BS Account Dimension

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Elements in the BS Account dimension are account hierarchies in the financial statement for the balance sheet. This dimension can be configured to meet reporting and planning requirements with the Balance Sheet model.

The base elements of this dimension are either single ledger accounts or reporting positions. Aggregations in the dimension represent the hierarchy that is used to form the reports. Account numbers should be used as elements and readable names should be stored in the Name attribute, which simplifies the import and export of financial data, minimizes the impact of amendments of the readable names, and allows using localized translations of the accounts. Usually there is one hierarchy Total Assets and the Total Equity and Liabilities as topmost aggregation. To provide multiple views of the balance sheet figures, parallel hierarchies can be set up.

The BS Account elements can be configured through their attributes:

Attribute	Description
Name	Readable name of the account. Localized translations can be provided. This attribute is visible in the report. There is no hard-coded behavior implemented on this name. (string)
ID_Name	Technical element name of the article as well as the readable name. If localized translations are provided `Name` attribute, this attribute will also become localized. This attribute is visible in the report. There is no hard-coded behavior implemented on this name. (string, calculated)
Description	Long text description of the account. This attribute can contain a definition of the amounts booked to the account or instructions for the planners. Localized translations can be provided. (string)
Type	Valid values are `Assets` and `Liabilities` (which represents equity and lliabilities).
Conversion Type	Defines which exchange rate is used curing currency conversion. Valid values are base elements of the `Conversion Type` dimension, e.g. `Average`, `Month End`, `Month Start`, and `~`. Balance sheet accounts usually use currency conversion with month end rates. Use `~` to suppress the currency conversion, e.g. for statistical figures like number of heads. (string) See Fact Cube Using Currency Conversion and Configuration of Conversion Types
Intercompany	Indicates whether the account contains intercompany relations. Valid values are: `0`: The account does not have intercompany relations `1`: The account has intercompany relations. This flag is currently not used by the `Balance Sheet` model. Custom reports or interfaces may take advantage of this attribute. (numeric)
Format	Number format for this account to be driven by the database. (string)
PCalculation	Indicates which rule is implemented on the element; only for planning versions.
PCalculationDependencies	Indicates which cube is the source of transferred data; only for planning versions.
ACalculation	Indicates which rule is implemented on element for `Actual` version.
ACalculationDependencies	Indicates which cube is source of transferred data; only for `Actual` version.
DCS Check Account	Used to refer to another `BS Account` to be checked for the condition specified with the `DCS Condition` attribute (see below). If `DCS Condition` is not set, this attribute should be empty, too.
DCS Condition	Used to specify a calculated debit-credit-shift account. Valid values are empty, `>=0`, and `<0`.
DCS Data Account	Used to refer to another base-level `BS Account` to define the value of the debit-credit-shift account if the `DCS Condition` is met. If `DCS Condition` is not set, this attribute should be empty, too.
Projected	Indicates that a base level element is the subject of an automated projection and not to be manually planned. Valid values are empty, `0` and `1` (numeric)

Updated February 7, 2024