Tata Motors BluePrint - ECCS Module
Tata Motors BluePrint - ECCS Module
Tata Motors BluePrint - ECCS Module
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Existing Business Processes (AS-IS) & expectations
1.3 Business Process Analysis
1.3.1 Overview
1.3.2 Process Flow
1.3.2.1a: Conceptual Elements
1.3.2.1b: Organisation structure
1.3.2.1c: Data Flow in FI
1.3.2.1d: Validation in FI
1.3.2.1e: Reports in FI
1.3.2.1f: Real time Update in ECCS
1.3.2.1g: Overview flow diagram
1.3.2.2: Processes & Activities
1.3.2.2a: Manual Entries in FI.
1.3.2.2b: EC-CS Process
1.3.2.2b.i Data Monitor
1.3.2.2b.ii Consolidation Monitor
1.3.2.2b.iii Reports
1.3.3 Detailed design document
1.3.3.1 Organisation structure
1.3.3.2 Data in FI
1.3.3.3 Different fiscal years
1.3.3.4 Periodicity
1.3.3.5 FI Closure
1.3.3.6 Data Input
1.3.3.7 Currency translation
1.3.3.8 Consolidation Chart of accounts
1.3.3.8.a FS item
1.3.3.8.b FS item Hierarchy
1.3.3.9 Data Monitor
1.3.3.9.1 Transfer of Periodic Profit/loss to retained earnings
1.3.3.9.2 Balance Carry forward
1.3.3.10 Consolidation Monitor
1.3.3.10.a Inter company Eliminations
1.3.3.10.a.i Elimination of Receivables/Payables
1.3.3.10.a.ii Elimination of Inter Company Loans
1.3.3.10.a.iii Elimination of Sales/Purchase
1.3.3.10.a.iv Elimination of Revenue/Expense
1.3.3.10.a.v Inventory Mark-up
1.3.3.10.a.vi Profit on sale of Assets and Depreciation thereon
1.3.3.10.b Consolidation of Investments
1.3.3.10.c Reclassification
1.3.3.10.d Adjustment Entries specific to US GAAP
1.3.3.10.e First Consolidation
1.1 Introduction
Top Management initiative on the systematic and methodical approach for consolidation with
minimum human intervention in passing entries, Validation of data, extraction of Financial Reports
from the SAP system.
In view of NYSE listing, we should be preparing the US GAAP formatted consolidated financials
on a monthly basis
All companies to have a uniform chart of accounts
USGAAP specific Accounts and the adjustment to be made available for audit trail
Consolidation of Accounts on for Indian & US GAAP
Entries by Individual companies on Monthly basis both for Indian & US GAAP
Automatic / Manual elimination of inter company transactions
TATA Motors is currently using SAP R/3 3.1 H Financial Accounting for consolidating with their
subsidiaries.
The Trial Balance from the Various Subsidiaries is uploaded in FI in SAP R/3. Subsequently
manual entries are passed in FI for the purpose of
Adjustment entries required after receipt of Trial balance from subsidiaries
Adjustment entries for the Inter Company transactions relating to Sales and Purchases
Adjustment entries for the Inter Company Elimination of Investments.
Adjustment entries pertaining to Minority Interest.
Adjustment entries for eliminating Inter Company Profit on Inventory
Adjustment entries for eliminating Inter Company Transfer of Assets.
Two different sets of entries are passed for USGAAP and Indian Consolidation.
Expectations
Complete the Consolidation within 5 days from the date of availability of data for consolidation.
To do USGAAP reporting and reporting to NYSE in time.
Inter company transactions and eliminations to be carried out in SAP R/3 and tracking of the
changes and audit trail to exist in the system.
Minimum user interference in the process of doing the consolidation.
By validating the data in the EC-CS, Internal Control exists in the SAP R/3 system.
Consolidation for US GAAP and Indian GAAP arrived by using the same data without data
redundancy.
By Using ALE between systems, the manual upload of data could be avoided and data integrity
is achieved from the source of data to the consolidation system.
Control over the GL Account opening and modification by the subsidiary is controlled centrally.
Document
number Description
CSTMLR001 Organization Structure with % Holding under both GAAP
CSTMLR002 FI
CSTMLR003 Data Input from Subsidiaries
CSTMLR004 Cons. COA
CSTMLR005 Currency Translation in case of foreign Companies
CSTMLR006 Treatment for Different Fiscal year
CSTMLR007 Periodicity
CSTMLR008 FI Closure
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CSTMLR009 Receivable/Payable Elimination
CSTMLR010 Inter Company Loans Elimination
CSTMLR011 Sales/Purchase Elimination
CSTMLR012 Revenue/Expense Elimination
CSTMLR013 Inventory Markup Elimination
CSTMLR014 Elimination of Profit on sale of Assets and Depreciation thereon
Investment Consolidation - Associate as well as Subsidiary for
CSTMLR015 both GAAPs
CSTMLR016 Reclassification
CSTMLR017 Adjustment Entries specific to US GAAP
CSTMLR018 Other Consolidation Entries, if any
CSTMLR019 First Consolidation into ECCS System
CSTMLR020 Reporting Requirements - Legal & Management
CSTMLR021 Validation into ECCS System
CSTMLR022 Document type
1. Overview
2. Process Flow
3. Detailed Design
4. Fit / GAP Analysis
5. Business issues
6. Security:
7. Authorization
8. Change Management
1.3.1 Overview
EC-CS Consolidation
This application component features consolidation functions you can use for external (statutory)
rendering of accounts as well as internal (management) reporting.
To do this, this component offers different consolidation types that are based on user-definable
organizational units. Specifically, you can perform consolidation for companies, divisions, business
areas or profit centers.
