To verify costing results at the costing segments combination level without manually adding the results, which option provides a summary view?

• A. Run the Payroll Activity Report in Detail scope.
• B. Run the Payroll Costing Report in Summary scope.
• C. Use the OTBI Payroll Run Costing Real Time subject area.
• D. You cannot achieve this requirement.

Answer: (B)

To verify costing results at the costing segments combination level without manual aggregation, you want a view that consolidates totals by that costing dimension. The Payroll Costing Report in Summary scope provides exactly that: it aggregates costing amounts by each costing segment combination, giving a concise, overall view of the results. This lets you confirm totals across segments without having to add up detailed line items yourself. In contrast, a Payroll Activity Report in Detail scope shows individual transactions and entries, which would require extra manual calculation to reach a segment-level total. The OTBI real-time costing area can be useful for ad hoc analysis, but it doesn’t replace the straightforward, built-in summary view of the dedicated costing report. And the notion that you cannot achieve this is incorrect because the summary costing report is designed for this purpose.