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22. I don’t want an account to get translated, what account type should be
used?
Ans: There is no relation between account type and translation.
23. Child entities have data, but there is no data in parent entity? What could
be the reason?
Ans: Parent account type is ‘Group Label’
24. What is ICP?
The Intercompany Partnership Dimension provides an efficient way to
identify, report, and reconcile intercompany account differences. With the
ability to view detail transaction at any time, you can reconcile intercompany
account differences frequently and thus minimize their impact on the closing
cycle.
25. How do you create ICP member in HFM?
Following are system defined members for ICP dimension.
[ICP Top] Specifies the top intercompany member
[ICP None] Specifies that no intercompany member is used
[ICP Entities] Specifies the entities that are designated for intercompany
transactions
The System will automatically create a ICP member when you select the IsICP
attribute, see the below for your reference.
When you create an application, Intercompany Partner members are
automatically created for the application. An ICP member is created for each
Entity member for which the IsICP attribute is selected.
Note:
You can modify only the description and security class for ICP members. All
other attributes are predefined and cannot be modified
26. How to setup ICP? Y means what? N means what? R means what?
Ans: In account/entity dimension, we have an attribute list as IsICP.
Y- Yes
N- No
R- (Restricted) Yes AND the entity cannot use itself as ICP.
27. Explain ICP Members
Ans: ICP Top
ICP None
ICP Entity
28. Explain ICP Process?
Ans: 1. Match
2. Un Match
3. Post
4. Un Post
5. Reason Code
29. What is Tolerance amount?
Ans: Tolerance amount is small discrepancies in the amounts in Intercompany
Transactions.
30. How do you eliminate intercompany transactions?
Ans: Intercompany transactions are eliminated through plug account.
Steps:
1. Create plug account in account dimension
2. Tick the check box called IS ICP in account dimension
3. Tick the check box called IS ICP in Entity dimension
4. Load the ICP rule file.
5. Then automatically the difference between the Intercompany transactions will
be transferred to plug account
31. How many plug accounts we can create?
Ans: In HFM, we can create number of plug accounts, but based on
requirement we will create the plug accounts for elimination process.
32. You are not able to load ICP transactions. What is the Reason?
Ans: Cause: IC Period is not opened.
Expand Tasks and select IC Transaction Tasks. Select Manage IC Periods.
From the Scenario drop-down list, select a scenario for the period. From the
Year drop-down list, select a year for the period. Select the check box next to
each period that you want to open.
33. What is mean value dimension?
Ans: The Value dimension represents the types of values stored in your
application, and can include the input currency, parent currency, adjustments,
and consolidation detail such as proportion, Elimination, and contribution
detail.
34. EXPLAIN about Entity Curr adj member in HFM?
Ans: Basically value dimension members are inter-related with so many areas
in HFM, but in brief talking about Entity Curr Adj you can make any
adjustments using journals into this particular value dimension, here you can
perform calculate and posting journals.
35. How many types of adjustments we can post.
Ans: In HFM we have:
1. Entity Currency Adjs
2. Parent Currency Adjs
3. Parent Adjs
4. Contribution Adjs
36. How will you perform Currency Translations?
First we have to create/define all the currencies in the Meta Data Item called
currencies. Then we have to perform currency translations in Explore data
module by using custom dimensions and value dimension.
37. Where is the translation done?
Ans: Translations can be done in data grid, data forms and at process
management level.
38. What is triangulation?
Ans: A means of converting balances from one currency to another via a third
common currency. In Europe, this is the euro for member countries. For
example, to convert from French franc to Italian lira, the common currency is
defined as European euro. Therefore, in order to convert balances from French
franc to Italian lira, balances are converted from French franc to European
euro
Triangulation means doing translation from source currency to any currency
other than destination currency.
Example:
If you have USD, EURO & YEN our source currency is USD & destination
currency is YEN if u want to translate from USD to EURO, system will
translate first from USD to YEN & then YEN to EURO in reverse manner.
39. How do you enable Rules to customize consolidation?
Ans: Application Settings -> consolidation Rules -> Y
40. What is node security?
Ans: Application Settings ->
By giving node security we can restrict user for seeing the value dimension
members.
IF you set node security as parent only the members of the value dimension
from <Entity Currency>up to and including <Parent Curr Total> are visible.