In the component, the consolidation types are represented by dimensions. For example, you can
define one dimension for company consolidations and, at the same time, another dimension for profit
center consolidations. Each dimension lets you process flexible and, when needed, parallel hierarchies
of consolidation units and consolidation groups:
Flexible hierarchies means that you can use any number of hierarchy levels, define these
hierarchies in variable depths, and maintain these hierarchies easily and clearly.
Parallel hierarchies means that you use different criteria for structuring the consolidation
units of each type of consolidation (e.g., business area consolidation). For example, one
hierarchy could have a structure of consolidation units as companies, another hierarchy
could have a structure with business segments.
You can use versions to maintain different categories of data, such as actual data, prognostic data or
budget data
Integration
The application features integration functions with different SAP transaction modules that provide data
for consolidation; this is available for the consolidation types company consolidation, business area
consolidation and profit center consolidation. The integration functions enable the following:
Generation of the organizational units of consolidation, based on the units in the transaction
system.
There must be a clearly defined relationship between the organizational units of the transaction
system and those of the consolidation system before an automatic transfer of data can take
place.
Automated collection of transaction data.
Several data transfer methods are available. A prerequisite for the collection of transaction data
is that the data carried in local charts of accounts be converted for the aggregated chart of
accounts in Consolidation. In some consolidation scenarios the transaction data can even be
collected into different consolidation charts of accounts.
Features
Different methods are available for transferring the transaction data to the Consolidation
system. Which method you use depends on your consolidation scenario.
You can post manual entries, for example to standardize the reported data to the group's
methods of balance sheet valuations.
You can use validations to check the consistency of the reported or standardized financial data.
You can translate the reported financial data into the currency of the consolidation group.
You can automatically execute the following consolidation tasks:
- Inter-unit eliminations (elimination of payables and receivables, elimination of revenue and
expense, elimination of investment income)
- Elimination of inter-unit profit/loss in transferred inventory
- Consolidation of investments
- Reclassifications
The automated postings are controlled by the task settings you previously define in
Customizing.
Constraints
The automated execution of the elimination of IU profit/loss in transferred assets is not available in this
release.
Recommendations
By analysing the requirement document and the AS-IS, TML needs to consolidate it’s financials with
Subsidiaries for the purpose of legal reporting as per Indian GAAP and US GAAP.
To accomplish these, it is recommended that TML uses EC-CS Module and have a Separate
Consolidation Server, due to the data volume and security.
The Conceptual design document, specifying the Fit / GAP analysis been prepared and
attached for reference.
The data from the subsidiaries are collected either through Excel or direct upload and then
uploaded in FI through the program. The data will be validated for Completeness and documents are
saved in the respective company codes.
1. Overview
a. Conceptual Elements
b. Organisation structures
c. Data flow in FI
d. Validation in FI
e. Reports in FI
f. Real time update in EC-CS
g. Overview Flow Diagram
b. EC-CS
i. Data Monitor
ii. Consolidation Monitor
iii. Reports
Company
Company Code
Chart of accounts in FI
Dimensions
Versions
Currencies
Consolidation Ledger
Consolidation Unit
Consolidation Group
Consolidation Group Hierarchy
Consolidation Chart of accounts
FS Items
Breakdown Categories
Sub item categories & Sub Items
FS item Hierarchy
Data Monitor
Consolidation Monitor
Company
Organizational unit , for which individual financial statements can be drawn up according to the
relevant commercial law. A company can consist of one or more company codes. A company has also
to be defined so that it is available as a trading Partner.
In TML Scenario a company has been defined in FI to correspond to a consolidation unit & Trading
Partner in ECCS.
Company Code
The smallest organizational unit , for which a complete self-contained set of accounts can be drawn up
for purposes of external reporting.
In TML Scenario a company code has been defined in FI to correspond to a consolidation unit.
Chart of accounts in FI
Dimensions
Versions
Versions make it possible to consolidate financial data according to different criteria. Managers
frequently require financial data to be prepared and consolidated according to different criteria or
using different valuation approaches.
Versions help:
To Perform simulations for your consolidated data, such as Simulating the effects of various
exchange rates on your consolidated financial statements
In Simulating the effect of the divestiture of a consolidation unit on your consolidated financial
statements
To Prepare restatements — that is, apply the current "settings" to data of a previous period
For example, if you changed the consolidation hierarchy, you could report the data of the
previous fiscal year in the new hierarchy as a restatement.
In simple cases, you can perform such restatements using the functions of reporting without
using a new version: You could effect the restatement using a drilldown report if the report does
not include postings that are dependent on the consolidation group.
Currencies
Consolidation Ledger
A specialized framework that determines how values and quantities are entered and presented for
A particular area of accounting
Reporting or evaluation purposes.
A ledger consists of the transaction figures and documents that represent the changes in values and
quantities arising from business transactions.
In TML Scenario one consolidation ledger TM has been defined.
Consolidation Unit
The smallest element of the corporate group structure that can be used as the basis for performing a
consolidation
Consolidation Group
The business object Consolidation group is a user-defined aggregation of multiple consolidation units
for the purpose of consolidation and reporting thereon
In TML Scenario all companies having Subsidiaries have been defined as Consolidation groups.
FS Items
Breakdown Categories
Depending on the FS items posted, different sub assignments are necessary for the transaction data.
For example, payables and receivables items require partner unit sub assignments so that inter unit
payables and receivables can be eliminated. Some items require several sub assignments, for
example partner unit and transaction currency.
Sub assignments are grouped into breakdown categories, which are assigned to FS items in their
master data. Breakdown categories are defined for a particular chart of accounts.
