15 FSG Fundamentals

Table of Contents
Table of Contents....................................................................................................... 1 Standard Reports and Listings....................................................................................2 When to Use Standard Reports..................................................................................2 Financial Statement Generator Features.................................................................... When to Use FSG Reports........................................................................................... ! "reparing #our FSG Report......................................................................................... ! $uilding $asic Reports................................................................................................ % Financial Statement Generator...................................................................................% Steps for FSG Financial Reports..................................................................................& 'efining Ro( Sets...................................................................................................... ) *ssigning *ccounts................................................................................................... 1+ 'efining Calculations in Ro( Sets............................................................................ 12 Re,ie(ing #our Ro( Set 'efinitions.........................................................................1! 'efining *d -oc Reports........................................................................................... 1! 'efining Column Sets............................................................................................... 1% *ppl.ing Column Set Relati,e -eadings...................................................................1& Standard Column Sets.............................................................................................. 1) Re,ie(ing #our Column Set 'efinitions....................................................................1/ Ro( Set and Column 0,errides................................................................................ 1/ 'efining and Re1uesting Financial Reports..............................................................21 -andling Rounding "roblems................................................................................... 22 Specif.ing Control 2alues......................................................................................... 2 'efining Content Sets............................................................................................... 2% Selecting 'ispla. 0ptions......................................................................................... 23 Re,ie(ing #our Content Set 'efinitions...................................................................2) 'efining Ro( 0rders................................................................................................. 2) Ran4ing 5ethods...................................................................................................... + Re,ie(ing #our Ro( 0rder 'etail Listing Report...................................................... 1 Cop.ing Reports and Components........................................................................... 2 FSG Report "rere1uisites.......................................................................................... 6nabling FSG Securit............................................................................................... Run FSG Reports from Standard Re1uest Submission.............................................. ! Running Financial Report Sets.................................................................................. % FSG Tips and Techni1ues......................................................................................... % FSG Tips and Techni1ues......................................................................................... % Setting FSG 0ptions for General Ledger................................................................... 3

Standard Reports and Listings

Oracle General Ledger delivers over 70 standard reports T!e follo"ing categories provide financial and non#financial information for General Ledger data

Standard Reports and Listings 0racle General Ledger pro,ides se,eral t.pes of reports and listings to meet .our business needs. *ll of the information in these reports and listings is also a,ailable online. #ou can obtain account anal.sis information7 budget information7 chart of accounts listing7 and man. other t.pes of data (ithout customi8ation.

$!en to %se Standard Reports

%se Standard Reports to do t!e follo"ing& To vie" financial and non#financial information in trial balances' (ournals' account anal)sis' and ot!er reports To group reports into report sets t!at can be run simultaneousl) To sc!edule reports to run at regularl) sc!eduled intervals

Financial Statement Generator Features

Financial Statement Generator *FSG+ is a po"erful report building tool for Oracle General Ledger Financial Statement Generator Features 0racle General Ledger9s Financial Statement Generator empo(ers .ou to do the follo(ing: Generate financial reports7 such as income statements and balance sheets7 based upon data in .our general ledger. *ppl. securit. rules to control (hat financial information can be printed b. specific users and responsibilities in an. reports the. run using FSG. 'efine .our reports (ith reusable report ob;ects7 ma4ing it eas. to create ne( reports from the components of reports .ou9,e alread. defined. 'esign custom financial reports to meet specific business needs. "rint as man. reports as .ou need7 simultaneousl.. "rint the same report for multiple companies7 cost centers7 departments7 or an. other segment of .our account structure7 in the same report re1uest. Schedule reports to run automaticall.. "roduce ad hoc reports (hene,er .ou need them. "rint reports to tab<delimited files for eas. import into client<based spreadsheet programs.

$!en to %se FSG Reports

%se Financial Statement Generator Reports to do t!e follo"ing& Create custom financial statements Create consolidated reports and perform consolidation for companies s!aring t!e same set of boo,s Report on translated and foreign currenc) amounts Report on budget vs actual and different amount t)pes suc! as -T.' /T.' and 0T.

