KPI misleading if accounts results are negative and positive in the report

[elicoidal]

In the case you want to create a P&L with Revenue in positive numbers and Cost in negative numbers such as below example, the KPI to compare the column would be incorrectly calculated for the negative part of the report (in the example below 14.6% should be "-14.6%").

Suggestion: in Report MIS, Source Field, introduce a new option "Compare Columns (Absolute)" to allow comparison based on absolute calculation.

[sbidoul]

@elicoidal absolute comparison is available in the current version:

What would fit nicely is a new comparison method "Percentage (negative growth)" as a variant of the current percentage mode which consider that an decrease of the value means growth.

It should be actually quite trivial to implement.

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[HaraldPanten]

@elicoidal are you planning to suggest a PR for this functionality?

@sbidoul

[sbidoul]

@HaraldPanten Unfortunately Eric Caudal passed away in 2019.

I'm marking this as no stale as this feature is still good to have, as described in #157 (comment).

[HaraldPanten]

So sorry for that. I didn't know.

THX Stéphane.