When defining a breakdown category, the system offers all standard sub assignments and all custom
sub assignments.
In TML Scenario 5 breakdown categories have been defined.
Sub item and sub item category are sub assignments for the financial statement items in
Consolidation. Both characteristics are in a compound with each other. The sub item is dependent
on the sub item category. The sub item category classifies the values of the sub item.
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In TML Scenario standard Sub Item Categories provided by SAP have been used.
Sub Items for trading partner & Functional areas have been defined.
FS item Hierarchy
FS items are created in a chart of accounts for company consolidation to meet the statutory
requirements.
The chart of accounts can be split into the two item hierarchies "Balance Sheet" and "Income
Statement".
In the "Balance Sheet" hierarchy, you create the totals items "Fixed Assets" and "Current
Assets". Beneath these items, you create value items or lower-level totals items, and so on.
Summary
TLCN TDCV TTLG TAL TML SHEBG CMIL HVTL HVAL CML
AS PER US GAAP
TLCN TDCV TTLG TAL TPIG TML SHEBG CML CMIL TACOG HVAL HVTL
Data from all companies, with currency = INR, is required to be brought into the FI Module of
the Consolidation Server. The data in FI Module of Consolidation server is the same as data
in the source system. Simultaneously there will be a real time update of data into the ECCS
module.
Data transfer will take place on monthly basis by GL A/c, Trading Partner and Functional
Area as per specified format.
In the first period the year to date data in specified format will be required. Thereafter only
Incremental data will be required.
For getting data in the detailed required format implementation of the following is a pre-
requisite:
Trading partner- to derive identifier for elimination
Cost of sales accounting –to derive functional area for US GAAP reporting
Once the above are implemented, data can be downloaded directly from the Application
server in the source systems, from GLFUNCT table.
Till such time as the process is automated, data will be given by companies in a Text File
(Tab Delimited), on a monthly basis.
Non-SAP subsidiary companies will have to develop a program to download data in the
specified format in a .txt file (Tab delimited).
Till such time the program is not developed data needs to be provided manually.
Subsidiaries will have to Download data file in their respective server, & then copy the file to
ECCS application server
Two BDC programs are available for upload of data into FI, in Consolidation server.
Session method (Create a session and upload later, log details provided by SAP)
Transaction code ZF02S
Call Transaction method (Immediate upload, log details created by us).
Transaction code ZF02C
Flow Diagram
Source systems
Detailed Trial
Balance
from TML &
Subsidiaries
Consolidation System
FI Conversion
Module Programs
1.3.2.1d: Validation in FI
Check client/year/period/co code is proper and any blank lines in the data file.
Check G/L Account, Functional Area, Transaction Type, Trading Partner, and Debit/Credit balance.
If any one task fails display the message and stop the program.
Flow Diagram
Source systems
Consolidation System
FI Corrective
Module action 19
Conversion companies
Programs &
Company
YES codes
COA &
Validation NO Data
Errors?
Yes/ no
1.3.2.1e: Reports in FI
Data will be uploaded into FI for TML and all its subsidiaries at periodic interval.
Source systems
Detailed Trial Balance from
TML & Subsidiaries
Consolidation System
ECCS Module
Conversion
Programs
Cons units
FI hierarchy for Indian GAAP data-Ver 100
Validation Module Indian Gaap
Hence, to keep the data on the source systems & Consolidation system in sync, there will be a
need to pass manual entries in FI on the consolidation system.
Since this may lead to dilution of Controls, the activity needs to be done carefully in a controlled
manner.
It is recommended that this activity should be done only by persons named to carry out this
activity. Authorizations can be given accordingly.
The system manages the status of the tasks and, thus, ensures a logical sequence and consistent
data.
The Data Monitor is used for the following:
Monitoring the collection and standardization of reported data by the consolidation units in
a dimension:
In order to ensure that these tasks are executed correctly, in general you need to execute
them in a certain order. For example, data must be validated before it can be used for
further tasks. It is also important to ensure that tasks can only be executed once the
preceding tasks have been completed without errors.
This is controlled by the status management function which belongs to the monitor.
However, it is also possible to run a provisional update for tasks:
o When you successfully run a task in update mode and the preceding tasks are not
blocked, the monitor returns the task status "Pendent" (pending completion of
preceding task).
o When you successfully run a task in update mode and the preceding tasks are
blocked, the monitor returns the task status "Without Errors".
Overall Status
The monitor displays the overall status for each organizational unit. The overall status is portrayed
using an initial stage icon and three traffic light icons, as illustrated here:
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Task Status
As with the overall status, the monitor also displays the status of each task for each
organizational unit. Tasks have the following statuses:
Executing tasks:
All tasks can be started from the monitor, either in test or update mode. The tasks you
want to execute must be contained in the task group assigned to the dimension, however.
You also have the option of starting tasks individually from the application menu.
For each dimension, you define a task group that contains the tasks you require, and you define
the order in which the tasks can be executed.
You can deactivate Status Management to prevent the system from controlling the
execution of the tasks.
You can specify that the periods containing tasks you want to perform must be explicitly
opened. If you don't specify this, the periods are open by default.
You cannot execute any tasks in closed periods. An authorization object is available for
opening and closing periods, allowing you to assign the authorization to specific staff
members.
In TML Scenario Data Monitor has been used for the following activities:
In addition to the monitor, you can also execute the individual tasks via the application
menu.
For each dimension, you define a task group, in which you specify the tasks to be run by the
consolidation monitor as well as the sequence of the tasks.
The execution of the tasks is controlled by the predetermined status management function of the
system. You can deactivate the function in step Check global system settings. There you can
also specify for the monitor that accounting periods must be explicitly opened before they can be
posted to.
