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Oracle General Ledger: Financial Statement Generator FSG Report Writing Basics
Oracle General Ledger: Financial Statement Generator FSG Report Writing Basics
General Ledger
When you press the [Copy] button a concurrent request will create the new components so this may take a
minute or two.
Once the request is complete you can then query your new component in the normal screens just like any of
the existing ones.
Where possible make full use of the ‘Autocopy’ feature instead of writing components from scratch.
Row Sets : Definition
NAV : Reports > Define > Row Sets
Open the Row Set window below to either define a new Row Set or select an existing one to update.
The screen works like a standard Oracle form so you can use either F11 or the torch button to query an
existing Row Set.
When you have selected the Row Set press the ‘Define Rows’ button to open the next screen.
Row Sets : Row Definitions 1
NAV : Reports > Define > Row Sets
Use this screen to define you rows within your Row Set. A Row Set can have from one to several
hundred rows.
Line : This is the row number that is used to reference the row in calculations. It is recommended that
you use sequences 10,20,30,40 and then restart major areas of the report in a new range. For example
if writing a Balance sheet, start the Assets at 10 and the Liabilities at 500,510,520.... This will give you
room to make adjustments later if needed.
Line Item : This is the title of the row that will appear in the report. You can enter around 130 characters
but bear in mind how this will appear on the report.
Format Options
Indent : Number of characters from left that row
description will appear. Decide in advance how
many total and sub-total levels you report will
have. The highest level will have an indent of 0
and the lowest level of detail with have the
highest indent. The values 0,1,2 & 3 are typical
for a P&L report.
Lines to Skip : This is the number of lines before
or after the row to leave as a blank. This is used
to show a visual split between different areas of
the report.
Underline Characters : Used on totals. Such as
‘-’ or ‘=‘
Page Breaks : Tick the box to page break before
or after row
Row Sets : Row Definitions 2
NAV : Reports > Define > Row Sets
Advanced Options
Row Name : Max. 30 Characters. This is used to reference the row in calculations
Percent of Row : Used to reference another row that will be used to calculate a percentage
Override Column Calculations : Refer to FSG guidelines document for more information on this.
Balance Control : These can all be left blank unless required
Amount Type : PTD, YTD, QTD, Actual, Budget
Currency : Leave blank to pick up total functional balance, or enter a value to pick up a translated balance.
Control Value : Used for budgets and entered currency. Refer to report writing guide for more information.
Offset : This is a reference to the number of periods from the period the report is submitted for. For example 0 is
current period. -12 is same period last year.
Balance Control :
Display Options :
NOTE : Be careful to match the total width of the descriptions for the row order to the size of your pre-defined column sets.
For example 40, 80 & 130 characters. Have more or less characters that the column set will lead to unexpected results on
the report output. Refer to the report writing user guide for more information on this.
Report : Definition 1
NAV : Reports > Define > Report
FSG reports should be defined for the key monthly reports to group together report components ( Row, Column & Content
Sets ) so that users can run them quickly and consistently.
Every report must have at a minimum a Row Set and a Column Set. All other components are optional, or can be left as
default.
Consider giving users access to this screen even if they are not allowed to define other components.