Creating a Report for Actual / Actual Quarterly Comparison  

To create a report for an actual/actual quarterly 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 specify the form you want to use as a basis for setting up the contents in your report. Afterwards, choose Create.

    5. The system displays the screen Create Balance Sheet Report: Variables. All variables for valuation are available here ("Fiscal year", "Period from", and "Period to").

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

  5. By choosing Extras ® Choose hierarchy, you can select the variable from the balance sheet/ profit and loss 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. By choosing Goto ® Choose characteristics, you can determine the drilldown characteristics that you want for your report and with which you can navigate through the report.

    7. Choose Sort char. to specify the order of the characteristics. The financial statement items must always be listed first.

    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.