The Data Import (SAP Library - Consolidation (FI-LC))

The Data Import

In light of all the import procedures available for data transfer, decide whether an explicit triggering should be required and, if so, from where it should take place.

The import needs not be triggered for the procedure ‘realtime update’.
The sending system must trigger the import for the direct import procedures ‘FI extract’ or ‘rollup from special purpose ledgers’, as well as those import procedures that use IDOC.
The receiving system (Consolidation system) must trigger the import for procedures that import PC or UNIX data, or use manual data entry.

In general, the data transfer can only use the method stored in the company master record. An exception is that manual data entry can always be employed in addition to the one specified.

You can run and monitor the data transfer in the consolidation menu under Individual FS data ® Data transfer. You can trigger the following activities with menu option Data transfer or the corresponding pushbutton:

Manual data entry of individual FS data, and displaying, printing, audit trail, and bundling of data entry forms

Entry of additional company data into financial reporting tables as well as displaying of these tables

Data import using the import procedure defined for each company if triggering is required by the receiving system

When starting the import procedures, a request screen appears, where the user can specify additional parameters. Only the import via periodic extract or an extract from a step consolidation is executed directly.

Branch to the Data Monitor