To create profiles for variance analysis:
Account ID—The combination of segment values must be unique across profiles. The number of segments available is defined in system settings.
Name—A second way to identify the profile. Names do not need to be unique. As a best practice, Oracle suggests using the name associated with the natural account segment and some other descriptor that identifies ownership of or responsibility for the profile.
Description
Active—Selected by default for profiles manually entered or imported. Clear this check box if you do not want this profile copied to a period.
Summary Profile—If selected, then the Profile is a Summary Profile.
Organizational Unit — Represents a hierarchical entity-type structure that you can use to model your organization. Define a separate organizational unit for each entity for which separate reporting is required, or for entities that require different configurations for any of the following: holidays, work days, or viewer or commentator assignments. Organizational Units are defined in system settings.
Format—Associates the profile with a format created by an administrator, determining the method of reconciliation and the information that the preparer must provide.
Method—The method associated with the format assigned to the profile.
Process—Associates the profile with a specific reconciliation process, for example, the balance sheet reconciliation process or the local GAAP reconciliation process. Processes are defined in system settings.
Risk Rating—Associates the profile with a risk rating. Risk ratings are defined in system settings, for example, High, Low, or Medium.
Account Type—Associates the profile with an account type. Risk Rating and Account Type are attributes that facilitate reporting – the values are defined by administrators and can be used on dashboards and list views to filter reconciliations.
Normal Balance—Identifies whether the profile is expected to contain a debit balance, a credit balance, or a debit or a credit balance. If the balance is different from the normal balance, then a warning is set on the reconciliation.
Manually Enter Balances—Determine whether the preparer enters the current period balances and/or the variance period balances. Check these boxes only if balances are not being imported for the profile. Select one or both:
Enter Current Period Balances Manually
Enter Variance Period Balances Manually