What is field status variant in sap?

Field status variant is the collection of field status groups. Field status group refers to status of all fields which are available for input while document posting.

Field status variant is assigned to company code. All field status groups which belong to field status variant are available for assignment to GL master in the company code.

Field status group is assigned to general ledger account.

Field status variant--> Field status group--> fields with status

When document is posted to the GL account, then input fields behave as per their status in field status group.


Suppress: The field will not appear in input screen while posting document.

Required: Document can not be posted without providing input in the field.

Optional: Document can be posted with or without providing input in the field.

How field status variant look in sap

Field status group is assigned to GL master.

Field status conflicts between posting key and field status group

Field status conflicts between posting key and field status group

Field status is also controlled by posting key.

Read about posting key: https://techconcepthub.com/posting-key-in-sap/

 

For a particular field, status in posting key might be different from status in field status group.

Then system decides final status of the field so that both (posting key & Field status group) can be satisfied:

Let’s say for a particular field below conflict arises (status in posting key is different from status in field status group)

Optional and Mandatory : Field status will be Mandatory.

Optional and Suppressed: Field status will be suppressed.

Suppressed and Mandatory : System will give error. ( No status can satisfy both requirements simultaneously).

GL ACCOUNTING

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

TAX ACCOUNTING

WITHHOLDING TAX

ASSET ACCOUNTING

SAP CONTROLLING

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