Creating a Report for Actual / Actual Yearly Comparison  

To create a report for an actual/actual yearly comparison, proceed as follows:

  1. In the General Ledger Accounting Implementation Guide, choose the activity "Create, Change, Display Report".
  2. Select Balance sheet analysis as the report type and specify a name for the report.

    3. The SAP System includes standard reports you can use as a reference for creating your own reports. The predefined range of names for these reference reports runs from 0SAPBLNCE-01 to 0SAPBLNCE-NN. You cannot use these names for your own reports.

  3. Choose Drilldown report ® Create.
  4. On the next screen, enter a description for your report and the form you want to use as a basis for setting up the contents in your report. Then choose Create again

    5. The system displays the screen Create Balance Sheet Report: Variables.

    All variables for the valuation are included here. When defining the report, you can set whether the variable should be ready for input when you execute the report. In this case, select "Enter at execution" also. Leave the Variable value field blank. In FI general ledger reports, you can define all variables and characteristics right when you carry out the report.

  5. Via Extras ® Choose hierarchy, you can choose the variable from the financial statement version you want to evaluate for your report. In this case, select "Enter at execution" also.

    6. The financial statement version is added to the variables.

  6. Via Goto ® Choose characteristics, you can determine the drilldown characteristics you want for your report and can use for navigating in the report. Use Sort char. to specify the order of the characteristics. The financial statement items must always be listed first.

    7. You also define the characteristic values, such as company code and business area, when executing the report. Therefore, do not select Limit characteristics.

  7. Save your report.