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Contents
List of Figures
Title and Copyright Information
Preface
Audience
Documentation Accessibility
Related Documents
Conventions
1
Overview to FASTR
1.1
Overview
1.2
FASTR Features
1.2.1
Columns
1.2.2
Rows
1.2.3
Version Creation
1.3
FASTR Version Layout
1.3.1
Header Information
1.3.2
Columns
1.3.3
Rows
1.3.4
Cells
1.4
How FASTR Compares with Other Report Writers
1.5
How FASTR Compares with DREAM Writer
1.5.1
DREAM Writer and FASTR Forms
1.5.2
DREAM Writer and FASTR Form IDs
1.6
FASTR System Flow
1.7
Tables Used by FASTR
1.7.1
Tables and Information Flow
1.7.2
Tables and Descriptions
1.7.3
FASTR Data Tables
Part I Version Creation and Revision
2
Overview to Version Creation
2.1
Objectives
2.2
About Version Creation
3
Create a Version
3.1
Creating a Version
3.2
Entering the Identifying Information
3.3
Verifying Additional Parameters
3.3.1
What You Should Know About
3.4
Entering Default Information
3.5
Defining the Workfile
3.5.1
Record Selection
3.5.2
Row Definition and Sequence
3.5.3
Totals and Page Breaks
3.5.4
What You Should Know About
3.6
Defining the Columns
3.6.1
The Description Column
3.6.2
Data Columns
3.6.2.1
Column Layout
3.6.2.2
Column Content
3.6.3
What You Should Know About
3.7
Overriding Defaults for a Column
3.8
Arranging the Columns in a New Sequence
3.9
Reviewing the Report
3.10
Processing the Version
4
Copy a Version
4.1
Copying a Version
4.2
Revising the Identifying Information
4.3
Revising the Default Information
4.4
Reviewing and Running the Report
4.4.1
What You Should Know About
5
Enter Totals
5.1
Entering Interim Subtotals
5.1.1
What You Should Know About
5.2
Entering Level of Detail Totals
5.2.1
What You Should Know About
6
Revise a Version
6.1
Objectives
6.2
About Version Revision
6.3
Revising a Version
Part II Defaults and Overrides
7
Overview to Defaults and Overrides
7.1
Objectives
7.2
About Defaults and Overrides
8
Set Up Defaults and Overrides
8.1
Setting Up Defaults and Overrides
8.2
About Debit/Credit Signs
8.3
About Decimal Places
8.4
About Ledger Types
8.5
About Wildcard Ledger Types
8.5.1
What You Should Know About
8.6
How to Make the Print Sequences In Heading Value Stay In the FASTR Overrides
8.6.1
Adding the "Print Sequences in Heading" Processing Option to the System
8.6.2
Globally Updating all Existing FASTR Processing Options
Part III Versions with Row Specifications
9
Overview to Versions with Row Specifications
9.1
Objectives
9.2
About Versions with Row Specifications
10
Create Versions with Row Specifications
10.1
Creating Versions with Row Specifications
10.1.1
What You Should Know About
10.2
Creating Rows Automatically
10.2.1
Row Account Duplication
10.2.2
Dynamic Row Creation
10.2.3
Totaling Requirements
10.2.4
Row Maintenance
10.2.5
Job Cost Requirements
10.3
Creating Rows Manually
10.3.1
Text Rows
10.3.2
Data Rows
10.3.3
What You Should Know About
11
Work with Row Specifications
11.1
Working with Row Specifications
11.2
Identifying the Array Index Error
11.2.1
What You Should Know About
12
Create Row Specifications by Business Unit
12.1
Creating Row Specifications by Business Unit Values
12.1.1
To create row specifications by business unit values
12.2
Creating Row Specifications by Business Unit Ranges
12.2.1
What You Should Know About
13
Create Row Specifications by Category Code
13.1
Creating Row Specifications by Category Code
13.1.1
What You Should Know About
14
Override Specifications
14.1
Overriding Specifications
14.1.1
Before You Begin
14.1.2
What You Should Know About
14.1.3
To override cell specifications
15
Set Up Percentage Calculations
15.1
Setting Up Percentage Calculations
15.2
Setting Up Percentage Calculations for Columns
15.3
Setting Up Percentage Calculations for Rows
Part IV Versions with Cell Specifications
16
Overview to Versions with Cell Specifications
16.1
Objectives
16.2
About Versions with Cell Specifications
17
Create Versions with Cell Specifications
17.1
Creating Versions with Cell Specifications
17.1.1
What You Should Know About
18
Work with Cell Specifications
18.1
Working with Cell Specifications
18.1.1
What You Should Know About
Part V Additional FASTR Features
19
Overview to Additional FASTR Features
19.1
Objectives
19.2
About Additional FASTR Features
20
Work with Audit Trails
20.1
Working with Audit Trails
20.1.1
What You Should Know About
21
Activate PC Download
21.1
Activating PC Download
21.1.1
To activate a PC download
22
