Symptom
In the Balance Sheet/Income Statement app, G/L account numbers are displayed correctly as 10 digits. However, when the report is exported to PDF, only the first 9 digits of the G/L account numbers are displayed
Environment
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition
Reproducing the Issue
- Open the Balance Sheet/Income Statement app.
- Choose Export to PDF.
- Choose "Show G/L Accounts"
- Observe that G/L account codes are displayed with only 9 digits in the PDF.
Cause
The built-in PDF preview of the Balance Sheet/Income Statement app uses a dedicated form template that follows central styling guidelines. This template is designed with a fixed field width that accommodates only 10 numeric characters for the G/L account field.
When a G/L account contains non-numeric characters (e.g., alphanumeric values such as AB00000000), the total display length exceeds the available space in the form template, causing the G/L account to be truncated in the exported PDF output.
Resolution
For G/L accounts that contain non-numeric characters, the built-in PDF preview is not suitable due to the fixed field width limitation described above.
As a workaround, please use the Balance Sheet/Income Statement - Multidimensional instead to export the report data
Note: The Balance Sheet/Income Statement - Multidimensional operates on the same data source as the Balance Sheet/Income Statement app, ensuring that all data — including G/L accounts with alphanumeric characters — is displayed completely without truncation.
See Also
KBA 3738948 - Excel export from Balance Sheet/Income Statement Multidimensional with G/L Account attribute
Keywords
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