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<ManualTopic ID="/baanerp/tg/ebm/case/cd000840" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Case description</Title>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <List>
         <ListItem>Financial plan to be maintained: The case starts with the
		  financial plan that is maintained, which can be either at the end of a fiscal
		  year to create the plan for next year, or at the end of the quarter to adjust
		  the plan based on the actual data. The financial plan is translated into
		  department budgets.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Cost budget to be maintained: Based on the financial plan,
		  detailed cost budgets are generated. In addition, allocations between cost
		  centers and allocations to cost objects are calculated. Based on these
		  allocations, the operation rates and surcharges are calculated. Finally, the
		  product costs are calculated or re-calculated based on these rates and
		  surcharges.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Integration processing to be performed: The logistical
		  transactions are translated into financial entries and posted in the general
		  ledger.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Ad hoc reporting to be performed: The financial data are
		  analyzed using the ad hoc reporting facilities that LN provides.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Cost analysis to be performed: The cost allocations are updated
		  periodically, based on the actual costs.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Period end processing to be performed: At the end of the
		  period, some recurring tasks are performed. Subsequently, the period is closed,
		  which means that the data from the previous period are frozen, and you can
		  create the official financial reports.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Sales statistics to be analyzed.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Purchase statistics to be analyzed.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Statutory and management reporting to be performed.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Statutory reporting (special reports) to be
		  performed.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Periodical fixed assets processing.</ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>