Field Status Variant in SAP S/4 HANA
- Govind
- 23 hours ago
- 2 min read
What is a Field Status Variant?
A Field Status Variant (FSV) is a configuration object in SAP FI that defines how field status groups are applied across company codes. It acts as a container for multiple Field Status Groups, and it determines which fields appear during document entry and how they behave. It is Created at Client Level and can be Used for Multiple Company Codes.
To Create Field Status Group
SPRO > Financial Accounting > Financial Accounting Global Settings -> Ledgers -> Fields -> Define Field Status Variant (OBC4)
For Creating New Field status Variant it is Very Time taking Process, as per SAP Standard Field Status Variant we copy the Field Status Variant to Actual Field status variant.
STEP 1 : First Need to Select the standard Field Status Variant which is Provided by SAP. Then Click “Copy”
STEP 2 : Then Enter the New Field Status Variant with Description, It contains the grouping of the fields and Select that to Copy All .
After Copying All We Can See the Field status Groups.
Field Status Groups : The Field Status Groups are from Standard Variant we Can use this groups or We add some more new Field Groups to this Field Status Variant. The field status groups are to control the data entry filling at the line item level while posting the transactions to the GL Account.
STEP 3 : Select any Field Status Group and click on Field Status
The field status group controls which data entry fields are Required, Optional, Suppressed (Hidden) while posting to the G/L Account.
We Can Select the Radio Buttons that we can Use. These field status groups need to be provided in the GL Account of company code segment data tab.
STEP 4 : In GL Master Data (T code FS00) and Provide the Field Status Group
How are the Line Item Fields controlled ?
The document entry fields can be controlled in two ways.
1. Field status group of GL Accounts
2. Field status of Posting Keys.
Both field status groups in GL account and field status in posting key can be control field status of the document entry.
If the G/L Account field status marks a field as required, but the Posting Key suppresses it, you get a field status error during posting.
Example :- If a Expense G/L Account the Cost Center is Required in The G/L field Status Group and In Posting Keys it Has Been Suppressed.
Error :- Rules for posting key 40 and acct 2001 set incorrectly for "KOSTL" field
In the Posting Key "40" ( Debit Entry) the cost Center is Field is Suppressed.
In the Field Status Group of Field Status Variant the Cost Center is Required entry
Lets try to Post an Expense in FB50 :
To resolve the above error you can maintain field control of both Posting Key and Field Status Group as same.
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