-reparing 0our FSG Report

-lan )our report before )ou begin building )our ro"s and columns

-reparing 0our FSG Report $efore .ou define a report in 0racle General Ledger7 draft .our report on paper. S4etching the report in ad,ance helps .ou plan the format and content of the report and sa,es .ou time later.

1uilding 1asic Reports

$it! FSG )ou use a fundamental ro" and column concept to build )our o"n financial reports& .ecide "!ic! ro"s and columns ma,e up )our report .efine t!e ro"s and columns 2ssign attributes to t!e ro"s and columns 1uild a report using t!e ro"s and columns 1uilding 1asic Reports $asic reports consist of a fe( headings to describe the information in the report7 follo(ed b. the report data7 (hich is often presented in tabular form as a series of intersecting ro(s and columns. $asic reports are t(o dimensional7 similar to (hat .ou might create in a spreadsheet.

Financial Statement Generator

Oracle General Ledger3s Financial Statement Generator *FSG+ is a po"erful and fle4ible report building tool )ou can use to build )our o"n custom financial reports "it!out programming Financial Statement Generator #ou can define custom financial reports7 such as income statements and balance sheets7 online (ith complete control o,er the ro(s7 columns7 and content of .our report. #ou can control headings7 descriptions7 format7 and calculations in addition to the actual content. The reusable report components ma4e building reports 1uic4 and eas.. #ou can cop. a report component from one report7 ma4e minor edits7 then appl. the report component to a ne( report (ithout ha,ing to create a ne( report from scratch. Ro( Set * re1uired report component that defines the ro(s of .our report. T.picall.7 accounts are assigned to ro( set definitions. For each ro(7 .ou control the format and content7 including line descriptions7 indentations7 spacing7 page brea4s7 calculations7 units of measure7 and precision. Column Set The second re1uired report component that defines the columns of .our report. T.picall.7 amount t.pes are assigned to column set definitions. #ou control the format and content of each column. %

Report #ou build a report b. defining then combining up to fi,e reusable report components. *t a minimum7 .ou must ha,e a ro( set and column set for e,er. report. $efore .ou define a report using the Financial Statement Generator =FSG>7 draft .our report on paper. S4etching the report in ad,ance helps .ou plan the format and content of the report and sa,es .ou time later.

Steps for FSG Financial Reports

%se a four#step process to create and run customi5ed financial reports

Steps for FSG Financial Reports *ll reports re1uire a ro( set and a column set. There are three other optional report components that are used to appl. special formatting to .our reports. For e?ample7 .ou can hide specific ro(s7 rearrange the sort order of .our ro(s7 displa. the account ,alue and@or description7 or print reports b. an. accounting fle?field segment7 such as department7 on separate pages. Report Sets * report set is a group of FSG reports. T.picall.7 report sets are used to group reports .ou run together fre1uentl.. For e?ample7 .ou can create a monthAend report set that includes a balance sheet7 an income statement b. department7 an income statement b. compan.7 and a budget ,s. actual income statement in a single submission (ithout ha,ing to run each report separatel..

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.efining Ro" Sets

.efine t!e format and content of ro"s in financial reports

.efining Ro" Sets * single ro( set can be used for man. different reports. For e?ample7 Ro( Set * abo,e is used for an Bncome Statement (ith current information. Bt can also be used to produce an Bncome Statement for an. other entit. =compan.7 di,ision7 group7 or cost center>7 or for the same entit. (ith a .earl. comparison column. * Ro( Set defines the format and content of the ro(s in an FSG report. Bn FSG7 the commonl. assumed attribute for a ro( definition is an account assignment7 (hereas the attribute for a column definition is a time period or amount t.pe. When .ou define a ro( set7 .ou can: *ssign accounts: To indicate (hich general ledger account balances .ou (ant to include in the ro(. #ou can assign an indi,idual account7 parent account7 or range of accounts to each ro(. 'efine calculations:

To perform a ,ariet. of comple? computations in .our report. The calculations can refer to an. pre,ious ro(s in a report7 including ro(s .ou choose not to displa..

