Consolidation method is the set of rules that determine how to consolidate data from an entity to its parent. The system proposes this method based on the percent control and the consolidation methods in the Consolidation Method metadata table that have the “UsedbyCalcRoutine” attribute enabled. For each entity for which percent control is calculated, the system assigns the consolidation method corresponding to the percent control range for the consolidation method specified in the table. For example, if the percent control calculated for Entity A is 75%, and the consolidation method assigns the GLOBAL method when percent control is from 50% to 100%, the system stores 1 in the parent entity’s Method account, Custom1=GLOBAL, ICP=A.
The exception to this rule is the holding company for the parent. For the holding company only, the system does not use percent control to determine the consolidation method, but assigns the consolidation method that has the IsHoldingMethod attribute enabled.