In this IMG activity you can activate the system status evaluation by period. This impacts on:
You usually carry out these functions for a specific settlement period in the first days of the next period.
In order to process data for a certain period, the R/3 System must evaluate the status information of work breakdown structure elements as of the end of the settlement period.
The status evaluation by period is supported for the following statuses:
If you activate status evaluation by period, the R/3 System records the date on which you changed the status in a table.
An exception is the Order accepted status. In this status, the system records the date the SD order was received instead of the date the status changed.
In status interpretation, the system verifies that the status change took place in the closing period.
You can overwrite the status change data manually online and, hence, backdate the change if required.
This means the system can also take account of changes to the status made after the period end.