Specif. formatting: To control page brea4s7 indentation7 line spacing7 and underline characters. #ou can define a ne( ro( set7 or use FSG9s *utoCop. feature to cop. an e?isting ro( set7 (hich .ou can then modif. as needed. Cote: Bf .ou ha,e a,erage balance processing enabled in .our set of boo4s7 .ou can report on functional7 foreign7 and translated a,erage balances. Bmplementation Cote Ro( Set: When creating a balance sheet7 .ou must include .our entire income statement account range for the Current "eriod Retained 6arnings amount. 0racle General Ledger ne,er posts the monthl. net income amount to an actual current period retained earnings account. This onl. happens (hen the first period of a ne( fiscal .ear is opened. Thus7 to achie,e the figure for current period retained earnings7 it is a reporting solution (here .ou enter .our "rofit and Loss account range in the account assignment. When creating reports7 it is a good idea to include chec4 figures at the end of the report to ,erif. that all accounts (ere properl. assigned in the reports. This is particularl. useful if .ou ha,e had to enter account ranges (ith gaps because of the structure of .our chart of accounts. For e?ample7 (hen creating a $alance Sheet7 add chec4 figures at the end of the report defined as follo(s: - Total *ssets 1+++A1/// - Total Liabilities 2+++A2/// - Total Stoc4holder9s 61uit. +++A////. Cote: Bn order to deri,e the net income amount that is usuall. posted to current period retained earnings7 .ou must include .our income statement account range. *ssigning Line Cumbers to Ro(s: #ou should enter line numbers in increments of 1+ to allo( for space to add additional ro(s for future modifications. *ccount *ssignment 'ispla. 0ption: 0racle General Ledger stores debit balances as positi,e numbers and credit balances as negati,e numbers. Bf .ou (ant .our credit balance accounts7 such as liabilities7 and re,enues to displa. as positi,e numbers7 select the Change Sign chec4 bo?. 'oing so (ill ha,e no effect on .our calculations.

2ssigning 2ccounts
0ou can select t!e sign and ranges of accounts for eac! ro" in )our ro" set

2ssigning 2ccounts Select the *ccount *ssignments button to assign accounts for a ro( set. Select a numeric operator =D or A> to add or subtract the totals for the account range. 6nter a Lo( and -igh for the range of account combinations. To specif. an indi,idual account7 enter the same account as the Lo( and -igh. #ou can lea,e these fields blan4 to create generic ro( sets (ith uni,ersal account assignments. 6nter a 'ispla. t.pe for each account segment: Select E6E to e?pand the range and displa. one report line for each segment ,alue. Select ETE to total the amounts in the range and displa. onl. one total line for the segment ,alues. Select ETE for each segment of the range if multiple account ranges are assigned to a ro(. Select E$E to displa. both the e?panded detail and the Total. E$E combines the effects of E6E and ETE. Bmplementation Cote *ccount *ssignment: #ou should al(a.s enter a uni1ue Ro( Came for e,er. ro(. The Ro( Came does not appear in an. reports7 but it does appear in lists of ,alues (hen .ou perform calculations. Bf the ro( is simpl. a label7 for e?ample7 ECurrent *ssetsE7 that does not ha,e 1+

an. accounts assigned to it7 .ou should append the ro( name (ith the (ord ElabelE to let .ou 4no( that this ro( contains no accounts and .ou (ill not need to include it in .our calculations. *lso be sure the ro( name is uni1ue to ensure that calculations .ield the correct results. Bf .ou use the same ro( name for t(o different ro(s7 FSG (ill not 4no( (hich ro( to use. Consider creating generic ro( sets b. appl.ing ETE displa. t.pes for each account segment. #ou can later define content sets to create more specific reports.

