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Unit 5: Reporting and Balance Carryforward

Group Consolidation View

● This is primarily for legal reporting.

● The focus of these reports is primarily on all data including posting level 30.
● In this scenario, a consolidation group does need to be selected in the report prompts.
Profit center and / or segment hierarchies are not required.
● Group-dependent postings are required, for example, generated by running Preparation
for Consolidation Group Changes (PCC) tasks.

Combined View Scenarios

● You may want to get a combined view in the Group Data Analysis report where both
hierarchy and consolidation group are chosen.
● In this way, in addition to the hierarchy definitions for consolidation units, segments, and
profit centers, all group-dependent consolidation settings are also considered, such as
consolidation methods (Purchase or Equity), consolidation unit-to-group assignments,
and the first consolidation/divestiture year and period.
● I want to consider the consolidation interval of companies so that the financial data outside
of the group can be revoked and the PCC (preparation for consolidation group change)
postings can be recorded according to the acquisition and divestiture periods.
● I want to consider the consolidation method, for example, the Equity method, so that the
financial data can be revoked with different record types.
● I want to see the postings for consolidation of investments (C/I).
● I want to see manual postings at posting level 30 (Consolidation Entries).

In the following example, the preparation for consolidation group change task has been
executed. This revoked equity sub values with record type E (equity) in posting levels 2, 12,
and 22. In order to include the posting levels 2, 12, and 22 values, a consolidation group needs
to be selected when running the report.

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Lesson: Using Report Logic and Reporting Rules

Figure 211: Report Logic - With and Without Consolidation Group

Derivation Logic for Consolidation Group

Derivation logic for consolidation group:
Posting level Data selection based on report prompt consolidation group

blank, 00, 01, 10 Based on consolidation unit.

Select consolidation units that are assigned to the value en-
tered in prompt consolidation group.

02, 12 Based on consolidation group and consolidation unit.

Select where consolidation group = value entered in prompt
consolidation group.
AND
Select consolidation units based on the consolidation group.

20 Based on consolidation unit and partner unit.

Select data records where consolidation unit and partner
unit ... based on the consolidation group.

22 Based on consolidation group, consolidation unit and partner

unit.
Select where consolidation group.
AND
Include data records with consolidation unit and partner unit
based on the consolidation group.

30 Based on the selected consolidation group.

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