Symptom
You would like to copy one of the audit reports (Balance Audit Trail, Accounts Payable - Balance Audit Trail, Accounts Receivable - Balance Audit Trail, Cash - Balance Audit Trail or Tax - Balance Audit Trail, Expense and Reimbursement Details). You notice however that the characteristic Involved Data Source is not available in the report copy. Without this field, the report does not show meaningful data.
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to the work center Business Analytics and select the view Design Reports.
- Search for an audit report, for example Balance Audit Trail and click on New > Report As Copy.
Here, in the first step, you will see the warning message Characteristic 0MDAV cannot be used. It is removed from the report.
If you move on to step 3, you see that the field Involved Data Source is not available in the list.
Cause
The field Involved Data Source is unfortunately not available for customization.
NOTE: The field Involved Data source will not appear in custom joins either.
Resolution
All audit reports are highly complex; for example they require a specific layout (ones that includes the Involved Data Source) to display the data properly. We would recommend not to customize them, but to use other financial reports / data sources instead.
See Also
Knowledge Base Article 2091664 - Report Accounts Payable - Balance Audit Trail Shows Wrong Value in Balance Company Currency .
Keywords
0MDAV, Involved Data Source, custom data source, custom report, custom key figure. , KBA , missing , AP-RC-ANA , C4C, ByD, Travel: Analytics Tools & Frameworks , AP-ACC , Business ByDesign: Financial Accounting , Product Enhancement