In this activity, you define field status variants and field status groups in the SAP S/4Hana system.
How to Define Field Status Variants in SAP S/4 Hana
You can define field status variants in SAP S/4 Hana using transaction code “OBC4” and IMG Menu Path.
- SAP IMG Path: SAP Customizing Implementation Guide > Financial Accounting > Financial Accounting Global Settings > Ledgers > Fields > Define Field Status Variants
- Transaction Code: OBC4
Step 1: Execute transaction code “OBC4” in the command field to define field status variants in the SAP Hana system.
Step 2: On the change view “Field Status Variants” screen, choose the standard field status group 0001 and click on a copy as an option.
Step 3: In the next screen of Field Status Variants overview of the selected set, enter the following details
- FStV – Enter New Field status variant key to define
- Field Status Name – Update the field status variant name
- After updating the Field status variant key and name, press enters to continue.
Step 4: On the resulting pop-up screen, choose copy all option – So that all entries of standard field status variant 0001 will be copied to new field status variant ADAR.
Now system displays an information message as “Number of dependent entries copied “, press enter to continue
Click on the Save icon and save the configured field status variant ADAR in the SAP Hana system.
Maintain Field Status Groups in SAP S4 Hana
Field status group determines which fields are ready for input, which fields are required entry, which are display fields, and which are hidden during document entry.
Step 1: Check the field status variant “ADAR” and double click on the field status group.
Step 2: In the next screen Field status groups, displays a list of field status groups that are available in the field status variant.
Step 3: Now double click on Field status group to update the details as per an organization’s requirements.
Choose the field which is required to enter, optional entry, and suppress as per requirements.
Similarly, repeat the process and update required details for other field status groups in SAP and save the details.