Segments business objects from the business perspective

The Segments business objects are similar to the Analysis business objects. But segments use a specific application business logic and have these characteristics:

• Segments can be enabled at an account level. This does not apply to the Analysis business objects.
• Order of segments, for example, division-product-location is important for hierarchical segmentation, which applies only to Financial Consolidation.
• Data entry pages related to segments exist in Budgeting & Planning.

If you plan to implement consolidation, consider the standardization of use of the Segments and Analysis business objects across the application.

Typical examples of the Segments business objects are a product, industry sector, or geographical data such as countries, states, regions, or cities.