Global Parameters of Consolidation:

These parameters affect the activities of the user in the Consolidation System.
Global Parameters include the consolidation dimension, version, FS chart of accounts,
ledger and fiscal year and period. This data is unique by user.
Enterprise Controlling -Consolidation- Define Global Parameters

The following global parameters have been defined :

NI : Nilgiris Consolidated Chart of Accounts
NI: Nilgiris Consolidation Ledger
NI: Nilgiris Group Demension.
Check Global System Settings:
In this step, specifications are made that apply to the global functions used in
various areas of the Consolidation Component.

Enterprise Controlling -Consolidation- Check Global System Settings

Master Data
Dimension:
Typically one dimension is used for each consolidation type.
For company consolidation, business area consolidation and profit centre
consolidation, different dimensions need to be defined.
The Dimension NI has been defined for the Nilgiris Group, as in case of Nilgiris only
company consolidation will be carried out.
Enterprise Controlling -Consolidation- Master Data Define Dimensions

Version:
Versions in the Consolidation Component are used in order to:
a) Simulate consolidation using different financial data, control parameters and
master data
b) Perform Consolidation using different categories of data, such as actual and
plan data.
c) Restate financial reports
Two versions have been defined:
100 Actual Data
200 Planned Data
Enterprise Controlling -Consolidation- Master Data- Define Versions

Organizational Units:
Consolidation Group
This is a user defined aggregation of multiple consolidation units for the purpose of
consolidation and reporting therein.
Two Consolidation Groups have been defined for the business requirements at
Nilgiris:
Enterprise Controlling -Consolidation- Master Data-Organizational Units -
Consolidation Groups- Maintain Consolidation Groups Individually
a) NILGIRIS

For the NILGIRIS consolidation group, all the legal entities of the Nilgiris group ; ie.,
APPU, KRV, NDF, NFPL and NMB have been assigned
b) NILGIRIS-KRV

The second consolidation group is NILGIRIS-KRV, to which all the NILGIRIS entities
except KRV have been assigned.
For both these Consolidation Groups, the consolidation frequency has been defined
as month end.

Consolidation Unit:
Consolidation Unit is the smallest unit of the corporate group structure that can be
used as the basis for performing a consolidation.
Enterprise Controlling -Consolidation- Master Data-Organizational Units -
Consolidation Groups- Maintain Consolidation Units Individually

All 5 Nilgiris legal entities KRV, NDF, APPU, NMB and NFPL have been maintained as
Consolidation Units and Companies.
The link of these Companies to Company Codes happens in the Global Parameter
Settings of the Company Codes.

The following settings are significant:

(i)
(ii)
(iii)

The data transfer method has been defined as Realtime Update from FI
Company Consolidation has been specified.
The logical system is the SAP server from which the FI transaction data,
will flow into the Consolidation Unit.

Financial Statement Items:

The Consolidation Component uses its own Chart Of Accounts, which is generally
specified by the Corporate Group.
In case of Nilgiris, the operating Chart Of Accounts as well as the Consolidated COA,
is the same, and the link between the two has been specified.

Enterprise Controlling -Consolidation- Master Data-Organizational Units -

Financial Statement Items - User Defined Consolidation Chart Of Accounts -
Define Consolidation Chart Of Accounts
For Nilgiris, NI has been defined as the Consolidation Chart of Accounts.

Define Sets:
Sets of Financial Statement Items need to be defined for interunit elimination, for the
Nilgiris Consolidation business case.
Three sets of financial statement items have been defined
A1 IC Payables
A2 IC Receivables
A3 IC Revenue
The G/L accounts for which the interunit elimination entries are desired, need to be
maintained here.

Consolidation-Master Data- Financial Statement Items -Subassignments

In order to perform consolidation tasks, certain assignments must be made in the
transaction data.
In addition to the assignment of the consolidation unit, FS Item, fiscal year, period
and so on, for the Nilgiris business case we will use the sub-assignments of partner
unit.
Payables and receivables items require partner unit sub-assignments so that interunit
payables and receivables can be eliminated.
For the Nilgiris Consolidation business case only the Breakdown Category Partner
has been defined.

Preparation for Consolidation

Consolidation-Integration: Preparation for Consolidation- Preparation in the
Consolidation System - Tools
Build and Transport Financial Statement Version for the Group.
In this step the financial statement version for the group can be build. In case of
Nilgiris, the FSV used is NILG

Consolidation-Integration: Preparation for Consolidation- Preparation in the

Consolidation System
Collection of Data
Assign Transaction Chart of Accounts to Cons. Chart of Accounts
Since for the Nilgiris business case, the transaction Chart of Accounts ( NILG) is the
same that needs to be used for drawing up the consolidated financial statements,
the link between the two has been established here.

Consolidation-Integration: Preparation for Consolidation- Assign Integrated

Consolidation Types to the Dimensions

Data
Consolidated financial statements are created on the basis of financial data reported
by consolidation units
Data Monitor is used for monitoring the collection and standardization of financial
data reported by consolidation units in a dimension.
Enterprise Controlling - ConsolidationData- Data Monitor
DM001 is the task group for data monitor

The following tasks have been defined to the data monitor task group.

The settings have been effected for Data Collection

Tasks have been defined for manual posting

Enterprise Controlling- Consolidation Data- Manual Posting- Tasks

For Interunit Eliminations, the following settings have been made:

Enterprise Controlling- Consolidation- Consolidation Functions-Automatic
Posting - Interunit Elimination- Methods

The following tasks have been defined for effecting IU Eliminations.

These tasks have been assigned to the Consolidation Monitor.