Use

In a report for financial statement analysis, you can compare the development of the financial statement values. You can make a comparison for the following time periods:

In a report, you can valuate both actual and plan data. That is, you can run actual/actual comparisons as well as actual/plan comparisons.

Prerequisites

In your financial statement analyses, you can use variables . These have to be predefined in Customizing . In the G/L Account Information System, you can only use global variables. To define global variables, in Financial Accounting Customizing choose  General Ledger Accounting Information System Drilldown Reports (G/L Accounts) Define Global Variables .

The reports for financial statement analyses are based on the financial statement version. The desired financial statement version has to be defined in Customizing . To define a financial statement version, in Financial Accounting Customizing choose  General Ledger Accounting Business Transactions Closing Document Define Financial Statement Version.

Activities

To create a report for financial statement analysis, proceed as follows:

This form is a one axis form with key figure. This means that you only have to define the columns of the form.

You can find additional information under Creating Forms for Financial Statement Analysis .

You can find additional information under Creating Reports for Financial Statement Analysis .