Company code consolidation impact to BW

Hello,
Our company is going to consolidate 2 company codes. The data in ECC will be changed at the database level. the question is how do we sync up BW? Do we have to do reloads of all the data? This is a huge effort and risky with the LO extractors. what are some best practices?

Hi Rajiv,
Thanks for your prompt response, I just need to understand that by using Special GL functionality can I avail the following attributes in Consolidation:
1) Intercompany eliminations (eliminations for Acct Receivable/Payable)
2) Elimination of Intercompany Profit & Loss in transferred Inventory
3) Consolidation of Investment.
Would appreciate if you could throw some light on EC-CS and the basic configurations required for Consolidation.
Regards
Sandeep GHAG

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Company code consolidation

I have a question regarding Company consolidation.
I have five company codes each using the same Chart of account. Now I want to do the consolidation of company codes. How do I go about it ? Please advise the best method.
Can I use the group chart of account and create a financial statement version and select the group account numbers in it ?
If that is the case, I am doubtful about how we can adjust inter-unit business eliminations, etc.
When do we need to use EC-CS ? Should I use this in my scenario ? Do I need to create a group chart of account for EC-CS and assign the same to the operational chart of accounts ?
If my company codes use different chart of accounts, how the same company codes are consolidated ?
Please guide me briefly.
Regards

hi
pls go through this link
http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/data/pdf/ECCS/ECCS.pdf
http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_03/helpdata/EN/56/4bea2cd58b11d3b58d006094b9c996/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_03/helpdata/EN/56/4bea2fd58b11d3b58d006094b9c996/frameset.htm
thanks & Regards
phaneendra

Closing company code FI impact

Hi Guru
We have two company codes xxx1 and xxx2, business requriement is close xxx2 company code and transfer all the GL balance. customer and vendor open items. we have 7 fixed asset which we need to transfer to xxx1 company code.
I am new to FI. can you please tell me how can we transfer the GL balance from Company code xxx2 to xxx1?
I have seen some threads from the community, but still i am confoused. we are not using the SLO migration service for that. SD, MM and WM part is done. Now FI need to transfer all the open items and balances to XXX1 company code. then we have to closed all gl account for posting.
I know how to lock the GL accounts from FS00 and lock it from there. is there is any way how to lock company code GL accounts in one short? or do we have to lock it one by one. if i lock GL accounts, same GL account numbers are using in other company codes as well? if i lock in one company code can user will post GL entries to other company code?
Cost center can be lock from KS02? is that right.
Transaction code for GL open items? is there is any T-Code for transfer GL Account balance to company code xxx2 to Company code.xxx1?
after every thing how to unactive the company code? any transaction code?
if some one has any documentation plesae send it to me at deleted
what are the other steps which need to be consider to close the company code.
Regards
Nasir

