SAP Note 24506 - Missing totals in flexible analyses

Symptom:

In flexible analyses, totals are not displayed. In standard analyses, values/quantities without unit are displayed although they must be available.

Cause and prerequisites

The missing totals can be traced back to missing units in the information structures. If several entries with differing units are read and displayed from the information structure, then it is not possible to display totals, because it might lead to apples and pears being added together. If no corresponding unit was updated for a value/quantity in the information structure, the system interprets the missing unit as a different unit for the display.
This means that the actual cause for the error in the analysis is the fact that units are missing in the info structure.
The missing units can be traced back to an error in the generated update programs. If the value or quantity to be updated is 'zero', or ifupdating is prevented by a requirement, the unit is not determined. If, however, a record already exists in the information structure to which the new value/quantity is to be cumulated, the unit there that has already been correctly updated is overwritten by the unit that is now missing.
In most cases, this incorrect overwriting of units only occurs if requirements which prevent updating of a value are used in updating definitions.

Solution

Coding was corrected for 2.1M and 2.2G.
Advance correction is possible by making changes to the program (new coding lines are marked '<-- new', coding lines to be deleted are marked '<--del'); lines of coding relevant to release levels 2.1M, 2.2G and 3.0ABC are marked '<--new 2.1M, 2.2G, 3.0ABC').

Caution !!

1. After you have inserted the advance correction, you need to regenerate the updating definitions of the affected information structures (transaction MC25). If values have already been updated without units, you need to perform a setup of statistical data for the info structures.

2. If you do not wish to delete the lines in the sample coding RMCSMUS1, and instead wish to mark them with asterisks, you need to insert a space between the * and the first character of the line of coding!

Additional key words

Updating, units, totals, analyses, update requirements