneormoredefinitionaccesssetswiththedesiredprivileges.Formoreinformation,seeDefinitionAccessSets,
OracleGeneralLedgerImplementationGuide.
11. Saveyourwork.
12. ChoosetheGeneratebuttontogenerateyoureliminationsetandcreateyoureliminationentries.See:GeneratingEliminatingJournals.
13. Reviewandpostyoureliminatingjournals.

DefinitionAccessSetSecurity
ThefollowingdescribeswhatUse,View,andModifyaccessmeanasitpertainstoeliminationsets:
UseAccess:EnablesyoutogeneratetheeliminationsetfromtheGenerateEliminationswindow.UserswithUseaccessareunabletoquerytheeliminationsetfrom
theEliminationSetwindow.
ViewAccess:EnablesyoutoviewtheeliminationsetdefinitionfromtheEliminationSetwindow.WithonlyViewaccess,youcannotgeneratetheeliminationsetor
makechangestothedefinition.
ModifyAccess:Enablesyoutoviewandmakechangestotheeliminationset.Thisincludesbeingabletomakechangestothedefinitionaccessset,iftheAssign
Accessbuttonisavailable.WithonlyModifyaccess,youcannotgeneratetheeliminationset.

CreatingEliminatingJournalEntries
Youcandefineanunlimitednumberofeliminationjournalsforeacheliminationset.Eliminationentriesarecomprisedofindividuallinesthatfullyeliminateaccount
balancesfromsourceaccountstotargetaccounts.

Tocreateeliminationjournals:
1. NavigatetotheEliminationAccountswindow.YoucannavigatetothiswindowfromtheEliminationSetwindowbychoosingtheAccountsbutton.
2. Enterajournalnameforyoureliminationentrytouniquelyidentifyaneliminationjournalwithintheeliminationbatch.
TheCategoryisautomaticallydefinedasEliminations
3. Chooseacurrencyfromthelistofvalues.Youhavetwochoices:theconsolidatedparentsledgercurrencyorSTAT.Thecurrencyyouspecifyisforbothsource
andtargetaccounts.
4. IntheAmountTypefield,enterthebalancetypetoderivetheeliminationsfrom.PossiblevaluesincludePTD,QTD,YTD,andPJTD.
Note:Averagebalancescannotbeused.
5. IntheAccountsregion,specifytheSource.Thesourceaccountbalancewillbefullyeliminatedintothetargetaccount.Foreachaccountsegment,choosea
detailaccountvalue,aparentaccountvalue,orleavethesegmentblank.
Note:Useparentvaluestoreducemaintenancebecausetheeliminationsetautomaticallyaccommodateschangesinthechildrenvaluesassociatedwitha
particularparentvalue.Parentvaluessaveyoutimeindefiningeliminationsetsbecauseyoucanspecifyoneeliminationlinewhichincludestheparentvalue,
insteadofmultiplelinesforeachchildvalue.Ifyouuseparentvalues,theeliminationfunctionalityautomaticallyloopsthrougheachofthechildvaluesforthose
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6. Specifyatargetaccountforyoureliminationentry.Foreachaccountsegment,chooseadetailaccountvalueorleavethesegmentblank.
Note:IfyouspecifyaneliminationcompanyintheEliminationSetsform,thebalancingsegmentvalueissetforyou.Youcannotoverridethisdefault.
However,ifyoudonotspecifyaneliminationcompanyintheEliminationSetform,thesourceaccountbalancingsegmentvaluewilldefaultasthetarget
balancingsegmentvalue.Youcanoverridethisdefault.
7. Saveyourwork.
Thefollowingexampleillustrateshowthemappingrulesworkforasinglesegment,thecostcentersegment.Inthisexample,theparentcostcentervalue999has
threechildren,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.Balancingoptionsselectedforeacheliminationsetapplyto
alljournalscreatedforthateliminationbatch.

