Functionality of Segment Value Inheritance ESS Process

 

The Segment Value Inheritance process simplifies the maintenance of the chart of accounts. When the characteristics of values in the value sets are updated then all previously created account code combinations that referenced such values are not automatically updated by these changes.

This process is run to automatically propagate the following attributes of a segment value to all account code combinations which contain that segment value.

- Enable/disable flag
- Effective dates
- Allow budgeting flag
- Allow posting flag

The Segment Value Inheritance process allows you to run a controlled process to update such existing account code combinations. This process maintains and corrects the current attribute settings for those account code combinations that contain the account values that were changed.

For account code combinations where the present settings need to be retained and not impacted by account attribute changes, activate the flag to preserve the account code combination's attribute. Activating the flag prevents those account code combination's attributes from being update when the Segment Value Inheritance process is run.

Note:

• Use the Segment Value Inheritance Exception Report to view the account combinations that have been changed.
• Individual segment value attributes override account combination attributes.
• Conflicting settings for Enabled, Allow Posting, From Date, or To Date are resolved by using the most restrictive of the settings of the individual segment values.
• Disabling a segment value disables the combinations containing that value, even if the Preserve Attributes check box is selected