In TML Scenario the consolidation Monitor will be used for executing tasks relating to:
Inter Unit elimination
Elimination of Inter unit profit/loss in inventory
Consolidation of investments
Reclassification
Prepare for Consolidation group change
1.3.2.2b.iii Reports
Comparison of Consolidation Units to analyze the % wise Company wise share per FS Item
Reconciliation of Consolidation ledger with General Ledger to validate data flow from FI to
EC-CS
Total Records with General Ledger/Cons Staging Ledger to validate data flow from FI to EC-CS
Reports to be developed
Change in Local to Consolidation Value Report for movement of data from Reported data to
Consolidated data at Group Level
Comparison of Cons Unit: view of Reported data for all the units in columnar format.
Comparison of Cons Unit: view of Consolidated data for all the units in columnar format
In FI
In EC-CS
Subsidiary % of Holding
Company holding Company
TAL 100.00 TML
HVAL 100.00 TML
HVTL 100.00 TML
CMIL 100.00 TML
TDCV 100.00 TML
SHEB 100.00 TML
TDDL 69.54 SHEB
11.50 TML
TLCN 79.75 TML
0.25 SHEB
TTL 95.38 TML
The following are Subsidiaries TTUS 100.00 TTL of TML as per US GAAP
TPI 49.99 TML
TES 100.00 TPI
TACO 50.00 TML
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ACSI 74.00 TACO
ASAL 81.00 TACO
CML 49.99 TML
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Setting up of FI Module, in the Consolidation server for TML group. This will ensure, source company
data as it is in FI, on the consolidation server through file transfer.
Data will be transferred from FI to ECCS by way of Real time Update so as to avoid manual
intervention and to have authenticity of the data flowing into ECCS.
In TML Group, some of the Companies are following different fiscal year from that of the Parent
Company (TML).
In addition there is a time gap between the financial statements of the Parent Company (TML) & two of
its subsidiaries (TPI & TES).
TML has four subsidiaries which are operating outside India and following different financial year i.e.
January to December.
TDCV
TTUS
TPI
TES
As per current practice being followed by TML, data for TDCV & TTUS is brought in the same calendar
month for which the data pertains to. Whereas in case of TPI & TES the data is brought in the same
posting period i.e. with the time gap of 3 months.
For e.g.: If the data pertains to January 04, in case of TDCV & TTUS same is brought in TML Group in
the month of January 04 only, whereas in case of TPI & TES the same is brought in the month of April
04.
For the first time, as of date data will be retrieved from the subsidiaries.
The data so retrieved will be uploaded in the FI Module of the Consolidation System.
Subsequently, monthly incremental data would be retrieved from the respective subsidiaries.
As a preceding step, the prior posting period will be closed and the subsequent posting period
will be opened for uploading the monthly incremental data.
Closure of posting periods in FI for TML and its subsidiaries in the Source System is
prerequisite before downloading of data from their system so as to avoid any further posting
of data into their system for the corresponding period. Data such downloaded are to be
uploaded into FI in consolidation server. Once data for all the companies are uploaded in FI,
posting period should be closed in FI in consolidation server immediately after upload ,so as
to avoid inconsistency in data.
However TML corporate group has suggested that there could be circumstances where the FI
Period may need to be re-opened to incorporate certain management decisions.
Hence in FI of the consolidation server one person in corporate accounts may be authorized to pass
manual entries.
For the Real Time update to take place in the EC-CS module of the Consolidation Server, data from
TML & all its subsidiaries is required to be brought into the FI Module of the Consolidation Server. The
data in FI Module of Consolidation server is the same as data in the source system.
As per the requirement of TML data can be uploaded into FI in ECCS server:
On monthly basis.
Incremental data for the period
By GL Account, Trading Partner & Functional Area
TML
TAL
TELCON
TTL
TTUS
HVAL
HVTL
TACO
ACSI
ASAL
TAPS
TTRL
TDCV
TPI
TES
SHEBA
TDDL
CML
CMIL
Programs have been developed to load the data received from various source systems.
For Companies where SAP has been implemented Programs for Downloading data will be developed
Non SAP implemented companies will have to develop their own programs.
Till such time as the programs are developed Data will be generated manually.
The consolidation Chart of accounts, FS Items & Item Hierarchies are inter linked .
Consolidation chart of accounts is a systematic classification of financial statement items that enables
preparation of consolidated financial statements.
In TML Scenario:
TM has been defined as the consolidation chart of accounts.
The Output length of FS item has been defined as 10 characters.
Retained earnings will be appropriated in Balance sheet.
1.3.3.8. a FS item
FS item is the fundamental account assignment of the Consolidation system.
Financial statement (FS) items form the basis for consolidation data collection, posting and
reporting.
FS items can be used in multiple consolidation charts of accounts. They are used for accounting
purposes on balance sheets, income statements or statements of retained earnings.
Financial statement items can have different contents. They can represent the following:
FS item type
Financial statement item to which the task Item Substitution posts the negative balance of an
asset item or the positive balance of an equity or liability item.
If contra item "B" is assigned to item "A", then item "A" must likewise be assigned as a contra
item to item "B" as well. The contra item assigned to an asset item must be an equity/liability
item. Likewise, the contra item assigned to an equity/liability item must be an asset item.
If the items have a partner breakdown, the balance is examined for each partner unit and, if
applicable, reclassified to the associated contra item.
