Zero / space display in Financial Reports

Hi all,
We have a number of Financial reports using 0costelmnt in the rows and various 0amount restricted key figures in the columns. These reports are set to display zeros, however we have an issue where zeros are not being displayed consistently.
For example, for the same cost element a row may display a zero in the 'Actual 0amount' column but then a blank in the Budget '0amount' column rather than a zero. These reports also include YTD, LY etc KFs so there ends up being a confusing variety of zeros and blanks displayed even in the same row.
Now, I understand that I can define a forumla KF that will force a zero to be displayed, but my question is why do I need to do this ? Why, given that 0amount is a number, am I getting a mix of zeros and blanks displayed ?
Many thanks,
Blair

Hi Blair,
i understood this: the transaction data its not been created yet and that is the reason why you not see a zero on that row, in this case for planning.
When you generate combinations with an standard function this generate the register fisically on that infocube.
Hope this helps !
Best Regards
Natalia

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