SAP ABAP IMG Activity SIMG_CFMENU0KWMFGRP (Create Reports)
Hierarchy
SAP_FIN (Software Component) SAP_FIN
   CO-OM-ABC (Application Component) Activity-Based Costing
     KABC (Package) Cost Accounting: Activity-Based Costing
IMG Activity
ID SIMG_CFMENU0KWMFGRP Create Reports  
Transaction Code S_ALR_87000424   IMG Activity: SIMG_CFMENU0KWMFGRP 
Created on 19981222    
Customizing Attributes SIMG_CFMENU0KWMFGRP   Create Reports 
Customizing Activity SIMG_CFMENU0KWMFGRP   Create Reports 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name SIMG_CFMENU0KWMFGRP    

Many reporting requirements are solved by standard system reports. If, however, non-standard requirements remain unfulfilled, you can use Report Painter for simple, quick definition of user-defined reports.

You can also use standard references objects to construct your own reports: libraries, standard layouts, default columns, and row and column models, all in the standard system, and available for custom reports.

A report can consist of several "logical" pages. This is useful if you wish to construct managerial key figures, such as costs per employee. You can switch between logical pages and carry out calculations with them.

Report Painter report definition requires several Preparatory Steps, depending on the complexity of the report to be generated.

Requirements

To create reports for user-defined libraries with Report Painter, you must maintain the Libraries first.

Standard settings

The standard system includes many standard layouts and column and row models, as well as default columns for libraries 1VK, 1GK, 1AB, 1RU, and 7KK. As a rule these standard modules are sufficient for report definition.

Recommendation

Do not change a standard report because any changes will be overwritten when importing new reports from client 000 (which supplies standard reports).

  • To make small changes to a standard, use the report as a model, copy it to another name, and change the copy only. Choose Report -> Copy.

    You can use reports as models in one library only, but you can copy reports from other libraries.

Activities

The procedure when defining a Report Painter report depends on how far the supplied standards satisfy your requirements.

  1. If the libraries, layouts, row and column models, and default columns in the standard system are sufficient:
    1. Define report columns by using the supplied default columns and characteristics as well as formulas and standard layouts in the standard library.
    2. You can construct columns from characteristics, formulas, or predefined columns. Predefined columns can be changed by inserting further characteristics. You can also use variables, but only those already defined in Report Writer.
      Select a column by double-clicking.
      Choose Key figure with characteristics or Default columns for the column structure.
      If you choose Key figure with characteristics, use the dialog box to mark the key figure to be used in the report.
      In the following dialog box, choose the characteristics to be used in the column and afterwards specify the characteristic values as individual values, groups, intervals, or variables.
      To define all possible values for a chosen characteristic, enter an asterisk (*); to define an initial value, enter a pound sign (#).
      To use variables, choose Variables on/off. The SAP system automatically indicates the appropriate field and automatically adjusts the field length. Choose "Possible entries" to display all existing variables.
      If you choose Default columns, specify one of the standard default columns in the dialog box. You can then change or expand upon the suggested characteristics and characteristic values.
      To define a further report column, select the element type Formula in the dialog box. Use the formula editor to select other report columns and predefined cells to define a formula which calculates a value for the column.
      Enter a column text. Choose Copy to copy the short text to the fields Middle and Long as well.
      You can also use variables in a column text. To store a variable, enter an ampersand (&) followed by a variable name. When you activate Key as text type in the standard report layout under Column text, the report issues the current value of the variable. If you activate Name, the report issues the name of the current value.
    3. Define report rows by using the characteristics or row models available in the standard library.
    4. All steps in row definition are similar to those in column definition.
  2. If the libraries, layouts, and row and column models do not meet your requirements:
    1. If necessary, maintain the corresponding library.
    2. If necessary, create a new layout or change an existing one.
    3. If necessary, maintain the standard default columns.
    4. In Report Painter, choose Set maintenance -> Data set entries -> Maintenance.
    5. If necessary, create new row and column models.
    6. Proceed as described in the definition of report rows and columns.
    7. For further report definition proceed as described in step 1.
  3. Determine general selections

    General selections include the characteristics according to which you select data for a report, but which are not to be identified in report rows or columns.

  4. Save your report.
  5. Insert your report into a report group.

Further Notes

Note on transport

To transport Report Painter reports, see the IMG activity Transport Report Writer Objects in the IMG for Financial Accounting under Special Purpose Ledger -> Tools -> Transport.

For more information on user-defined reports, see the SAP Library under Financials -> CO Controlling -> Cost Center Accounting -> Information System -> Defining Reports.

Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 207   Establish Reporting 
Mandatory / Optional 2   Optional activity 
Critical / Non-Critical 2   Non-critical 
Country-Dependency A   Valid for all countries 
Assigned Application Components
Documentation Object Class Documentation Object Name Current line number Application Component Application Component Name
SIMG SIMG_CFMENU0KWMFGRP 0 HLA0001437 A ( HLA0001436 O HLA0009441 )  
Maintenance Objects
Maintenance object type C   Customizing Object 
Assigned objects
Customizing Object Object Type Transaction Code Sub-object Do not Summarize Skip Subset Dialog Box Description for multiple selections
DWBDUMMY D - Dummy object GRR1 CO-ABC Create Report 
DWBDUMMY D - Dummy object GRR2 CO-ABC1 Change Report 
History
Last changed by/on SAP  19981222 
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