Business objects
| Business object | Description |
|---|---|
| Accounts | The Chart of Accounts that is used in Financial Reporting, Budgeting & Planning, and Financial Consolidation. |
| Group Accounts | The Chart of Accounts if Financial Reporting is used with Financial Consolidation. |
| Cash Flow Accounts | The Chart of Cash Flow Accounts that is used in Budgeting & Planning and Financial Reporting. |
| Cash Flow Group Accounts | The Chart of Cash Flow Accounts if Financial Reporting is used with Financial Consolidation. |
| Entities | A list of entities that are used in all modules.
Intercompanies are created automatically. |
| Groups | A list of groups if Financial Reporting is used with Financial Consolidation. |
You can add other required business objects.
The Total and N.A. elements of custom business objects are always published. However, those elements cannot be changed and are not displayed in Business Modeling.
When business objects are not used, the N.A. element is a placeholder that stores data in a cube. In this case, the N.A. element is used as not applicable for an unused business object. When business objects are used but data cannot be assigned to all use cases, the N.A. element is a placeholder for unassigned data.
The Total element ensures that hierarchies are created for business objects in Financial Reporting for the data aggregation. The Unit of Measure business object is an exception because it is a flat list which has no hierarchy and no Total element.