Drilldown Reports 

Purpose

Drilldown Reporting is a dialog-oriented information system that is capable of analyzing a dataset according to all characteristics contained in the data description.

It uses the G/L account transaction figures and the financial statement versions as its data basis.

Implementation Considerations

SAP delivers various drilldown reports in the standard system. The standard reports are found in the SAP Easy Access menu under Accounting → Financial Accounting → General Ledger → Information System → General Ledger Reports (New) → Balance Sheet/Profit and Loss Statement/Cash Flow → General.

You define your own reports in Customizing for Financial Accounting (New) under General Ledger Accounting → Information System → Drilldown Reports (G/L Accounts).

Features

You can use the following reports, among others:

●      Reports for Financial Statement Analysis

Financial statement analyses are based on hierarchical financial statement versions that are stored in Financial Accounting. You can perform variance analyses on the basis of actual and plan data (yearly, half-yearly, quarterly, and monthly comparisons).

●      Key Figure Reports

The financial statement items from the financial statement version that are required for calculating specific key figures are included in the key figure reports. For example, you can follow individual account balances, determine the liquidity ratio, or determine financial statement version key figures, such as the equity ratio.

You can create your reports using the local currency (company code currency) or another parallel currency (such as group, hard, index, or company currency).

Constraints

You cannot define drilldown reports that use the elimination of internal business volume.

In new General Ledger Accounting, you cannot use the following report types from classic General Ledger Accounting:

●      004 Financial Statement Analysis from Cost of Sales Ledger

●      005 Financial Statement Key Figures from Cost of Sales Ledger

See also:

For more information on the general functions in drilldown reporting, see CA - Drilldown Reporting.