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Hit <Enter> to close the Pop-up
Create the first column for actual costs
Screen: Report Painter: Create Report
Double click on the Column 1 cell.
In the Pop-up 'Select element type'
Select Predefined Key Figure radio button, and press <Enter>.
In Pop-up 'Choose predefined column'
Select Actual Costs as the predefined column, and press <Enter>.
In the Pop-up 'Element definition: Actual costs'
Press <Confirm> to check consistency and close.
Define the second column for plan costs
Screen: Report Painter: Create Report
Double click on the Column 2 cell.
In the Pop-up 'Select element type'
Select Key Figure with Characteristics as the element type, and press <Enter>.
In the Pop-up 'Element definition: Column 2'
Value Type 01 (Plan)
Version 0 (Actuals)
Valuation 0 (Legal valuation)
Hit <Change short, middle and long texts> icon
In the Pop-up for Enter Texts, Enter:
Short Plan
Click on the <Copy short text> button to copy this description to the other fields.
Hit <Confirm> to close Pop-up.
Hit <Confirm> to check consistency and close.
Create a formula column to calculate the variance between actual and plan costs
Screen: Report Painter: Create Report
Double click on the Column 3 cell
In the Pop-up 'Select element type'
Select Formula as the element type, and press <Enter>.
In the Pop-up 'Enter Formula'
Use the calculator functions to create the formula X001 X002.
Hit <Confirm> to close the Pop-up
Enter Variance as the text for all three fields.
Hit <Enter> to close.
Define the parameters for general data selection
Screen: Report Painter: Create Report
Follow the Menu Path: Edit > Gen. data selection
In the Pop-up 'Element definition: General data selection'
Select Controlling Area, Cost Center, Fiscal Year, and Period as the selection characteristics
Hit <move selected to left> icon to move the selected characteristics to the selected characteristics section of the
window
Enter the following values for your characteristics:
Controlling area RSS ('from' field)
Cost center - 1000 to 2000
Fiscal year - Current year
Period - 1 to 12
Hit <Confirm> to check consistency and close.
Check the report for any errors and save it
Screen: Report Painter: Create Report
Follow the Menu Path: Report > Check or press < Shift + F6>.
When the system comes back with a message of No errors were found, click <Save> to end.
Assign the report to a report group using the function in Report Painter
Screen: Report Painter: Create Report
After the system has come back with Report RSS-A was saved
Follow Menu Path: Environment > Assign report group
On the Insert Report in Report Group Screen:
Enter Z0#A as the group
Hit <Enter>
In the 'Create report group' pop-up window
Click <Yes> to create the group
Make sure the system has come back with Report RSS-A was saved in Report Group Z0#A.
Execute the report
Screen: Report Painter: Create Report
Follow the Menu Path: Report > Execute
Notice that there are no selection criteria to enter. These were hard coded in the general selection characteristics.
Click the <Execute> icon.
It is a very basic report of plan, actual, and variance costs for a group of predefined cost centers