What is the purpose of account based COPA when we have FSVs

Hi,
I noted the information we can get from account based copa is exactly the same as the information we can get from financial statement version reports. As such why do we need account based copa for?
What info i can get in account based copa that i cannot get from FSV reports?
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Hi,
   Information gets passed to account based COPA if the relevant G/L account is a cost element.
   However account based COPA uses PA segments. This information contained in the PA segment can be viewed via KE24
   To test this post a billing document using account based COPA. After that go to KE24 for account based COPA and check the report. You will see all the details which would not be available in any FI report. Basically the information available for reporting makes it worth using for account based COPA
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