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FSGPrintingFAQ
PostedbyMahmoudElemamonFebruary23,2013

QuestionsandAnswers

1.WhatisthedifferencebetweenprintingstandardreportsandprintingFSGs?
ThestandardreportsusetheSRWdriverswhentheyaregenerated,whereas,theFSGsdonotusetheSRWdriversatall.Thestandardreportshaveapredefinedprintstyleanddriver
assignedtothem.WhenanFSGissubmitted,itsinitialstyleisDYNAMICwhichcallstheGLroutineFDUGSTwhichinturnwillselectanappropriateprintstyle.

2.WhatarethevalidprintstylesforprintingFSGs?
Therearefourvalidprintstylesforprinting:80or<(portrait),81132(landscape),133180(landwide),and181255(landwide255).FSGwillautomaticallypickthesmallestoneofthesethat
canholdyourreport,andusethatasyourprintstyle.Landwide255doesnotcomeseededwithOracleApplications.Ifthereisaneedtousethe255style,youwillhavetocreatethisnew
style.

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3.HowcanIcreatetheLandwide255printstyle?
Underthesystemadministratorresponsibility,navigatetotheDefinePrintStyleform(Install/Printer/Style).YoucancreateanewstyleofLandwide255bycopyingtheLandwidestyleasa
newrecord,andchangingthecolumnsettingto255(leavingothersettingsthesame).ThesamedriverthatisassignedtotheLandwidestylecanbeassignedtotheLandwide255style.
IftheLandwidedriverissetforlettersizepaperthough,whichitprobablyis,thenyouwillactuallyhavetocreateaseparatedriverforLandwide255.TheLandwide255driverwouldbe
identicaltotheLandwidedriverexceptfortheInitializationString.ExampleforHP:
WheretheInitializationStringcharactersshow/e&l2ayouchangethemto/e&l3atospecifylegalsizepaper.

4.WhatshouldtheprofileoptionFSG:AllowPortraitPrintStylebesetto?
TheportraitprintstyleisonlyavailableiftheFSG:AllowPortraitPrintStyleissettoYes.Otherwise,reportsthatare80characterswideorlesswillbeprintedaslandscape,oryoumight
receiveanerrorwhenattemptingtoprintportraitreports.

5.HowcanIverifyiftheFSGsaresetupfordynamicprinting?
Underthesystemadministratorresponsibility,navigatetotheDefineConcurrentProgramform(Concurrent/Program/Define).QuerytheshortnameRGRARG.Makesurethatthestyleis
settoDynamic.Also,ensurethattherowandcolumnsettingsaresettozero.

6.HowcanIgetridoftheerrormessageApplicationFileServercannotopenfile?Igetthiserrormessagewhentryingto
viewtheFSGoutput.
ThiserrormessageusuallymeansthattheFSGdidnotbringinanydata.YourFSGreportmaybereferencingaperiodthatdoesnotexistinthecalendar.Or,theremightnotbeanydatafor
theperiodthatyouarerunningtheFSGfor.

7.WhatprofileoptionsshouldbesetwithregardstoprintingofFSGreports?
Makesurethatyouhavesetthefollowingprofileoptions:
Printer
Concurrent:ReportCopies

8.HowdoIfixanFSGcreatedwithtoomanyrowsperpage(78insteadof66)?
PleaserefertoNote:1012579.6(https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/ui/km/DocumentDisplay.jspx?id=1012579.6)
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9.HowdoIcorrectFSGreportsthatonlyprintonelinefollowedbyablankpage?
PleaserefertoNote:1011816.6(https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/ui/km/DocumentDisplay.jspx?id=1011816.6)
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TipsonPrintingFSGReports
PostedbyMahmoudElemamonFebruary23,2013
FSGreportsarecreatedfromaspawnedprocessanddonotusetheSRWprinterdriverfiles.InitialsetupisrequiredtoprintFSGreportssuccessfully.
ThefollowingisalistoftipsforprintingFSGreports:
1.VerifythatFSGsaresetupfordynamicprinting.

a.UseSystemAdministratorresponsibility.
b.NavigationpathConcurrentProgramDefine.
c.Queryenter,enterRGRARGintheshortname,queryrun.
d.MakesurethestyleissettoDynamic.

