All tasks start out in the "initial stage" status. Execute the tasks in the following order:

1. Place the cursor on the "initial stage" status that intersects between the desired organizational unit and the first task displayed.
2. Choose either the start mode (test run, update run, run successive tasks, run successive tasks without stopping or initial screen start). The following describes the update run mode.

The system carries out the task and displays an audit trail depending on which task is run.

3. Block the task after it is successfully executed.
4. Execute the next task, for example, online data entry of reported financial data and additional financial data.
5. Block the task and run the next one.
6. If a task, such as "validation", produces errors, you must correct the errors before attempting to block the task.

For example, you may have to unblock the data collection task. This will also unblock all of the "downstream" tasks.

7. Execute all of the tasks, including the task for validating the standardized financial data.

After the task for validating the standardized financial data is executed and blocked, you can then execute further tasks in the consolidation monitor.