Breakdown category
The following standard Breakdown categories have been used
0100 Partner
1100 Partner + Transaction Type Asset
1200 Partner + Transaction Type Equity Cap
2000 Functional Area
2200 Partner + Functional Area
Text
Description of an FS item
Carry forward
In case an FS item has been defined, with where applied indicator as statistical, then there is an
option to carry forward the net balance in this item just like any other balance sheet item.
Besides the item key, the Consolidation system also features sub assignments. The
following sub assignments are provided
- Trading partner
- Transaction currency
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- Year of acquisition, and sub item.
Sample FS Item Master data
In TML Scenario
Within the hierarchy TM sub hierarchies have been defined for Indian GAAP & US GAAP.
Reporting at a particular instance can be based on a combination of Sub-hierarchies & Versions.
The schematic representation of FS item hierarchy is as follows
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FI Module
The profit for the period can be viewed through the Financial Statement Version.
After executing the Balance carry forward task in FI, the Profit for the current fiscal year will be
transferred to the Retained earnings Account in the first period of the next fiscal year.
While updating the Retaining earnings account, system will not generate any document, so that,
the amount updated in the Retained account will not be posted in EC-CS.
EC-CS Module
Unlike FI Module, in EC-CS there is no predefined Financial Statement Version. The hierarchy of
FS items will act as a Financial Statement Version. Hence two retained earning accounts need to
be created in EC-CS Module as follows:
The balance of the current year “ANI B/S FS ITEM– 9000000001” will be transferred to the FS
item “Retained earnings-1112970000” in the first period of the next fiscal year so that in “ANI
B/S FS ITEM-9000000001” only current year profit will be displayed & in “FS ITEM
1112970000” the balance up to the last fiscal year will be displayed.
Retained earnings task has to be executed as a last task in Data Monitor for all the periods of
the fiscal year i.e. 1 to 16 periods.
Retained earnings task has been defined as “Ret. Earnings/Substitution” and the task
No.”1110”.
EC-CS system posts imbalance entries (when the entry is between Income statement & Balance
Sheet items) because, we are attaching Two Retained earning accounts to the FS item hierarchy (one
to the Income Statement & another to the Balance Sheet).
Carry forward means transferring of balances from one fiscal year to the next fiscal year.
Carry forward task has to be executed as a first task in Data Monitor in the 1 st period of the next
fiscal year.
The Balance Carry forward has been defined as “Balance Carry Forward” and the task No.
“1100”.
The Balance Carry forward can be executed in the following way after setting the Global
Parameters.
All the Balance sheet items will be carried forward automatically to the next fiscal year after
executing the” Balance Carry Forward” Task.
Income Statement items will not be carried forward unless you specify the items to be carried
forward.
Statistical items will be carried forward if you specify the item as “carry forward” in the respective
FS item Master.
“Carry forward” balances can be seen in the “00” period of the next fiscal year.
Consolidation of Investments
Reclassification
Adjustment Entries specific to US GAAP
First Consolidation
In TML Group, transactions relating to inter company receivables/payables exist which need
to be eliminated. As per the Requirement Gathering Document, the debtors’ balances are
divided into two categories.
1. Less than six months
2. More than six months
Hence, two separate FS Items are maintained in the Consolidation System, to cater to the
above need.
Automatically –
The system can generate the elimination entries automatically if
Only, the debtors’ balances brought as “Less than six months” and “More than six
months”.
Data has been brought with identifier “Trading Partner”.
Manually –
Manual entries can be passed with or without “Trading Partner”.
Automatic Posting
Manual Posting
Task TC110, has been defined in the consolidation monitor TMLCM for manual elimination.
Batch Data Input would be developed for passing these manual entries.
By executing the Task for the given Version and the given period, the elimination entries would be
passed in the consolidation system.
For Further details – refer to Conceptual Document (CSTMLC022) for Document Types
Elimination of Inter Unit transactions of Loans & Advances while consolidating the financial statements
of TML & its subsidiaries.
Based on the Requirement Gathering Document, consolidation entries pertaining to inter unit
Transactions of Loans & Advances can be passed automatically by the system provided Trading
Partner field is available for each of the line item.
If Trading Partner field is not available from the data, manual entry can be passed for elimination of
Inter Company Loans & Advances.
Manual entry
Document type & No. Range defined for Version 100 :”ML” & “02”
Document type & No. Range defined for Version 900 :”ML” & “08”
At a time entry cannot be passed between more than two consolidation units.
Automatic elimination
The automatic entries can be passed by executing “Automatic Elim of Loan/Adv” task in Consolidation
Monitor after setting Global Parameters.
Document Type & No. Range defined for Version 100 :”AL” & “02”
Document Type & No. Range defined for Version 900 :”AL” & “08”
In TML Group, transactions relating to inter company sales/purchase exist which need to be
eliminated. As per the Requirement Gathering Document, following type of transactions takes place in
TML Group.
1. Sales with Excise Duty
2. Sales net of Excise Duty
3. Sales of Product treated as Asset in the books of the buyer.
Automatically –
The system can generate the elimination entries automatically if Data has been brought with
identifier “Trading Partner”
Manually –
Automatic Posting
A task TC510 has been defined in the consolidation monitor TMLCM for automatic
elimination.
Manual Posting
A task TC010 has been defined in the consolidation monitor TMLCM for manual elimination.
Batch Data Input would be developed for passing these manual entries.
By executing the Task for the given Version and the given period, the elimination entries would be
passed in the consolidation system.
For Further details – refer to Conceptual Document (CSTMLC022) for Document Types.
In TML Group, transactions relating to inter company Income/Expense exist which need to be
eliminated. As per the Requirement Gathering Document, following type of transactions takes place in
TML Group.
