SAP ABAP IMG Activity ACE_VALID_DEF (Define Validation)
Hierarchy
☛ EA-FIN (Software Component) EA-FIN
   ⤷ FI-GL-GL-ACE (Application Component) Accrual Engine
     ⤷ ACE (Package) Accrual Engine: Other
IMG Activity
ID ACE_VALID_DEF Define Validation  
Transaction Code S_XB7_96000047   Validation ACE 
Created on 20010321    
Customizing Attributes ACC_GL_IPM_K_K_A   CRM Accruals: Optional Activity, Critical 
Customizing Activity SIMG_CFMENUGCU0GGB0   Maintain Validation 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name FIGL_ACE_VALID_DF_DC    

Use

In this IMG activity, you can define a validation that the system will work through when you create or change accrual objects. You can use the validation, for example, to check whether you can enter a certain accrual type is allowed when creating an accrual object for an accounting principle.

For general information on creating validations, see

  • the Implementation Guide for Special Ledgers, under Tools -> Maintain Validation/Substitution/Rules -> Maintain Validation
  • the SAP library, under Accounting -> Financials -> Special Ledgers -> Tools -> Validation, Substitution and Rules

Requirements

In your validation, you can also use a user-defined field that you have created in your own parameter structure. To ensure that you can use this field for defining a validation, you have to make the following settings:

  1. You have to define an append structure zu for the SAP structure ACEVSR_VAL_PAR. You have to add the required user-defined field to the append structure. Proceed as follows:
    1. From the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Tools -> ABAP Workbench -> Development -> Dictionary (transaction SE11).
    2. In the database table field, enter ACEVSR_VAL_PAR and choose Change.
    3. Choose Activate and then Append Structure.
    4. Choose New Entries, enter a name in the customer namespace and choose Enter.
    5. Add the required field to your append structure.

Save your settings.

  1. You have to add the field to the SAP structure ACAC_PARAMETERS. To do so, proceed as follows:
    1. From the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Tools -> ABAP Workbench -> Development -> Dictionary (transaction SE11).
    2. In the database table field, enter ACAC_PARAMETERS and choose Change.
    3. Enter the required user-defined field.
    4. Choose Activate.
    5. Save your settings.
  2. Assign the required user-defined field to the accrual object categories in which you want to use the field.

    To do so, call up Customizing for Manual Accruals and choose Basic Settings -> Technical Settings -> Accrual Object Categories -> Assign Parameters to Accrual Object Categories

Standard settings

Activities

  1. Define your validation.
  2. Activate your validation.

Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 105   Define functions and processes 
Mandatory / Optional 2   Optional activity 
Critical / Non-Critical 1   Critical 
Country-Dependency A   Valid for all countries 
Maintenance Objects
Maintenance object type C   Customizing Object 
Assigned objects
Customizing Object Object Type Transaction Code Sub-object Do not Summarize Skip Subset Dialog Box Description for multiple selections
GGB0 T - Individual transaction object GGB0 9999999999 Change Validations 
History
Last changed by/on SAP  20031203 
SAP Release Created in 461