2.DeterminewhichstyleisbeingusedtoprintanFSGreport.
a.Selectareporttoprint.

b.IntheGeneralLedgerapplication,gotoReports,Define,Columnset.

c.Addthenumberofcharactersintheformatmasktothestartingpositionofthelastcolumn.Allowforspecialcharactersthat
existinvariouscurrencies,e.g.,positiveandnegative.

d.Thefollowingtableassociatesstyleswithnumberofcharacters:
StyleNumber

portrait80or<
landscape81132
landwide133180
255*181255
*ThisstyleisnotshippedwithGL,therefore,itneeds
tobeadded(Install,Printer,Style)andaprinterdriver
needstobeassigned(Install,Printer,Types).
3.Setuptheprinterstyle.

a.UseSystemAdministratorResponsibility.

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b.NavigationpathInstall,Printer,Style.
c.Queryenter

Forexample,assumethatyourreportis90characterslong.
Inthiscase,theprogramselectslandscapewhichis132.
Inthiscase,enter132inthecolumnsfield.
Queryrun.
TheFSGprogramselectsastylethathasthenumberof
columnsrequiredforthereport.Ifmorethanonestyle
isfoundwiththerequirednumberofcolumns,thenof
thosestyles,theonewiththelowestsequencenumber
isused.Thesequencenumberappearsontheupperright
handcornerofthePrintStylesform.
IfitisdesiredforaFSGtopickaspecificstylewithaparticular
columnwidth,givethatstylethelowestsequencenumber.
Sequencenumberscanbeequaltozeroornegativenumbers.
Example:
StyleNameColumnsSequenceNumber

HPA1320
HPL1321
LANDSCAPE13210
FSGwouldchoosetheHPAstyletousefora132column
report,sinceithasthelowestsequencenumber.IfHPL
isdesiredtobeusedinstead,changeits'sequence
numberto1.
4.Verifythatthestylehasadriverassigned.

a.UseSystemsAdministratorResponsibility.

b.NavigationpathInstall,Printer,Types.

c.Ifthestyledoesnothaveadriverassigned,assignitinthis
form.
5.Checkinitializationstrings.
AcommonproblemencounteredisthatFSGreportsmayonlyprinta
headerlineonHPLaserJetprinters.Selectthedriverthatisused.
Thiscanbedeterminedbyfollowingtheabovesteps.
Tocheckinitializationstrings,performthestepsbelow:

a.NavigationpathInstall,Printer,Driver.
b.Queryupyourdriver.
c.Ensurethatthecharacters/e&k3Gexistattheendofthe

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initializationstringforHPLaserJetprinters.
Note:Ifthefollowingerrorisencounteredwhenattemptingto
changetheinitializationstring:
PRINTERDRIVERASSIGNED
thenperformoneofthefollowing:
1.Unassigntheprinterdriver
or:
2.Createanewdriveridenticaltotheoneisbeing

changed.Renameittosomethingelse.
Fontsizesarecontrolledbytheinitializationstring.Thesestrings
areprinterspecific,thereforerefertotheprintermanuals.HP
initializationstringinformationcanbefoundontheWebatwww.hp.com(//www.hp.com).
Note:Ifchangesaremadetotheinitializationstring,theconcurrent
managermustbe'bounced'(stoppedandrestarted)forthechanges
tobecomeeffective.SeeAOLNote:69336.1formoreinformation
onstartingandstoppingtheconcurrentmanager.
6.SetthefollowingProfileOptions:

a.Printer(required)
b.ConcurrentReportCopies(required)
c.MaximumPageLength

ThisvalueisusedbytheFSGprogramtodeterminethenumber
ofrowsperpage,notthenumberofrowsinthestyle.

d.FSG:Allowportraitprintstyle

Thisvaluemustbesetto'YES'toallowportraitFSGreportsto
print.Ifthisvalueisnotsetto'YES',anerrorisgotten
whenattemptingtoprintportraitreports.

e.FSG:Enforcesegmentvaluesecurity

Setthisvalueto'YES'forsegmentsecurityinFSGreports.

f.FSG:Expandparentvalue

Setthisvalueto'YES'andtheFSGprogramusestherollupgroup
todeterminewhethertoexpandaparentvalueintoitschildranges.
Iftheparentvaluebelongstoarollupgroup,theprogramdoesnot
expandtheparentintoitschildranges.Iftheparentdoesnot
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childranges.
Setthisvalueto'No'andtheFSGprogramusesthesummaryflag
associatedwiththeflexfieldassignmenttodeterminewhetherto
expandaparentintoitschildranges.Ifthesummaryflagis
setto'Yes',theprogramdoesnotexpandtheparentvalue.Ifthe
summaryflagissetto'No',theprogramexpandstheparentintoits
childranges.

g.FSG:Messagedetail

Setthisvalueto'Minimal'undernormalcircumstances.However,
setthisvalueto'Full'whendebugginganFSGreport,but
remembertosetitbackto'Minimal'sothatthelogfiledirectories
donotfillup.