4. Interest Received/Paid
5. Rent Received/Paid
6. Dividend Received/Paid
7. Miscellaneous Receipts
The elimination function for Income/Expense can be performed in EC-CS, either
Automatically or Manually.
Automatically –
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The system can generate the elimination entries automatically if Data has been brought with identifier
“Trading Partner”.
Manually –
Manual entries can be passed with or without the identifier “Trading Partner”.
Automatic Posting
Task TC520 has been defined in the consolidation monitor TMLCM for automatic
elimination.
Manual Posting
Task TC020, has been defined in the consolidation monitor TMLCM for manual elimination.
Batch Data Input would be developed for passing these manual entries.
By executing the Task for the given Version and the given period, the elimination entries would be
passed in the consolidation system.
When Goods sold from TML to one of its subsidiary or vice versa, on a profit and some of the goods
remain unsold at the end of the period, then the profit loading upon these goods is ‘Unrealized’ from
the viewpoint of the group as a whole.
In case of such unrealized profit, the profit element needs to be eliminated in consolidation so that total
inventory is reflected in the consolidated statement at cost.
Manual entry needs to be passed into the system for the amount of unrealized profit.
A Task TC030 for the execution has been defined under Task Group – TMLCM (TML
Consolidation Monitor) in Consolidation Monitor. The Task has to be executed separately for
Indian GAAP (Version 100) & for US GAAP (Version 900).
MG (Manual
100 Profit Margin 1111000000 1114999999
02
on
Inventory)
MG (Manual
Profit on
900 08 1115000000 1119999999
Inventory –
900)
Since in this elimination entry one line item pertains to Profit & Loss a/c and other line item
pertains to Balance Sheet a/c it leads to financial imbalance and to avoid this, system generates
two more line items as under:
.
FS Item Description A/c Type Dr./Cr
B/S Dr.
P/L Cr.
All Entries relating to elimination of Inventory Mark-up are automatically reversed in the
beginning of next period.
At a time entry cannot be passed between more than two consolidation units.
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Task defined for Fixed Assets TC040: “Man. Profit Margin on FA”.
Document Type & No. Range defined for Version 100: “MF” & “02”
Document Type & No. Range defined for Version 900 : “MF” & “08”
All inter companies investments need to be consolidated in case of holding in subsidiaries and
need to be revalued as per net worth of the respective associates in case of holding in
Associates. Consolidation of Investment is one of the major activities while doing Consolidation.
In SAP R3, in ECCS module, consolidation entries can be passed to do the inter company
consolidation of Investments. SAP tasks for inter company consolidation of investments is
available for both Manual and Automatic Posting.
Necessary entry for consolidation of investment can be passed into the system in following
manner:
Automatic Posting:
System itself can generate the entry in case of investment in subsidiaries if following inputs are
provided into the system:
Company wise detail of investment in group companies along with details of equity items
of investee companies at the time of First consolidation
Detail of additional acquisition/divestiture in group companies if any.
Detail of changes in investee’s worth at the time of subsequent consolidation.
Manual Entry:
Manual entry can be passed into the system in all other cases.
Steps to be followed for executing consolidation of inter company investments for Subsidiary
Companies:
2. Data Monitor
The data monitor screen is primarily for collection of data into EC-CS. Beside, Tasks relating to Carry
Forward of balances, Transfer to Retained Earning can be performed in Data Monitor. In the data
collection tasks, additional information can also be provided through Additional Financial Statements,
which in turn enable the system to carry out the automatic execution of consolidation tasks. Such
additional information is required in case of investment consolidation, elimination of markup in inter
company inventory etc.
Mainly, following are the inter company investment activities:
First Consolidation: Investment by the holding company in subsidiary company for the first time.
Subsequent Consolidation:Share of Investor Company with changes in net worth of Investee
Company at the end of every period.
Step Consolidation: Further Acquisition by the investor company in the investee company.
Partial Divestiture: Disposal of holdings by the investor company in the investee company,
partially.
Total Divestiture: Disposal of holdings by the investor company in the investee company, fully
thereafter the investee company ceases to be a subsidiary of the investor company.
Increase in Capitalization: Increase in the capital of the investee company.
Decrease in Capitalization: Decrease in the capital of the investee company.
To enable the system to pass entries automatically input can be categorized as under:
A unique number assigned to activity identifies each of the above activity in the system. These
activities can be categorized in the Additional Financial Statements under Data Monitor as under:
Investor Activities
o First Consolidation
o Step Consolidation
o Partial Divestiture
o Total Divestiture
Investee Activities
o Increase in capitalization
o Decrease in capitalization
o Subsequent Consolidation
For each of the above activities, a separate screen is available in the additional financial
statements.
First Consolidation
Activity – 01
Overview
Information relating to Investor Company
Name of the Investor Unit
Increase/Decrease in share to be reflected by +/-
Percentage of share in the investee company
Book value of investment acquired in Local Currency
Book value of investment acquired in Group Currency
Information relating to Investee Company
Name of the Investee Unit
FS Items relating to Net Worth
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Increase/Decrease in value to be reflected by +/-
Book value of all items in Local Currency
Book value of all items in Group Currency
Details
Information relating to Investor Company
FS item relating to investment
Sub items relating to investment
Rest information to be captured automatically from Overview Screen
Information relating to Investee Company
Sub items relating to investment
Rest information to be captured automatically from Overview Screen
Details Investment
All information to be captured automatically from Overview and Details Screen.
Step Consolidation
Activity – 07
Overview
Information relating to Investor Company
Name of the Investor Unit
Increase/Decrease in share to be reflected by +/-
Percentage of share in the investee company
Book value of investment acquired in Local Currency
Book value of investment acquired in Group Currency
Information relating to Investee Company
Name of the Investee Unit
Details
FS item relating to investment
Sub items relating to investment
Rest information to be captured automatically from Overview Screen
Details Investment
All information to be captured automatically from Overview and Details Screen.
