The R/3 System contains standard forms which you can copy and then change to create your own forms. These are the forms 0SAPBLNCE-01 through 0SAPBLNCE-NN. These forms themselves cannot be used with reports.
By default, the system always takes you to the row display first. To see the column display, choose the menu option Goto
® Column display.Define characteristics for all columns:
The system displays a dialog box in which you can choose the characteristics for the general data selection. Enter the characteristic Plan/actual indicator in the table Selected characteristics and set the value for the actual data to "0".
Define first column:
For an actual comparison of different years, you also need to choose the characteristic Fiscal year. If you wanted to make a plan/actual comparison, you would also need to enter Plan version in the Selected characteristics table.
Now enter the desired characteristics values in the following dialog box:
– For the fiscal year, you can enter either fixed values or variables. To enter variables, position the cursor on the corresponding field and choose the pushbutton Variable on/off. The system then changes the length of the field accordingly. You can display a list of the existing global variables for the fiscal year using the Possible entries function (F4). For the first column, choose the variable "1FY".
If you want to enter fixed values, enter the desired year in the corresponding field.
Using variables has the advantage that you can then use the form for a number of different reports, since you do not have to specify fixed values until you define the report. For more on this topic, see Valuating Variables in the online manual FI - Financial Accounting Information System.
If you are working with variables, you also need to enter variables in the column header. For example, in a yearly comparison you could enter the following texts:
– short text: FY;1FY
– medium text: FiscYr;1FY
– long text: Fiscal year;1FY
You can change the column width using the menu option Formatting ® Column ® Column width. To change the text length on the screen, choose Formatting ® All columns ® Text length.
Variables for the column texts are replaced when you execute your report.
Define second column:
To do this, position the cursor on the new column and choose Edit ® Selected area ® Copy. The system copies the entire definition of the first column to the new column. You can then change the definition of the column as required.
For the fiscal year comparison, you need to enter a different fiscal year in the second column. If you are using variables, enter "1FY-1" as the characteristic value.
Define variance:
To do this, position the cursor on the third column and choose Edit ® Element ® Define element.
Choose the first value under ID, then choose the minus sign. Now choose the second value under ID.