Characteristics and Key Figures
Definition
Characteristics
Criteria according to which you select data (when using the drilldown reporting tool).
Examples of characteristics in theTransaction Managerare
Product type
Business partners
Remaining term
Portfolio
Key Figures
Define an amount to be reported. There are two types of key figures:
In the simplest case, a key figure corresponds to a numeric value field in a database table, for example, a payment amount or a nominal value. This is also called the basic key figure.
You can, however, also calculate a key figure using calculation rules or formulas within a report. This is called a calculated key figure.
Examples of key figures in CFM are:
Basic key figures
Nominal value or book value
Number of securities
Calculated key figures
Shareholding amount
Net present value comparisons on a given date
See also: Basic Concepts of Drilldown Reporting
Use
The SAP drilldown reporting tool provides a dialog-oriented information system, which you can use to evaluate the data collected in your application. It can evaluate the dataset according to all the characteristics in the data description. This interactive drilldown reporting function enables you to include any number of key figures in your reports. You can display several objects for one key figure and several key figures for one object. You also have the option of performing alternative analyses (such as plan/actual comparisons, fiscal year comparisons, object comparisons).
Drilldown reporting architecture
The above graphic illustrates how you can use characteristics and key figures to define both forms and reports.
See also: CA - Drilldown Reporting
Structure
To simplify position reporting, all position key figures have been divided into balance sheet and non-balance sheet positions, whereby the balance sheet positions are further subdivided into assets and liabilities.
For more information relating to the characteristics and key figures available in the
Treasury Information System
, choose
Tools
→
Drilldown Reporting
→
Extras
→
Report Types
→
Display
to call up tables for each report type containing descriptions of the key figures and characteristics.
Display structures
You can use this function to display the following information using the available data sources (field names):
Name of the data element
Description(short field name)
The column for the Usage flag indicates what type of data source it is. The possible entries are:
Empty = Undefined
B = Basic key figure
D = Dimension (characteristic)
F = Fixed characteristic
K = Key figure
S = Fixed basic key figure
T = Technical field
U = Unit
V = Fixed unit
The Report selection flag in the Report column tells you whether the field is available when you define a report:
Empty = Field cannot be selected for report
1 = Field can be selected for report
2 = Field must be selected for report
The Row/column structure flag in the Form column tells you whether the field can be used when you define a form:
Empty = Field cannot be selected for form
1 = Field can be selected for form
Characteristicvalue flag
Empty= Characteristic value cannot be defined in the report
1 = Characteristic value can be defined in the report
2 = Characteristic value must be defined for each cell
3 = Characteristic value must be defined completely
Quantity/amount/number flag (C/Q flag)
C =Amount (currency)
Q = Quantity
D = Number (without unit)