Preliminary data processing: carry forward

Introduction

The carry forward data processing on the original and consolidation scenarios allows you to carry forward the initial balances and journals on a new year as of the closed year. The data to be carried forward are written on the scenario/period selected when the data processing is run by reading from the last period of the previous scenario. The concatenation of the scenarios is indicated in the list of scenarios (see ).

The carry forward data processing is run from the processes cockpit. For more details, see the dedicated section in the respective cockpits: contributor and consolidator cockpit).

The carry forward data processing only acts on the balance sheet, other stock and memorandum accounts.

Managing input and output accounts

The carry forward data processing carried forward all balance sheet accounts belonging to a variation-type control group, writing on its specific initial balance. However, you can carry forward a certain account onto another account by duly managing the balancing of variations.

Example

Consider the carry forward of the balance sheet net result account onto an account, in the subsequent year, called “Net result carried forward”.

In this folder, you can tell the system, given an account/category intersection through the Normal input account and Category fields, the output account onto which it must be carried forward.

To correctly balance the control groups, it is necessary to indicate the variation of the account to be carried forward on which the write off must be carried out (Writeoff account: variation) and the variation of the target account on which the loading must be carried out (Loading account: variation).

You must also necessary to indicate the loading and write off accounts on the normal accounts for the carry forward of the adjustments (Writeoff account: normal. Loading account: normal).

Overriding the carry forward category

It is possible to indicate a change of category on the data in the carry forward step. For every category, it is possible to indicate a corresponding category for the carry forwards where the data carried forward should be reported.

Exclusion of accounts and categories

It is possible to completely exclude certain data from the carry forward by filtering them either by account or by category.

IMPORTANT: the defined general rules are valid for all scenarios/periods. However, they can be edited and therefore overwritten for each individual process. See .