Spend by procurement category report (VendSpendCategory)
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Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
Use this report to view the amount of purchases, based on total spend for the number of categories specified. For example, if you want to view the spend for your top 10 procurement categories, enter 10 in the Number of categories field.
How to filter the data on this report
When you generate this report, the following default parameters are displayed. You can use these parameters to filter the data that will be displayed on the report. For more information, see Filter the data on a report.
Field |
Description |
|---|---|
Legal entities |
Select one or all legal entities. Only the vendors for the selected legal entities are displayed on the report. |
Currency |
Select a currency code. Only the vendors who invoice your organization in the selected currency are displayed. |
Start date |
Enter the earliest date for transactions that you want to include on the report. |
End date |
Enter the most recent date for transactions that you want to include on the report. |
Number of categories |
Enter the number of categories you want to include on the procurement category report. |
How to work with reports
The following topics explain how to print a report and how to filter and sort the data on a report.
Details of this report
The following table explains where to find the report in the Application Object Tree (AOT) and how to navigate to the report in the Microsoft Dynamics AX client.
Detail |
Description |
|---|---|
Name of report in the AOT |
VendSpendCategory |
Location of report in the AOT |
SSRS Reports\Reports\VendSpendCategory |
Menu item of the report |
VendSpendCategory |
Navigation to the report |
Click Procurement and sourcing > Reports > Statistics > Spend analysis > Spend by procurement category. |
Where the data in this report comes from
The data on this report comes from the following sources:
VendInvoiceTransExpanded table
BICOMPANYVIEW table
EcoResProcurementCategoryExpanded table
If you are a developer, you can learn more about where the data on a report comes from by using the following procedure.
Open the AOT.
Locate the report in the SSRS Reports\Reports node.
Right-click the report and click Add-Ins > Cross-reference > Using (instant view).