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S/4 Why not use Report Painter with

ACDOCT table

ByJohannes LeRoux

Working on multiple S/4 project and having struggled

with the analytics teams to provide reporting from BI, Imbedded BPC etc
to support Cost Center managers, Finance teams and controllers
providing real-time data and the flexibility to have supplement standard
SAP reporting. I started to exploring reports in Simple Finance, create a
Report Painter Report using the totals table ACDOCT.

Unlike GLT0, FAGLFLEXT or Special Purpose Ledger Summary table, this

is not a transparent table but a DDL SQL View. As the library has the
table ACDOCT already listed in as a structure in report painter I creating
a report group and report using ACDOCT. For Leading Ledger 0L the
data seems to work well and the summarized values are very much in
sync with ACDOCA (Universal Journal Line items) table

Limitations:
In Simple finance SAP introduces the Appendix ledger (extension ledger)
this is mainly for posting adjustment entriesin ACDOCA table. Therefore
the appendix ledgers are not allowed in Report painter because the data
is stored in ACDOCA table.The report painter only displays values for
The LEADING ledger and not for non leadingledgeror the Appendix
ledger.

Report creation:
As the report painter seems to work pretty well with the leading ledger,
it is easy to create useful reports quicklyto support:
Financial reporting requirement varies as per local accounting
practices and GAAPS. In order to cope with these requirements
report painter let us design reports like
 1. Profit & Loss Drilldown report

2. Profit center group Profit & Loss Profit & Loss

Report painter is an excellent reporting tool that is equipped with

useful features, which can help us in designing analytical reports
quickly without ABAP help.

SAP Reporting Tools

The Reporting tools provided by SAP are

Report Writer/Report Painter is used to create currency and

quantity reports primarily from the financial application area of SAP.

Drilldown Reporting is an interactive type of reporting that allows a

user to analyze data from several applications. It is used primarily in
Profitability Analysis, Executive Information System, General Ledger
and Project Systems.

Overview
Report Painter and Report Writer are some of the many reporting tools
provided by SAP to meet a business needs for customized reports. They
are used to create both currency and quantity-type reports such as
financial statements, sales reports, and inventory reports and can report
on data from multiple applications. Reports are defined on a form that
displays the rows and columns as they appear in the report output.
Report Painter is easy to use and covers approximately 90% of Report
Writers functionality. Report Painter adds an easy-to-use graphical
interface to the core functionality of Report Writer.

Gross Profit & Loss Report creation using Report Painter

Below is the basic step to start creating a report

Step 1:Determine the table

Before a report can be created, an SAP table must be selected as the
appropriate source of information. In this example, we will use the table
ACDOCT in S/4 simple Finance

Step 2: Find the library

Select the library that contains the table required for the report. SAP
contains libraries for all applications. The user has the flexibility to use
an existing library or to create a new library. (Note: In for Simple Finance,
the user must create a new library from the ACDOCT table.)

To create a library, choose the following Menu Path: Information

Systems> Ad Hoc Reports> Report Painter> Report Writer >
Library > Create (T-CODE GR21)
 Enter a description for the Library and click on the Characteristic
button

Note What I saw when I created the library surprised me that all
the COPA/ACDOCA field/Characteristic was available.

Step 3: Create Sets

Sets are used in many components and subcomponents of the SAP
system (such as reporting, planning, and currency translation). Before
you create sets, you must decide how you want to use the sets to meet
your REPORTNIG requirements. It is important OUTLINE the report and
the define your set structures and which values you want to include in
the sets.

Create sets or use existing sets by following Menu Path:

Information Systems> Ad Hoc Reports> Report Painter> Report
Writer> Set> Create T-codes (GS01,GS02,GS03)

We create basic set ZSALES-RB for field RACCT

Choose Enter to Continue.

Enter the values for the Account Number and a description for the
set.

Save the set.

Similarly, Create the following Basic Sets

Step 4: Create Variables

Menu Path: Information Systems> Ad Hoc Reports> Report Painter>

Report Writer> Variables> Create T-CODES (GS11, GS12 ,GS13)
 A variable is a placeholder for data to be specified when you run a
report that uses the variable. Variables are used in many areas, for
example in reporting (Report Painter / Report Writer). For
example, a variable could be a company, the current year, the
current month, a date, or a user name.

Create Variables only if you cannot find a predefined variable for

any fields that must be entered before the report is executed or
use existing sets. This is similar to creation of a set.

Step 5: Create Report

Menu Path: Information Systems> Ad Hoc Reports> Report

Painter> Report> CreatE

1. In the library, enter the name of the library,

2. In the report field enter the name of the report and a short
description

3. Choose Create

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