SAP ABAP Data Element UC_AREA (Consolidation Area)

Hierarchy

☛ SEM-BW (Software Component) SEM-BW: Strategic Enterprise Management
   ⤷ FIN-SEM-BCS (Application Component) Business Consolidation
     ⤷ UCM0 (Package) SEM-BCS: Data Basis, Cons Area, ...

Basic Data

Data Element	UC_AREA
Short Description	Consolidation Area

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	UC_AREA
Data Type	CHAR	Character String
Length	2
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	2
Value Table	UCM003C

Further Characteristics

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No Input History	☐
Basic direction is set to LTR	☐
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Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	10	Cons Area
Medium	15	Cons Area
Long	30	Consolidation Area
Heading	2	Ar

Documentation

Definition

Determines a context for consolidation. It is characterized by:

• A data basis
• A selection of a subset of the characteristics and key figures defined in the data basis
• A data slice within the data streams of the data basis. The data slice represents the values you have specified for individual characteristics.
• Activation of functional sections of consolidation # such as status management, elimination of interunit profit/loss, consolidation of investments, and so on

In each consolidation area, you can process data for a single consolidation chart of accounts with uniform breakdown categories, methods, and tasks.

Use

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Example

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20041006
SAP Release Created in	3.1A