Requirements for the Intercompany Framework Feature
Before you can use the Intercompany Framework feature, you must create at least two subsidiaries. In addition, if you do not have an elimination subsidiary, you must create one as a child subsidiary of the parent (root) subsidiary. For more information, see Creating Subsidiary Records.
An administrator must enable the following features at Setup > Company > Enable Features (Administrator):
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Accounting, A/R, A/P, and Accounting Periods -These features are located on the Accounting subtab under the Basic Features section.
For information about general accounting and links to specific help topics, see NetSuite Accounting Overview.
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Intercompany Framework and Automated Intercompany Management -These features are located on the Accounting subtab under the Advanced Features section. You cannot disable these features after you enable them
For information about the Automated Intercompany Management feature, see Automated Intercompany Management.
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Intercompany Cross-Subsidiary Fulfillment -This feature is located on the Items & Inventory subtab under the Inventory section.
For information about the Intercompany Cross-Subsidiary Fulfillment feature, see Intercompany Cross-Subsidiary Fulfillment.
Important:You can generate cross charges for fulfilment and receipt lines only if they have a general ledger impact.
In addition to the preceding requirements, you should enable the following features for optimal use of the Intercompany Framework feature:
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Multiple Currencies -See Multiple Currencies
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Multiple Calendars -See Enabling Multiple Calendars
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Multi Subsidiary Customer -See Assigning Subsidiaries to a Customer
Important:NetSuite requires the Multi Subsidiary Customer feature to generate and maintain representing entities. See Representing Entities.
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Multi-Book Accounting -See Multi-Book Accounting Overview
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Classes -See Creating Classes
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Departments -See Creating Departments
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Locations -See Creating Locations
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Currency Exchange Rate Types -See Currency Exchange Rate Types