SAP ABAP Data Element UC_NGDFLG (Direct Elimination of Negative Goodwill)
Hierarchy
SEM-BW (Software Component) SEM-BW: Strategic Enterprise Management
   FIN-SEM-BCS (Application Component) Business Consolidation
     UCF6 (Package) SEM-BCS: Consolidation of Investments
Basic Data
Data Element UC_NGDFLG
Short Description Direct Elimination of Negative Goodwill  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type UC_FLG    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 1    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 1    
Value Table      
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 Goodwill 
Medium 20 Goodwill 
Long 40 Direct Elimination of Neg. Goodwill 
Heading 20 Goodwill 
Documentation

Definition

Use

Select this indicator if you want to perform direct elimination of negative goodwill in the consolidation of investments. For example, you may want to clear it with appropriated retained earnings.

Dependencies

In the following customizing screens for consolidation of investments, you can make global or method-specific definitions for the elimination.

In addition to direct elimination, you can choose the options "ordinary amortization", "extraordinary amortization", "direct writeoff", and/or "periodic reduction" for treating negative goodwill. When multiple options are chosen, you must define in the C/I method which option is valid for each method.

Example

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20041006 
SAP Release Created in 3.1B