Enterprise Unit (tcemm0630m000)

Use this session to view, enter, and maintain a specific enterprise unit and its related data.

This session enables you to quickly enter the most important information for an enterprise unit.

You can start this session:

  • By double-clicking a record in the Enterprise Units (tcemm0130m000) session.
  • Stand-alone.
Enterprise unit lines

The lines on the tabs refer to the following sessions:

  • Departments
    The lines on the Departments tab refer to the Departments (tcemm1124m000) session. On this tab, you can enter and view the departments that are linked to the enterprise unit. Double-click the line for more detailed information.
  • Warehouses
    The lines on the Warehouses tab refer to the Warehouses (tcemm1112m000) session. On this tab, you can enter and view the warehouses that are linked to the enterprise unit. Double-click the line for more detailed information.
  • Projects
    The lines on the Projects tab refer to the Projects (tcemm1113m000) session. On this tab, you can enter and view the projects that are linked to the enterprise unit. Double-click the line for more detailed information.

 

Intercompany Trade Classification

An attribute consisting of a code and a description that is used to create groups of entities or enterprise units. To create a group, a number of entities or enterprise units is linked to an intercompany trade classification. These groups can be used to define intercompany trade relationships.

Example

A large international organization includes these enterprise units:

In Europe

  • UK
  • France
  • Belgium

In Asia

  • India
  • China
  • Japan

Trade classification Europe is linked to the European enterprise units and trade classification Asia is linked to the Asian enterprise units. You can set up trade relations, for example to define different trade agreements in Europe and Asia, such as:

  • Asia to Europe
  • Europe to Asia
  • Asia to Asia
  • Europe to Europe
Enterprise Unit

A financially independent part of your organization that consists of entities such as departments, work centers, warehouses, and projects. The enterprise unit's entities must all belong to the same logistic company, but a logistic company can contain multiple enterprise units. An enterprise unit is linked to a single financial company.

When you carry out logistic transactions between enterprise units, these are posted in the financial companies to which each enterprise unit is linked. You can define intercompany trade relationships between enterprise units to determine the terms for internal trade between these units. To use invoicing and pricing between enterprise units, you must link the enterprise units to internal business partners.

You can use enterprise units to do separate financial accounting for parts of your business. For example, you can define enterprise units for separate parts of your organization that belong to one logistic company, but that are located in different countries. The accounting of each enterprise unit is performed in each country's national currency, and in the financial company linked to the enterprise unit.

Enterprise Unit Category

A division within a system of classification for enterprise units or enterprise unit relationships.

Logistic Company

The enterprise unit's logistic company.

Calendar

The calendar code and availability type combination by which the calendar working hours are defined.

Note

Separate calendars can be defined for specific activities. For example a calendar for each work center or production department.

Internal Business Partner

The internal business partner that is linked to the enterprise unit.

Default Purchase Office

The enterprise unit's default purchase office.

Default Calculation Office

If a PCS project is generated on a sales order or service order, the calculation office in this field can be used as the default calculation office for the PCS project, dependent on the value of the Enterprise Unit for calc.off. used from field in the Project Control Parameters (tipcs0100m000) session.

Note

The calculation office that you define in this field does not have to belong to the enterprise unit that is specified in the Enterprise Unit field, nor needs the calculation office's financial company to be the same as the financial company in the Financial Company field.

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Financial Company

The enterprise unit's financial company.

In this company the data such as the exchange rate is stored, which is necessary for transactions between enterprise units in different countries.

Currency System

The company's currency system.

The currency system defines how amounts are calculated and registered. The following currency systems are available:

Note

All the companies of a multicompany structure must use the same currency system.

Related topics

Local Currency

The currency of the country in which the company is located. Otherwise, the currency in which you report to the local tax authorities.

In a multicurrency situation, you can use three home currencies. The three home currencies that you can define for a company are:

  • The company's local currency
  • Reporting Currency 1
  • Reporting Currency 2
Reporting Currency 1

One of the companies' home currencies that you, for example, use to report financial results to management.

In a multicurrency situation, you can use three home currencies. You can define the following three home currencies for a company:

  • The company's local currency
  • Reporting currency 1
  • Reporting currency 2
Reporting Currency 2

One of the companies' home currencies that you, for example, use to report financial results to management.

In a multicurrency situation, you can use three home currencies. You can define the following three home currencies for a company:

  • The company's local currency
  • Reporting currency 1
  • Reporting currency 2
Address Code

A full set of address-related details, which include the postal address, access to telephone, fax, telex numbers, and e-mail, Internet address, identification for taxation purposes, and routing information.

Country

Countries are the national states where your suppliers and customers are located. For each country you can define the country code, international dialing, telex, and fax codes.

Countries are part of the data that you must set up for tax reporting. In addition, items can be grouped and selected according to their country of origin.

 

Next EU same Financial Company

Displays the next enterprise unit that belongs to the current financial company.

Next EU same Logistical Company

Displays the next enterprise unit that belongs to the current logistic company.