Change the Trading Partner Label
The Trading Partner label is an account and level setting for intercompany eliminations. It's also either an account attribute or a custom dimension, depending on your elimination method. The setting is available when your instance uses consolidation.
By default the label is
Trading Partner
, but you can change it.Prerequisites
Prerequisites
- Contact professional services or your implementation partner to get the consolidation capability.
- Changing the trading partner label is an optional step when you set up intercompany eliminations. See .
- Security:General Setuppermission.
Steps
Steps
- SelectAdministrationfrom the main menu.
- ClickGeneral Setup.
- In theSetup Detailssection, enter a name in theTrading Partner Labelfield.
Results
The label displays in different places for the different elimination methods.
- Level settings: For both the splits method and the attribute method, the trading partner label displays in the level settings. For splits, this setting creates a dimension value that matches the level name. For attributes, this setting creates an account attribute that matches the level name.
- For the attribute method: The trading partner label also displays as an account setting after you select theIntercompanyradio button. From the dropdown, you select the attribute value that matches the trading partner level.It also displays as an account attribute you can use to build reports.
- For the splits method: A dimension uses the trading partner label. When you're building reports and sheets, go toElements>Dimensions.