A financial report does not begin in Crystal Reports or Excel.
Account structure, source modules, posting rules, dimensions, dates, and business processes all shape the report before the report writer touches it.
A Report Cannot Invent Missing Structure
If transactions were not coded in a meaningful way, the report has less reliable structure to work with.
Good Reports Usually Reflect Good Data Design
That is why we look at the system and the report together instead of treating reporting as decoration added at the end.
Sometimes the Right Fix Is Upstream
Rewriting a report may help. Changing the accounting structure or workflow may help more. The right answer depends on where the confusion originates.