What is automatic inversion prior periods in SAP FIN-SEM-BCS - Business Consolidation?

SAP Term: automatic inversion prior periods

• Component: FIN-SEM-BCS

• Component Name: Business Consolidation

• Description: Automatic reversion in the current period of documents that have been posted by cumulative-posting consolidation tasks in previous periods. Automatic inversion prior periods is a part of task execution.

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• Key Concepts: 
  Automatic inversion prior periods is a feature of the Business Consolidation component of SAP's Financial Services and Enterprise Management (FIN-SEM-BCS) software. This feature allows users to automatically invert the sign of all prior period values in a consolidation process. This means that all prior period values will be multiplied by -1, resulting in a negative value. 
  
  How to use it: 
  To use the automatic inversion prior periods feature, users must first enable it in the consolidation settings. Once enabled, the system will automatically invert the sign of all prior period values when running a consolidation process. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When using the automatic inversion prior periods feature, it is important to remember that it only applies to prior period values. Any current period values will not be affected by this feature. 
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information on the automatic inversion prior periods feature, please refer to the SAP Help documentation for Business Consolidation.