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.efining Calculations in Ro" Sets

To define formulas' Oracle General Ledger provides t!e follo"ing mat!ematical operators&

.efining Calculation in Ro" Sets 5edian A The midpoint or the middle ,alue. *,erage A The ,alue obtained b. di,iding the sum total b. the number. Standard 'e,iation A * ,alue obtained b. di,iding b. one less than the number of s1uares in the sum of s1uares. *bsolute 2alue A 'ebit and credit ,alues are both displa.ed as positi,e numbers. Cote: $ecause $alance Control and 'ispla. 0ptions are usuall. defined for columns7 the. are co,ered in the 'efining Column Sets section. -o(e,er7 the. ma. also be defined for ro(s. Bmplementation Cote Ro( Set Calculations: 0racle General Ledger stores credit balances as negati,e numbers and debit balances as positi,e numbers. For e?ample7 re,enue accounts are stored as negati,e numbers and e?pense accounts are stored as positi,e numbers. Therefore7 .ou should define .our calculations accordingl.. For e?ample7 to create a ro( called Gross 5argin that calculates re,enues minus costs7 .ou should add =not subtract> .our costs ro( to .our re,enue ro(. 12

Revie"ing 0our Ro" Set .efinitions

Revie" ro" set component definitions using standard FSG listings re6uested from t!e Submit Re6uest "indo" %se t!e FSG7Ro" Set Summar) Listing to revie" t!e name and description of t!e ro" sets defined and t!e report title and t!e c!art of accounts associated "it! eac! ro" set %se t!e FSG7Ro" Set .etail Listing to revie" t!e ro" se6uence' name' description' amount t)pe' period offset' currenc)' format and displa) options' account assignment and calculations for eac! ro" of a ro" set Revie"ing 0our Ro" Set .efinitions The main difference bet(een these t(o reports is that the FSG<Ro( Set Summar. Listing summari8es all ro( sets (hile the FSG<Ro( Set 'etail Listing details onl. one ro( set.

.efining 2d 8oc Reports

Create financial reports on t!e fl) b) defining ad !oc reports in t!e Run Financial Reports "indo"

.efining 2d 8oc Reports

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To run ad hoc reports7 .ou select report ob;ects and other report parameters during the report submission process. With predefined report7 .ou can run the report (ith the parameters .ou sa,ed in the report definition or .ou can change the parameters at runtime. Cote: Bf .ou change the parameters at runtime7 FSG (ill not sa,e them in the stored report definition.

.efining Column Sets

.efine t!e format and content of columns in financial reports

.efining Column Sets Column sets define the format and content of columns in .our financial reports. Column sets include headings and subheadings7 currenc. assignments7 amount t.pes7 e?ception conditions7 and calculation columns for totals. #ou can define columns one b. one as .ou do for ro( sets7 or .ou can build a column set graphicall.. When .ou define a column set7 .ou indicate (hich 0racle General Ledger balance t.pe .ou (ant to include in the column.

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*lthough .ou normall. assign accounts to .our ro(s7 .ou can also assign an indi,idual account combination or range of account combinations to each column. #ou can define calculations to perform a ,ariet. of comple? computations in .our report. The calculations can reference other columns in the report. #ou can define a ne( column set7 cop. information from an e?isting column set7 or use one of the standard column sets pro,ided b. 0racle General Ledger. Bmplementation Cote Column Sets: When using the FuarterAToA'ate =FT'> *mount T.pe in column sets to perform 1uarterl. reporting7 .ou (ill need to create four different column sets if .ou are using a nonAstandard calendar7 such as a 1 period calendar because 1 does not di,ide e,enl. into ! and the period offsets (ill not gi,e the desired results. Column Set *mount T.pes: When creating column sets that (ill be coupled (ith $alance Sheet Ro( Sets7 be sure to use the #earAtoA'ate =#T'> amount t.pe. 0racle General Ledger does not store #T' balances. Thus7 in order to achie,e a cumulati,e total on balance sheet accounts7 .ou must ha,e FSG calculate the amount for .ou using the #T' amount t.pe.

