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Field status group at GL and field status group
at Posting keys
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Hi gurus,

If I make wbs element field suprress in posting keys FSG and requirement field in GL FSG, Which will
supersedes at the time of posting a transaction?

and what is the purpose of having 2 field status one is at posting keys and other is in GL master?

Regards,
Hari P
HARI PEDDI Mar 17, 2009 11:04 AM
Re: Field status group at GL and field status group at Posting keys
Hi

Between the two, Suppress will take priority and you are more likely to get a error message

I believe Posting keys field status is more relevant for sub ledger accounts (when posting to vendor,
customer or asset accounts)

Thank You,
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K.Hari Prasad Mar 17, 2009 11:12 AM (in response to HARI PEDDI)
Re: Field status group at GL and field status group at Posting keys
What is the use of Field Status Variant. Why it is required?

Jose Antonio Lastra Mar 17, 2009 11:16 AM (in response to HARI PEDDI)
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What is the difference between "Posting Key Variant and Field Status Variant". Why both the things are
required to define as both control the fields. What specific fields are controlled this fields.

'Posting Key Variant ' Controls- fields of Posting Key and 'Field Status Variant' controls fields of G/L
Account.Fields of G/L Account which are controlled by FSV can see in T.Code OBC4 and Fields of
Posting Keys in SPRO-****-Document- Line Item. Both can controls common fields, then SAP applies
'SDRO' rule.

SDRO rule. The fields can be Suppressed, Displayed, Required, Optional.

Posting is key controls
- which type of accounts can be posted to
- whether the line item is debit or credit
- and the field status of the document line item

Where as FSG (group into Field status Variant) controls only the the document line item for that
account.

There are only three field status options during document entry:
- Suppressed
- Required
- Optional

If both Posting key and FSV has the same field as Required and optional, system uses the link rules,
takes the one which has the highest priority(in this case required).

But in case of Master record Field status which is controlled by Account Group, there are 4 options of
field status:
- Suppressed
- Display
- Required
- Optional

Account group defines:
a. length of gl account number
b. no. ranges of the gl account numbers
c. field status of the GL account master data in the company code segment.(which fields to appear
when you create a gl account) (to control...double click on your GL account group in Screen transaction
code OBD4)

Posting key defines:
a. whether the line item is a debit or credit
b. to which type of account the amount should be posted to(ex: when you use posting key 40, you will
be able to post to gl accounts. When you use Posting key 01, you will be only able to post to customer
account.
c. document screen layout during posting of a document. (which fields to appear in a document...double
click on the posting key and select field status and make the entries as required /optional etc)

Field status group defines:
Document screen layout during posting of a document. (which fields to appear in a document...double
click on the field status group and select fields and make the entries as required /optional etc)

LOGIC: you assign field status variant to the company code, FSV is a bundle of field status groups.

ex: in FSG G001 you have made the text as required entry...you assigned the field status group g001 to
cash account..so when you use cash account and try to post a document it will definitely prompt you to
enter the text (text made as required.)

Both FSG and PK control the same feilds in a document.There is no dominance between FSG and
Posting keys..but we should know the allowed combinations....

If text is made required in PK and suppressed in FSG..the system will issue a error msg..Rules for
PK...and FSG....is set incorrectly for SGTXT field.

Permissable combinations:

Pk R/S O/S R/o R S O

FSG S/R S/O o/r R S O

Result e SD RD NP NP NP

R = required
s = suppressed
e = error
SD = Suppressed dominates
Rd = required dominates
np = no problem.
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Re: Field status group at GL and field status group at Posting keys
Hi,

can u please explain me what are fields.

what is the advantage fo field status group.
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Sowmya Kaparthi Apr 2, 2014 9:07 PM (in response to Jose Antonio Lastra)
Re: Field status group at GL and field status group at Posting keys
Hi Sowmya,

Field status variants are used in many places of SAP. In FI modules
its used for GL masters, Customer Masters, Vendor Masters, Asset
Masters and posting Keys. Field status is created individually to get it
assigned to GL masters while creating it so that the right field will be
displayed at the time of transaction posting.
In field status variant each and every fields are defined with four
options;
1. Suppressed
2. Optional
3. Display
4. Required
If the field is selected as suppressed then you cannot see the field
there.
If a field is optional then the field will not be a required entry. If its
selected as display then the field will only display the value and it
cannot be changed or modified. If the field is selected as required then
its a mandatory entry and system will not allow you if you dont select
any value to it.
Example: For GL Master Creation the field status groups are
maintained at transaction code OBD4 while creating the account
group. If you double click on the field status groups of a particular
account group then the options will be shown to you. Any field you
suppress there will not be shown to you while creating the GL master
through transaction FS00. If you go back and make it optional then the
field will be displayed and will have an option of optional entry.
What is an Account group and what does it controlled?
Account groups are created to handle two things in SAP GL;
1. The Number range
2. Field Status of the G/L Master record
Sagar Bhagwan Mahesuni Apr 2, 2014 9:24 PM (in response to Sowmya Kaparthi)
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Re: Field status group at GL and field status group at Posting keys
Kesharika Goonawardena Mar 17, 2009 11:21 AM (in response to HARI PEDDI)
Field Status Group in SAP FICO
Field status group is used to manage the fields of the required object.
If field status group is defined for a general ledger masters then its
defined to manage the fields to be used while creating the master
data.
General Ledger field status group is created under one variant which
in turn assigned to the company code for its use. Certain field status
group is managed at their account group level to manage the master
date (example: customer master, vendor master and general ledger
master etc).
SAP delivers its standard field status group to use. It has also given a
flexibility to create the field status group by creating a brand new or by
copying the SAP delivered field status group to your own.
By using these field status group the fields can be managed to keep it
suppressed, mandatory or optional entry. Followings are some of the
SAP default field status delivered by SAP which is used for general
ledger transaction entry and assigned while creating a general ledger
master record
Field
Status
Variant
Field
Status
Group
Description
0001 G001 General (with text, allocation)
0001 G003 Material consumption accounts
0001 G004 Cost accounts
0001 G005 Bank accounts (obligatory value
date)
Field status group for general ledger entry is created from T code
OBC4 and assigned to company code by using T code OBC5.
Field status group for account groups and posting keys are managed
from the creation tab of those account groups and posting keys.

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Hi

When you are doing the transaction it'll check the priority of the field values and give you the result
priority is as follows.

1. Hide
2. Display
3.Required feild
4. Optional entry

Kesh
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