Entering Set Text for Reports

Unless otherwise defined in the report, the Report Writer prints the text that you enter in your sets when you use the sets in report row/column blocks. You can enter text for reports in the text fields on the Create and Change Set screens for basic sets, key figure sets, single-dimension sets, and multidimension sets.

Note Note

You can also use the Start of the navigation path Extras Next navigation step Additional texts End of the navigation path function on the Create Report: Rows/Columns screens to enter specific row/column block text for the lead column and the report total when you define the report rows/columns. This text is used instead of the text from the set header.

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  • Basic Sets

For basic sets, you can enter text for each line of the set in the Short text of set line field on the Create Set: Basic Entries screen. If you then use this set in a row or column block, text appears describing the values for each set line that includes text. If you do not enter set line text, the Report Writer uses the text from the appropriate master files.

The Report Writer uses the set header text as the description for the corresponding subtotal. You can enter text for the set name in the Description field on the Create and Change Set: Header screens.

Example Example

In the report in Working with the Report Writer , the basic set TD-RCNTR-12 contains the set header text Cost Centers , the basic set TD-RACCT-INC contains the set header text Income Accounts , and the basic set TD-RACCT-EXP contains the set header text Expense Accounts . (Account text is read from the account master files in FI, and cost center text is read from the cost center master files in CO.)

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  • Key Figure Sets

In key figure sets, you can enter text for each line of the set in the Short text of set line field on the Create Set: Basic Entries screen. If you then use this key figure set in a row or column block, text appears describing the values for each set line that includes text. If you do not enter text for a key figure set line, the Report Writer uses the text from the predefined column.

Example Example

In the report in Working with the Report Writer , the key figure set value HSL-0 contains the lead column Local , and the key figure set value KSL-0 contains the lead column Group .

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As with basic sets, you can enter set header text in the Description field on the Create and Change Set: Header screens.

  • Single-Dimension Sets

For single-dimension sets, you can enter set header text in the Description field on the Create and Change Set: Header screens.

Example Example

In the example report with switched characteristics (see Using Sets in Report Rows ), the single-dimension set TD-RACCT-IE contains the set header text Income/Expense Accounts .

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  • Multidimension Sets

For multidimension sets, you can only enter set header text in the Description field on the Create and Change Set: Header screens. When you use a multidimension set in a report row block, the set header text appears as the heading for the lead column.

Example Example

In the report in Working with the Report Writer , the multidimension set TD-CC-ACCT contains the set header text Inc.& Exp/Cost Centers . This text appears as the lead column heading in the report.

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