Information System 
Purpose
With the G/L
Account Information System, based on 
Drilldown
Reporting, you have a dialog-oriented information system available. It is
able to evaluate the dataset based on all characteristics contained in the
data description.
G/L account transaction figures and the financial statement versions serve as the primary data source for the General Ledger Information System.
Implementation Considerations
The standard version of the G/L Account Information System contains various reports. The standard reports are found in the SAP Easy Access menu under Accounting ® Financial Accounting ® General Ledger ® Information System ® General Ledger Reports or General Ledger Reports (New) ® Balance Sheet/Profit and Loss Statement/Cash Flow ® General.
You define you own reports Customizing:
· For classic General Ledger Accounting, choose Financial Accounting ® General Ledger Accounting ® Information System ® Drilldown Reports (G/L Accounts)
For new General Ledger Accounting, choose Financial Accounting (New) ® General Ledger Accounting (New) ® Information System ® Drilldown Reports (G/L Accounts)
Features
The following report types are available:
Reports for Financial
Statement Analysis
Financial statement analyses are based on hierarchical financial statement versions that are stored in Financial Accounting. The system gives you the option to perform difference analyses based on actual and plan data at any time (yearly, half-yearly, quarterly, and monthly comparisons).
The financial statement items from the financial statement version are inserted in the key figure reports as needed. You can, for example, following financial statement balances, determine the liquidity ratio, or determine financial statement version key figures such as the equity ratio.
You can create your reports using the local currency (company code currency) or another parallel currency (such as group, hard, index, or company currency).
You can obtain additional information to the standard drilldown functions in the SAP Library under Cross-Application Components ® CA - Drilling Reporting.
Constraints
In New General Ledger Accounting, you cannot use the following report types from classic General Ledger Accounting:
· 004 Financial Statement Analysis from Cost of Sales Ledger
· 005 Financial Statement Key Figures from Cost of Sales Ledger