Displaying Dimensions 

Use

In this first step, you use the global parameters to set the default settings for your user.

Procedure

  1. Call up the transaction as follows:
  2. Menu Path

    Accounting ® Enterprise Controlling ® Consolidation ® Global parameters

    Transaction Code

    CXGP, SPRO, CX1L, CX1J, CX0UD

  3. Enter the following data:
  4. Fields

    Data

    Description

    Dimension

    01

    Companies

    Version

    100

    Actual version

    Fiscal year

    1998

     

    Period

    012

     

    Consolidated chart of accounts

    01

    COGS – Appr in B/S (US)

    Ledger

    CS

    Consolidation Ledger

  5. Choose .
  6. You automatically return to the overview tree.

    This step is also listed as the first item in the IMG activity Define Global Parameters, to enable their adjustment at any time.

    You can now have various options for viewing the group.

    For example, one dimension could focus on companies, another on strategic business fields, or profit centers.

    To this extent, the structure of your consolidation units and groups is always dependent on the dimensions.

  7. Call up the transaction as follows:
  8. Menu Path

    Tools ® AcceleratedSAP ® Customizing ® Edit Project

    Transaction Code

    SPRO

  9. Choose SAP Reference IMG.
  10. Choose Enterprise Controlling ® Consolidation ® Master Data.
  11. Choose next to Define Dimensions.
  12. In the dialog box, position the cursor on the field Display dimension and choose Choose.
  13. Choose to display Dimension 01.
  14. On the Display Dimension screen, in the Field length section, you see that the length for consolidation units and groups has been defined as 6. The units can be defined with a maximum length of 18, if required.

  15. Choose Screen selection CU, to display the screen control for the consolidation units.
  16. All screen selection groups are ready-for-input optional fields. You can recognize this by the figure 1.

  17. Choose .
  18. To check the screen selection control for the consolidation groups, choose Screen selection CG.
  19. Choose and , until you get to the Display IMG screen.
  20. You can define a new dimension or create a dimension with dependent settings.

  21. Choose Enterprise Controlling ® Consolidation ® Master Data.
  22. Choose next to Define Dimensions.
  23. Position the cursor on Create dimension and choose Choose.
  24. You can define a new dimension on the following screen.

  25. Choose .
  26. Choose .
  27. Choose Enterprise Controlling ® Consolidation ® Preparing for Production.
  28. Choose next to Copy Dimensions.
  29. Select the areas which should be copied from the various frames.
  30. Choose until the overview tree appears.