Hi Nasir,
Interesting Qs about co.code transfer. Well, to answer all the Qs one has to take few assumptions about the set up in your instance.
Please find my reply below in bold;
I am new to FI. can you please tell me how can we transfer the GL balance from Company code xxx2 to xxx1?I have seen some threads from the community, but still i am confoused. we are not using the SLO migration service for that. SD, MM and WM part is done. Now FI need to transfer all the open items and balances to XXX1 company code. then we have to closed all gl account for posting.
GL Balance Transfer- You can use FB01/F-02 and use fast entry screen for Dr. and Cr. entries. Provide XL template with the fields that you need to your business users, and they'll get back with respective Dr. and Cr. GL entries from sending and receiving co.code. (You can always simulate before posting). Here's a caveat,
AR/AP Balance Transfer- Recon. Gls would need a special treatment coz they can't be posted directly. AR/AP balances can also be transferred thru the same t.code where you'll have to select the different posting keys pertaining to vendors/customers Dr. and Cr. In the background, recon. sub-ledger will be posted automatically in sending and receiving co.codes.
Assets Balance Transfer- It would be tricky part. ABT1N is used for Interco assets transfer. If it does not go well then be ready to adjust the recon. GLs through OSAV. You mentioned there are very few assets to transfer, so if it really gives hard time for asset transfer in SAP, then you can always check with business if they can accommodate through some sort of adjustment across both the co.codes considering small number of assets. Sometimes, it's taken care off that way. (here my assumptions is that your client is flexible)
I know how to lock the GL accounts from FS00 and lock it from there. is there is any way how to lock company code GL accounts in one short? or do we have to lock it one by one. if i lock GL accounts, same GL account numbers are using in other company codes as well? if i lock in one company code can user will post GL entries to other company code?
GLs are co.code specific though overlapping across different co.codes. t.code OB_GLACC12 is used to mass change GLs which includes deletion too. This would among your last steps before closing the door for sending co.code! Make sure Trial balance & B/S is ZERO in the sending co.code before running OB_GLACC12. And Yes, users will be able to post entries in other co.code successfully for the same GL.
Cost center can be lock from KS02? is that right.
Yes, but make sure you lock only those CC which are assigned to sending co.code. You can also delete them from same t.code, which is recommended. (If you lock, then they'll still appear in a drop down, so why bother users later on?) Remember, Cost center master is created at Co.Area level, so you don't want to accidentally block/delete 'em for good co.code.
Transaction code for GL open items? is there is any T-Code for transfer GL Account balance to company code xxx2 to Company code.xxx1?
I mentioned a couple in my first para of reply.Keep it simple!
after every thing how to unactive the company code? any transaction code?
Actually, it's a very imp.question. Now, it depends on your client however they want? Do then absolutely want to delete the co.code from system, and not want to see at all in future?
Well, You will need to de-couple (un-assign) all the stuffs like Posting Period Variant, Fiscal year variant, Credit Control Area, Company, Chart of Accounts, Also remove assignment of the sending co.code from Controlling Area in OKKP. You may want to check the un-assignment to Sales org. and Purchase Org.
Conclusion- Many of the testings, specially data transfer etc. you can perform in QA client just to get feel, and see the error messages, and their respective resolution. I'm sure during a way, and in de-coupling the co.code config. steps, you'll come across various messages, and hurdles, but they can be passed through patience and persistence.
Good Luck!
Thanks,
Nirav

ECCS - Adding Profit Center to Company Code Consolidation

Hello Gurus,
We use ECCS for our consolidation. We do only Legal consolidation and we also use Functional Area as a sub-item category for all the IS accounts. We are now trying to add Profit Center as one of the attributes. Initially, we planned to use the sub-item category, however, we can have only one and it's already taken by Functional Area. Is there a way I can
1. Add PC as an attribute
2. Enhance ECMCT to allow additional Sub-item?
Appreciate your advice and guidance.
Regards,
Venkat

