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AARO25 User Manual

General

AARO is a CPM (Corporate Performance Management) package which supports all key CPM processes such as consolidated reporting, consolidated financial statements, preparation of budget, forecast and long-term planning, leasing contracts handling.
Upon delivery, AARO is configured for group consolidation in accordance with IFRS, but it can be readily customized to meet various other requirements.

Structure of this document

The user manual has been organized into various chapters, each dedicated to different aspects of the AARO system:

AARO Windows Client chapter describes how AARO is set up and optimized for the needs of your organization in the Windows client, how to register users, set up access rights to data and certain functionality aspects, how to enter legal structures, handle acquisitions and disposals and corresponding excess values, how to enter information into the database in the Windows client.

The AARO Windows Client chapter provides a comprehensive guide on setting up and optimizing AARO for your organization needs in the Windows client. It covers user registration, data and functionality aspects access rights configuration, legal structure setup, handling of acquisitions and disposals, handling of excess value, journals handling in the Windows client.

The chapter on the AARO Web Client covers the AARO Web functionality for generating reports, entering data, managing Web administration, importing data, creating dashboards, cash forecasting and lease management.

The chapter on Miscellaneous covers various useful functionalities that are not addressed in other sections, including monitoring consolidation queues and updating the AARO start page. This chapter is is intended for system administrators and those responsible for overseeing the closing progress.

The menu items, account names, report names, etc. mentioned in this manual are based on the AARO base package provided during the initial installation. However, your installation may have variations.

If the functionality is utilized in multiple locations, the description has been included in the most pertinent chapter.

End users

This documentation provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of AARO. End users who are using AARO in a limited capacity may perceive this documentation as overly comprehensive.
It is recommended that end users prepare comprehensive documentation focusing on the specific aspects of AARO that they are using. This documentation may cover instructions for:

Instructions for installing and launching the application.
Explanation of the reporting process and the role of the end user in it.
Documentation pertaining to the specific aspects of AARO that are being utilized.

AARO support would be delighted to assist you with the production of such documentation.

AARO Support will be happy to assist you in the production of such documentation.

Terms and abbreviations

The user manual extensively utilizes the following terms and abbreviations:

Term/abbreviation	Description

Term/abbreviation	Description
base package	The default system configuration of AARO.
BS or B/S	The Balance Sheet, utilized for financial reporting purposes.
EL	A company or a dimension utilized for eliminations.
EL_IC	A company or a dimension utilized for intercompany eliminations.
EV	Excess Value, utilized as a part of the Legal functionality in AARO.
GWID	An identifier for goodwill or excess value that is created in the Data Entry/Legal menu, under the Excess Value tab.
IC	Intercompany eliminations.
Input comment	A comment has been added to the input form.
input report	A report enabled for input.
IS or I/S	Income Statement, utilized for financial reporting purposes.
JV	Journal voucher. In AARO, the term "Journal Vouchers" has been updated to "Journals," although some fields and codes still retain the older "JV" designation.
LOC	A local currency.
ordinary input form	A form of the 'Input' type.
output comment	A comment has been added to the output report.
output report	A report that does not have input capabilities.
P/L	Financial statements such as the profit and loss statement.
PE	Past Equity, utilized as a component of the Legal functionality within AARO.
PEID	Past equity identifier or past equity entry that are created in the Data Entry/Legal menu, under the Past Equity tab.
regular report	A report with a normal, compact or matrix layout (i.e. not a match report).

See also https://aarosystems.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MAN/pages/22067941 , particularly the Journal header fields section, and https://aarosystems.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MAN/pages/22067941 , particularly the Journal record fields section, for detailed explanations of terms such as FromCo and OwnedCo, which are frequently cited in the Legal chapter.

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