Profit Center Forecast Detail Report
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This report shows details of financial amounts that are stored in the Profit Center
cube. It focuses on several Forecast Version figures on a more detailled level and compares these with other versions for a year on a single element or single months.
Amounts can be shown in local currency or converted into one of the target currencies. The user can also enter comments.
Report Heading
The screenshot below points out the heading area of the Profit Center Forecast report. The report heading updates dynamically as various reporting options are selected. The logo can be changed in Administration; see Configuring Design Elements for more on report design.
The heading area of the report displays the following fields:
Field | Description | Implementation |
Title | Name of the report |
Name of the report in Report Designer |
Subtitle |
Current PoV selection |
Localized subtitle will update as PoV selections are made |
Arrow |
Show/hide PoV widget |
Click on the arrow to display or hide point-of-view selections |
Point of View (PoV) Options
The content of the report can be customized using the PoV options, which can be viewed by clicking the blue arrow at the top of the report.
The available options are described below:
PoV Option |
Description |
Implementation |
Version (Combobox) |
Select one forecast. |
|
Year (Combobox) |
Select a reporting period. |
Elements matching the pattern |
Legal Entity (Combobox) |
Select one single legal entity or any consolidated element. |
|
Currency (Combobox) |
Select local currency or one of the target currencies. The selection of local currency is only available for base elements or consolidated elements of the |
Elements of
|
Profit Center (Combobox) |
Select one profit center or any consolidated element. |
|
Comparison Forecast (Combobox) |
Select one forecast for comparison (or no forecast). |
|
Suppress Zero Lines (checkbox) |
Hide the |
Data filter factors the following elements:
|
Monthly (checkbox) |
Show monthly values instead of a single value for the remaining forecast months. | Descendants of the selected year in the range yyyy-01 - yyyy-12 OR yyyy-MM_YTD and yyyy-MM_YTG , depending on the selected forecast. |
Show Account No. (checkbox) |
Display the number along with the name in the row label column for Partner Entity and Cost Object |
Switch between Name or ID_Name attribute of Partner Entity and Cost Object dimension. |
Profit Center Forecast (link) |
Link to Profit Center Forecast Report |
Report Columns
The columns displayed in the report depend on the selections made in the PoV area. The screenshot below shows a report displaying Forecast 6+6
and Comparison Forecast 9+3
, with the option Suppress Zero Lines
selected.
Below are descriptions of the columns in the Profit Center Forecast Detail report. Note: the month columns are only visible if the Monthly
option in the PoV area is checked.
Column |
Description |
Implementation |
Row Label |
|
|
Area visualization of version |
Fill and border style for version |
|
BU |
Budget value |
|
FC x+y (Comparison Forecast) |
|
Element of the |
ΔBU% |
Percentage change of |
( |
yyyy (entry) |
Figure for selected |
|
MMM |
Monthly figures for selected forecast. Note: these columns appear only when |
Element of |
FC |
Total of forecast figures for planning scenario |
|
ΔFC x+y% |
Percentage change of |
( |
Comment |
Entry of comment |
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Updated December 9, 2024