Defining a Report Form 

Use

Forms are the structures required as the basis for the definition of reports (except for basic reports). You can use the same form for any number of different reports.

Procedure

  1. Call up the transaction as follows:
    2.

    Menu Path

    Accounting ® Controlling ® Profitability Analysis ® Information System ® Current settings ® Define Forms for Profitability Reports

    Transaction Code

    KE34

    If this is the first CO-PA transaction you called up since logging on, the system displays the Set Operating Concern dialog box.

  2. Enter the following data:
    3.

    Field

    Data

    Operating concern

    IDEA

    Type of profitability analysis

    Costing-based

  3. Choose .

    4. This dialog box is only automatically displayed once during the session. Once you have set the operating concern, the system continues to use this operating concern and type of Profitability Analysis.

  4. In the dialog box, choose Yes.
  5. Enter the following data:
    6.

    Field

    Data

    Form

    Any

    Form name

    Any

    Two axes (matrix)

    select

    It makes sense to create this type of form when you want to control the order of the selected value fields in the rows, or when you want to use blank rows, underscores or colors in your report layout. You specify the characteristics when you define the report.

  6. Choose Create.
  7. In the dialog box, select Operating concern currency, then choose .
  8. Remain on the Report Painter: Create Form screen.