Defining Consolidation Methods

You define consolidation methods for an application by using the attributes in Table 13.

Table 13. Consolidation Methods Attributes  

Attribute

Description

ConsolMethod

Specifies the name for the consolidation method. This attribute is required. The name must be unique and can contain up to 80 characters, including spaces.

You cannot use these characters in the name:

  • Period ( . )

  • Plus sign ( + )

  • Minus sign ( - )

  • Asterisk ( * )

  • Slash mark ( / )

  • Number sign ( # )

  • Comma ( , )

  • Semicolon ( ; )

  • At sign ( @ )

  • Double quote ( “ )

  • Curly brackets ( { } )

Control

Specifies the threshold that corresponds to the type of control to be used by the calculation routine. Specify one of these values for this attribute:

  • Blank

  • No

  • Limited

  • Full

Description

Specifies the description for the consolidation method. The description can contain up to 80 characters, including spaces.

IsHoldingMethod

Specifies whether the consolidation method is used for the holding company. This attribute is optional. Specify Y to use the method for the holding company and N to use a different method for the holding company.

PercentConsol

Specifies the consolidation percentage applied by the ownership calculation routine. Specify a value for the percent (such as 100) or one of these keywords:

  • POWN

  • POWNMIN

Note:

For information on POWN and POWNMIN, seeUsing POWN and POWNMIN Methods.

ToPercentControl

Specifies the upper boundary of the range for PercentControl. Used for the ownership calculation routine. Specify a value between 0 and 100.

Note:

One of the method records must have a value of 100.

ToPercentControlComp

Specifies whether the upper boundary of the range of percent control is included in the range. Used for the ownership calculation routine together with the ToPercentControl attribute. This attribute is optional if the UsedByCalcRoutine attribute is N. Specify < or <= for this attribute.

UsedByCalcRoutine

Specifies whether the method is used for the automatic ownership calculation routine. Specify Y to use the method for ownership calculations and N not to use the method for ownership calculations.