BCS - Reclassification EBIDTA

Hi All,
    I have few doubts in SEM BCS - EBIDTA reclassification process configuration.
The document type EB for this reclass has been configured with check box for only Local currency. Now there are some records that are not picked up by this process as they are maintained only in global currency. Hence I tried to select Group currency too in the configuration property of EB. At this point, both LC and GC are selected. After this change, I ran the EBIDTA reclass step in UCMON. The results were erroneous.
My questions - What is the right way to capture entries in GC into reclass ??
What exactly happens when I select both GC and LC in the configuration property of reclass document type.??
This is a critical issue. Any suggestions will be appriciated.
Regards,
Adarsh
Performance Fibers...
Edited by: Adarsha Aswathanarayana on Dec 19, 2011 10:43 AM

Dear,
Please check posting level in the document EB.
If posting level is 10 you use local currency, but if posting level is 20 you use trancation currency and group currency, but if posting level is 30 use only group currency.
Regards,
Anka

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    Posted: Feb 24, 2007 4:49 PM    in response to: moini kembly       Reply      E-mail this post 
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    Eugene Khusainov  
       Re: BCS - Modelling requirements   
    Posted: Feb 24, 2007 10:56 PM    in response to: moini kembly       Reply      E-mail this post 
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    Tim

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