NOTE:InRelease11iyoucancreateFSGreportswithanunlimitednumber
ofcolumns.However,255isstillthelimitforprintinginthe
application..
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FSGFunctionalFAQ
PostedbyMahmoudElemamonJanuary2,2011

QuestionsandAnswers
1.HowdoIfindthelatestFSGpatchthatisavailable?
FortheGeneralLedgerPatchList,onMetaLink,clickonKnowledgeFromTheKnowledgeBrowsertab,quickfindNote:159239.1(https://support.oracle.com/CSP/main/article?
cmd=show&type=NOT&id=159239.1).

2.IsthereawaytosuppresszeroamountsontheFSGReport?
YoucannotsuppressindividualzeroamountsinFSG.However,whenallthevaluesinaroworcolumnarezero,youcanhaveFSGsuppressthemall.Todothis,makesuretheDisplay
ZerooptionisuncheckedontheappropriateRowsorColumnswindow.

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3.HowdoyouprintcreditamountsontheFSGReportaspositiveinsteadofnegativenumbers?
Forarelatedroworcolumndefinition,checktheChangeSigncheckbox.Creditamountsforthisroworcolumnwillnowprintaspositivenumbers.Negativecreditswillprintasnegative
numbers.Notethatthischangesthesignfordisplaypurposesonly.

4.CanIdisplayaccountdescriptionsontheFSGReportinadditiontotheaccountsegmentvalues?
Yes.YousimplyhavetodefineaRowOrder,then,assignittoyourreport.InyourRowOrder,settheAccountDisplayoptionsoftheaccountsegmentsforwhichyouwanttoprint
descriptions.SelectValueandDescriptionasyoursegmentdisplaymethod.Also,makesurethatyousettheprintingwidth,sothereisenoughroomtoprintboththesegmentvalueand
thedescription.

5.IstherealimitonhowlargeaFSGReportcanbe?
Yes.ThecolumnsetwidthofanFSGreportcannotexceed255characters.Inrelease11i,thecolumnsetwidthcanexceed255characters.(However,whileprinting,thereisstillalimitof255
characters.)

6.WhatistheprofileoptionFSG:Expandparentvalueusedfor?
Thisprofileoptioncontrolstheexpansionofparentvalueswhenrequestingsummarybalances.Thefollowingvaluesareavailabletoyou:
Yes:FSGusestherollupgrouptodeterminewhethertoexpandaparentvalueintoitschildranges.Iftheparentvaluebelongstoarollupgroup,FSGdoesnotexpandtheparentvalueinto
itschildranges.Iftheparentvaluedoesnotbelongtoarollupgroup,FSGexpandstheparentvalueintoitschildranges.
No:FSGusesthesummaryflagassociatedwiththeflexfieldassignmenttodeterminewhethertoexpandaparentvalueintoitschildranges.IfthesummaryflagissettoYes,FSGdoesnot
expandtheparentvalueintoitschildranges.IfthesummaryflagissettoNo,FSGexpandstheparentvalueintoitschildranges.
ThedefaultvalueforthisprofileoptionisNo.
Note:1012620.102(https://support.oracle.com/CSP/main/article?cmd=show&type=NOT&id=1012620.102)providesmoreinformationregardingthisprofileoption.

7.Iamtryingtodisplaybudgetamountsinmyreportsbuttheyarenotshowinguporareincorrect.Whatiswrong?
SinceOracleGLallowsyoutodefinemultiplebudgets,youmustindicatewhatbudgetyouwantdisplayedintheroworcolumn.YoudothisbyfirstassigningaControlValueinthe
BalanceControlsectionoftheRoworColumnwindow.Thecontrolvalueisanynumericvalue.Next,youmusttellFSGwhatbudgetrelatestotheControlValue.YoudothisintheDefine
Reportform.WhenyoudefineacontrolvalueforeitheryourRow
SetorColumnSetinyourreport,theControlValuebuttonwillbeactivated.ByselectingtheControlValuebuttonyoucanassignbudgetstoyourcontrolvalues.

