Set up Intercompany Accounts
- Contact Workday to enable Consolidation. See Reference: Contact Us
- Select an elimination method.
- Security:Model includes: sheets, accounts, dimensions, and formulaspermission.
The intercompany account setting indicates that accounts are available for use in elimination rules. Elimination rules:
- Require at least 2 intercompany accounts, a debit, and a credit account.
- Pair the debit and credit accounts for intercompany transactions.
- SelectModelingfrom the main menu.
- ClickGeneral Ledger Accounts.
- Either create or select accounts with these balance types:
- Debit
- Credit
- Expand theConsolidationsection and clickYesfor theIntercompanyoption.
- When using the attributes elimination method, select the account attributes on theTrading Partnerprompt.The attribute values match the names of the levels you tagged as trading partners and elimination levels. Skip this step if you're using the splits elimination method.
- ClickSaveand thenDone.
- (Optional) From the toolbar, clickNew System Account.Create this account only when you don't have an existing difference account for eliminations.
- Enter the details for your difference account.
- On theIntercompanyoption, clickYes.
- ClickSaveand thenDone.
- If you're using the splits method, build the intercompany trading sheet. See Steps: Build Intercompany Trading Sheet.
- If you're using the attributes method, create elimination rules. See Create Elimination Rules.