SAP ABAP Data Element IDCN_LINESIGN (Sign of Financial Statement Item)

Hierarchy

☛ SAP_FIN (Software Component) SAP_FIN
   ⤷ FI-LOC (Application Component) Localization
     ⤷ ID-FI-CN-SAU (Package) FI Localization: China, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Basic Data

Data Element	IDCN_LINESIGN
Short Description	Sign of Financial Statement Item

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	IDCN_LINESIGN
Data Type	CHAR	Character String
Length	1
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	1
Value Table

Further Characteristics

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Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	10	Sign
Medium	15	Sign
Long	20	Sign
Heading	10	Sign

Documentation

Definition

Specifies the way the line item amount is adjusted.

Use

You can choose any of the following values:

Sign    Meaning

Plus sign (+)    The system does not change the relevant amount

Minus sign (-)    The system reverses the position of the amount from credit to debit and vice versa

Greater/less than sign (</>)    The system sets the amount to zero if the amount is credited/debited

Value A    The amount is credited

You can use these functions for the line item amounts or the amounts in the financial statement version (FSV) when you create the financial statements.

Dependencies

Example

Revenue is generally created on the credit side. By selecting the minus sign in this field, the sales items are counted on the debit side.

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20100310
SAP Release Created in	605