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key figure

SAP Business Information Warehouse (BW)

Values or quantities, such as sales revenue, fixed costs, sales quantity or number of employees.

In addition to the key figures saved on the database, you have the option of defining derived (calculated) key figures in the query definition in the Business Explorer. Such key figures are calculated using a formula from the key figures of the InfoCube.

Examples of derived key figures are "sales revenue per employee" (sales revenue divided by number of employees), or "variance as a percentage" or "contribution margin".

Treasury Management (TR-TM)

Key figures are values, quantities or calculations made on the basis of these values according to formulas that you have defined.

Examples of key figures in Treasury:

Value: Nominal value, book value, net present value

Quantity: Security units

Calculation: Share of equity capital, NPV comparisons for defined dates

Reporting (BC-SRV-REP)

A value which you can report on.

There are two types of key figures:

• The simplest form of key figure is a numerical value field stored in a database table. This type is called a basic key figure.

• You can also calculate key figures within a report using formulas or rules for computing other values. This type is called a calculated key figure.

Consolidation (FI-LC)

Ratios help analyze a corporation or a group. A ratio is a financial statement item defined by a formula which can be used to add, subtract, multiply and divide other financial statement items and constants.

Ratios are commonly used to show the relationships between different item values so that varying aspects of the company or group can be displayed.

Example:

• owner equity ratio = equity : (equity + liabilities)

Logistics Information System (LIS) (LO-LIS)

A key figure is a criterion for evaluating the performance of a logistical activity in the past or for forecasting the performance of a logistical activity in the future.

Key figures normally take the form of a number or a percentage and are expressed in a currency or unit of measure.

Examples of possible key figures are: invoiced sales, purchase order quantity, range of coverage, target lead time, inspected quantity and Mean Time To Repair.

Financial Accounting (FI)

Quantifiable values of every type for measuring technical, commercial and personal performance in an organization.

Key figures (in the form of ratios) can be used both in internal and intercompany comparisons for

• Performance

• Profitability

• Productivity

• Liquidity

Examples:

• sales per employee

• turnover rate of stock

General Ledger Accounting (FI-GL)

Value calculated from other values in a report using report cells.

Reporting (BC-SRV-REP)

Value in reporting.

There are two types of key figure:

• In the simplest case, a key figure is a numeric field in a database table. This is also known as a base key figure.

• A key figure can also be determined using calculation rules or formulae within a report. Then it is known as a calculated key figure.