Balances Variants - SAP Documentation

Definition

A balances variant covers balances whose type of calculation you define in Customizing.

Use

In addition to the totals in the account balance display, in Customizing you can create balances variants that you then select on the initial screen of the account balance display.

You configure balances groups in the Implementation Guide for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable under Start of the navigation path Basic Functions Next navigation step Account Balance Display Define Balances Groups End of the navigation path .Here you define which balances categories are to be used in the rows for the table display and which balances grid is to be used in the columns.

You summarize the balances groups into balances variants in the activity Define Balances Variants . (You can also hide individual balances for a balances variant.)

Structure

The system groups the individual balances of a balances variants in balances groups (for example, payments) and displays them in a table.

Example Example

Example for a balances variant

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Payments	Open	Due	Due since 30 Days
Payment on account	140	140	140
Down payment	160	160	160
Down payment clearable	390	390	390

Note Note

Balances categories specify the type of the individual line items of a balances group. These line items can be read per line of the table (for example, payment on account or down payment).

For each column of the display, the balances categories are subdivided by balances intervals (for example, open, due since 30 days).

A balance is therefore the combination of a balances category and a balances interval. In the example, the "Payments" balances group shows a balance of 160 for the "Down Payment" balances category and the "Due" balances interval.

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SAP supplies a standard variant. The system only calculates balances automatically for the combinations of balances categories and balances intervals delivered in this standard variant.

If you define your own balances variants with balances different to the combinations contained in the standard variant, you have to implement the calculation of these balances in event 1299.

Note Note

SAP provides a time-based balances variant for the industry component Public Sector Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable .

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