What does the force Consolidate option do during consolidation?

• A. Consolidates entities with any calculation status other than OK and NO DATA.
• B. Consolidates only OK and NO DATA statuses.
• C. Reconciles all calculation statuses.
• D. Ignores pre-existing statuses.

Answer: (A)

The force Consolidate option determines which child data are included in the consolidation by looking at their calculation status. When you enable it, the system will consolidate any member whose calculation status is not OK or NO DATA. In other words, if a sub-entity is in a state other than fully OK or explicitly no data, it will be included in the parent’s consolidation. This lets you push consolidation through to see the impact of values that aren’t settled yet, while data that is already OK or has NO DATA remains effectively outside this forced pass. It’s about selectively including non-OK/non-NO DATA statuses rather than ignoring statuses altogether or applying a blanket reconciliation.