Diagnosis
The entry of data in the fields foraccounting technique andgoodwill / negative goodwill
depends on the settings in the system utilization for theconsolidation of investments.
After you defined the method, you changed the data for systemutilization so that it no longer conforms to the method definition.

System Response
For that reason, the accounting technique and the treatment of goodwill/ negative goodwill is adjusted in the method in accordance with thevalid system utilization.
If, for example, goodwill is no longer amortized, but only directlyeliminated, then the system has now changed this setting in the method.You can confirm these settings by saving.