Posting Periods, Field Status & Document Types / SAP FICO Configuration

🚀 SAP FICO Lecture 3: Document Control & Global Parameters (OB52, OBC4, OBA7)

Welcome to Lecture 3 of our SAP FICO Full Course! In this video, we finalize the "Global Settings" and set up the critical "Document Control" configurations.

Now that we have a Company Code and Chart of Accounts (from Lecture 2), we must tell the system which periods are open for posting, how documents are numbered, and which fields are mandatory during data entry.

📌 Topics & T-Codes Covered: We cover the complete end-to-end configuration for the following:

1. Posting Period Variant (Control Time):

Define Posting Period Variant (OBBO): Creating the variant.
Assign Variant to Company Code (OBBP): Linking it to your entity.
Open and Close Posting Periods (OB52): Crucial Step – Controlling which months allow data entry.

2. Document Control (Control Numbers):

Create Document Number Ranges (FBN1): Defining number intervals for journals.

Define Document Types (OBA7): Setup for SA, KR, KZ, DR, DZ, etc.

3. Field Status Variant (Control Layout):

Maintain Field Status Variants (OBC4): Controlling which fields are Suppressed, Required, or Optional.

Assign Company Code to Field Status Variant (OBC5).

4. Tolerances & Final Check:

Define Tolerance Groups for Employees (OBA4): Setting limits on how much an employee can post.

Define Tolerance Groups for G/L Accounts (OBA0).

Company Code Global Parameters (OBY6): The final view to verify all your global settings.

💡 Why is this video important? If you get the Field Status Variant wrong, you won't see the necessary fields while posting. If OB52 is wrong, you will get the famous "Posting Period Not Open" error. We fix all of that in this video!

⏱️ Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction to Document Control
0:30 - Define & Assign Posting Period Variant (OBBO, OBBP)
4:30 - How to Open & Close Periods (OB52)
9:55 - Creating Document Number Ranges (FBN1)
17:00 - Document Types & Number Ranges (OBA7)
21:14 - Maintain Field Status Variant (OBC4)
26:37 - Assign FSV to Company Code (OBC5)
27:15 - Tolerance Groups for Employees (OBA4)
28:02 - Tolerance Groups for G/L (OBA0)
28:30 - Global Parameters Overview (OBY6) Summary & Next Steps

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