Logic Accounts Usage

Question

We have an issue in FDM mapping, we are trying to map trial balance from source system to Hyperion, here is the summary:
Account Type
A1 Asset
A2 Asset
A3 Asset
L1 Liab
L2 Liab
L3 Liab
We cannot map a/c balance of the above individually into hyperion accounts as they are all gross amounts. The rules are as follows:
1. Aggregate A1, A2, A3 say "A Total"
2. Aggregate B1, B2, B3 say "B Total"
3. If A Total> B Total, map to A/c 9999, else a/c 7777
We were trying to use logic account function in FDM at the point of import but we were unsuccessful. Apparently, logic account works only at an individual source a/c level, e.g. If A1 balance is Dr, then map to 9999, else 7777 which is NOT what we want. We should be able to aggregate a set of 3 accounts before comparing with another set of logic accounts.
Thanks in advance and any inputs would be greatly appreciated.
best regards
Amar

Answer 1

What you are trying to do is fairly straightforward to accomplish with simple logic.
Create a logic account for each of the totals you want to generate i.e. TotA , TotB etc. These will be straightforward simple logic accounts that aggregate the source accounts you specify in the criteria field. Then create 2 more logic accounts the first will hold the value of TotA if it is less than TotB, if not it will Skip creating this logic account, and the 2nd will hold the value of TotA if it is greater than TotB if not it will skip creating this logic account. Make sure for these 2 logic accounts you check the Exp checkbox so you can use them in mappings. Then map them to the approapriate targets.
Edited by: SH on Jun 29, 2011 10:01 AM
Also don't forget to sequence the logic accounts so the totals are generated first
Edited by: SH on Jun 29, 2011 10:14 AM