Variant Principle Concept in SAP

July 6, 2009 by mySAP · Leave a Comment
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The concept of variant principle

 

The variant principle is a three step method which is used in SAP to assign special properties to SAP objects. The three steps used in the variant principle are:

 

  1. Define the Variant
  2. Populate the Variant with values
  3. Assign the variant to SAP objects

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Fiscal Year

March 11, 2009 by mySAP · 1 Comment
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You can define how many posting periods a fiscal year has in SAP, how many SAP special periods you need, and how the system is to determine the posting periods when posting for a fiscal year variant.

Fiscal year

Fiscal year variant shows impacts how data is reported to regulatory, authorities and shareholders. The fiscal year can be configured as a calendar year or user defined. For example, some company’s fiscal year begins at 1st May. However, a fiscal period can also be calendar months or user defined.

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