The documentation at the menu path: t-code SPRO > Enterprise Controlling > Consolidation > Add Characteristics states:
Add Characteristics
The SAP standard consolidation database includes various preset characteristics, such as the consolidation unit, the financial statement (FS) item, the subitem, etc. If the information requirements of your group demand additional fields, you can define your own socalled custom characteristics.
This step shows you two ways to add characteristics to the consolidation database:
You can add up to five subassignments to the FS item.
You can add navigation attributes to the characteristic consolidation unit. The system then automatically assigns the same attribute to the characteristics partner unit and investee unit as well.
After adding a characteristic, the system generates the associated ABAP Dictionary objects and maintenance views.
To the consolidation database, you can also add characteristics based on structures that already exist in the SAP system (e.g. Region). However, you can also add characteristics, the structures of which still need to be generated.
Recommendation
Since custom characteristics extend the consolidation database, you should carefully examine which characteristics are to be added. SAP recommends, in particular, that you first finish creating the new characteristics, and that you make sure that want to use this set of data, before you activate the new characteristics and start the generation. This way you can avoid time-consuming deletions if a characteristic must be removed. Also, keep in mind that you can no longer delete a characteristic once you have posted data with the characteristic.
Example
Examples of subassignments for FS items are the Product Group and the Geographic Region.
An example of an attribute for consolidation units is the Company Type.
Standard settings
The standard SAP system already includes the following subassignments for FS items:
Partner unit
Subitem category and subitem
Transaction currency
Acquisition year
Acquisition period
Unit of measure
The standard SAP system already includes the following attributes for the consolidation unit:
Country
Company
Consolidation business area
Profit center
Controlling area
The attributes company, cons business area, profit center and controlling area are particularly useful when you use the integrated collection of reported financial data from your consolidation units.
Activities
1. Reorganize the field catalog. When this is done, the system copies the system field catalog into the customer field catalog. Choose Extras -> Field catalog -> Reorganize.
If you use integrated collection of reported data, during the reorganization you should include SAP's standard attributes in the selection. Note that, initially, these attributes are not included in the Reorganization selection screen.
2. If desired, create one or more new characteristics.
Enter the technical name (field name) of the new characteristic. The technical name must begin with the letters "ZZ".
Also set the appropriate indicator to define how the structure of the characteristic is to be built.
Technical Background Information:
Description, type, and length are properties of characteristics that you can enter directly or define by assigning a data element or domain. Data elements and domains are ABAP Dictionary objects that act as a central store of table field properties:
A data element defines the meaning of a field in business terms with texts and a reference to a domain.
A domain describes the technical properties of the field and defines permissible values for the characteristic if either of the following conditions is met:
- There is a list defining fixed values
- There is a reference to a check table
Normally data element and domain assignments are used to refer to check tables. You can, however, create a characteristic without any validation or texts by assigning a standard domain (for example CHAR07, NUM12).
Ways to create a characteristic:
a) Assigning a data element
Activate this indicator and assign a data element. The domain assignment is made by assigning the data element.
Note: If you run the elimination of IU profit/loss in transferred inventory and the system reads the required additional financial data from the totals database, you need to create the characteristic "product group" and assign it to data element FC_PRGRP.
b) Assigning a domain
Activate this indicator, then specify the meaning and assign a domain. By assigning a domain you define the type and length of the characteristic, and possibly you refer to fixed values or a check table.
c) Referencing a characteristic
Activate this indicator, then specify the description and set a reference to another characteristic. This has the effect of assigning the domain of the referenced characteristic.
d) Creating a characteristic with a new data element and check table
Activate this indicator, the specify the description, type (character or numeric), and length (1-32). The system generates a new check table for the characteristic.
e) Creating a characteristic without a check table (using a standard domain)
