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title: "All Steps at a Glance"
description: "Before the import into reporting entities is performed, the objects required for this must be created and configured based on their data source(s). The required objects can be created in any order. However, because the objects are built upon each other and interconnected, we recommend following the sequence of steps outlined."
source_url: https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/consolidation-financial-planning/consolidation/consolidation-1/all-steps-consolidation-1
language: en
last_updated: 2023-08-16
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# All Steps at a Glance – Consolidation 1

## Overview

Before you can perform **Consolidation 1**, you must create and configure the necessary objects. The required objects can be created in any order. However, because the objects are built upon each other and interconnected, we recommend following the sequence of steps outlined.

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{% process-step title="Optional: Creating requirements" %}
Before you begin setting up the consolidation, you must first ensure that the necessary prerequisites are in place. This includes:

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{% accordion-item title="Create Accounting Structures" %}
Display the accounting structure of your enterprise. The elements that need to be created depend on the structure of your enterprise.

**Items and accounts in the general ledger**

Create the items and accounts for the general ledger (see section [Elements in Ledgers and Schedules](https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/consolidation-financial-planning/report-analyze/elements-ledgers-schedules.md)).

**Subledgers**

Create one or more subledgers and the corresponding items, accounts, and references therein.

**Statistical ledgers**

Create one or more statistical ledgers and the corresponding items, accounts and references (see section [Creating and Configuring a Statistical Ledger](https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/consolidation-financial-planning/konfiguration-der-arbeitsbereiche/create-configure-statistical-ledger.md)).

**Schedule**

Create the required schedules if necessary.
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{% accordion-item title="Defining Reporting Entities and Importing Financial Data" %}
In the **Reporting entities** workspace, reporting entities into which your financial data are imported, are defined.

**Defining reporting entities**

In the **Reporting entities** workspace, create elements to which postings can be made in Lucanet, i.e., reporting entities, cost center groups, cost centers as well as subtotals and totals (see section [Creating and Configuring Reporting Entities](https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/consolidation-financial-planning/platform-dimensions/reporting-entities/manage-reporting-entities.md)).

**Consolidation reporting entities**

In the **Reporting entities** workspace, create consolidation reporting entities to which consolidation postings can be made (see section [Creating and Configuring Consolidation Reporting Entities](https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/consolidation-financial-planning/platform-dimensions/reporting-entities/buchungskreise-fuer-konsolidierungsbuchungen-anlegen-und-konfigu.md)).

**Importing financial data**

Import your financial data into reporting entities (see section [Importing Data into Reporting Entities](https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/consolidation-financial-planning/imports-journals/importing-data-into-reporting-entities.md)).
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{% accordion-item title="Defining Partners" %}
Partners are used for the consolidation in order to add partner information to postings and data imports for the **internal cost allocations**.

You can create and configure partners in the workspace of the same name (see Section [Partner](https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/consolidation-financial-planning/platform-dimensions/partners.md)).
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{% accordion-item title="Optional: Configuring Currency Translation" %}
If transactions can be executed in multiple currencies in your enterprise, you must first create the possible transaction and display currencies (see section [Creating and Configuring Currencies](https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/consolidation-financial-planning/platform-dimensions/currency-translation/create-configure-currency.md)) as well as define exchange rate tables for the currencies (see section [Creating and Configuring Exchange Rate Tables](https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/consolidation-financial-planning/platform-dimensions/currency-translation/create-configure-exchangerate-table.md)).
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Once all necessary prerequisites for your company have been met, you can proceed as follows with the configuration and execution of the consolidation:
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{% process-step title="Assigning Partners" %}
Partners can be created and assigned in the **Partner** workspace (see section [Creating and Configuring Partners](https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/consolidation-financial-planning/platform-dimensions/partners/manage-partners.md)).
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{% process-step title="Defining Consolidation Areas" %}
Define the organization elements that you want to consolidate together (see section [Creating and Configuring Consolidation Areas](https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/consolidation-financial-planning/consolidation/consolidation-1/create-and-configure-consolidation-areas.md)).
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{% process-step title="Defining and Activating Period Locks" %}
To ensure that the consolidation can be executed along with the relevant postings, the corresponding **period locks** must be defined and activated in the **Period locks** workspace (see section [Configuring Period Locks](https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/consolidation-financial-planning/imports-journals/configure-period-locks.md))
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{% process-step title="Defining Configuration" %}
Define the configuration for the elimination of intercompany debt or the elimination of intercompany income and expense (see section [Creating and Editing Configurations](https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/consolidation-financial-planning/consolidation/consolidation-1/create-configurations-consolidation-1.md)).
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{% process-step title="Configuring Consolidation Wizards" %}
Configure the wizards for elimination of intercompany debt or elimination of intercompany income and expense (see section [Creating and Configuring Consolidation Wizards](https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/consolidation-financial-planning/consolidation/consolidation-1/create-configure-consolidation-wizards.md)).

Once a consolidation wizard has been created, the consolidation is executed and a new posting is generated in the [Import and Journals](https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/consolidation-financial-planning/imports-journals.md) workspace.
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