The ZFM_BCS001 series of Annual Budget vs. Actuals reports are for unrestricted (E or I) funds. They replace the Y_DEV_17000001 - Available Annual Budget - No Structure report.

The ZFM_BCS002 series of Overall Budget vs. Actuals reports are for  restricted (R or N) funds. They replace the Y_DEV_17000001 - Available Overall Budget - No Structure report.

 

The menupath for the BCS reports is IRIS Reporting >> Financial >> Funds Management.  The Y_DEV reports are being removed from their current locations on the SAP Easy Access menu. The new menupath for these reports is IRIS Reporting >> Financial >> Funds Management >> FY2006 and Before Budget Reports.         

The BCS reports offer much of the same functionality and format as the Y_DEV reports, but provide greater flexibility and ease of use.  Documentation is available via Help >> IRIS Help within the BCS report transactions in IRIS.  The document, titled "ZFM_BCS Reports", explains how to use these reports.

Be sure to make the settings changes listed in the Prerequisites section of the "ZFM_BCS Reports" document before you try to use the BCS reports.  If you don't, the reports will not be fully functional.

If you have Y_DEV reports selected in your Favorites, consult the attached list of Y_DEV report transactions to identify the BCS report transactions that replace them.  If you need information about creating or managing your Favorites, documentation and hands-on lessons are available via Help >> IRIS Help from the SAP Easy Access screen.

If you had selection screen variants set up for the Y_DEV reports, you can recreate them for the BCS reports.  Documentation is available via Help >> IRIS Help from the either the ZFM_BCS001 or the ZFM_BCS002 transaction.  The document is titled "BCS - Recreating Selection Screen Variants". 

If you used selection screen variants in the Y_DEV reports to exclude benefits and longevity, the BCS reports offer some predefined commitment item groups that can be used instead.  For the ZFM_BCS001 series of reports, the default commitment item group is TOTEXP which does not include benefits or longevity.  You can change the commitment item group to TOTEXP_B if you need to include benefits and longevity.  For the ZFM_BCS002 series of reports, the default commitment item group is BCS002 which includes benefits, longevity, and other commitments applicable to restricted funds.