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2ppl)ing Column Set Relative 8eadings

0ou can use relative !eadings to create d)namic column !eadings "!ic! depend on t!e period )ou specif) Relative !eading )ou can use are& 9-O: *-eriod of :nterest+ 91%.G;T 9.O: 9;<C%=1R2<C; 9C%RR;<C0 2ppl)ing Column Set Relative 8eadings G"0B: 6nter G"0B7 follo(ed b. a number from A/// to D/// that refers to the relati,e period offset of .our column. For e?ample7 enter G"0B+ to displa. amounts for the period .ou specif. at run time7 enter G"0BA1 to displa. amounts one period before the period .ou specif. at run time. G$U'G6T: 6nter G$U'G6T7 follo(ed b. a control ,alue number to print the budget name assigned to the control ,alue number (hen .ou define or run .our report. G'0B: 'ate of interest7 the date for (hich .ou (ant to run the report. G6CCU5$R*CC6: 6nter G6CCU5$R*CC67 follo(ed b. a control ,alue number to print the encumbrance t.pe assigned to the control ,alue number (hen .ou define .our report. GCURR6CC#: 6nter GCURR6CC#7 follo(ed b. a control ,alue number to print the currenc. assigned to the control ,alue number (hen .ou define or run .our report column.

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Standard Column Sets

Oracle provides 1> standard column sets t!at cover a variet) of generic reporting re6uirements :ncome Statements 1alance S!eets Ot!er Reports

Standard Column Sets Columns containing actual amounts for multiple consecuti,e periods =trend reports> *ctual7 budget7 and ,ariance columns =control reports> The generic column sets can be used for the follo(ing reports: Bncome Statements Functional: $rea4s out e?penses b. functional area Catural *ccount: Lists e?penses b. account or groups of related accounts $alance Sheets 'etail balance sheet accounts Summar. balance sheet accounts 0ther Reports Statement of changes to financial position 'ail. acti,it. reports #ou can define these reports at (hate,er le,el of detail is appropriate for .our business.

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Revie"ing 0our Column Set .efinitions

Revie" column set component definitions using standard FSG listings re6uested from t!e Submit Re6uest "indo". Use the FSG<Column Set Summar. Listing to re,ie( the name and description of the column sets defined in .our current set of boo4s Use the FSG<Column Set 'etail Listing to re,ie( the column se1uence7 name7 description7 amount t)pe' period offset' currenc)' format and displa) options' account assignment and calculations for eac! column of a column set

Ro" Set and Column Overrides

2 conflict e4ists if different values are entered for t!e same option in bot! t!e ro" set and t!e column set

Ro" Set and Column Overrides Ro( 0,errides Column *mount T.pe "eriod 0ffset Control 2alue =5ust assign same currenc. or budget t.pe at ro( and column le,el> Format 5as4 Factor 'ispla. Hero 1/

 Le,el of 'etail Column 0,errides Ro( 0,erride Ro(@Column Calculations =Conflict e?ists onl. if the same ,alue =#es or Co> is entered at both the ro( and the column set le,els> *cti,it. 0ther Conflicts *ccounts: Report uses intersecting accounts. Summar.: 5ust assign the same summar. option at the ro( and column le,el. Currenc.: 5ust assign the same currenc. at the ro( and column le,el. Change Sign: #es o,errides Co. Change Sign on 2ariance: #es o,errides Co.

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.efining and Re6uesting Financial Reports

=i4 and matc! ro" sets and column sets to create a variet) of reports

.efining and Re6uesting Financial Reports 0nce .ou define a report7 .ou can sa,e it and use it (hene,er .ou run a financial report or define a report set. #ou can cop. a financial report .ou ha,e alread. defined and modif. the ne( report as necessar.. #ou can also define ad hoc financial reports as necessar. to meet special reporting needs. Caution: Bf the same Ro( Set is used in ten different reports and .ou later modif. the Ro( Set7 the ten reports (ill be affected. Bmplementation Cote *d -oc Reports: *ll ad hoc reports are sa,ed b. FSG to be rerun in the future. #ou can delete each report indi,iduall. in the 'efine Financial Report (indo( or .ou can delete all of them at once b. running the "rogram < 'elete *d -oc Reports from the Submit Re1uests (indo(. Running Reports: Bf .our FSG reports are not producing output or .ou are ha,ing trouble getting a complicated report definition to (or4 correctl.7 .ou should ,ie( the log file for the Financial Statement 21

Generator in the Re1uests (indo(. Bf the error message in the log file is not detailed enough7 change the user profile option FSG: 5essage 'etail to full.

