Consolidations Configuration Setup

Overview 

For existing Accounting Seed users, there are a few configuration changes that need to be made for using the new Consolidations feature. Consolidations-Transactional Ledgers count towards the Ledger Limit. Therefore, additional Ledgers might need to be purchased. 

Completing the steps in this article will resolve the “Further configuration is required in order to use the Consolidations feature” warning message that will display in the Set up Consolidations tab and Run Consolidations tab prior to completing the Configuration Setup.

Note: These changes are not applicable to users who are installing Accounting Seed for the first time. However, please note that Consolidations-Transactional Ledgers count towards the Ledger Limit. Therefore, additional Ledgers might need to be purchased.

Prerequisites

• Using Consolidations is only available for the Lightning UI. 
• My Domain in Salesforce must be enabled. To learn more, view the Salesforce My Domain knowledge article. 
  

Update the Ledger Object

Important: Before you complete the Set up Consolidations information or Run a Consolidations routine, several new picklist values must be added to the Ledger object. Use the steps below to add these values.

1. Click the Gear icon and select Setup.
   
   
   
   
2. Click the Object Manager tab.
3. Enter Ledger in the Quick Find search textbox. Then, select Ledger.
   
   
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4. From the left panel, select Fields & Relationships.
   
   
   
   
5. Select the Type field.
   
   
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6. Scroll to the Values related list and click New.
   
   
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7. To add the two new picklist values, enter the following in the textbox.
   Important: Be sure to add the values exactly as listed below.
1. Consolidations-Transactional
2. Consolidations-Budget
8. Click Save. The page refreshes with the two new picklist values.
   
   
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   The two new picklist values will be available when you click New on the Ledgers screen to display the New Ledger dialog box.
   
   
   

Custom Permission Sets

When using custom permission sets with Consolidations, the “Run Consolidations Routine” custom permission should be assigned to users who need to run the Consolidations routine on a Ledger Hierarchy (only if the user does not already have AS Full Admin, Accounting Manager or Cash Out and Banking permission set access).