Setting Up Ledger Mapper Generator

This section discusses how to set up the ledger mapping generation definition.

Activity-Based Management Ledger Mapper Generator lets you create ledger mapping rules automatically by using information loaded into the operational warehouse tables from a spreadsheet or by adapting existing system data from a general ledger. Ledger Mapper Generator generates the mapping rules that determine how general ledger accounts are assigned to existing Activity-Based Management resources. This is an alternate method to manually setting up mapping rules using the Ledger Mapping Rule page.

You can use Ledger Mapper Generator to identify which columns—business unit, general ledger business unit, department, and so on—in the datamap are for resources. Ledger Mapper Generator contains the same flexible mapping capabilities as manually entered maps. As with manually entered maps, you can define whether you are mapping a tree node or a percentage value. Ledger Mapper Generator also accommodates actual and budget maps.

In addition, Ledger Mapper Generator is scalable and sustainable. You can use it on an ongoing basis to update previously generated maps or for adding and deleting maps that you no longer use.

To run Ledger Mapper Generator, first set up a ledger mapping generation definition.