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Consolidation
Adding the companies up is not SUM(): translate, eliminate, take the minority’s share, and keep the arithmetic.
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RecordsConsolidation GroupsA reporting entity that does not trade: a currency, a chart, a calendar and a set of member companies.OpenRecordsGroup MembersHow much of each member the group owns, and by which method. Above 50% you consolidate line by line; between 20 and 50 you take your share of the result and nothing else.OpenRecordsGroup Chart of AccountsThe chart the group reports on. Two companies calling the same thing 6100 and 610000 is the normal case, not the exception.OpenRecordsAccount MappingsHow each entity’s accounts land on the group chart. A range maps as a block so a new account does not silently fall through.OpenRecordsElimination RulesWhat comes out again. A pattern rather than a posting, because a rule that has to be rewritten when a company adds an account is a rule that goes out of date silently.OpenViewConsolidation RunsThe arithmetic, kept. Entity total, translation difference, eliminations, minority interest and the group figure — so the bridge reads on one line.OpenRecordsConsolidation AdjustmentsAn adjustment made at group level and nowhere else. A top-side adjustment is the classic fraud vector, so it carries a reason, an approver who is not the author, and a life.Open
Columns, fields and actions
| Screen | Kind | What it is | Columns | Fields | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidation Groups | List | A reporting entity that does not trade: a currency, a chart, a calendar and a set of member companies. | 8 | 13 | 1 |
| Group Members | List | How much of each member the group owns, and by which method. Above 50% you consolidate line by line; between 20 and 50 you take your share of the result and nothing else. | 9 | 14 | 0 |
| Group Chart of Accounts | List | The chart the group reports on. Two companies calling the same thing 6100 and 610000 is the normal case, not the exception. | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| Account Mappings | List | How each entity’s accounts land on the group chart. A range maps as a block so a new account does not silently fall through. | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| Elimination Rules | List | What comes out again. A pattern rather than a posting, because a rule that has to be rewritten when a company adds an account is a rule that goes out of date silently. | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| Consolidation Runs | Read-only list | The arithmetic, kept. Entity total, translation difference, eliminations, minority interest and the group figure — so the bridge reads on one line. | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| Consolidation Adjustments | List | An adjustment made at group level and nowhere else. A top-side adjustment is the classic fraud vector, so it carries a reason, an approver who is not the author, and a life. | 10 | 12 | 0 |