Function documentation Restricted Key Figure Properties Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Use

In the Properties of the Restricted Key Figure  dialog box, you can set a range of functions.

Features

Technical Name

The technical name of the restricted key figure is displayed.

Description

The name of the restricted key figure appears automatically here. You can change the description here.

Caution

The total number of all characters in all rows, including the line-end character is restricted to 60 characters.

Note

You can use text variables in the description.

Number Display

You can set a scaling factor of 1 to a billion. If, for example, you set 1,000, the value 3,000 is shown in the report as 3.

You can set the number of decimal places. The number can have either no decimal places or up to nine decimal places (0, 0.0, 0.00... to 0.000000000).

Currency Translation

You create the translation types for Structure linkcurrency translation  in the Administrator Workbench. For more information, see Structure linkCreating Currency Translation Types.

You can set a target currency for a restricted key figure in the Query Designer.

Select a currency in the dropdown box for Currency Type. According to how the currency translation key has been created in the Administrator Workbench, you have the following options:

·         Select the target currency when converting

The target currency is not fixed in the translation key in the Administrator Workbench but can be determined when converting. Select the required translation key and enter the Target Currency in the dropdown box. You can also select a currency from the dropdown box.

Moreover, you can also select, create or change a variable target currency.

Select Input Variables.

The variable target currencies appear in a dropdown box. Select a variable chain. You can change the variables using This graphic is explained in the accompanying text . Entering variables offsets dialog box appears. For more information, see Changing Variables in the Variable Editor.

Choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text if you want to create a new variable target currency. The variable wizard dialog box appears. For more information, see Defining Variables with the Variable Wizard.

When you execute the query, the variable dialog box appears, in which you can choose the target currency.

·         Fixed target currency

The target currency is determined in the translation key in the Administrator Workbench. Select the required translation key with the fixed target currency. In the Target Currency dropdown box, the fixed target currency for this translation key appears.

·         InfoObject determines target currency

The target currency is determined in the translation key in the Administrator Workbench so that it is determined from an InfoObject. Select the required translation key with the target currency from the InfoObject.

Last Changed

This is where you can see details of the owner and person who last changed the restricted key figure, as well as the corresponding date and time that the restricted key figure was changed. This information can be useful since restricted key figures are reusable.

Activities

Select the restricted key figure and choose Properties from the context menu (right mouse click). You reach the Properties of the Restricted Key Figure dialog box.