Activate this indicator and specify the description, type (character or numeric), and length (1-32). The system does not generate a check table.
Caution: Assigning data elements or domains does not itself ensure that validation, reading characteristic value texts, and Possible Entries Help will work as expected. The following conditions must be given:
The domain must have a check table or fixed values.
There must be either a text table with references to the check table, or the texts must be in the check table itself.
These conditions are always fulfilled by fields in the standard field catalog.
3. If needed, define compound relationships between characteristics in the detail screen of Characteristic Maintenance.
Some characteristics are dependent on other characteristics; that is, the values of dependent characteristics are meaningless in theabsence of values for independent characteristics. Such a relationship is called a characteristic compound. Technically, a check table then contains a key that consists of two parts.
Example: The Region, a dependent characteristic (check table T005S), forms a compound characteristic with the Country, an independent characteristic, because a region can be maintained or interpreted only if a country is specified.
Note the following restrictions when defining compounds:
Compounds can only be defined for characteristics that have a check table.
When a data element/domain is assigned, a compound is predefined by the existing check table.
Compounds can only be defined while creating a dependent characteristic. You do this by specifying the independent characteristic in the detail screen.
Only single compounds are permitted. Multiple compounds cannot be made.
The compound must be defined while creating a new characteristic, and before the new characteristic is saved. This is because the save process generates the check table for the characteristic.
Note: You do not use characteristic compounds to create regular assignments between two fields (such as, consolidation unit A having the local currency USD). Rather, a compound characteristic describes the structural dependency of one field on another (as in FS item 1111 in cons chart of accounts 01 being a different item than FS item 1111 in cons chart of accounts 02).
4. Specify further properties of the characteristic:
Define the display options and the sequence number of the characteristic for reports and so forth.
Activate the Subassignment indicator for all characteristics used as subassignments for FS items.
Activate the Fixed value in breakdown category indicator for all subassignments whose value is determined by the breakdown category (e.g., as with the characteristic subitem category).
Activate the Default value indicator if applicable. Then the characteristic appears in the implementation step Define Default Values. A default value is not necessary and cannot be set if you activate the Fixed value in breakdown category indicator
5. Enhance the checking specifications if needed:
For characteristics without a standard check table, you can enter a text table, a text field, and a long text field. The text fields must use the field type character. You can also specify a view name, usually a view of the check table and text table.
If the system fails to automatically determine the transaction codes for displaying and changing the master data, you can specify them manually.
6. To the characteristic consolidation unit assign any newly created characteristics as an attribute. Only independent characteristics can be assigned as attributes to consolidation units.
These attributes are used for sorting your consolidation units.
Note: Prerequisite for assigning attributes is the reorganization of the field catalog, that is, you need to have copied the field catalog into the customer field catalog. To do this, choose Extras -> Field catalog -> Reorganize.
7. Save and activate the new characteristic.
The Save process stores the new data and, if applicable, creates new tables and views in the ABAP Dictionary.
The Activation process sets the status of the tables, views, data elements, etc. to "active". It also generates the objects that are necessary to enable the consolidation functions to process the new characteristics.
You can activate several characteristics in one step by choosing characteristic maintenance of all characteristics in the initial screen, selecting and activating the inactive characteristics.
8. After activating the characteristic, you are asked whether to generate the view modules. Confirm the generation.
If you exit Characteristic Maintenance and want to ensure that all view modules were generated correctly, choose Environment -> View maintenance modules -> Reorganize.
9. Assign the new characteristics to field groups, if applicable.
Field groups are groupings of characteristics. These let you structure the fields in the field catalog. Individual fields may belong to multiple field groups.
Further notes
Choose Extras -> Log display to display the logs for the activities Save, Activate and Delete.
Edited by: Dan Sullivan on Oct 6, 2011 9:38 AM

