Defining inquiry formats

This procedure outlines the process for defining inquiry formats.

Before you define inquiry formats, you must have defined the company parameters and the period ending dates.

Access Inquiry Format (SA01.1) for each inquiry format you want to create.
Define the inquiry formats. Complete these fields:

Company

Specify the company number.

Format

Specify the format name.

Description

Specify the format name description, if necessary.

Columns 1 through 4

Select the information to be displayed in each column.

Comparison Year Deviation

If you specified a comparison year option in one of the columns, then specify the number of years you want to go forward or backward for comparison. For example, if you specify 1, then the application will inquire on next year's information; if you specify -1, then it will inquire on last year's information. You can go forward or backward up to nine years.

Note: Summarized data is available for your use until you choose to purge it using SA Detail Purge (SA300).
Select the Add form action.

Note: The Compute button is enabled after you have added a format record that includes a Compute column. You can reference any of the available column values, whether you have selected them or not. You can then use these values (referenced with an A through M) in combination with numerical constants, for example, 100, the four arithmetic operators, and parentheses.

Related reports and inquiries


To	Use
List formats, columns, column headings, and compute definitions	Format Listing (SA201)