Tospecifybalancingoptions:
1. NavigatetotheBalancingOptionswindow.YoucanselecttheBalancingOptionsbuttonfromtheDefineEliminationSetwindow.
2. SpecifytheOutofBalanceOptionsyouwanttouseinsituationswhereyoureliminationjournalsareoutofbalance.Youhavethefollowingoptions:
AllowOutofBalanceJournal:Selectthisoptiontocreateanunbalancedjournalentrytobereviewedlater.Ifyoudecidetoposttheunbalancedjournal,or
youhavesetupAutopost,theledgersuspensepostingoptionapplies.
BalancewithNetDifferenceAccounts:Selectthisoptiontospecifyanaccounttemplatetouseifthedifferenceisanetdebitoranetcredit.Ifmultiple
balancingsegmentsareinvolvedintheunbalancedjournal,GeneralLedgergroupsjournallinesbybalancingsegmentvaluesandbalanceseachofthesegroups
individually.
UseThresholdRules:IfyouselecttheUseNetDifferenceAccountsoption,youcanalsoselectthisoption.UseThresholdRulesallowstheprogramtoverify
ifthenetdebitandcreditamountoftheeliminationjournalexceedsthespecifiedthreshold.Ifthethresholdisnotexceeded,theprogramcreatesabalanced
journalentrythatyoucanreview.Ifthethresholdisexceeded,theprogramcreatesanunbalancedjournalentrythatyoucanreview.
Note:YoucannotusethisoptionifyouselectAllowOutofBalanceJournals.
3. IfyouselecttheoptiontoUseNetDifferenceAccounts,specifytheNetDifferenceDebitandCreditaccountstouse.
4. IfyouselecttheoptiontoUseNetDifferenceAccountsandThresholdRules,assignthethresholdruletouse.Youhavethreeoptionsshowninthetablebelow:
ThresholdRuletable
ThresholdRule
Option

Action

ConstantAmount

Specifyafixedamount.

Percentageof
Account

Enteranumberandanaccount.ThenumberrepresentsapercentageofthePTDbalanceoftheaccountcodecombinationspecified.Note:theaccount
mustbeadetailaccount.

PercentageofJournal

Enteranumberthatrepresentsthepercentageofthelessertotaldebitortotalcreditoftheunbalancedjournal.

5. Saveyourwork.

GeneratingEliminatingJournals
Youmustgenerateeliminatingjournalstocreateunpostedjournalbatchesfromtheeliminatingjournalformulasyoudefine.Oncegenerated,youcanrevieworedit

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theeliminatingjournalbatchesbeforepostingthem.
DataAccessSets
Tosuccessfullygenerateeliminatingjournals,youmusthavereadandwriteaccesstotheledgerandthebalancingsegmentvalueormanagementsegmentvalue
usedasthesourceandtargetfortheeliminatingjournals.
Prerequisite
Defineeliminationjournalscontainedinaneliminationset.
Definebalancingoptionsforyoureliminationjournals.

Togenerateunpostedbatchesfromeliminatingjournalformulas:
1. NavigatetotheGenerateEliminationswindow.YoucanselecttheGeneratebuttonfromtheEliminationSetswindow.
2. Choosetheeliminationsetsyouwanttogeneratebycheckingthecheckboxtotheleftofeachsetname.
3. (Optional)ChoosetheEliminationSetbuttontoopentheDefineEliminationSetformtoreviewormodifyyoureliminationdefinitions.
Note:IfyourdefinitionaccesssetonlyprovidesUseaccesstotheeliminationset,theEliminationSetbuttonisdisabled.Viewaccessisrequiredtoenablethe
EliminationSetbuttontoallowyoutoviewthedefinition.
4. SelectaPeriodtorunyoureliminationset.
TheEliminationSetfielddisplaysalltheeliminationsetsthatareactivefortheselectedperiod.
Note:Ifusingdefinitionaccesssetstosecureuse,view,andmodifyaccesstoyoureliminationsets,youmusthaveUseaccesstotheeliminationsetto
generateit.
ThePeriodLastRunfielddisplayswhentheeliminationsetwaslastrun.
Whentheeliminationsetissubmitted,therequestIDisdisplayedintheRequestIDfield.
5. ChoosetheGeneratebuttontogeneratetheeliminationjournals.GeneralLedgersubmitsaconcurrentprocesstocreateunpostedjournalbatchesbasedon
theselectedeliminationsets.NotetheRequestIDassignedtotheconcurrentprocess.
6. Postthegeneratedeliminatingjournalbatchestoupdateyourparentaccountbalances.