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AnotherreasonyoumaynotbeseeingyouramountsisifyouareusingtheYTDBudget(FYEnd)amounttype,buthavenotbudgetedtoeveryperiodinthefiscalyear.SeeNote:1036437.6
(https://support.oracle.com/CSP/main/article?cmd=show&type=NOT&id=1036437.6).
Also,makesureyouhavedefinedyourAmountTypes,OffsetsandControlValuesintheColumnSetorRowSet,butnotboth.TypicallythesearespecifiedintheColumnSet.

8.HowdoyouenableFlexfieldSecurityRulesforFSG?
First,youdefinesecurityrulesforspecificaccountsegmentvalues.Then,youassignyoursecurityrulestospecificresponsibilities.Lastly,yousettheprofileoptionFSG:EnforceSegment
ValueSecuritytoYES.
FlexfieldvaluesecurityhasbeenenhancedinRelease11.5,withhierarchicalsecurity.Insteadofhavingtocreatesecurityrulesforarangeofsegmentvalues,youcanassignsecurityrulesat
theparentlevelandhavetherulesautomaticallyapplytoallofthechildvalueswithintheparenthierarchy.Tousethis,choosetheSecurityTypeofHierarchicalforthevalueset,onthe
ValueSetsform.SeeNote:138143.1(https://support.oracle.com/CSP/main/article?cmd=show&type=NOT&id=138143.1)formoreinformation.

9.Howcanyouadd/define/createyourownnewamounttypesinFSGreporting?
Oraclecomeswithseededamounttypes,whichcanbespecifiedintheBalancecontrolregionofaFSGroworcolumndefinition.Youcannotcreateyourown.

10.Whereshouldtheperiodoffsetandtheamounttypebespecified?
Theperiodoffsetandamounttypemustbothbespecifiedintherowsetorbothbespecifiedinthecolumnset.Youcannothaveaperiodoffsetintherowsetandanamounttypeinthe
columnset,orviceversa.

11.Onacalculationcolumn,canIenteranamounttype?
Youshouldnotdefinerowsorcolumnsthatcontainbothcalculationinformationandanamounttype.Ifyoudo,theamounttypewilloverrideandthismaycauseerrors.

12.IsthereaquickandsupportedmethodoftransferringFSGsbetweenenvironments,sothatusersdonothavetokeythem
intwice?
RuntheFSGTransferprogram(underReport/Request/Standard)tocopyreportobjectsfromoneGeneralLedgerdatabase(orinstance)toanother.Youcancopyrowsets,columnsets,
reports,reportsets,contentsets,roworders,displaysets,anddisplaygroups.
Prerequisites
YouoryourSystemAdministratormustdefinedatabaselinks.
Thechartofaccountsinthesetofbooksinyoursourcedatabasemustbeidenticaltothechartofaccountsinthesetofbooksinyourtargetdatabase.
Anycurrenciesandsetsofbooksreferredtobytherowsetsandcolumnsetsbeingcopiedmustexistinthetargetdatabase.

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Reportdetails,suchasbudgetsandencumbrancetypes,referredtobycopiedreportsmustexistinthetargetdatabase.
YoumustbeloggedintoGeneralLedgerandconnectedtothetargetdatabase.
Thetargetandsourceappsreleasesmustbethesame.SeeNote<<1083689.6>>formoreinformation.
Ifanyoftheprerequisitesarentmet,youwillnotbeabletouseFSGTransfertocopythereportobjects.Youwillhavetoenterthemmanuallyinthetargetsetofbooks.

13.WhatFSGenhancementsareintroducedinRelease11i?
UnlimitedWidthReports.
OracleGeneralLedgernowallowsyoutocreateFSGreportswithanunlimitednumberofcolumns.FSGwillpickthewidestofthecolumnsetheaderorthetotalwidthofallthecolumnsto
determinethewidthofthereport.However,whileprinting,thereisstillalimitof255characters.
AbsoluteValueFunctioninReports
Toeasereporting,youcannowusetheabsolutevaluefunctioninrowsetdefinitionstodisplayamountsaspositivenumbers,regardlessoftheirdebitorcreditbalances.Thisfunctionis
helpfulfordefiningincomestatements,balancesheets,andotherfinancialreportsinwhichamountsaregenerallydisplayedaspositivenumbers.

