Documentation about Legal Entities (company Code)

Hi,
I have found some interesting documentation about Legal Entities (company Code).
The url is http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/fr/5d/a77d9bec1111d2bc1000105a5e5b3c/content.htm .
I would replace this documentation in its context, but I don't find where it is coming from.
I searched in help.sap.com and I don't find the same documentation.
Does anybody know the path for finding the same documentation from help.sap.com ?
Or is this obsolete documentation ?

Hi Henri,
It seems that this documentation is not used anymore in ERP ECC5/6, but was used only for 4.6. So, it looks obsolete to me. But, you are right, it's indeed quite interesting, especially for those who start with SAP implementation.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/fr/7e/d42640455911d189400000e8323c4f/frameset.htm
Regards,
Eli

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