Defining Flexible Analyses (SAP Library - Materials Management (MM))

Defining Flexible Analyses

Use

Using flexible analyses you can create your own reports, define layouts, and generate new key figures using mathematical formulae that refer to present key figures.

Procedure

Call up the transaction as follows:

Menu Path	From the Flexible Analyses node, choose Evaluation ® Create.
Transaction Code	MCDA, MCDG

Enter the following data:

Field	Europe	North America
Evaluation structure	S011	S011
Evaluation	Any name	Any name
Description	Any text	Any text

Choose

Choose Characteristics, then select a characteristic.

Choose

Copy+Close, then choose

Copy.

Choose Key Figures, then select your preferred key figures (for example Order value and PO Items) from the selection list.

Choose

Copy+Close, then choose

Copy.

Position your cursor on a key figure, then choose

Insert formula.

In the Name field, enter any name, for example, Average.

To copy a key figure (for example Order value) double-click on it.

Enter an arithmetical operator (/) then double-click on another key figure (for example, PO Items).

In this case, the formula calculates the average purchase order value for each purchase order.

Choose

Copy.

To generate the analysis, choose Evaluation ® Generate.

We do not recommend you to create too many formulas in this IDES process. Create only a few analyses and display these by choosing Evaluation ® Execute.

The Evaluate Transport dialog box appears.

Choose Cancel.

Choose

From the Flexible Analysis node, choose Evaluation ® Execute.
Enter the following data:

Field	Europe	North America
Evaluation structure	S011	S011
Evaluation	The name you entered previously	The name you entered previously

Choose

Accept the default values proposed by the system, then choose

again.

Your list / evaluation is prepared according to your entries.

Choose

To close the Exit Report dialog box, choose Yes.

Choose

until the overview tree appears.