To create a row or column model, choose  Model Create from the Report Painter menu.

In the initial screen, you enter whether you want to define a column or a row model. This is where you determine the functions available for editing purposes.

Before you create the model, you must first assign it to a library . The library contains the characteristics, key figures, and predefined columns which you can use in your model. All models and reports that use these models must be assigned to the same library.

Enter a name and short description for each model.

If you want to create a model using an existing model as a reference, enter the name of the existing model you wish to copy, or choose  Model Copy, then enter the model and library.

You create row and column models with Report Painter in the same way as you create rows and columns in a report (see Creating Report Painter Reports ). In contrast to a report, however, models are only one-dimensional and do not contain any report texts.

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When defining a column model, you can only use the functions available for defining columns. You cannot use the Explode , Expand or Collapse functions for column models.

You can define several column blocks within column models. However, you cannot define different report sections within models.

Once you have defined your model, you should check for any errors using  Model Check .

After you have defined your row and column models, you can go directly to the report definition with  Environment Create report .