Partial Divestiture
Activity – 10
Overview
Information relating to Investor Company
Name of the Investor Unit
Increase/Decrease in share to be reflected by +/-
Percentage of share in the investee company
Book value of investment divested in Local Currency
Book value of investment divested in Group Currency
Total Divestiture
Activity – 11
Overview
Information relating to Investor Company
Name of the Investor Unit
Increase/Decrease in share to be reflected by +/-
Percentage of share in the investee company
Book value of investment divested in Local Currency
Book value of investment divested in Group Currency
Information relating to Investee Company
Name of the Investee Unit
Details
FS item relating to investment
Sub items relating to investment
Rest information to be captured automatically from Overview Screen
Details Investment
All information will be captured automatically from Overview and Details Screen.
Increase in Capitalization
Activity – 05
Overview
Information relating to Investor Company
Name of the Investor Unit
Increase/Decrease in share to be reflected by +/-
Percentage of share in the investee company
Book value of investment acquired in Local Currency
Book value of investment acquired in Group Currency
Information relating to Investee Company
Name of the Investee Unit
FS Items relating to Net Worth
Increase/Decrease in value to be reflected by +/-
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Book value of all items in Local Currency
Book value of all items in Group Currency
Details
Information relating to Investor Company
FS item relating to investment
Sub items relating to investment
Rest information to be captured automatically from Overview Screen
Information relating to Investee Company
Sub items relating to investment
Rest information to be captured automatically from Overview Screen
Details Investment
All information to be captured automatically from Overview and Details Screen.
Decrease in Capitalization
Activity – 06
Overview
Information relating to Investor Company
Name of the Investor Unit
Increase/Decrease in share to be reflected by +/-
Percentage of share in the investee company
Book value of investment acquired in Local Currency
Book value of investment acquired in Group Currency
Information relating to Investee Company
Name of the Investee Unit
FS Items relating to Net Worth
Increase/Decrease in value to be reflected by +/-
Book value of all items in Local Currency
Book value of all items in Group Currency
Details
Information relating to Investor Company
FS item relating to investment
Sub items relating to investment
Rest information to be captured automatically from Overview Screen
Information relating to Investee Company
Sub items relating to investment
Rest information to be captured automatically from Overview Screen
Details Investment
All information to be captured automatically from Overview and Details Screen.
After completion of Additional Financial Statements The data monitor has to be blocked.
4. Consolidation Monitor
Method for consolidation of investment
ECCS Module supports various methods for consolidating inter company investments, which are as
under:
Purchase Method
Pooling of Interest Method
Equity Method
Proportional Method
Mutual Stock Method
Purchase method has been assigned to the task in configuration settings for consolidation of inter
company investment.
To enable the system to pass entries for consolidation of investments, some additional FS Items are
required as under:
FS Item Item Type Dr./Cr. Sign Where Carry Break
Besides, for each FS item, which is considered in calculation of net worth of Investee Company, a
unique statistical item has to be created with same break down category. These statistical items have
to be assigned to the corresponding FS items in configuration settings.
Sequencing of Activities
If during a period more than one activity takes place, then task need to be executed in the below
mentioned order so as to give true and fair view:
First Consolidation
Subsequent Consolidation
Increase in Capitalization
Decrease in Capitalization
Step Acquisition
Partial Divestiture
Total Divestiture
Sequencing for the same has been defined in the Configuration settings. During execution of task
documents get generated in above sequence only.
Tasks
Document Types
Document types are defined and assigned to the task. It identifies the document generated by
executing the task. Document Number Ranges are assigned to Document Types.
Task Execution
System provides an option of doing a test run and update run. It is recommended to first do the test
run; test check the document and after verifying the results, do the update run.
By clicking the update run, document gets posted in the books of accounts. The document gives the
following details of the consolidation entry –
Document Header
a. Dimension
For detailed entries please refer to the conceptual document as mentioned above.
In case of Associates:
In case of Associate Companies, Manual entry needs to be passed. A Task TC140 has been
defined and assigned to the Task Group – TMLCM (TML Cons. Monitor). The Task has to be
executed separately for Indian GAAP (Version 100) & US GAAP (Version 900).
Number Range
Version Doc. Type
From To
100 MA 1111000000 1114999999
900 MA 1115000000 1119999999
Issue
In case of Step Acquisition System considers profit till end of previous/current period as pre acquisition
profit. As per current practice, TML considers profit as on date of such further acquisition, as pre
acquisition profit.
TML has to confirm this change and also confirm whether they will consider pre acquisition profit as
Rs. 10.00 lacs or Rs. 12.50 lacs.
Difference in Disclosure:
There are certain FS items, with where applied indicator = Income Statement, which are to be
disclosed either as expenditure or income, depending upon the net balance of the FS Item. For
example Gain/Loss on account of exchange difference can be expense or income at the end of a
certain period. If the balance of FS item is Debit it should be disclosed as expenditure and if the
balance of FS item is credit it should be disclosed as income.
Tasks
For the reclassification a task needs to be executed.
Document Types
Document types are defined and assigned to the task. It identifies the document generated by
executing the task. Document Number Ranges are assigned to Document Types.
