Terminology 
Terminology
Reporting terminology has been standardized across all modules. For this reason, some reporting terms had to be replaced by new, standard terms that are valid across the whole SAP System. The following table lists the original terms (sorted alphabetically) with the new term and a description to give you an overview of the terminology changes.
Terminology changes in reporting
Original Term |
Current Term |
Description |
Printing class |
Format group |
|
Basic key figure |
Basic key figure |
|
Data field (Report Painter) |
Basic key figure |
|
Data selection |
General data selection |
|
Data set (Report Writer) |
Key figure set |
|
Data set entry (Report Writer) |
Key figure |
Predefined, business key figure |
Dimension |
Characteristic |
|
Field |
Characteristic |
|
Key figure (Report Painter) |
Basic key figure |
|
Column text |
Column heading |
|
Column text type |
Content |
Column heading content |
Statistics |
Selection log |
|
Text column |
Lead column |
|
Vary |
Multiple selection |
|
Predefined column (Report Painter) |
Key figure |
Predefined, business key figure |
Row text |
Lead column |
|
Row text type |
Content |
Lead column content |
For more information on these subjects, see
Report Painter, Report Writer and key figures.