Steps Invloved in Company Code Creation

I need to create a new company code in the existing landscape of SAP. Please tell me all the steps involved while creation of a new company code in the existing landscape . I mean I need to know all the high level steps involved. e.g.
create new company code
Identify the Z tables where this new company code will impact
Identify KDS for new company for which we are creating this new company code
Design Workflow
The same way I need a detailed activity list for the above project ( i.e. Creation of new company code in the existing SAP landscape )
Moderator message: not related to ABAP development, also SDN is not your free consulting service, please investigate yourself.
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Edit, Copy, Delete, Check Company Code(T001)
Company is created by FI Consultant.
The company code is an organizational unit used in accounting. It is used to structure the business organization from a financial accounting perspective.
IMG -> Enterprise Structure -> Definition -> Financial Accounting -> Define, copy, delete, check Company Code
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Jaiprakash.P.T

Activating Extended Withholding Tax - New Company Code

Hello Gurus, I have a question regarding Extended Withholding Tax that I have not previously seen addressed.
My client is live on ECC 6.0 EHP 5 and would like to activate Extended Wittholding Tax for its Colombian company code which is not yet live.
All existing company codes on the same client are using Classic Withholding Tax, where withholding is needed. This is working well in many countries around the world, but will not satisfy the Colombia legal requirements.
Since Extended Withholding Tax is activated by company code, do we need to perform the Withholding Tax Changeover / Data Conversion steps for all existing entities live on SAP with Classic Wittholding?
Keep in mind that we do not plan to activate Extended Withholding Taxes in any other company code that already has productive data unless we absolutely must.
However, previous questions asked of this nature (and the SAP documentation) had ambiguous replies about whether other Existing company codes are impacted (and must be converted) as a result of activating EWT for a brand new company code with no existing master data or transactional data to be converted.
Thanks for your help.
Guy

Hi Guy,
I believe that you can use extended Withholding tax for new company code without impacting the existing company code with classic WHT configured as my belief is extended WHT is activated at company code level.
Probably you can try to configure colombia in your development system and do some testing for Colombia and negative testing for few company codes with classic WHT.
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Gaurav

F.01 - extract to consolidation on company code level

Hi everyone
We're trying to do an extract to consolidation on company code level (1). When popup dialog "Filename for extraction file" appears we can choose between presentation server or application server.
When choosing presentation server and logical filename ECCS_FILE we get error GC027 (Error opening file c:\temp\EXTRACT_CS_CO.txt).
Doing so choosing application server however works (whereas path isn't the same).
We already checked and double-checked settings of logical file name and logical path in transaction FILE.
Any suggestions what to do or isn't it supposed to work via presentation server?
Thanks in advance and best regards to all
Renaud

I have not seen anything that you have mentioned to enter file path?
Is this being customised for your Company?
How did you download this before?

Impacts of new company code currency

Hi Gurus,
We have a company code which is setup 2 months back. We have it setup with USD and this company code is assigend to a controlling area in one -one basis. So it should be fine . But now business want to change the CCode currency. All G/L and master data is created with USD. What would be the impacts if we change currency of master data also into new currency? We have no New-GL . We used special ldgers but just for a specific activity.
Any thoughts ?
Thanks,
GB

Hi GB,
If there is no transaction data posted in your company code then you can change the company code currency and in GL Mater data. But if transaction data is already been posted then its better to create new company code with new GL Master data and currency setting and upload transaction data posted in last two months.
Regards,
Santosh

Consolidation company code

Hi All,
I have one req. from our client there 6 company code and they want to consolidate in one company code .
How to do that consolidation statments
From MM point of view MIGO and MIRO still on company code level.
please give me valuable inputs?
Vivek

Hi
For this you needs to implement consolidation (or) SPecial purpose ledger concept.
Let me know for any further help.
Regards,
Suresh

How to link ECC Company code with BCS Consolidation unit

I have to create new consolidation unit in BCS, parallelly in SAP R/3 also I have created a company code.
I could read following in the forum :-
The Company Codes from ECC are assigned to the characteristic Company in BCS, thus creating a one to one relationship between ECC & BCS company codes.
BUT HOW TO DO THE SAME.
Also any advise on Profit centre and cost centre etc in BCS in line with ECC. This is first time I am configuring in BCS,

Typically in ECC company codes are assigned to a company. The company is typically used for cons unit in BCS, but it is not uncommon for company code to be used as cons unit.
When company code is used, it is an attribute of the characteristic company and thus in the load mapping, the company is mapped to the attribute company code. This results in company code being mapped to company.
Otherwise, if company code is in the databasis as the cons unit role, then it is simply mapped to company code to company code.
For profit center and cost center, these are typically assigned the role subassignment, but it is not uncommon for profit center to be a cons unit for a matrix consolidation. However, these characteristics must first be included in the totals/databasis infocube.

