SAP ABAP Data Element PERIO (Number of periods per seasonal cycle)
Hierarchy
SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
   BC-SRV-BSF (Application Component) Business Service Functions
     SPRG (Package) Forecast Basis Separation
Basic Data
Data Element PERIO
Short Description Number of periods per seasonal cycle  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type PERAN    
Data Type DEC   Counter or amount field with comma and sign 
Length 3    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 3    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
Search Help: Parameters    
Parameter ID   
Default Component name SEASON_PDS   
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 Per./seas. 
Medium 15 Periods/season 
Long 20 Periods per season 
Heading Per 
Documentation

Definition

Number of periods that belong to a season.

Procedure

You only specify a number

  • if the forecast model is a seasonal model
  • if you want the system to carry out a seasonal test

Supplementary Documentation - PERIO_FP 0001

Procedure

Specifies the rule, according to which the settlements periods are determined during periodic billing and from which the billing dates can be determined.

Example

Billing in advance Retrospective billing

Start date 01.15.95 01.15.95

Settlement period Start of each month End of each month

End date 01.15.96 01.15.96

Dates

Bill.date Set.date Bill.date Set.date

01.15.95 01.31.95 01.31.95 01.15.95

02.01.95 02.28.95 02.28.95 02.01.95

03.01.95 03.31.95 03.31.95 03.01.95

. .

. .

01.01.96 01.15.96 01.15.96 01.01.96

  • Determination of the first billing date in the billing plan
    • In advance: Start date of billing plan is copied
    • Retrospective: Start date of billing plan + rule
  • Determination of subsequent billing dates for billing plan
    • Preceding billing date + rule
  • Determination of last billing date
    • In advance: As for subsequent billing dates
    • Retrospective: End date of billing plan is copied

Use

Procedure

Examples

Dependencies

Supplementary Documentation - PERIO_FP 0002

Procedure

Specifies the rule, according to which the settlements periods are determined during periodic invoicing and from which the invoicing dates can be determined.

Example

Invoicing in advance Retrospective invoicing

Start date 01.15.95 01.15.95

Settlement period Start of each month End of each month

End date 01.15.96 01.15.96

Dates

Bill.date Set.date Bill.date Set.date

01.15.95 01.31.95 01.31.95 01.15.95

02.01.95 02.28.95 02.28.95 02.01.95

03.01.95 03.31.95 03.31.95 03.01.95

. .

. .

01.01.96 01.15.96 01.15.96 01.01.96

  • Determination of the first invoicing date in the invoicing plan
    • In advance: Start date of invoicing plan is copied
    • Retrospective: Start date of invoicing plan + rule
  • Determination of subsequent invoicing dates for invoicing plan
    • Preceding invoicing date + rule
  • Determination of last invoicing date
    • In advance: As for subsequent invoicing dates
    • Retrospective: End date of invoicing plan is copied

Use

Procedure

Examples

Dependencies

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19970808 
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