SAP ABAP Data Element POPER_CHAR (Posting period)
Hierarchy
BBPCRM (Software Component) BBPCRM
   CRM (Application Component) Customer Relationship Management
     CRM_APPLICATION (Package) All CRM Components Without Special Structure Packages
       GBAS (Package) FI-SL Customizing / integration / Basis
Basic Data
Data Element POPER_CHAR
Short Description Posting period  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type CHAR3    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 3    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 3    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
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Parameter ID   
Default Component name POSTPERIOD   
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 Period 
Documentation

Definition

A posting period is a self-contained part of a fiscal year.

Use

Each accounting transaction is assigned to a posting period. The transaction figures of the various accounting transactions are totalled per posting period.

Examples of period divisions:

  • per calender month, that is, 12 posting periods
  • every 4 weeks, that is, 13 posting periods
  • per week, that is, 52 or 53 posting periods

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19990301 
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