Validating the Consolidation Setup

This section provides an overview of the Consolidation Validation application engine and describes how to run the Validation application engine.

Page Used to Validate the Consolidation Setup

Page Name	Definition Name	Navigation	Usage
Validation run control	RUN_GC_VALIDATE	select Global Consolidations, then select Define Consolidations, then select Validation	Run the Validation application engine.

Understanding the Consolidation Validation Application Engine

PeopleSoft recommends that you run the Consolidation Validation application engine to verify that the consolidation setup is correct. The delivered job and jobstream are both named GC_VALID. You may opt to run the Consolidation Validation application engine in its own jobstream by using the delivered run control page, or consider adding it to other jobstreams, depending on your organization's requirements. Optimally, you should check the validation errors before running the Ledger Preparation application engine or processing consolidations business rules.

The Consolidation Validation application engine checks that these objects and rules are valid, writing the results to the message log:

Consolidation model definition.
Mapping rules (calendar mapping, currency mapping, data mapping for ChartFields).
Consolidation tree.
Equitization rules.
Elimination rules.
Non-controlling interest rules.
Data flow rules.
Closing rules.
Ownership rules, including circular references or ownership validation.

If you make any changes to consolidation rules, it is import to run the validation engine again and carefully review the output.

Note: Circular references in ownership rules are checked only when the consolidation dimension is ledger business unit.

Validation Run Control Page

Use the Validation run control page (RUN_GC_VALIDATE) to run the Validation application engine.

Navigation

select Global Consolidations, then select Define Consolidations, then select Validation

Image: Validation run control page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Validation run control page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Unit, Scenario ID, Fiscal Year, and Period

Specify the common consolidation business unit, scenario ID, fiscal year, and accounting period to process.

Jobstream ID

Accept the default value, GC_VALID, to use the delivered jobstream ID.

Review the application engine message log for the process instance after processing is complete to see the results.

See Reviewing Application Engine Messages.