If you set node security as Entity, all members of the value dimension would
be visible
41. What is the use of Organization by Period?
Ans: Application Settings -> If any New Entity or Entities exists in the future
at that point that newly added entities will be going to participated in the
Consolidation or not.
IF Organization by Period options select as “Y” those will be participated
in the Consolidation process.
IF Organization by Period options select as “N” those will be not
participated in the Consolidation process.
42. What is the use of Icp Entity aggregation weight?
Ans: If we Put 1 it going to participating 100% in the consolidation process.
If we Put 0.5 it going to participating 50% in the consolidation process
43. Explain about member attributes?
Ans: Member attributes are differed from dimension to dimension; every
dimension member will be having importance to their respective areas.
44. What is alternative hierarchy?
Ans: For different reporting purposes we will create alternative hierarchies, in
alternate hierarchy one member can be shared by more than one parent, but
the default parent will be only one.
45. How do you create members in HFM?
Ans: Using manage metadata, we create child or sibling
46. What is purpose of Journal?
Ans: Journals are generally used to adjust the data.
47. What is Adjustment?
Ans: Adjustment is to correct the data. It is done by Journals at value
dimension member Entity currency Adjs and Parent curr Adjs.
48. How many journals types are available in the HFM?
Ans: We having 2 types of journals .Those are
1. Regular
2. Auto Reversing
49. What is a Recurring Journal?
Ans: Some Journals we use repeatedly. So, for that purpose, we will create
recurring templates. By using the recurring templates, we will create recurring
Journals.
50. What is an Auto Reversing Journal?
Ans: If we create a journal as Auto Reversing Journal, the journal will post in
the next period by reversing the Debit and Credit.
59. What are the differences between data grid and data form?
Ans: (a.) POV is not restricted in data grids & POV is restricted in data forms.
(b.) We can print the form in data form but we don’t have it in data grid.
(c.) We can export the data form to the excel file and import file and we
can bring back the changes to the DB. This is called offline working on data
forms.
60. Explain Methods of Data Loading?
Ans: Merge
Replace
Accumulate
61. What are different ways of running consolidation in HFM?
Ans: 1. Manual consolidation by using grids.
2. Consolidation using task automation
3. Custom consolidation by using rules.
62. How do you know whether the consolidation has been done for a
Particular entity or not in a particular month?
Ans: If you select a data grid for that particular entity, change the display
options to calculation status there if you found CN or CN ND it means that
that entity needs consolidation.
63. How do Different Cell Colors indicate in HFM? (Ask any specific color)?
Blue- Header cell
Off White -An input cell. You can manually enter or edit data.
Light Yellow -Locked or derived cell
Light Gray Text -No write or Read access, or may be derived data
Dark Yellow-Indicates one of these conditions:
• Cell data has been modified but has not been saved
• The input status is OK, but the status of the adjustment is not OK
(CH, CN, or TR)
Light Green -Allows allocations and derived data
Dark Green -Read-only
Orange -Invalid POV (Point of View) intersection
64. What is the difference between consolidate, consolidate all and consolidate
all with the data?
Ans:
Consolidate: only entities that require logic or consolidation are updated by
the system.
Consolidate All with Data: option is available for any parent entity
regardless of its status. NODATA are skipped.
Consolidate all: any Parent entity regardless of its status. NODATA are also
consolidated.
65. What are the types of consolidation and methods of consolidation?
Ans:
Types:
1. Legal Consolidation
2. Geographical Consolidation
3. Consolidation by entity
Methods:
1. Consolidate
2. Consolidate all
3. Consolidate all with data
66. How can you cancel consolidation?
Ans: HFM Web client -> Administration -> running Tasks -> click on the
Red button
67. HOW do you create members list in HFM?
Ans: Member list we can write with the function called list and we will save
with extension .lst, once you uploaded the member list you can select the
member in a particular POV working with different areas like journals, ICP
etc., we can also create our own custom member list for different purposes.
68. Where is HFM data available?
Ans: Data is stored at the cells formed by the intersection of the members of
the different dimension members in the sub cube. All aggregations and
calculations are performed on data in sub cubes retrieved into RAM on the
application server
And I hope the data also be available in the database server.
69. How do you load the data into HFM?
Ans: HFM directly cannot take the data from ERP packages. So the data
should be downloaded from ERP and loaded into upstream tool like FDM and
ODI etc. Then it should be mapped with HFM. And then load that into HFM.