The Financial Analysis and Financial Statements report writers use column
heading codes to determine the type of value that appears in a column on a report. The
column heading codes are defined using Financial Reports Column Headings (FRH).
This Period Column Heading Codes
Code |
Standard Column Heading |
Meaning |
PA |
PERIOD |
This period actual |
PB |
PERIOD BUDGET |
This period budget |
PC |
PERIOD BUDGET VARIANCE |
This period variance of actual from budget |
PD |
PERIOD BUDGET VARIANCE % |
This period % variance of actual and budget |
PE |
PERIOD LAST YEAR |
This period last year actual |
PF |
PERIOD LAST YEAR VARIANCE |
Variance of this period and this period last year |
PG |
PERIOD LAST YEAR VARIANCE % |
Variance of this period and this period last year, as a
percentage |
PH |
LAST PERIOD |
Last period actual |
PI |
LAST PERIOD VARIANCE |
Variance of this period and last period |
PJ |
LAST PERIOD VARIANCE % |
Variance of this period and last period, as a percentage |
PM |
PERIOD DEBITS |
This period debit (use PM & PN to design a trial balance) |
PN |
PERIOD CREDITS |
This period credit (use PM & PN to design a trial balance) |
PR |
PERIOD RATIO % |
This period ratio |
Quarterly Column Heading Codes
Code |
Standard Column Heading |
Meaning |
QA |
QUARTER |
This quarter actual |
QB |
QUARTER BUDGET |
This quarter budget |
QC |
QUARTER BUDGET VARIANCE |
Variance of this quarter actual and this quarter budget |
QD |
QUARTER BUDGET VARIANCE % |
Variance of this quarter actual and this quarter budget,
as a percentage |
QE |
QUARTER LAST YEAR |
This quarter last year actual |
QF |
QUARTER LAST YEAR VARIANCE |
Variance of this quarter and this quarter last year |
QG |
QUARTER LAST YEAR VARIANCE % |
Variance of this quarter and this quarter last year, as
a percentage |
QH |
LAST QUARTER |
Last quarter actual |
QI |
LAST QUARTER VARIANCE |
Variance of this quarter and last quarter |
QJ |
LAST QUARTER VARIANCE % |
Variance of this quarter and last quarter, as a percentage |
QR |
QUARTER RATIO % |
This quarter ratio (say, ratio to sales) |
Year to Date Column Heading Codes
Code |
Standard Column Heading |
Meaning |
YA |
Y-T-D |
Year-to-date actual |
YB |
Y-T-D BUDGET |
Year-to-date budget |
YC |
Y-T-D BUDGET VARIANCE |
Variance year-to-date actual and year-to-date budget |
YD |
Y-T-D BUDGET VARIANCE % |
Variance of year-to-date actuals and year-to-date budgets,
as a percentage |
YE |
Y-T-D LAST YEAR |
Year-to-date actual last year |
YF |
Y-T-D LAST YEAR VARIANCE |
Variance of current year-to-date and year-to-date last year |
YG |
Y-T-D LAST YEAR VARIANCE % |
Variance of current year-to-date and year-to-date last year,
as a percentage |
YH |
LAST YEAR END |
Last year end actual |
YK |
YEAR END |
Year end actual |
YL |
YEAR END BUDGET |
Year end budget |
YM |
Y-T-D DEBITS |
Year-to-date debit |
YN |
Y-T-D CREDITS |
Year-to-date credit |
YR |
Y-T-D RATIO % |
Year-to-date ratio |
Balance Column Heading Codes
Code |
Standard Column Heading |
Meaning |
BA |
BALANCE |
Balance actual |
BB |
BALANCE BUDGET |
Balance budget |
BC |
BALANCE BUDGET VARIANCE |
Variance of balance actual and balance budget |
BD |
BALANCE BUDGET VARIANCE % |
Variance of balance actual and balance budget as a percentage |
BE |
BALANCE LAST YEAR |
Balance this period last year actual |
BF |
BALANCE LAST YEAR VARIANCE |
Variance of balance this period and balance this period
last year |
BG |
BALANCE LAST YEAR VARIANCE % |
Variance of balance this period and balance this period
last year, as a percentage |
BH |
BALANCE LAST PERIOD |
Balance last period actual |
BI |
LAST PERIOD VARIANCE |
Variance of balance this period and balance last period |
BJ |
LAST PERIOD VARIANCE % |
Variance of balance this period and balance last period,
as a percentage |
BK |
BALANCE YEAR END |
Actual balance at year end (for forward postings on balance
sheets) |
BL |
BALANCE YEAR END BUDGET |
Budget balance at year end |
BR |
BALANCE RATIO % |
Balance ratio |
BS |
BALANCE YEAR START |
Actual balance at start of year |
Forecast Column Heading Codes
Code |
Standard Column Heading |
Meaning |
FA |
FORECAST BASED ON ACTUAL |
Year end forecast based on actual, where forecast actual
to - date x total number periods/number of periods to - date |
FB |
FORECAST BASED ON BUDGET |
Year end forecast based on budget, where forecast actual
to - date + budget for remaining periods |
Spread Column Heading Codes
Code |
Standard Column Heading |
Meaning |
SA |
PERIOD SPREAD |
Period spread of actuals |
SB |
BUDGET SPREAD |
Period spread of budgets |
Note:
The headings for column codes SA and SB are fixed and cannot be changed.
Ratio Columns
Some of these column codes calculate ratio values, for example PR-Period
Ratio %. If you use one of these ratio column codes on a report, you must
enter the account code, or range of account codes, to be used as the basis
of the ratio in the report.
For example, if you want the statement to show the ratio to sales,
enter the range of account codes which represent sales. If only one account code is
required, enter it in the From field.