Report writer help

Hi Gurus
we need a new SAP Report Writer report similar to the current a current report say ZCST .
The new report needs to have all of the information that the current ZCST report has but with Prior Year Actual and a Variance of Current to Prior Year Actual.
I am very new to report writer and please help me .Please tell me step by step how to proceed .
Thanks
Satya

Hi Sridhar
Thanks for your reply.I am still stuck with this report.Can you please give some more details or step of how to do it. See my question in italic.
Go to GR32 change mode of report writer. Click on column. Find out if, there is a current year actual column set. Copy the name of the set. <u><i>Go to GS01 to create a new set copying the current year set</i></u>.
<b><i>I am stuck here as in gs01 it ask for lot for fields like table name,four radio button. I don't see any option for copying the setname.Can u please elaborate further this step ?</i></b>
<u><i>Look into the definition set that represent the fiscal year.</i></u>
<i>This too, not clear.</i>Open an another session and create a new set for fiscal year as a formula. The formula shall be current year variable minus 1. Name the column set you are creating as Prior year Actual.
Insert the new column inyour report.
For variance to PY actual, create another key figure set, in which you shall give a forumla (there will be an icon saying [a/b], when you are in GS01. The formula will subtract the column that says current year with the new column Prior year.
Thanks in advance

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