Copy Structure
Explanation
This activity is used to copy an accounting or internal
elimination structure.
Prerequisites
Before a structure can be copied, the following must have been completed:
- An accounting structure must exist in the
Accounting
Structure window, or
- An internal elimination structure must exist in the
Internal Elimination
Structure window.
System Effects
As a result of this activity, the copied accounting structure and internal
elimination structure can be used in
query windows in IFS/General Ledger. The accounting structure can also be used as a
selection term in IFS/Report Generator and in IFS/Periodical Cost Allocation.
Window
Accounting Structure
Internal
Elimination Structure
Related Window Descriptions
Copy Structure
Procedure
Use the following procedure to copy an accounting structure.
- Open the Accounting Structures
window and
query for the structure you want to copy.
- Right click and click Copy Structure to open
the Copy Structure dialog box.
- In the Structure ID field in the
Destination group box, enter a name for the new structure.
- Specify the company to which the new structure
should belong by selecting a company ID from the List of Values for the
To Company field.
- Specify the code part to which the structure
should be copied in the Code Part field. The List of Values can be
used to select an appropriate code part based on the company to which you
are copying the structure.
- Select the Include Code Part Values check
box if you want the code part values of the original structure to be copied
to the new structure.
- Click OK.
Use the following procedure to copy an internal
elimination structure.
- Open the Internal Elimination Structure
window and query for the structure you want to copy.
- Right click and then click Copy Structure to open
the Copy Structure dialog box.
- Enter an ID and a description for the new
structure in the New Structure ID and New Description fields.
- Specify the time period during which the new
structure will be valid by entering the relevant dates in the Valid From
and Valid Until fields.
- Click OK.