Specifying intercompany data

To specify intercompany data:

  1. Open a data entry view. Data entry for intercompany accounts includes the affiliated unit or trading partner as well as the currency of the intercompany transaction.
    • The Affiliated Units dimension contains all units eligible for intercompany transaction.
    • The Intercompany Schedule dimension is a subset of the schedule dimension containing only schedules that have intercompany accounts.
    • A currency must be specified for all intercompany transactions; there is no local currency default.
    • Transaction data is not allowed to be specified when the specifying unit and the affiliated unit are the same.
  2. A button displays for selectable dimensions. Your administrator specifies the default value selected for the view. If you need a different member, click the button and select a member from the dialog box. If multiple instances of the same view are open by the same user, there is a risk that data could be lost or saved to the wrong unit. This can happen when different data slices are selected for the same view. The web server saves data to whatever data slice was changed last.
  3. Specify the data. If you choose to specify year-to-date amounts, CPM calculates the periodic equivalent upon submission. For further details on year-to-date behavior, see "Understanding Year-to-Date Data Behavior."
    Specify data in periodic or year-to-date format, according to the selected Accumulation Method dimension member.
    (Approval process Only) The grid allows writeback only for submitters (not approvers) and then only if (1) the selected unit has been directly assigned to the submitter by the administrator and (2) the status on the grid is Unsubmitted, Loaded, or Rejected.
  4. Save the data.
  5. Translate your intercompany data to local currency by running the Summarize IC Data task. This allows you to view the intercompany data in the reports.