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Creating standard intercompany report apps

You can use Longview Designer to create standard intercompany report apps.

Specifying settings

You can use Longview Designer to specify settings for a standard intercompany report app.

Note: For a matching report, each account in group 1 is matched to the account listed in the same order in group 2. It is important to list the accounts in the correct order for the matching to work. For example, in an intercompany accounts receivable report list in group 1: intercompany receivable followed by intercompany payable and in group 2: intercompany payable followed by intercompany receivable.

Field

Notes

Report type

Select the report type:

  • MATCHING: Best used when intercompany accounts have a 1 to 1 relationship (Example one receivable account for each payable account)

    Note: A user running this report will see data entered for entities the user has access to and the corresponding data entered by any contra entities. For example, running this report for intercompany receivables will show the related payable amount entered by the contra entity.

  • ELIMINATION: Used to view the elimination results by elimination entity

    Note: A user running this report must have read access to at least one elimination entity to see data in the report.

  • GROUPING: Best used when there are is not a 1 to 1 relationship between intercompany accounts

    Note: A user running this report will only see data entered for entities the user has access to. The contra entity will be reported without data.

Display group 1 accounts in header?

Select Yes to display the group 1 accounts selected in the header of the report.

Display group 2 accounts in header?

Select Yes to display the group 2 accounts selected in the header of the report.

Group 1 Accounts

Enter the group 1 accounts. Each account is separated by the pipe character (|). You can also select the symbols to include using the symbol specifier. Click the Search icon to use the symbol specifier.

Group 2 Accounts

For MATCHING reports, enter the group 2 accounts. Each account is separated by the pipe character (|). You can also select the symbols to include using the symbol specifier. Click the Search icon to use the symbol specifier.

Note: Leave this field blank for ELIMINATION and GROUPING report types.

Using the symbol specifier

The symbol specifier allows you to specify each account restriction using the symbol selector.

To specify symbols:

  1. Click the Symbol button to add additional accounts.
  2. For each row enter or select the account to include.

Note: A parent account can be selected, which will result in all accounts under it being included in the report.
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Creating standard intercompany report apps

You can use Longview Designer to create standard intercompany report apps.

Specifying settings

You can use Longview Designer to specify settings for a standard intercompany report app.

Note: For a matching report, each account in group 1 is matched to the account listed in the same order in group 2. It is important to list the accounts in the correct order for the matching to work. For example, in an intercompany accounts receivable report list in group 1: intercompany receivable followed by intercompany payable and in group 2: intercompany payable followed by intercompany receivable.

Field

Notes

Report type

Select the report type:

  • MATCHING: Best used when intercompany accounts have a 1 to 1 relationship (Example one receivable account for each payable account)

    Note: A user running this report will see data entered for entities the user has access to and the corresponding data entered by any contra entities. For example, running this report for intercompany receivables will show the related payable amount entered by the contra entity.

  • ELIMINATION: Used to view the elimination results by elimination entity

    Note: A user running this report must have read access to at least one elimination entity to see data in the report.

  • GROUPING: Best used when there are is not a 1 to 1 relationship between intercompany accounts

    Note: A user running this report will only see data entered for entities the user has access to. The contra entity will be reported without data.

Display group 1 accounts in header?

Select Yes to display the group 1 accounts selected in the header of the report.

Display group 2 accounts in header?

Select Yes to display the group 2 accounts selected in the header of the report.

Group 1 Accounts

Enter the group 1 accounts. Each account is separated by the pipe character (|). You can also select the symbols to include using the symbol specifier. Click the Search icon to use the symbol specifier.

Group 2 Accounts

For MATCHING reports, enter the group 2 accounts. Each account is separated by the pipe character (|). You can also select the symbols to include using the symbol specifier. Click the Search icon to use the symbol specifier.

Note: Leave this field blank for ELIMINATION and GROUPING report types.

Using the symbol specifier

The symbol specifier allows you to specify each account restriction using the symbol selector.

To specify symbols:

  1. Click the Symbol button to add additional accounts.
  2. For each row enter or select the account to include.

Note: A parent account can be selected, which will result in all accounts under it being included in the report.
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