8andling Rounding -roblems

Oracle General Ledger offers t"o c!oices for !andling rounding problems ;4ample& Format is ?????@ Factor is T!ousands

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Specif)ing Control Aalues

Specif)ing Control Aalues #ou can report on budgets7 encumbrance t.pes7 and other currencies b. using control ,alues. Control ,alues are numbers that .ou specif. in the Control 2alue field7 of the $alance Control options region7 on ro( sets and column sets. When .ou define a financial report appl.ing the ro( set or column set containing a control ,alue7 .ou must specif. (hat the control ,alue or number represents in the 'efine Financial Report (indo(. There is a Control 2alue button located on the 'efine Financial Report (indo( (hich opens the Control 2alues (indo(. -ere7 .ou specif. a number and a budget name7 encumbrance t.pe7 and@or currenc.. For currencies7 .ou can specif. EenteredE currencies or EtranslatedE currencies. Cote: #ou must run translation before .ou use the EtranslatedE currenc. t.pe. For e?ample7 if .ou define a column set and specif. a control ,alue of E1E7 .ou refer to the same number in the report definition and assign either a budget name7 encumbrance t.pe7 or currenc. to associate (ith the control ,alue. Cotes: #ou must assign the same budget7 encumbrance t.pe7 or currenc. to intersecting ro( and column control ,alues. #ou cannot enter currencies in the report definition if the report does not contain a ro( and@or column set (ith a currenc. control ,alue. 2

#ou must specif. a budget or encumbrance (hen .our report includes ro(s or columns (hich use related amount t.pes7 such as "T'A$udget or "T'A6ncumbrance.

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.efining Content Sets

.efine content sets to override segment values and produce multiple versions of a single report

.efining Content Sets 6,en though content sets are optional7 the. are the most po(erful component of all FSG components. $. assigning a content set to a report re1uest7 .ou can generate hundreds of similar reports in a single run. The content set controls ho( the numerous reports differ from each other. For e?ample7 .ou can define a departmental content set (hich prints a separate report for each department or .ou can appl. a content set to an e?pand ro( set to print a total report. Content sets (or4 b. o,erriding the ro( set definition of an e?isting report and replacing the ro( set account assignments and@or displa. options. Content sets can be sa,ed as part of a report definition7 or can be added d.namicall. at the time .ou re1uest an FSG report. -int: Consider using content sets e?clusi,el. to control the specific output for each report.

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Selecting .ispla) Options

%se displa) options to control if segment range values are totaled and !o" t!e) are displa)ed R; # Ro"B;4pand RT # Ro"BTotal R1 # Ro"B1ot! CT # ColumnBTotal -; 7 -age ;4pand Report -T # ReportBTotal < # <o Override Selecting .ispla) Options #ou can enter a displa. option for each account segment range to designate ho( .ou (ant to displa. information in a report and (hether to print single or multiple reports. R6 A Ro(@6?pand: Select R6 to e?pand the range and displa. a separate line for each segment ,alue in the range. Bf .ou are using parent ,alues7 enter the same ,alue as the high and lo(. 0racle General Ledger displa.s onl. the children =or grandchildren>. This is the same as selecting 6?pand for ro( sets. RT A Ro(@Total: Select RT to total the amounts in the range and displa. onl. one line as the Total line. This is the same as selecting Total for ro( sets. R$ A Ro(@$oth: Select R$ to e?pand and total the range. R$ (ill displa. a separate line for each segment ,alue and displa. a total for all the segment ,alues. This is the same as selecting $oth (hen defining ro( sets. CT A Column@Total: Select CT to total the range and displa. onl. the total for the segment ,alues. This has no effect on the report displa.. "6 < "age 6?pand Report: Select "6 to e?pand the range and create a separate report for each segment ,alue in the range. Bf .ou are using parent ,alues7 enter the same ,alue as the high and lo(. 0racle General Ledger displa.s onl. the children =or grandchildren>. "T A Report@Total: Select "T to total the segment ,alue range and displa. the total on one page.