14.CanIremovetheNospecificCompanyrequestedtextfromtheFSGheading?
ThetextNospecificCompanyrequestedwillappearaslongasnocontentsetisusedforthereport.Acontentsetmustbespecifiedforthistextnottoappear.Dependingonthecontentset
parameterstheactualsegmentvaluedescriptionorthetextNospecificCompanyrequestedwillappear.Forexample,whenDisplayissettoPEaseparatereportisgeneratedforeach
valueandthespecificvaluesdescriptionisdisplayed,ratherthanNospecificCompanyrequested.
ThistextwillalsochangeifyouenteraSegmentOverrideforCompany(segment)atruntimeontheRunFinancialReportsform.Bydoingthis,youarerunningtheFSGforonlythe
Companyvalueyouspecified.

15.CanIremovethesegmentheaderdescriptionsfromthetopoftheFSGreports?
Theaccountingflexfieldsegmentheadings(CO,REG,etc.)canberemovedwiththeuseofaRowOrder.SeeNote:1037253.6(https://support.oracle.com/CSP/main/article?
cmd=show&type=NOT&id=1037253.6)forinstructionsonhowtodothis.

16.CanIcustomizeormovethe3headinglinesthatappearatthetopoftheFSG(setofbooks,reportname,period)?
ThefirstlineoftheFSGreportheadingcontainsthesetofbooksname.Thisinformationcannotbechanged.
ThesecondlineoftheFSGreportheadingcontainsthereportname.ForRelease10,thisistheRowSetnamethatisusedintheFSG.ForRelease11and11i,thisreportnameisdefinedin
theReportdefinition(Navigation=Reports/Define/Report).
ThethirdlinecontainstheperiodthattheFSGisbeingrunfor.Thiscannotbechanged.
Thedateandtimeintheupperrightcornerindicateswhenthereportwascreated.Thepagenumberappearsherealso.Thiscannotbechanged.
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ADIcanbeusedtopublishtheFSGreport,usingathemethatyoucustomizetomakesomeofthesechanges.SeetheApplicationDesktopIntegratorUsersGuideformoreinformation.

17.HowcanIdisplayUSDandSTATamountsonthesameFSGreport?
OntheDefineRowsetform:
Makesureyouhavethefollowingsetup:
STATAccounts
SettheCurrencyfieldtoSTATforaccountsthatareSTATonly.
SettheControlValuefieldto1foraccountsthatareSTAT.
USDAccounts
SettheCurrencyfieldtoUSD.
LeavetheControlValuefieldblankforUSDaccounts.
OntheDefineColumnSetform:
UnderBalanceControlOptionDonotinputanyCurrencyorControlvalues(i.e.leavefieldsblank).(IfyouenteraCurrencyontheColumnalso,FSGwillreport0inintersectionofthe
rowandcolumn.)
Notethatthecurrencyenteredatruntime(specifiedatthereportlevel)isusedonlyforrowsandcolumnstowhichyoudidnotassignacurrencywhenyoudefinedyourrowandcolumn
sets.

18.HowcanIreportonamultiplelevelaccounthierarchyinanFSG?
ToreportonMultipleHierarchylevels(child,parent,grandparent,etc.)inFSGsyouhavetohaveasmanysequencesintherowsetasthenumberofparents/grandparents/great
grandparentsthatyouwishtoreporton.
Youcannotreportonalllevelsbydefiningasinglerowsequence.SeeNote:1014255.102(https://support.oracle.com/CSP/main/article?cmd=show&type=NOT&id=1014255.102)formore
informationonhowtodothis.

19.HowcanIdefineanFSGpercentagecalculationColumnsuchaspercentofsales?
Whendefiningarow,youcanenteravalueinthePercentofRowfield.Thevalueenteredinthisfieldisthesequencenumberoftherow,thatwillbeusedasthedenominatorinthe
calculationofthepercentagecolumn.
SeeNote:1014921.6(https://support.oracle.com/CSP/main/article?cmd=show&type=NOT&id=1014921.6)fordetailedinstructions.

