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#Steps 
1

Create New Company for consolidated company

Case Example:

  • Company BZ Hong Kong and BZ USA is the subsidiaries of the organization
  • Consolidated company BZ Consolidation Company created for consolidation process only.


2

Setup for the consolidated company

  • Chart of Account
  • Currencies and Exchange Rate 
  • General Ledger Setup - Local Currency
  • Account Schedule if you want to run the financial statement from the consolidated company.
3

Setup Business Unit by use Assisted Setup

Note: alternatively, user can go to Business Unit to setup manually.  To set up manually, please see Company Consolidation - Manual Setup

(1) Go to Setup & Extensions then select Assisted Setup

(2) Select Process Consolidations in the group named Report on financial health 

(3) Company Consolidation box to be prompted, click Next to continue...

(4) Choose Use an existing company if the company is already exist in Business Central

(5) Select the company it will be use for consolidated company (e.g. the Consolidated Company)

(6) Choose the companies to consolidate transaction from. (e.g. the subsidiaries)

(7) Configuration for the business unit

  • Enter the business unit code that use for identify the company 
  • Currency Code - select currency code it use as local currency of the Business Unit.
    • Please note, blank if the local currency of the business unit is same as the consolidated company
  • Currency Exchange Rate Table - select Local
    • Select Local for allow user change the exchange rate for run the consolidation 
  • Enter Starting Date / End Date if needs.

(8) Specify the account if any...

(9) Once the business unit configuration is completed, you can preview the consolidation test if the data in source company is ready.  

Otherwise, click Cancel to company the business unit configuration.

(10) Go to Business Unit for review the setup.

Select Tell me, then enter Business unit in the search box and then select the links in result list

Business Unit Page to be shows for review

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