Defining Elimination Entities

This section provides an overview of elimination entities and discusses how to establish elimination entities.

Page Used to Define Elimination Entities

Page Name	Definition Name	Navigation	Usage
Elimination Entity	GC_ELIM_TBL	select Global Consolidations, then select Define Consolidations, then select Common Definitions, then select Elimination Entity	Establish elimination entities by identifying the entities to which elimination journal entries that result from consolidation processing are booked.

Understanding Elimination Entities

Elimination entities are used to book the journal entries that result from consolidation processing. These entities are part of your consolidation tree; there must be a single elimination entity for each branch or parent node on the tree. The elimination entity doesn't necessarily represent an actual object within your organization, rather it is a logical object that the system uses to book elimination journals. The objects that you use as elimination entities must be previously defined.

For example, if you are consolidating by business unit, you would need to establish a warehouse business unit for each elimination business unit (by using the Warehouse Business Unit page). Likewise, if consolidating by department, each elimination department would need to be established (by using the EPM Foundation OW-E Department Dimension Maintenance page).

Defining Warehouse Business Units as Elimination Entities

When you define a warehouse business unit that is solely used an elimination entity, select the Non-Processing option in the Business Unit Type section.

This is an example of a warehouse business unit that will be defined as an elimination entity:

Image: Warehouse Business Unit page for an elimination entity

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Warehouse Business Unit page for an elimination entity. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Note that the Business Unit Type is Non-Processing.

Elimination Entity Page

Use the Elimination Entity page (GC_ELIM_TBL) to establish elimination entities by identifying the entities to which elimination journal entries that result from consolidation processing are booked.

Navigation

select Global Consolidations, then select Define Consolidations, then select Common Definitions, then select Elimination Entity

Image: Elimination Entity page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Elimination Entity page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

To access the page, specify the SetID, consolidation dimension, ledger template, and value. The value is equivalent to the name of the elimination entity, and represents its value within the consolidation dimension.

Specify the effective date and status.