SETS

DEFINITION

Notation: Set usually denoted by capital letter and object/element by lowercase letters.

Example:

            S = { a, b, c , d }

S is a set and  a, b, c , d are called objects/elements that must be in a curly brackets.

Set of number.

 .i)  set of natural numbers , N={ 0,1,2,3,4, … }

.ii) set  of positive integers, P={ 1, 2, 3, 4, … }

iii) set of all integers, Z= { …., -3, -2,-1,0,1,2,3,… }

iv) set of all real numbers, R= { …, -3, -2.5, -1/2, 0, 1, 3/2, … }

APPLICATION OF SETS

You can use sets and set values in other Special Purpose Ledger (FI-SL) subcomponents, such as:

·         Boolean Logic formulas

·         Report Writer

·         Allocations

·         Planning

·         Rollups

·         Currency translation

·         Sets in Boolean Logic Formulas

You use sets in Boolean Logic formulas to refer the system to values that are contained in a set. (The set name is used in a Boolean Logic formula.). You create a basic set called CENTERS that contains cost centers 100, 200, 300, and 400. You then include the set name CENTERS in a Boolean Logic formula:

CCSS-KOSTL IN CENTERS

If you use the Boolean Logic formula as ledger selection criteria, the system checks set CENTERS when selecting data for a ledger. If the data is not for cost center 100, 200, 300, or 400, the data is not selected for posting to the ledger.

Sets in Reporting

The Report Writer uses sets as the building blocks for report rows, columns, cells, and for the data selected for a report. The set hierarchy corresponds to the hierarchy of row and column totals in a report.You can use sets to create simple or complex reports.

Sets in Allocations

You can use sets in allocations to:

·         Select data records from which data should be allocated (sender)

·         Determine to which records data should be allocated (receiver)

·         Define the method of allocation (sender control and receiver control)

You create a basic set called CENTERS that contains specific cost centers. When you use the set as a receiver set, data is allocated to all of the cost centers in the set CENTERS.

Sets in Planning

You use sets in planning to control which objects are used for planning, and the order in which you enter planning data. With sets, you can determine which accounts should be planned within a group of cost centers. A set can also determine the order in which the accounts are planned. For plan variant 01, you can determine that only accounts in the set OHD-ACCT that use cost centers in the set CENTERS can be used for planning. The accounts are planned according to the order they appear in the set OHD-ACCT.

Sets in Rollups

You use sets in rollups to select which data is to be summarized in the rollup ledger. You can also use sets to determine how data should be replaced or reset in a rollup ledger. For example, you use the set OHD-ACCT to select only overhead accounts to be rolled up into a ledger.

Sets in Currency Translation

You can also use sets in defining currency translation methods.You create a set that contains certain transaction types, such as acquisitions and depreciation. You then use the set to limit a currency translation method to only financial statement items that contain the transactions found in the set.