From the consolidation data already extracted in BALCONSO (see documentation Extraction for conso), this function is used to generate a pre-consolidated balance export file destined for the Sage consolidation software, in the corresponding ASCII format.

Prerequisites

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Screen management

Entry screen

Structure of the pre-consolidated balance file

The file expected to be entered into Sage Concept Consolidation is an ASCII file with the | as field separator and the . as decimal separator.

This file has a header/line structure: the header recording characterizes the extracted consolidated balance and the line recordings represent the balance totals.

Sage FRP Consolidation & Reporting fields

 

 Sage X3 fields

 Delivery

Field description

Field comments

Mandatory?

 Comments

HEADER

__________

__________

__________

__________

1

CATP

Constant systematically entered 

YES

"CATP" systematically mentioned

2

Category_Entry period_Allocation period

By default, the category must be CONSO

YES

The category is systematically CONSO.
The entry/allocation periods are going to be identical and match the balance extraction end date [F:BLC]DATFIN.

LINES

__________

__________

__________

__________

3

DONN

Constant systematically entered

 YES

"DONN" systematically mentioned

4

Rank 

Field not used

NO 

Empty by default

5

Category_period

The header information is enough.

NO

Empty by default

6

Flag

On a maximum of 12 positions, of alphanumerical type

YES

Use of the ACCGRU of BALCONSO that contains either the consolidation code of the general account or the general account code itself.

7

Flows

On 12 positions maximum, of alphanumeric type.
Possibility to assign a default value

NO

Loaded with F990 for the real accounts, and with F900 for the profit and loss accounts.
Notion of real accounts and profit and loss accounts deducted from the account category and its Reset To Zero status for the closing.

8

Evaluation method

   

YES

By default to CLOCAL, in other words, the pre-consolidated balance will have been extracted in company currency. (1)

9

Currency

 

NO

Loaded with the extraction currency, in order to allow comparison with the currency set up in the consolidation software. (cf. (1))

10

Source entity

On a maximum of 12 positions, of alphanumerical type

YES

Use of CPYGRU of BALCONSO that contains either the consolidation code of the company or the company code itself.

11

Partner intra-group entity

 

NO

Use of BPRGRU of BALCONSO that contains either the consolidation code of the BP or the BP code itself.

12

Title intra-group entity

 

NO

Empty - Not used by the software

13

Group

 

NO

Empty - Not used by the software

14

Entry nature

 

NO

Empty - Not used by the software

15

Entry type

 

NO

Empty - Not used by the software

16

Amount

 

NO

Must contain the balance of the account(s).
In the Sage consolidation software, an amount/balance < 0 is interpreted as a debit balance and an amount/balance > 0 is interpreted as a credit balance. (2)

17

Analytical dimensions

 

NO 

18

Standard

 

NO

"COMMON" systematically mentioned

(1) When a file is transferred to the Sage consolidation software, the latter controls the file content (CLOCAL in position 8 and currency code in position 9) with its own setup data. In this way, if the currency entered in the file in position 9 is different from the currency declared in the consolidation software, the file is rejected.

(2) In Sage X3, data are currently stored in 2 fields: one providing the balance in absolute value (BLC of BALCONSO) and the other providing the balance sense (SNSBLC of BALCONSO with 1 for debtor et -1 for creditor).

Batch task

This function can be run in batch mode, but no dedicated standard task is delivered to run it.

Workflow Rules

The execution of the pre-consolidated balance export to the consolidation software can come along with the sending of an information e-mail if the EXPCONSO workflow rule has been activated (event code CSL).

This message stipulates the generation directory and the name of the generated file, as well as the code of the user who has launched the function.
The generation log file is included as an attachment.

Specific Buttons

Memo

This button is used to save the launch setups, exactly as it is done with the management of memo objects function, namely with the notion of standard memo.

Recall

This button is used to recall the launch setups, exactly as it is done with the management of memo objects function, namely with the notion of standard memo.

Delete Memo

This button is used to delete the launch setups, exactly as it is done with the management of memo objects function, namely with the notion of standard memo.

Error messages

In addition to the generic error messages, the following messages can appear during the entry :

"No conso to be exported on this scope"

For the selected group of companies, there are no recordings in BALCONSO, therefore there are no consolidation data to be extracted.

"No conso to be exported for this scope and this type of ledger"

For the selected group of companies AND the selected type of ledger, there are no recordings in BALCONSO, therefore there are no consolidation data to be extracted.

Tables used

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