ConsolidationandEliminationWorkbench
TocheckthestatusofyoureliminationsetsforaspecificparentperiodintheConsolidationWorkbench,selecttheEliminationtab.Allactiveeliminationsetsyou
selecttotrackaredisplayedwiththeirstatus,thedatetheywerelastgenerated,andtherequestID.
Note:YourdataaccesssetmustprovidereadaccesstotheparentledgertoreviewthestatusofyoureliminationsfromtheWorkbench.
Afteryouhavequeriedyoureliminations,anysubsequentactionsyouperformwillbecontrolledbyyourdefinitionaccesssetprivileges.Forexample,ifyouonlyhave
theViewprivilege,youwillbeunabletogeneratetheEliminationSetusingtheGeneratebuttonfromtheStateController.IfyouonlyhavetheUseprivilege,youwill
beunabletoviewtheEliminationSetdefinitionusingtheEliminationSetbuttonfromtheStateController.
ThefollowingtableshowsthestatusesthatmaybedisplayedintheStatuscolumnforaneliminationset:
Status

Description

SelectforGeneration Youreliminationsetisselectedforgeneration.
Generating

Youreliminationsetisbeinggenerated.

GenerationFailed

Generationforyourselectedeliminationsetfailed.

Generated

Youreliminationsethasbeengenerated.

Deleted

Youreliminationsethasbeendeleted.

SelectforPosting

Youreliminationsethasbeenselectedforposting.

Posting

Youreliminationsetisposting.

Posted

Youreliminationsethassuccessfullyposted.

Failed

Postingforyoureliminationsethasfailed.

EliminationWorkbench
SelecttheEliminationtabintheworkbenchwindow.Thisviewofthewindowdisplaystheactiveeliminationsetsfortheperiodthatwerecheckedforelimination
statustracking,theeliminationcompany,eliminationsetstatus,thedateforwhichtheeliminationsetwaslastrunandtherequestID.Eacheliminationsetdefinition
isdisplayedasaseparaterow.
TheEliminationWorkbenchisalsofolderenabledtolistadditionalinformationsuchasdebittotalandcredittotalfortheeliminationjournal.
TheEliminationWorkbenchindicatestheOverallStatusofallactiveeliminationsets,asshowninthetablebelow.Notethisisnotthestatusofindividualelimination
sets.
Status

Description

Not
Noneoftheeliminationsetshasbeengenerated.
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InProcess

Generationisstartedbutalleliminationsetsarenotgeneratedandposted.Ifanyeliminationsetfailedtogenerateorpost,theoverallstatusindicatesInProcess.

Posted

Alleliminationsetsaregeneratedandposted.

Confirmed

StatusdisplayedifyouchoosetheConfirmbutton.Whenyouaresatisfiedthattheeliminationprocesshasbeencompletedfortheperiod,youcanselecttheConfirmbutton.
WhentheOverallStatusisConfirmed,theConfirmbutton'slabeldynamicallychangestoCancelConfirmation.CancelingtheconfirmationreturnstheEliminationStatusbackto
thepreviousstateorstatuscurrentlyappropriate.

Note:Ifyouregenerateaneliminationsetforthesameperiod,thestatusautomaticallyrevertstoInProcess.
Ifyouchoosetoclosetheperiodandeliminationsarenotconfirmed,theConfirmedstatusisautomaticallyset.
Ifyoureopentheperiod,theEliminationConfirmedstatusdoesnotchangeunlessyouspecificallycanceltheconfirmation.
RelatedTopics
AboutRecurringJournals
OverviewofAverageBalanceProcessing
GlobalConsolidationSystem
ConsolidationWorkbench
MappingChartsofAccounts
PreparingSubsidiaryData
TransferringSubsidiaryDatatoYourParent
TransferringConsolidationSets
PostingSubsidiaryData

Inquiry,Reporting,andAnalysis
GeneralLedgerincludespowerfulonlineinquiryandreportingfeaturesforreviewingandreportingonyourconsolidatedbalances.Thesystemalsoprovides
sophisticatedtoolsforanalyzingyourconsolidatedresults.

