13.7 Dependency Checking

You can check dependencies for rules to know where a particular Rule, Dimension, Member, Attribute, IRC has been used. In addition, this prevents accidental deletion of rules having dependencies.

To check the dependencies for rules:

  1. Navigate to the Summary page of the rule you want to check dependencies.
  2. Search for a rule.
  3. Select the appropriate Rule(s) and click check dependencies corresponding to the Rule that you want to check for.

    You can select more than one rule at a time to check dependencies.

    Figure 13-3 Transfer Pricing Summary page - Dependency Check


    This part of the screen allows you to select one or more rules at a time to check the dependencies.

    The Dependency Information window opens containing the information: Child Object Name, Child Object Type, Folder, Parent Object Name, Parent Object Type, and Folder.

    Figure 13-4 Transfer Pricing Rule - Dependency Information


    This part of the screen displays the dependency information of the selected Transfer Pricing Rule.

    If a Product Characteristics rule , ‘A’ which has been used in a static deterministic process ‘P’, is checked for dependencies, then the following information is displayed in the Dependency Information window.

    • Child Object Name –A
    • Child Object Type – Product Characteristics
    • Folder – The folder name in which A resides
    • Parent Object Name - P
    • Parent Object Type – Static Deterministic Process
    • Folder - The folder name in which P resides

    Note:

    You cannot delete a child object, which has dependencies. You will get a message: Dependencies found. Cannot delete.

    To delete the Child Object, you must first delete the outermost Parent Object which uses the Child Object.