CopyParameters

This function runs the Copy Parameters command on the Financial Consolidation Server.

Note: The function runs asynchronously on the Financial Consolidation Server.

Declaration: 

Function CopyParameters(xmlConnectionInfo As String, language As String, years, periods, scenarios, targetYears, targetPeriods, targetScenarios, settings As Long) As Long

Parameters:

Parameters Description
xmlConnectionInfo Connection information
language Language in which output is shown
years The list of source years
periods The list of source periods
scenarios The list of source scenarios
targetYears The list of target years
targetPeriods The list of target periods
targetScenarios The list of target scenarios
settings

Defines the data that must be copied:

  • 1: Company settings
  • 2: Exchange rates
  • 4: Group settings
  • 8: Historical exchange rates
  • 16: Consolidation methods I/C
  • 32: Consolidation methods
  • 64: Ownership data for companies
  • 128: Ownership data for groups
  • 256: Rates of currency changes for companies
  • 512: Rates of currency changes for groups

Return value:

The result of the function is a numerical value. The return value indicates whether the copy parameters process has been started:

Value Enumerator Description
0 Succeed The process has been started.
1 ServerIsBusy The server is busy and the process has not been started.
2 Error An error has happened.
3 IsExecuting At least one of the consolidation rules in the selected sequence is already running in the same context.