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C A Co o,erride: Select to use displa. options entered in the ro( set definition. Bmplementation Cote 'ispla. 0ptions: "age 6?pand ="6> Report is the most commonl. used displa. option. Bt allo(s .ou to perform consolidation (ithin FSG.

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Revie"ing 0our Content Set .efinitions

Revie" report component definitions using standard FSG listings %se t!e FSG Content Set Summar) Listing to revie" t!e names' descriptions' and processing t)pes of t!e content sets defined in )our current set of boo,s %se t!e FSG Content Set .etail Listing to revie" t!e segment values and t!eir displa) t)pes for a content set

.efining Ro" Orders

=odif) t!e order of detail ro"s in a report

.efining Ro" Orders #ou can use a ro( order (ith ro( e?pand ro( sets or content sets to control ho( e?panded detail ro(s are displa.ed in .our report. #ou can do the follo(ing: 'ispla. account descriptions in addition to or instead of segment ,alues. Sort detail ro(s b. amounts displa.ed in a column. Sort detail ro(s b. account segment ,alues or segment ,alue descriptions. 2)

Rearrange the se1uence of .our account segments to fit specific reporting needs. Suppress descriptions for particular account segments.

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Ran,ing =et!ods
.etermine in "!at order ro"s are displa)ed& 1) segment value 1) segment description 1) values "it!in a specified column Specif) "!at segment information to displa)& Aalue .escription 1ot!

Ran,ing =et!ods 0racle General Ledger offers se,eral (a.s to order and displa. e?panded detail ro(s. Select a ran4ing method and to displa. segment ,alues7 segment ,alue descriptions7 or both. *lternati,es include the follo(ing: 0rder b. ran4ing7 displa. description: For e?ample7 department number. 0rder b. ran4ing7 displa. both: For e?ample7 the name of the department. 0rder b. description7 displa. description: For e?ample7 department description. 0rder b. description7 displa. ,alue 0rder b. ,alue7 displa. description 0rder b. ,alue7 displa. ,alue

Revie"ing 0our Ro" Order .etail Listing Report

0ou can use t!e Ro" Order .etail Listing to revie" t!e ran,ing and displa) options of a ro" order

Cop)ing Reports and Components

Create ne" reports and report ob(ects b) cop)ing e4isting ob(ects using 2utoCop)' t!en modif)ing t!e copied report ob(ects :tems t!at can be 2utoCopied include&

Cop)rig!t Reports and Components #ou can cop. e?isting ro( sets7 column sets7 content sets7 ro( orders7 displa. sets7 reports7 and report sets to create ne( report ob;ects. *fter .ou cop. a report ob;ect7 .ou can modif. the ne( ob;ect instead of recreating a ne( ob;ect from scratch. Caution: 5odif.ing a report ob;ect (ill affect all reports that use the report ob;ect. To a,oid affecting all reports that use a report ob;ect .ou (ant to modif.7 use *utoCop. to create a cop. of the report ob;ect7 then appl. the desired modifications to the cop. of the report ob;ect.

