Oracle Hyperion Financial Management Tips And Techniques

Organization by Period and Structures

When deciding to write rules for customizing the consolidation, you will very likely need to use the Organization by Period (OrgbyPeriod) functionality. This enables the most recent consolidation structure to coexist with past structures in the same application. Organizational structures can change for many reasons, including acquisitions, disposals, mergers, and reorganizations—all of the reasons we are modifying the rules in our consolidation. Although there appears to be a spread between the use of OrgbyPeriod and consolidation rules, this is wrong. If you have consolidation rules, then you likely require the use of Organization by Period. If you choose not to use OrgbyPeriod, you will require rules to ...