Realignment & Adjustment entries to be passed, while doing Consolidation in EC-CS System as per
US GAAP
All the Realignment & adjustment entries relating to US GAAP will be passed manually in Version
“900” (US GAAP) EC-CS System
Realignment entries are those entries which does not have any impact on Profit/loss
Adjustment entries are those entries which may have impact on Profit or loss
Note: Some Companies are treated as Associates as per Indian GAAP & the same are treated
as Subsidiaries as per US GAAP. While doing Consolidation as per US GAAP first
transfer the Investments from “INVESTMENT-ASSOC. CO – FS item1231400000 ” to
“INVESTMENTS IN SUBSIDIARIES (IC) - 1231100000-” thru task “Manual Realignment
“ and than pass the entry for Consolidation of Investments thru task “Manual cons. Of
investments “ in Consolidation Monitor.
The entries relating to Realignment (Non reversible) & entries relating to Adjustments (Non
reversible) can be passed by executing the Task “Manual Entries” in Consolidation Monitor.
The details of Task No., Task Name, Document Type & No. Ranges are as follows.
Post all the permanent entries in the new system, which have been already posted in the
existing system from 01.04.01 to 31.03.04, with reference Document No. “TM20012004.”
Post all the permanent entries in the new system, which have been already posted in the
existing system from 01.04.04 to 31.12.04, with reference Document No. “TM062004
These journal entries can be extracted from System by using Transaction “Code ZECCS_600”.
The following programs & Reports have been developed /in the process of development.
7. Additional Reports :
1) Separate Document Type for Reversal of entries cannot be generated in EC-CS Module.
3) Validations
After passing the elimination entries dues from subsidiary balance should be zero.
Share Capital & Share premium account should be only TML balance after passing entries
for Investments.
Once consolidation entries relating to investments are passed, user can view report by using
Transaction code “ZCLCV” and can verify if there is any other balance left in Capital & Share
premium a/c except TML.However no system validation is possible.
Inventory change in P & L should be difference between Opening less closing inventory
of balance sheet.
This validation is not possible in the system. However this can be verified by viewing the report
“Balance Sheet”.
While passing any elimination entry a message should come that it is resulting in
debit/credit balance (say account is advance it should be always debit balance, after passing
elimination entries it should not result in credit balance).
Since all elimination entries are being passed manually, no validation can be put for user input
data.
4) SAP does not support automatic elimination & adjustment entries pertaining to Inter Company
transactions of Fixed Assets.
In case of Step Acquisition System considers profit till end of previous/current period as pre acquisition
profit. As per current practice, TML considers profit as on date of such further acquisition, as pre
acquisition profit.
For example, TML has acquired additional 10% shares in one of its subsidiary on 15 th Jan.’2005. The
Position of Profit of Subsidiary as on 31st Jan.’05 is as under:
TML has to confirm this change and also confirm whether they will consider pre acquisition profit as
Rs. 10.00 lacs or Rs. 12.50 lacs.
1.3.6 Security
This group will consist of the super users in Corporate finance to carry out critical activities in
the consolidation system, including maintenance of the following:
This will be the only group which will be authorized to carry out the above activities
Moreover this group will also have all the authorizations attached to the other groups
Corporate others
This group will only have display authorization for the entire database.
Sub groups
This group will consist of users at sub group level as per consolidation groups in the
hierarchy. e.g User from TACO consolidation lead will have authorization to carry out
consolidation activities of TACO as well as its subsidiaries.
Individual subsidiaries
Users will have authorizations to carry out transactions pertaining to their respective
consolidation units only
The current practice is to load the YTD trial balance in the consolidation system.
These trial balances are reversed in the next period. Subsequently for next consolidation
Fresh YTD Trial balances are loaded.
Under the new system only for first consolidation the YTD trial balance will be uploaded &
thereafter only Incremental data for a period will be loaded.
Data will be loaded only once, & thereafter used by way of versions for US & Indian GAAP
Currently data is prepared manually outside the system.
The source data is mapped to two accounts hierarchies maintained separately for US
GAAP & Indian GAAP.
Two separate Sets of company codes are maintained for US GAAP & Indian GAAP
Under the new system The original stand alone trial balance, for each Company ,will be
uploaded only once in in FI Module of the consolidation server.
Through real time update data will simultaneously move to US GAAP & Indian GAAP data
base.
Mappings will be automatically be taken care of in the system through the group account
number field.
Currently the working for the data is done manually outside the systems
Under the new system data will be available in ledger ZF on the source system.
Data will be uploaded at individual company code level even for subsidiaries that in turn have
subsidiaries below them.
Currently data is uploaded at subgroup level for TACO, TTL Sheba & TES i.e stand alone
data for their subsidiaries is not updated in the system.
In future stand alone data for all the subsidiaries will be captured in FI Module of the
consolidation server.
Ensure that no entries are passed in the source systems after Period close, else data in
Source system & Consolidation system, will not be in sync, resulting in wrong reporting
The core group should prepare & issue a Common Policy Document on Closing procedures &
monitor strict adherence.
Steps
New account number opened in Source system
Account number to be opened in FI in consolidation system
Examine the impact for Indian GAAP reporting, does it require opening of a new FS Item?
o If yes, decide where it will be represented in Indian GAAP FS Item Hierarchy
o Also decide where it will be represented in The US GAAP Hierarchy
o Open the FS Item
o Attach at Appropriate Place in both the US & Indian GAAP Hierarchy
If any of the above steps are missed out, it will lead to incorrect Consolidation reporting for Indian/US
GAAP
The Core group should be responsible for maintaining the Consolidation Group Hierarchy.
Action
Analyze whether the unit is to be deleted for Indian GAAP or US GAAP or both.
Delete the consolidation Unit from appropriate Hierarchy
Action:
Decide the new group to which the Unit is to be attached-whether change applicable to
Indian GAAP, US GAAP or both.
Attach the unit to appropriate Group under the Hierarchy.
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