SAP ABAP Data Element POPER (Posting period)
Hierarchy
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SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
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BC-SRV-ASF-FYV (Application Component) Service functions for fiscal year versions
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SFBX (Package) Financial year variants in the Basis
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 | POPER |
| Short Description | Posting period |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | D | Domain |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | POPER | |
| Data Type | NUMC | Character string with only digits |
| Length | 3 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 3 | |
| Value Table |
Further Characteristics
| Search Help: Name | ||
| Search Help: Parameters | ||
| Parameter ID | POPR | |
| Default Component name | FISC_PERIOD | |
| Change document | ||
| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 10 | Period |
| Medium | 15 | Posting period |
| Long | 20 | Posting period |
| Heading | 7 | Period |
Documentation
Definition
A posting period is a self-contained part of a fiscal year.
Use
Every business transaction is allocated to a posting period. The monthly debits and credits of the different business transactions are accumulated per posting period.
Examples of period classifications:
- Per calendar month -> 12 posting periods
- Every 4 weeks -> 13 posting periods
- Weekly -> 52 or 53 posting periods
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 20040312 |
| SAP Release Created in |