Re: IMpact in changing company code to company relation not during monthend

Hi Guru
I would like to know your opinions about the impact that may arise in changing company code - company relationship during the mid month(not exactly mid month - anytime expect month end )? If there is an impact what would be the best approach. We suggested to the change at the month end and do the month end activities ..but due to management decision, situation may appear where it needs to be done during the month . They have inter-company transaction .
Here is the scenario :
Company A has 1,2,3 and 4 as it's company code . The company code 4 now needs to be linked to a new company B . How can this be done during the middle of month ? How to get the reports for new company A and Company B and make sure the entries are correct one .For example on 18th of month company code 4 is been moved to company B. how will the assets depreciation will be posted that will reflect in Balance sheet . Let say total depreciation for the month is 300$( 30 days in month). I believe this will show up in both company B/L sheet as 300$. We are looking to differentiate 180$ being posted to Company A balance sheet and 120 to be posted to company B balance sheet .Your input on this will be highly appreciated.
Thanks
Gobi

Hi
Transaction <b>OX02 </b>changes the name.
It is not easy to change your company code to a new one.
You would need to copy your existing company code to the new one and go through the IMG and verify all settings. Then reconfigure all the modules that are using the old company code like purchasing, sales, etc. to point to the new code. Finally, you would need to transfer all the legacy data. Therefore it is far easier to keep the existing company code but give it a new text name.
Copy all the customization in a new client, no transactions and no master data. So youll have the same settings with your live system.
Created a new company code with the new currency, and copy all the customization. This step was to minimize step in re-customization.
Uploaded all the master data...and do a new transaction
The suggestion is don't do that in a live system or else youll have a big problem then.
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Impact of Merging multiple company codes into ONE

Hi,
We are currently doing a study for a client, they have the following scenario where the client has got multiple company codes in SAP (due to some tax benefits they had initially created the company codes) now the tax benefits cease to exist and they are planning to consolidate/merge all the company codes into one legal entity. In the existing landscape all the company codes are in the same client. They are proposing to merge all the company codes into an existing company code.
Trying to understand the impact of merging on SD and would appreciate your thiughts/insights into what could be the important critical impacts of merging and what are the factors to watch out for from an SD perspective. Client has VC and MTO scenarios.
Thanks in Advance.
M

Hi,
It all depends on your strategy. Will you be creating a new Sales organisations? or continue with the existing one? Also, please check with the client as to how the existing plants in the subsidery company be treated in the holding company.
You will have to check the master data, open items, Z programmes & most importantly CIN related settings.
Hope this is helpful, please let me know if you require further inputs.
Thanks.

CONSOLIDATION BETWEEN TWO COMPANY CODES

hello!
plz help me to make a doc n configuration in:
CONSOLIDATION BETWEEN TWO COMPANY CODES in version 6.00
mail id: [email protected]
regards
sirisha

hello
Please check the PDF on consolidation from the link /download
http://help.sap.com/printdocu/core/Print46c/en/data/pdf/ECCS/ECCS.pdf
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assign points if useful

Assign company code to consolidation staging ledger

Dear Guru,
When I execute tcode GC41, there is an error message , it said :
No ledger for consolidation has been specified
Message no. GC191
Diagnosis
No consolidation staging ledger was allocated to the company code.
System Response
If an extract is to be created for consolidation, then every company code must also be allocated to the consolidation staging ledger. This means that every company code is posted directly to two ledgers.
Procedure
Every company code which is to be transferred to consolidation must be allocated to the consolidation additional ledger. The consolidation additional ledger must point to the GLT3 data base.
How to assign company code to consolidation staging ledger?
I check Tcode OCZ2, there is Ledger 9 (Additnal Consolidation Ledger), should I create new ledger for consolidation staging ledger? How to make it?
Thanks before.

There are some steps that one must do in order to populate the Cons tables.
Some of them you may find in SPRO t-code. SAP.help.com is not very bad in this also.

Consolidated HR report from 2 company code

Hi ,
How can we extract consolidated HR report from 2 company code
Rex

Hi,
What kind of report you are talking about? If it is employee master data report (Flexible employee data) then enter company codes in multiple selection dialog by clicking on the multiple selection button in front of company code selection option.
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Waqas Rashid

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