20.CananFSGoutputbecreatedinPDFformat?
Thisfunctionalityisavailablein11.5.10butnotearlierversions.Pleaseseenote:220761.1(https://support.oracle.com/CSP/main/article?cmd=show&type=NOT&id=220761.1)formore
information.
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21.Whatisthemeaningofn/monmyFSG?
Themeansnomeaning.FSGdisplaysthiswhenthereisacalculationthatisattemptingadividebyzero.Youcannotremovethis,orchangeittoanyothervalue(otherthanchangingthe
calculationitselfsoitdoesntresultinadividebyzero).

22.Iusedcolumnsetbuildertosetthewidthofthelastcolumninmyreport.Aftersavingandrequeryingthecolumnset,the
widthhaschanged.Why?
Thewidthofthelastcolumncanonlybecontrolledthroughtheformatmask.Definetheformatmaskofthelastcolumntobeaswideasthedesiredwidthofthecolumn.

23.CanFSGreportsandcomponentsbesecured/protectedsoonlycertainpeoplecanmodifyorrunthem?
No.Youcanonlyrestrict/protectthedatathatisreportedoninthereport.Youcannotrestrictaccesstothereportsandcomponentsthemselves.

24.Howdosegmentoverrides,contentsets,accountassignmentrangesanddisplaytypesworktogether?
Foradetailedexplanation,seeNote:207779.1(https://support.oracle.com/CSP/main/article?cmd=show&type=NOT&id=207779.1).

25.WhenhidingdatausingaDisplayGroup/SetinFSGtheunderlineunderthatdatastillappears.
Theunderlinecharacterispartoftheformatoptionandisnotaffectedbythedisplaysetdefinition,whichonlyhidestheactualdata.Theworkaroundistoremovetheunderlinefromthe
rowdefinitionpriortorunningthereport.

26.ImusingaContentSetwitharangeofcostcenters.Therearesomeinactivecostcenterswithinthatrange.HowcanI
suppressthecreationorprintingofthereportsforthoseinactivecostcenters,orfordisabledorinactiveaccounts?
Thereisnowaytoexcludeparticularvaluesthatareincludedintherangeyoudefinedinthecontentset,orinanaccountassignmentrangeinaroworcolumnset.Youmustdefinenew
rangesthatdonotincludethoseinactivecostcentersoraccounts.

27.HowcanIdefineacolumntobeforaspecificorconstantperiod,suchasJanuaryofthecurrentyear,ordynamically
changetheperiod?
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Thisfunctionalityisnotavailable.
FSGusestheperiodOffset,andtheruntimeperiodyouenter,todeterminewhichperiodstoreporton.Useanegativenumbertoreportonperiodspriortoyourruntimeperiod,anda
positivenumbertoreportonperiodsafteryourruntimeperiod.Forexample,acolumnwithanoffsetof0willcontainamountsfortheperiodyouenteredatruntime.Acolumnwitha1
offsetwillcontainamountsforthepriorperiod,a2willcontainamountsforaperiod2earlierthantheruntimeperiod.Anoffsetof1willgiveyouamountsfortheperiodfollowingthe
runtimeperiod(providingthatperiodhasbeenopenedbefore).

28.Whycansomecolumnsetsbeviewed/usedwithdifferentsetsofbooksandotherscannot?
Ifaccountassignmentshavebeendefinedinthecolumnset,thenthatcolumnsetisonlyavailabletosetsofbooksthatusethatsamechartofaccounts.Iftherearenoaccountassignmentsin
them,andthesamechartofaccounts(accountingflexfieldstructure)isusedbetweensetsofbooks,thentheyshouldbeavailabletoallofthosesetsofbooks.

29.HowdoIseetheSQLcodebehindtheFSGreport?
TheFSGreportsarecreatedfromaprogramwritteninCcode,notfromOracleReports,asisthecasewithstandardreports.Manymodulesandtablesareusedtocreatereportsbasedon
thedefinitionandcomponentofaparticularFSG.ThiswouldmakelookingatcodeforanFSGreport(asyouwouldastandardreport)almostimpossible.Oneapproachistoturnthe
profileFSG:MessageDetailtoFULLandrunthereport.ThelogfilewillcontainsomeoftheSQL.AsessionleveltracewillprovidealloftheSQL.SeeNote:141278.1
(https://support.oracle.com/CSP/main/article?cmd=show&type=NOT&id=141278.1)forinformationonhowtogetthetrace.

