Hierarchy
SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component⤷
BC-SRV-ASF-FYV (Application Component) Service functions for fiscal year versions⤷
SFBX (Package) Financial year variants in the Basis
Basic Data
| Data Element | PERIV |
| Short Description | Fiscal Year Variant |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | PERIV | |
| Data Type | CHAR | Character String |
| Length | 2 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 2 | |
| Value Table | T009 |
Further Characteristics
| Search Help: Name | ||
| Search Help: Parameters | ||
| Parameter ID | ||
| Default Component name | FY_VARIANT | |
| Change document | ||
| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 10 | FY Variant |
| Medium | 15 | Fi.Year Variant |
| Long | 20 | Fiscal Year Variant |
| Heading | 2 | FV |
Documentation
Definition
The fiscal year variant is used to define the fiscal year.
Use
You can define the following using a fiscal year variant:
- How many posting periods are in a fiscal year
- How many special periods you require
- How the system determines the posting periods when posting.
In the definition, you allocate your posting periods to the calendar year.
Allocation control requires the same number of posting periods in the company code and in the assigned controlling area.
This means that the number of posting periods in the fiscal year variants must be the same in the company code and in the controlling area. The period limits for the two fiscal year variants must also coincide.
You must define which fiscal year variant is to be used for each company code. To do this, you must define the appropriate fiscal year variant (to contain no more than 16 periods).
Note:
The company codes delivered with the standard system are allocated to the fiscal year variant that corresponds to the calendar year and which also uses four special periods.
You maintain fiscal year variants as well as the allocation of fiscal year variant to the company code in Financial Accounting Customizing.
Maintain fiscal year variants Proceed.
Allocation of fiscal year variant to the company code Proceed.
Supplementary Documentation - PERIV 0001
Use
The fiscal year variant determines how the fiscal year is sub-divided. The forecast values and the consumption values are updated in this time period.
Supplementary Documentation - PERIV 0002
Dependencies
The fiscal year variants in the company code and in the controlling area must have the same number of posting periods.
A variance is possible in the special periods. The period limits of the fiscal year variants must correspond to each other, which means the fiscal years may not overlap.
Supplementary Documentation - PERIV 0009
Use
In general, asset accounting uses the same fiscal year variant as in financial accounting. A diffenrent fiscal year variant is only required for asset accounting in exceptional situations.
Procedure
Examples
Dependencies
Supplementary Documentation - PERIV 1400
Use
The fiscal year variant determines the number of posting periods in the fiscal year for the operating concern.
If you use the costing-based profitability analysis, the fiscal year variants of the operating concern and their controlling areas must be identical if an assessment of CO-CCA is to be carried out in CO-PA. If you use the profitability analysis for the accounting department, the fiscal year variants of the operating concern and their controlling areas must always be identical.
Procedure
Since each of the controlling areas assigned to the operating concern, as well as its assigned company codes, can have separate fiscal year variants, you must define the variant for the operating concern only in consultation with the other areas. You are only allowed to change the fiscal year variant if the number of periods is increased in total, for example:
from 12 posting periods + 2 special periods
from 12 posting periods + 4 special periods
If a second period is active for the operating concern (see below), then you cannot change the fiscal year variant.
Examples
Dependencies
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 20010130 |
| SAP Release Created in |
