Changing the Sequence of Activities 

Use

The sequence of activities is derived from the sequence you set up in the customizing settings for consolidation of investments at Settings ® Activities.

When necessary, you can manually change this sequence as described below.

See also:

·       For general information on activities, see the section Activities.

·       For information on the customizing settings for activities (including the definition of the sequence of activities), see the other section titled Activities.

Prerequisites

In a data collection method, you have chosen a Sequence of Activities data stream with the data collection procedure Manual Data Entry.

You have created multiple activities that are triggered by totals data or additional financial data, and now you want to change the sequence of those activities.

Procedure

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      1.      Launch the consolidation monitor.

      2.      Start the data entry task in update mode for one consolidation unit or one consolidation group.

      3.      In the data entry overview screen, choose an entry for changing the sequence of activities by choosing its respective execution symbol.

The Additional Financial Data: Sequence of Activities screen appears with the activities, the sequence of which you want to change.

      4.      To determine the new sequence:

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                        a.     Select the activity you want to move. (The sequence of activities is shown in the sequence number column.)

                        b.     Choose Move Activities.

If you choose Default Sequence, the system restores the sequence that is derived from the customizing settings for consolidation of investments (at Settings ® Activities) and from the hierarchy structure of the organizational units.

      5.      Save the new sequence of activities.