DrillingDowntoSubsidiaryDetail
Fromyourconsolidatedparentledger,youcandrillbetween:
Consolidatedandsubsidiaryentities
Detailaccountsandjournalentries
Summaryanddetailaccountbalances
Journalsandsubledgertransactions
GeneralLedger's"drillanywhere"functionalityimmediatelyprovidesyouwithaclearperspectiveofanysubsidiary,anyaccount,anyjournal,oranysubledger
transaction.Youcandrilldowntoaccountbalances,reviewconsolidationjournalentries,drilldownfurthertoyoursubsidiaryledgers,reviewsubsidiaryaccount
balances,thendrilldownfurthertosubsidiaryjournalentriesandeventoyoursubsidiaries'subledgerdetails.
FormoredetailsonGeneralLedger'sinquiryanddrilldowncapabilities,seethesectionslistedbelow:
PerformingaConsolidatedBalanceInquiry
PerforminganAccountInquiry
DrillingDowntoJournalDetail
DrillingDowntoOracleSubledgerDetail
PerforminganAverageBalanceInquiry

UsingFSGandADI
FromtheGlobalConsolidationSystemyoucanaccessGeneralLedgerstandardreportsandtheFinancialStatementGenerator.Usethesetoolstocreateandrun
consolidatedandconsolidatingreportsforreviewandanalysisbyyourmanagement.YoucanalsouseApplicationsDesktopIntegrator's(ADI)ReportDefinitiontoolto
createandrunyourreportswithinaspreadsheetenvironment.

TouseGCStorunreports:
1. NavigatetotheConsolidationWorkbenchwindow.
2. Selectaperiodforwhichyouhavecompletedconsolidationandeliminations.
3. ChoosetheReportbuttonfromtheStateController.
4. FromtheReportswindow,selectFinancialtorunFSGreportsorselectStandardtorunstandardreportsandlistings.
5. TheRunFinancialReportswindowortheSubmitRequestswindowappears,dependingonyourreporttypeselectionabove.

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See:RunningStandardReportsandListingsandOverviewoftheFinancialStatementGenerator.

EnterprisePlanningandBudgetingIntegration
OracleEnterprisePlanningandBudgeting(EPB)controlsthebusinessprocessesofenterprisewideplanning,budgeting,forecasting,monitoring,andanalysis.Itis
basedonaunifiedenterprisedatamodelwhichbringstogetheralltypesofdata,includingfinancialandoperationalinformationtoprovideenhancedvisibility,
consistencyofinformation,andabetterunderstandingofyourbusiness.
EPBhandlesorganizationalconsolidationsacrossmultiplehierarchiesandautomaticallyperformslineitemandtimeaggregations.
GeneralLedgerisintegratedwithEPBsoyoucananalyzeyourconsolidatedparentdatawiththepowerfulanalysiscapabilitiesprovidedbyEPB.
RelatedTopics
GlobalConsolidationSystem
ConsolidationWorkbench
MappingChartsofAccounts
PreparingSubsidiaryData
TransferringSubsidiaryDatatoYourParent
TransferringConsolidationSets
PostingSubsidiaryData
CreatingEliminatingEntries

PurgingConsolidationAuditData
Whenyourunaconsolidationinauditmode,GeneralLedgermaintainsanaudittrailfortheConsolidationAuditReport,theUnmappedSubsidiaryAccountsReport,
andtheDisabledParentAccountsReport.Afteryourunthesereports,youcanpurgesupportingsourcedatafromtheGL_CONSOLIDATION_AUDITtable.
Onceyoupurgeyourconsolidationauditdata,youcannolongerruntheconsolidationauditreports.However,youcanstillreviewyourconsolidationjournalbatchin
yourparentledger.
Note:Topurgeconsolidations,yourdefinitionaccesssetmustprovideUseaccesstotheconsolidation.
Prerequisites
Runaconsolidationinauditmode
Ensuretheconsolidationcompletedsuccessfully.
Runallnecessaryauditreports.

Topurgeconsolidationauditdata:
1. NavigatetothePurgeConsolidationAuditDatawindow.
2. SelectaConsolidationNameandPeriodtopurge.Youcanpurgeanyconsolidationruninauditmode.
Note:IfusingDefinitionAccessSetstosecureyourconsolidationdefinitions,youmusthaveUseaccesstothedefinitiontopurgeitsconsolidationdata.
3. ChoosethePurgebuttontopurgeconsolidationauditdatafortheselectedconsolidations.
RelatedTopics
GlobalConsolidationSystem
ConsolidationWorkbench
MappingChartsofAccounts
PreparingSubsidiaryData
TransferringSubsidiaryDatatoYourParent
TransferringConsolidationSets
PostingSubsidiaryData
CreatingEliminatingEntries
ConsolidationAuditReport
UnmappedSubsidiaryAccountsReport
DisabledParentAccountsReport

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