Defining a Copy Method

Use

You use this procedure to define a copy method.

You use the method to periodically copy reported financial data, documents, or additional financial data for all or individual consolidation units within a consolidation area or from another consolidation area.

  • You can assign a copy method to a copy task , in which case the system also considers the status of the source data.

    If you want to collect data from another consolidation area, you cannot use the copy task. Instead, you need to use a data collection task.

  • As an alternative, you can assign the copy method to a data collection method (which you assign to a data collection task ). Then the system does not consider the status of the source data.

Procedure

  1. To create a copy method, go to the process view of the Consolidation Workbench and choose Start of the navigation path Consolidation Functions Next navigation step Data Collection Next navigation step Copy (Method) End of the navigation path .

    Alternatively, you can also create the copy method by choosing Start of the navigation path Consolidation Functions Next navigation step Copy Next navigation step Method End of the navigation path .

    In the lower left screen area, choose Create from the context menu.

  2. Enter a short name and a medium name for the method.

  3. Specify the data type (for example, reported financial data or documents). If you want to use the copy method within a copy task for copying different data streams, choose All Data Types .

    Note Note

    The data type Sequence of Activities includes the data streams Sequence of Activities and Activity Sorting .

    The Activity Numbers data stream cannot be copied.

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  4. On the Settings tab page, make the following settings:

    1. Specify the update mode .

    2. Specify whether the system should consider the debit/credit sign attributes that are defined in Customizing for financial statement items and/or transaction types.

    3. Specify the input type (cumulative or periodic).

    4. If you want to use a BAdI implementation for data collection, specify the BAdI filter value. For more detailed information, see the system documentation for the UC_DATATRANSFER BAdI and the documentation for its methods.

  5. On the Source/Target Version tab page, make the following settings:

    1. Specify the source consolidation area, that is, the consolidation area from which the system reads the data when executing the copy method.

      Note Note

      Copy methods that transfer data from another consolidation area must not be assigned to a copy task. To execute in the consolidation monitor, you must use a data collection task.

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    2. Specify the source version (this is the version from which the data is copied).

    3. Specify the target version (this is the version to which the data is copied).

    4. Specify the source group currency.

    5. Specify the target group currency.

    6. If you want to perform currency translation for the data being copied, specify a currency translation method .

  6. On the Mapping tab page, define a mapping if necessary.

    Note Note

    If you want to assign the copy method to a copy task, we recommend that you do not create mapping rules for the consolidation unit, posting period, fiscal year, and other status-relevant fields.

    However, if you want to assign the copy method to a data collection method, and assign the latter to a data collection task, then you can create mapping rules for status-relevant fields.

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  7. On the Selection tab page, define a selection , if applicable.

  8. Save the copy method.

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