Category profit and loss (2 periods) report (ProjProfitLossCateg2Prd)

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Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

Use this report to analyze the profit or loss on projects by category for two specified date ranges.

How to filter the data on this report

When you generate this report, the following default parameters are displayed. You can use these parameters to filter the data that will be displayed on the report. For more information, see Filter the data on a report.

Field

Description

Include project types

Select the project types that you want to include on the report.

Include transaction types

Select the transaction types that you want to include on the report. You must select at least one transaction type.

(Ledger date - period 1)

From date / To date

Specify a starting date and an ending date to include project transactions that are posted to the ledger in period 1.

(Ledger date - period 2)

From date / To date

Specify a starting date and an ending date to include project transactions that are posted to the ledger in period 2.

Actual vs. budget

Select Actual to display actual values on the report.

Select Budget to display budgeted values on the report.

Forecast model

Select the forecast model that you want the report to use.

Note

If you are using project budget control, select the budget forecast model that is used by this project.

Skip zero

Select whether to exclude all rows in the report where the amounts are equal to zero.

Skip blank ID

Select whether to exclude transactions that are not associated with a project ID.

Show amount

Select how you want decimals to appear on the report. Select from the following options:

  • With decimals – Amounts are displayed to two decimal places of your company currency.

  • Without decimals – Amounts are rounded to integers.

  • Amount in 1,000 – Amounts are rounded to the nearest 1,000 units of your company currency.

  • Amount in 1,000,000 – Amounts are rounded to the nearest million units of your company currency.

Show hour

Select whether to display the quantity of hours, the cost value for hours posted to a category, or both on the report.

Category

Click Select. In the Category profit and loss (2 periods) form, select a category to include on the report. To add more than one category, click Add.

How to work with reports

The following topics explain how to print a report and how to filter and sort the data on a report.

Details of this report

The following table explains where to find the report in the Application Object Tree (AOT) and how to navigate to the report in the Microsoft Dynamics AX client.

Detail

Description

Name of report in the AOT

ProjProfitLossCateg2Prd

Location of report in the AOT

SSRS reports\Reports\ProjProfitLossCateg2Prd

Menu item of the report

ProjListProjProfitLossCategory2ColPeriod

Navigation to the report

Click Project management and accounting > Reports > Project statements > Profit and loss > Profit and loss (2 periods) > Category profit and loss (2 periods).

Where the data in this report comes from

The data on this report comes from the following sources:

  • ProjListProjProfitLossCateg2PrdDP.processReport

  • ProjCategory table

  • PROJLISTPROJPROFITLOSSTMP table

Note

To determine where the data in the temp table comes from, view the cross-references for the ProjListProjProfitLossCateg2PrdDP.processReport class.

If you are a developer, you can learn more about where the data on a report comes from by using the following procedure.

  1. Open the AOT.

  2. Locate the report in the SSRS Reports\Reports node.

  3. Right-click the report and click Add-Ins > Cross-reference > Using (instant view).