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Use

The CO information system has the task of formatting the postings created in the application component according to various criteria. However, it is not possible to cover all user requirements through the information system. Minor adjustments to the reports are often required or new reports have to be created.

Features

Report Painter

The central tool for defining reports within the information system is the Report Painter.

With Report Painter you can define reports quickly and easily across rows and columns. During the definition process, the system displays the report as it will appear when it is displayed on the screen.

For minor modifications to the standard report delivered by SAP you can use this as a model. The system also provides a variety of row and column models as modules for your own report definition. These models enable you to create reports simply and flexibly.

You do not need to create setswhen working with Report Painter. You can enter characteristic values directly. Reports can be divided into sections and column blocks during definition.

To access the Report Painter menu from Cost Center Accounting, choose   Information System   Tools   Report Painter.  

For more information about Report Painter, see the SAP Library under   FI Financial Accounting   FI Special Purpose Ledger   Report Writer Reports.(see   Report Painter Reports ).

Report Writer

If you want to define a report that differs from the standard, you can use the Report Writerreport definition.

Report Writer lets you define reports that are structures on the basis of sets. A set is an arranged quantity of similar elements, such as cost centers, cost elements and posting periods. The modules available for use in the reports are summarized by the system in a report table. This allows you to use the sets in any reports of a report table.

Working with Report Writer involves a longer learning process than Report Painter. Since Report Painter covers the majority of the functions of Report Writer, but is easier to use, you should generate as many of your reports as possible through Report Painter.

To access the Report Writer menu from Cost Center Accounting, choose   Information System   Tools   Report Painter   Report Writer   .

For more information about Report Painter, see the SAP Library under   FI Financial Accounting   FI Special Purpose Ledger   Report Writer Reports.(see Report Writer Reports).