Default Value

Definition

Characteristic value for the characteristic subassignment . The system automatically sets the default value if assignment information is missing.

To enable the system to automatically set the characteristic value, the breakdown type of the characteristic must allow the setting of a default value.

Use

When running a consolidation task, the system supplies the default value if no entry information is available for a given characteristic.

Example Example

You want to run a task to eliminate interunit payables/receivables.

In customizing of default values you specified consolidation unit CU1000 as the default partner unit. In customizing of the method for eliminating IU payables/receivables you selected the Default indicator for the differential accounting object; you did not specify a characteristic value for the subassignment.

The system automatically fills the accounting object with the default value CU1000 from customizing of default values.

End of the example.

Structure

Subassignments that can have default values

You can specify default values for all subassignments of the consolidation area except for:

  • Accounting objects that have a fixed value in their breakdown category

  • Transaction Currency

  • Year of Acquisition

  • Period of Acquisition

Customizing the Default Values

You define the default values in a tree structure.

Each subassignment has a root node in the tree structure. If the subassignment has independent characteristics, the independent characteristics are shown as a higher-level nodes.

Characteristic (Subassignment)

Default Value

Description

 Country

DE

Germany

 Profit Center

   

Controlling Area A

Profit center 1

Books

Controlling Area B

Profit center 2

Magazines

 Transaction Type

120

Additions

Integration

A breakdown must be provided for each characteristic in the breakdown category, and the default value must be allowed.

Example

In general, default values operate the same way for all consolidation tasks that permit default values.

The operation of default values is explained using interunit elimination as an example:

If the IU elimination method provides a breakdown of the differential item by subassignments, the system needs to know which value is to be posted per subassignment. You can specify one value per each subassignment in method customizing. You can also select the Default indicator . The system uses the following posting logic:

Default indicator is not selected

If the default indicator is not selected, you must enter a value for the subassignment. The system always posts the difference with this value.

Exception: If the breakdown is optional, you do not have to enter the value. In this case, the system leaves the subassignment initialized.

Default indicator is selected

If you select the default indicator, the system attempts to derive the subassignment from the data being eliminated.

If you selected the default indicator and the system is unable to derive the subassignment from the data, the system proceeds as follows:

  • If you selected the default indicator and specified a value for the subassignment in method customizing, the system posts this value.

  • If you did not specify a value, the system posts the general default that was defined in customizing of Default Values .

  • If no general default was defined and the subassignment is a required breakdown, the system displays an error message.

Note Note

When subassignments belong to a compound of characteristics, keep in mind the following additional constraints for selecting the default indicator:

End of the note.

  • You should uniformly select or deselect the default indicator for all characteristics in a compound (for example, country and region).

  • The following applies to interunit elimination in particular:

If the independent subassignment has a fixed value in the breakdown category, then the default indicator for the dependent characteristic can only be selected if:

  • all FS items in both selections are broken down by these subassignments, and

  • the fixed value of the independent subassignment for the items being eliminated, and the fixed value of the differential accounting objects are identical

Otherwise, errors may occur or useless entries may be posted.