SAP ABAP Data Element POPER_CHAR (Posting period)
Hierarchy
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BBPCRM (Software Component) BBPCRM
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CRM (Application Component) Customer Relationship Management
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CRM_APPLICATION (Package) All CRM Components Without Special Structure Packages
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GBAS (Package) FI-SL Customizing / integration / Basis
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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
| Search Help: Name | ||
| Search Help: Parameters | ||
| 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 | 7 | 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 |
| SAP Release Created in |