Structure Change in the SAP Reference IMG for Consolidation (EC-CS)

Scope of Functions

Custom Characteristics

A third step called Add Characteristics was added at the beginning of the Implementation Guide.

Master Data

The step Custom Attributes: Define Characteristic Values was added under Organizational Units -> Consolidation Units.

The following steps were added under Financial Statement Items -> Subassignments:

• Custom Subassignments: Deine Characteristic Values

• Define Default Values for Subassignments

The step Maintain Hierarchies for Characteristics was added as the second last step in the Master Data section.

Data

The last step in this section is now Add Tasks.

Consolidation Functions

The last step in this section is now Add Tasks.

Elimination of Interunit Profit/Loss in Transferred Inventory

The posting items were arranged according to their dependency on inventory items and product groups.

The step Copy Product Groups from File using Flexible Upload was added.

Information System

In subsection Drilldown Reports under Reorganization, Convert Reports was added as the last step.

Integration: Preparations for Consolidation

• The following was added under Preparations in the Sender System -> Cross-Consolidation Type Preparations :

• In subsection Realtime Update to Consolidation the step Make Settings for Custom Subassignments was added.

• In subsection Periodic Extract from Consolidation Staging Ledger the step Execute Enhancement for Custom Subassignment was added.

• Under Preparations in EC-CS Consolidation -> Copy FS Items the step Build Financial Statement Version of the Group was added.

• Under Preparations in EC-CS Consolidation -> Copy Data the step Define Rollup for Data Imports was added.