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Intercompany Question

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Hi all,

On the Intercompany set up window in GP (GP >> Tools >> Setup >> System >> Intercompany)...there is a tick box at the bottom of the window called 'Enter Corresponding Company ID'...what does this field do? What are the implications of turning it on or off?

 Thanks in advance,

Ian.

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  • Victoria Yudin Profile Picture
    Victoria Yudin 22,769 on at

    Ian,

    That is a great question.  The only explanation for this checkbox that I can find is this, in the Intercompany manual: "Mark the Enter Corresponding Company ID option if you enter Corresponding Company IDs when you enter intercompany transactions", which really doesn't mean anything to me.  I have seen this checkbox cause errors during transaction entry sometimes, here is a KB article on one of them: https://mbs.microsoft.com/knowledgebase/KBDisplay.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;872118.  I have never had an issue using Intercompany and having that checkbox uncheked.

    Hope that helps.

     

  • John Carpenter Profile Picture
    John Carpenter 280 on at

     Is your system licensed for and have the "Intercompany" module enabled?

    JC

  • Community Member Profile Picture
    Community Member on at

    Hi Victoria, same here. The user documentation isn't exactly meaningful! Really just wondering what the effect of ticking / unticking the box is...or what is its purpose.

    Thanks John, V10 BRL so Intercompany is licenced etc. Its a client's installation.

     

    Regards,

  • rgress Profile Picture
    rgress 20 on at

    Hi Ian,

    The purpose for the checkbox is to permit the capture of the company id for intercompany transactions.

    I found  a TechKnoledge that provides some background.

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    TechKnowledge Content

    Question:

    In the Intercompany Setup Window there is a new checkbox to mark a Corresponding Unit.

    What will this feature do and when is it recommended to mark this option?

    Answer:

    This feature was added in Release 6.0 and will give you the ability to enter a Corresponding Unit, or Destination Company, on each distribution line for Intercompany Transactions entered in Payables Management and General Ledger. This will allow the Enterprise Reporting Integration to bring the correct information into Enterprise Reporting and any intercompany eliminations can be performed during the reporting process.

    Prior to Version 6.0 , we did not store any information in the originating company to tell us the destination of the transaction. Because of this, Enterprise Reporting users must manually edit any intercompany transactions so they can be eliminated during the consolidated reporting process.

    This feature will store the company for each distribution line on a ‘from now on’ basis. There will not be any way to get the information into transactions posted before this feature was added.

    Because of the information needed for Intercompany Transactions in Enterprise Reporting, we are recommending that there be only one originating company per intercompany transaction. Also, if one account will be distributed to multiple companies, we recommend that this account be broken out to show individual corresponding companies.



    This article was TechKnowledge Document ID: 20909
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    It seems this information is only used for Enterprise Reporting.
     
    I also know that Integration Manager has difficulty with this checkbox when marked.
     
    You would be ok with clearing the checkbox.
     
    Regards,
    Ron
     
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    Community Member on at

    Nice one!!!...at least now we all know why it is there. Probably best to leave it ticked in new installations...in case the client ever decides to use Enterprise Reporting?

    Regards,

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