🗺️ The Six-Step Lifecycle
How all eight halls connect in a real GlobalMerge implementation
Every FCCS implementation follows the same sequence — whether it takes six weeks or six months. This lab compresses that lifecycle into six decision-rich steps, each anchored to the halls you have already walked. The order is not arbitrary: each step creates the foundation the next step depends on.
| Step | Activity | Hall | GlobalMerge Deliverable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Requirements — scope, entities, currencies, governance decisions | Hall 1 | Application creation checklist — Multi-Currency, ICP, Equity Pick-up confirmed |
| 02 | Metadata — dimensions, hierarchies, alternate rollups, ICP | Hall 2 | Entity hierarchy loaded, Account dimension configured, SC status resolved |
| 03 | Data Integration — DI rules, member mappings, Replace mode | Hall 3 | All four entities at Impacted — SAP/Oracle/NetSuite trial balances loaded |
| 04 | Consolidation — translate, proportion, eliminate, equity method | Hall 4 | All entities OK — DeutschWerk NCI verified, BritEdge IC elimination confirmed |
| 05 | Journal Adjustments — Enterprise Journal, workflow, post, rerun | Hall 6 | Unrealised profit elimination posted — entity back to Impacted, rerun → OK |
| 06 | Reporting — consolidated P&L, board pack Book, burst to controllers | Hall 7 | Q1 board pack delivered — entities locked, period closed |
What Hall 8× is not
This is not a Hall 5 deep-dive on rules, a Hall 7 deep-dive on reporting, or a Hall 8 deep-dive on security. Those halls cover each domain in full. Hall 8× is the connective tissue — the implementation sequence that shows how every domain decision affects the next.
⚡ The Decisions That Cannot Be Undone
Step 1 is the most consequential step — these are locked in at application creation
| Decision | GlobalMerge choice | Why it cannot change |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Currency | Enabled — GBP, EUR, SGD entities | Cannot be added after creation. Without it, no translation for BritEdge, DeutschWerk, AsiaLink. |
| Intercompany Tracking | Enabled — DeutschWerk sells to BritEdge | Creates ICP dimension. If omitted, Standard Eliminations cannot match IC transactions. |
| Equity Pick-up | Enabled — AsiaLink 50% JV, NovaTech 30% | Creates FCCS_EPU data source member. Without it, equity method is manual. |
| Calendar | 12-month — Jan–Dec fiscal year | 13-month cannot be converted to 12-month after data is loaded. |