Use

Report columns contain values and quantities derived from the Controlling databases, such as actual and plan figures. These figures can in turn come from different versions or may have been entered in different periods and fiscal years. When you define reports, this characteristics must be available for the Report Writer. In a multi-dimensional set, enter all characteristics needed to describe the value columns (such as period, fiscal year, actual value type, version 0). To include these criteria in the key figures (predefined business key figures), enter an additional set containing these characteristics.

You need key figures to create a set structure for the report columns. These sets contain additional key figures, and possibly formulas, and are created as a dataset.

Each row in a data set generates a column in your report.

Activities

Editing (Predefined) Key Figures

To edit key figures, choose:

 Information system Tools Report Painter Report Writer Predefined column Maintain

Specify the table to which the respective application component reports are assigned ( see also : Libraries ).

In the standard system, at least one predefined key figure has been created for all key figures in Cost Center Accounting. It is therefore useful to search for existing predefined key figures when you define your own reports.

To display a list of predefined key figures, choose:

 Information system Tools Report Painter Report Writer Create/Change Report Edit Element Insert Element Predefined Key Figure.

The system distinguishes between the following value types.

The key figures are preset by SAP and derived from the field groups of the CO databases. The field group for amount fields displayed in the controlling area currency is WGK001-WKG016. To access the field groups from within Report Writer, use key figure SWKG.

The suffixes found at the end of the key figures often identify a period or other descriptive characteristics.