30.HowdoIshowtheYTDamountfortheendofthefiscalyearonanFSG?
InRelease11i,thereisapatchavailable(2650861)thatwillallowyoutouseanamounttypecalledYTDActual(FYEnd).Usedwithoutaperiodoffset,FSGwillgiveyoutheYTDbalance
forthefiscalyearthereportisrunfor.ThisamounttypeonlypertainstotheverylastperiodofthecurrentfiscalyearandthestatusofthatperiodmustbeOpenorClosed.Currentfiscal
yearmeanstheyeartheperiodyouarerunningtheFSGforfallsinto.
IfyouuseaperiodoffsetwiththeYTDActual(FYEnd)amounttype,andtheresultingperiodfallsintoanotherfiscalyear,itwillgettheyeartodatebalanceforthatyear.Theoffsetisin
wholeyearchunkssoforexample:12wouldbelastyear24theyearbefore.
Inrelease11.0and10.7,youmuststillusetheYTDActualamounttypeandtheoffsetforthelastperiodoftheyear.

31.CanIcreateanFSGinhtmlformat?
Notfromthestandardapplication.Intheapplicationsyouhaveachoiceof3outputoptions:1)Text,2)Tabdelimitedforimportingintoaspreadsheet,or3)Spreadsheetfor
downloadingtoADI.
YoucancreateanFSGinhtmlformatinADI(ApplicationsDesktopIntegrator).In11.5.10FSGscannowbepublishedusingxmlformatting.Pleaseseenote:220761.1
(https://support.oracle.com/CSP/main/article?cmd=show&type=NOT&id=220761.1)forfurtherinformation.

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32.HowcanIrunanFSGfromtheStandardRequestSubmissionform?
AddtheprogramProgramRunFinancialStatementGeneratortoyourRequestGroup.SeeNote:1060806.6(https://support.oracle.com/CSP/main/article?
cmd=show&type=NOT&id=1060806.6)fordetailedinstructions.
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33.Whenusingacontentset,sometimestheamountsareduplicated(doubledortripled).
Thevaluesdefinedinacontentsetoverridethevaluesdefinedintherowsetaccountassignments.Dependingonhowyouraccountassignmentsarestructured,thismayresultin
duplicationoftheaccountassignmentranges.SeeNote:147218.1(https://support.oracle.com/CSP/main/article?cmd=show&type=NOT&id=147218.1)foranexplanationandworkaround.

34.HowCanYouPrintAParentAccountDescriptionInTheRowSet?
ARowNamehasbeenspecifiedbutthisisnotprintedonthereport.Thisbecomestherowidentifierintherowcalculationswindow.Todisplayaparentaccountdescription,enteryour
descriptionintheLINEITEMfield.Thiswillbethedescriptionthatisprintedonthereportoutput.

35.CanImakethesameFSGreportworkforbothmysetsofbooks?
No,currentlythisfunctionalitydoesnotexist.Enhancementrequestbug:812503hasbeenraisedrequestingthisfunctionality.TheworkaroundistocopyandmodifytheFSGreportforeach
Setofbooks.

36.HowdoIfindwhichFSGpatchesIhaveapplied.?
SeeNote:549289.1(https://support.oracle.com/CSP/main/article?cmd=show&type=NOT&id=549289.1)HowToDetermineWhichFSGPatchesHaveBeenApplied

37.HowcanIincreasethesizeofthedescriptiondisplayedonthereport?
>Therearetwowaysyoucanincreasethedisplaysizeoftheaccountdescription.
increasethesizeofthedisplaywidthintheroworder.
increasethePOSITIONofthedescriptioncolumninthecolumnset.
YouwillneedtochangethePOSITIONonalltheothercolumnstoallowfortheincrease.Seealsothesizelimitationsinquestion5andquestion20above.

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38.(R12)TheLedgerListofValuesontheRunFinancialReportsformshowsallpossibleledgers.Howcanthisbelimitedto
onlyledgerstheresponsibilityshouldaccess?
TheDataAccessSetassignedtotheResponsibility(viatheprofileGL:DataAccessSet)controlswhichledgersyoucanactuallyupdateorviewdatafor.
EvenifthereisaledgernameinaLOV,youshouldnotbeabletoseethedataforthatledgerintheFSGiftheDataAccessSetdoesnothavethataccess.

39.(R12)Howcanyoureportonabudgetenteredinaforeigncurrency?
AssignacontrolvaluetoeachoftheBudget,VarianceandVariance%columns.IntheFSGReportDefinition,assignthecontrolvaluetotheappropriatebudgetandcurrency.

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