Editing Variation Ranges in Report Writer (SAP Library

Editing Variation Ranges in Report Writer

Use

You can edit variations of Report Writer reports in two ways:

In the report definition
On the selection screen of the executed report

Procedure

In the report definition, choose General data selectn and then in the screen Create Report: General Data Selection <Name of Library><Name of Report Writer Report> you can define a from and to level for the variation range of each set. You can also define an individual value flag for each set, indicating that the variation range contains individual values.

To change the variation range in an executed report, from the selection screen choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text

Variation and make your changes.

Caution

The following restrictions apply for the variation range (from and to level).

Entries possible for the from level of the variation range and the resulting restrictions for the to level

From level	To level
Positive [>0]	Greater than/less than From level
Negative [-1; -2]	No entry

Example

The following example illustrates the variation range levels possible within a cost center hierarchy:

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Navigating Within an Executed Report

For information on navigating within a report, see Navigating Within a Report.

To display the report data levels of detail for the data selection characteristics you can use the functions under the menu option View. You can vary the level of detail on a report, section or row level.

To navigate to the next level up of the displayed characteristic, choose (Variation previous level)

To navigate to the next level down of the displayed characteristic, choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text

(Variation next level)

Example

If you select a single-dimension set containing a basic set, you navigate to the basic set level using This graphic is explained in the accompanying text (Variation next level).

For more information on defining selection criteria, see Defining Selection Criteria.