Create FASTR-Generated Journal Entries
22.1
Creating FASTR-Generated Journal Entries
22.2
Defining Accounts and Ledgers for Journal Entries
22.2.1
What you Should Know About
22.3
Entering Journal Entry Specifications
22.3.1
What You Should Know About
23
Create Conditioned Variance Versions
23.1
Creating Conditioned Variance Versions
24
Work with Organizational Report Structures
24.1
Working with Organizational Report Structures
24.1.1
What You Should Know About
24.2
Creating Organizational Report Structures
24.2.1
Before You Begin
24.3
Reviewing Organizational Report Structures
24.4
Printing Versions with Organizational Report Structures
25
Understand Special Arithmetic Operands
25.1
About Special Arithmetic Operands
25.1.1
About Averaging
25.1.2
About High/Low
25.1.3
About Zero
26
Save and Manage a Workfile
26.1
Saving and Managing a Workfile
26.1.1
What You Should Know About
26.2
Changing the Number of days to Save a Workfile
Part VI FASTR Maintenance Considerations
27
Overview to FASTR Maintenance Considerations
28
Work with Row Optimization
28.1
Working with Row Optimization
28.2
Determining Processing Time
28.2.1
Before You Begin
28.3
Decreasing Processing Time
28.3.1
Before You Begin
29
Run Multiple Versions
29.1
Running Multiple Versions
29.1.1
What You Should Know About
29.1.2
What You Should Know About
29.1.3
What You Should Know About
30
Customize General Specifications
30.1
Customizing General Specifications
30.1.1
What You Should Know About
31
Copy Parameters
31.1
Copying Parameters
31.1.1
What You Should Know About
32
Work with Specifications
32.1
Printing Specifications
32.2
Reviewing Row and Column Overrides
32.3
Managing Version Lists
32.3.1
What You Should Know About
32.4
Securing Versions
32.4.1
To secure a version
32.5
Understanding Naming Conventions
32.6
Increasing Performance
32.6.1
What You Should Know About
33
Restore FASTR Reports
33.1
Restoring Specific Reports
33.1.1
To Restore Reports
Part VII Job Cost Versions
34
Overview to Job Cost Versions
34.1
Objectives
34.2
About Job Cost Versions
35
Understand Budget Versions
35.1
About Budget Versions
35.1.1
What You Should Know About
36
Understand Column Propagation
36.1
About Column Propagation
Part VIII Advanced Features
37
Overview to Advanced Features
37.1
Objectives
37.2
About Advanced Features
38
Customize Column Headings
38.1
Customizing Column Headings
38.1.1
What You Should Know About
38.1.2
What You Should Know About
38.1.3
What You Should Know About
39
Set Up Custom Date Titles
39.1
Setting Up Custom Date Titles
39.2
Assigning Format Codes for Date Titles
39.2.1
What You Should Know About
39.3
Creating Custom Date Titles
39.3.1
What Are the Default Headings for Custom Date Titles?
39.4
Understanding Substitution Parameters
39.4.1
What You Should Know About
40
Assign Levels of Detail to Business Units
40.1
Assigning Levels of Detail to Business Units
40.1.1
Example: Level of Detail Hierarchy
40.1.2
What You Should Know About
41
Understand Dependent/Concatenated Structures
41.1
About Dependent and Concatenated Structures
41.1.1
About Dependent Relationships
41.1.2
About Concatenated Relationships
41.1.3
About Combinations of Dependent and Concatenated Relationships
42
Set Up Dependent and Concatenated Structures
42.1
Setting Up Dependent and Concatenated Structures
42.1.1
What You Should Know About
43
Set Up Combination Structures
43.1
Setting Up Combination Structures
43.1.1
Before You Begin
43.1.2
Example: How Combination Structures Appear on the Screen
A
Codes and Charts
B
PC Download for Lotus and Excel
B.1
About the Download Process
C
Troubleshooting FASTR Issues
C.1
Possible Reasons for Getting Incorrect Data on a FASTR Report
C.1.1
Date Problems
C.1.2
F0902 Balance File Contains Incorrect Information
C.1.3
Cell Specifications Exist
C.1.4
Incorrect Setup
C.1.5
P & L Accounts
C.1.6
Account Balances and Subsidiaries
C.1.7
Category Code Descriptions
C.1.8
Calculation Columns
C.2
FASTR Report Skips Printing Specific Data
C.2.1
Row Reports - Fiscal Year * - Hierarchy of Determining Fiscal Year Value
C.2.2
Row Reports - Fiscal Year = Value
C.2.3
Row Reports - Fiscal Year = Blank
C.2.4
Ledger Types
C.2.5
General Specifications
C.2.6
Wildcards (*)
C.2.7
Account Description
C.2.8
Account Number
C.2.9
Subsidiary Information
C.2.10
Defined Subledger Information
C.2.11
Summary
C.3
Consolidating Companies
C.3.1
What You Should Know About
Index
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