FSG Report -rere6uisites

-rere6uisite for running Financial Statement Generator reports include t!e follo"ing& %se t!e profile option FSG&2llo" -ortrait -rint St)le to control print orientation .efine securit) rules to limit t!e financial information a specific user can print :nclude -rogram # Run Financial Statement Generator in )our responsibilit) to run FSG reports as standard report submissions FSG Report -rere6uisites To control the print orientation of reports that are less than or e1ual to )+ characters (ide7 set the user profile option FSG:*llo( "ortrait "rint St.le. To limit (hat financial information can be printed b. specific users on their FSG reports7 define securit. rules and enable them for use (ith FSG. To run reports through standard re1uest submission7 .our S.stem *dministrator must assign "rogram A Run Financial Statement Generator to the report securit. group for .our responsibilit.. Cote: We recommend that .ou run the General Ledger 0ptimi8er program before .ou run .our monthl. reports. This (ill help .our financial reporting processes run faster. "rogram < 0ptimi8er is run from the standard report submission (indo(.

;nabling FSG Securit)

%se t!e General Ledger Super %ser or S)stem 2dministrator responsibilit) to define securit) rules to control "!at financial information specific users can print "!en t!e) run FSG reports ;nabling FSG Securit) Bf .ou ha,e General Ledger Super User or S.stem *dministrator responsibilit.7 .ou can define securit. rules to control (hat financial information specific users can print (hen the. run FSG reports. For e?ample7 .ou can pre,ent Compan. +1 users from printing reports for Compan. +2 and ,ice ,ersa.

Run FSG Reports from Standard Re6uest Submission

Run FSG Reports from Standard Re6uest Submission #ou can re1uest reports from the Run Financial Reports (indo( or through standard re1uest submission =Submit Re1uests (indo(>. The ad,antage of re1uesting reports through standard re1uest submission is that .ou can schedule the reports to run automaticall.. #ou can also combine FSG reports (ith standard reports7 listings7 and programs. The disad,antage is that .ou cannot run report sets through standard re1uest submission.

Running Financial Report Sets

0ou can include multiple reports in a single financial report set 0ou can include multiple financial report sets in a single multiple report set 0ou can run all or part of a report set 0ou can run several reports "it! predefined print options and parameter values 0ou can include a report more t!an once if )ou "ant to run t!e same report "it! different parameter values

FSG Tips and Tec!ni6ues

To ma4imi5e )our reporting fle4ibilit) and ,eep report maintenance to a minimum& .raft )our reports on paper first .efine a logical c!art of accounts and ma,e use of -arent accounts .efine generic ro" sets and use e4isting column sets %se t!e ;4pand and 1ot! options

FSG Tips and Tec!ni6ues

To ma4imi5e )our reporting fle4ibilit) and ,eep report maintenance to a minimum& Select t!e rounding option for )our calculations C!ange t!e order of detail ro"s %se content sets and displa) sets for )our report %se 2utoCop) Transfer report ob(ects from one database to anot!er

Setting FSG Options for General Ledger

Setting FSG Options for General Ledger FSG: *ccounting Fle?field: Select the General Ledger application reporting fle?field. The default ,alue for this profile option is account. #ou cannot ,ie( this profile option at the user le,el. #our S.stem *dministrator must set this profile option at the site or application le,el. FSG: *llo( "ortrait "rint St.le: Control the print orientation of .our Financial Statement Generator reports that are less than or e1ual to )+ characters (ide. #ou can print these reports in either portrait st.le =)+ character (ide> or landscape st.le =1 2 character (ide>. FSG: 6nable Search 0ptimi8ation: 6nhance the performance of reports that contain account assignments (ith a large number of parent segment ,alues and

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child segment ,alue ranges. When .ou set this profile option to #es7 the FSG performance enhancement is applied. 6nforce Segment 2alue Securit.: Control (hether .our defined securit. rules (ill appl. to reports produced using FSG. 6?pand "arent 2alue: Control (hether the rollup group or the summar. flag associated (ith fle?field assignments determine the e?pansion of parent ,alues (hen re1uesting summar. balances. 5essage 'etail: Specif. the error message catalogue and le,el of detail in .our error message log file (hen .ou re1uest .our Financial Statement Generator reports. String Comparison 5ode: 'o not change this profile option unless instructed to do so b. 0racle World Wide Support. This profile option affects the character language for te?tAbased character sets.

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