Entity

Table 30. Member Properties of the Entity Dimension

Property Label

Value Description

 Property Name
Alias

Member description (maximum of 80 characters)

To use the Alias property, you create an Alias dimension, define properties, and associate the Alias dimension with another dimension. For example, you can create an Alias dimension with the values English, French, and Italian and then associate the Alias dimension with the Entity dimension.

 Alias

Allow Adjustments

Specifies whether journal postings are permitted for this entity. Specify Y if journal postings are permitted for the entity or N if journal postings are not permitted for the entity.

 AllowAdjs

Allow Adjustments From Children

Specifies whether journal postings from children are permitted for the parent entity. Specify Y if journal postings from children are permitted or N if journal postings from children are not permitted.

 AllowAdjFromChildren

Currency

Specifies the default currency for the entity. A value for this property is required.

To enter a value for this property, you must create an association between the Entity and Currency dimensions.

Note:

When you define the value for this property at the parent level, all children automatically inherit the value.

 Currency

Default Parent

Specifies the default parent for the entity. The default parent value is a derived value and you cannot enter a value.

 DefaultParent

Holding Company

Specifies the holding company for the entity. Can be the name of an entity or <blank>.

To enter a value for this property, you must create an association between two Entity dimensions.

 HoldingCompany

Is ICP

Specifies whether the entity is an intercompany entity. Specify Y if the entity is an intercompany entity or N if the entity is not an intercompany entity. If the entity is an intercompany entity, it is displayed in the POV in the ICP dimension under [ICP Entities].

Default Value: N

 IsICP

Name

Name for the entity (required)

Names can contain up to 80 characters, including spaces, and cannot start with a space, cannot be the word ALL; and cannot use these characters:

  • Ampersand ( & )

  • Asterisk ( * )

  • At sign ( @ )

  • Comma ( , )

  • Curly brackets ( { } )

  • Double quote ( “ )

  • Minus sign ( - )

  • Number sign ( # )

  • Period ( . )

  • Plus sign ( + )

  • Semicolon ( ; )

  • Slash mark ( / )

 Name

Security As Partner

Specifies the name of a valid security class for the ICP entity. This property enables you to secure the entity in an ICP dimension.

To enter a value for this property, you must create an association between the Entity and Security Class dimensions.

 SecurityAsPartner

Security Class

Name of the security class that defines the users who can access the entity data (can contain up to 80 characters)

To enter a value for this property, you must associate the Entity and Security Class dimensions.

 SecurityClass

User Defined 1, User Defined 2, User Defined 3

Custom information for the entity (maximum of 80 characters)

The User Defined 1, User Defined 2, and User Defined 3 functions retrieve the text stored in this property.

UserDefined1

UserDefined2

UserDefined3