Companies

Company configuration defines the legal entities for data generation.

Configuration

companies:
  - code: "1000"
    name: "Headquarters"
    currency: USD
    country: US
    volume_weight: 0.6
    is_parent: true
    parent_code: null

  - code: "2000"
    name: "European Subsidiary"
    currency: EUR
    country: DE
    volume_weight: 0.4
    is_parent: false
    parent_code: "1000"

Fields

code

Unique identifier for the company.

companies:
  - code: "1000"      # Four-digit SAP-style
  - code: "US01"      # Region-based
  - code: "HQ"        # Abbreviated

name

Display name for the company.

companies:
  - name: "Headquarters"
  - name: "European Operations GmbH"
  - name: "Asia Pacific Holdings"

currency

Local currency for the company.

companies:
  - currency: USD
  - currency: EUR
  - currency: CHF
  - currency: JPY

Used for:

• Transaction amounts
• Local reporting
• FX translation

country

Country code for the company.

companies:
  - country: US
  - country: DE
  - country: CH
  - country: JP

Affects:

• Holiday calendars
• Tax calculations
• Regional templates

volume_weight

Relative transaction volume for this company.

companies:
  - code: "1000"
    volume_weight: 0.5    # 50% of transactions

  - code: "2000"
    volume_weight: 0.3    # 30% of transactions

  - code: "3000"
    volume_weight: 0.2    # 20% of transactions

is_parent

Whether this company is the consolidation parent.

companies:
  - code: "1000"
    is_parent: true       # Consolidation parent

  - code: "2000"
    is_parent: false      # Subsidiary

Notes:

• Exactly one company should be is_parent: true for consolidation
• Parent receives elimination entries

parent_code

Reference to parent company for subsidiaries.

companies:
  - code: "1000"
    is_parent: true
    parent_code: null     # No parent (is the parent)

  - code: "2000"
    is_parent: false
    parent_code: "1000"   # Owned by 1000

  - code: "3000"
    is_parent: false
    parent_code: "2000"   # Owned by 2000 (nested)

Examples

Single Company

companies:
  - code: "1000"
    name: "Demo Company"
    currency: USD
    country: US
    volume_weight: 1.0

Multi-National

companies:
  - code: "1000"
    name: "Global Holdings Inc"
    currency: USD
    country: US
    volume_weight: 0.4
    is_parent: true

  - code: "2000"
    name: "European Operations GmbH"
    currency: EUR
    country: DE
    volume_weight: 0.25
    parent_code: "1000"

  - code: "3000"
    name: "UK Limited"
    currency: GBP
    country: GB
    volume_weight: 0.15
    parent_code: "2000"

  - code: "4000"
    name: "Asia Pacific Pte Ltd"
    currency: SGD
    country: SG
    volume_weight: 0.2
    parent_code: "1000"

Regional Structure

companies:
  - code: "HQ"
    name: "Headquarters"
    currency: USD
    country: US
    volume_weight: 0.3
    is_parent: true

  - code: "NA01"
    name: "North America Operations"
    currency: USD
    country: US
    volume_weight: 0.3
    parent_code: "HQ"

  - code: "EU01"
    name: "EMEA Operations"
    currency: EUR
    country: DE
    volume_weight: 0.25
    parent_code: "HQ"

  - code: "AP01"
    name: "APAC Operations"
    currency: JPY
    country: JP
    volume_weight: 0.15
    parent_code: "HQ"

Validation

Intercompany Implications

When multiple companies exist:

• Intercompany transactions generated between companies
• FX rates generated for currency pairs
• Elimination entries created for parent
• Transfer pricing applied

See Intercompany Processing for details.

See Also

• Global Settings
• Intercompany Processing
• FX Settings