KPA6 and report painter

HI Everyone and Consultants,
Well i am at abaper and dont have much knowledge in finance controling.
First issue:
Currently we update our budget using the t.code KPA6 using Profit Center and Cost element.
It is succesfully getting update at KPA7.
But why GLPCT table is not getting update?? Any idea ?
Second Issue :
I am working Report painter for the KPA6 with the Profit Center.
In the t.code GR21 i am creating a library with name ZF2 and table GLPCT but the table does not having the
value which is been update at the KPA6.
Any idea anyone ? For you information recently some consultants did internal order configuration for the company.
Can this config give any problem for the KPA6.
Thanks in advanced.
Cross-post

Hi Priya,
Here are some salient features:
1) Report Painter has 90% of the functionality that Report Writer has and is easier to develop.
2) The last time I did anything on it, from the SAP main menu, choose Information systems->Ad hoc reports->Report painter.
3) Report Writer functions can be accessed from within the Report Painter.
4) Report Painter/Report Writer has four main components: Sets, Libraries, Reports, Report Groups
5) The main difference between the two RW and RP is the graphical user interface of the Report Painter.
6) It is generally used in FI-SL reporting.
For more information, please check this links.
For Report Painter
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/66/bc7d2543c211d182b30000e829fbfe/content.htm
For Report Writer
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/66/bc7dc143c211d182b30000e829fbfe/content.htm
Hope this will help.
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Dear Hari,
http://www.virtuosollc.com/PDF/Get_Reporter.pdf
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/66/bc7d2543c211d182b30000e829fbfe/frameset.htm
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HI Everyone and Consultants,
Well i am at abaper and dont have much knowledge in finance controling.
First issue:
Currently we update our budget using the t.code KPA6 using Profit Center and Cost element.
It is succesfully getting update at KPA7.
But why GLPCT table is not getting update?? Any idea ?
Second Issue :
I am working Report painter for the KPA6 with the Profit Center.
In the t.code GR21 i am creating a library with name ZF2 and table GLPCT but the table does not having the
value which is been update at the KPA6.
Any idea anyone ? For you information recently some consultants did internal order configuration for the company.
Can this config give any problem for the KPA6.
Thanks in advanced.

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