SAP ABAP IMG Activity SIMG_GLT0GS12 (Define Variables)
Hierarchy
☛ BBPCRM (Software Component) BBPCRM
   ⤷ FI-GL (Application Component) General Ledger Accounting
     ⤷ GLT0 (Package) Basis functions G/L accounting
IMG Activity
ID SIMG_GLT0GS12 Define Variables  
Transaction Code S_ALR_87008921   IMG Activity: SIMG_GLT0GS12 
Created on 19990202    
Customizing Attributes SIMG_GLT0GS12   Define Variables 
Customizing Activity SIMG_CFMENUGCU0GS12   Maintain Variables 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name SIMG_GLT0GS12    

Use

In this IMG activity, you define your variables. A variable is a place holder for data, and it can be changed when executing a report. A variable can be a company or a fiscal year, for example. Variables are used in reporting, in planning, and for summarizing data with rollups.

There are three types of variables:

Additional information

For detailed information about creating and editing variables, see the SAP Library under Financial Accounting -> General Ledger Accounting (New) or Special Purpose Ledger -> Sets -> Variables.

Requirements

Standard settings

Activities

  1. Enter a variable name, the desired table, and the name of the field that the variable should use.
  2. Select a type of variable.
  3. Depending on the type of variable, enter a value, formula, or set name.

Notes on Transport

You transport variables into the productive system using a function especially designed for this purpose. For this, go to Customizing for General Ledger Accounting (New), and choose Tools -> Transport -> Transport Sets and Variables.

Example

Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 203   Establish Master Data 
Mandatory / Optional 2   Optional activity 
Critical / Non-Critical 2   Non-critical 
Country-Dependency A   Valid for all countries 
Assigned Application Components
Documentation Object Class Documentation Object Name Current line number Application Component Application Component Name
SIMG SIMG_GLT0GS12 0 HLA0006520 Basic Functions 
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
GS12 T - Individual transaction object GS12 9999999999 Change Variable 
History
Last changed by/on SAP  19990202 
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