Create Posting Variants (SAP Library

Create Posting Variants

In this step, you maintain the posting variant that you have to specify in the selection screen when creating a posting run.

In addition to the key and the descriptive text, you define the following parameters:

Document type

Language for line item text

Key for the line item text

(see also Set Up Line Item Text)

Prefix for reference document number

Document split (type of document split)

Indicator specifying whether summary items are specified in a separate document

Indicator specifying whether fixed cost items are specified in the summary items document

Indicator specifying whether, in the event of cross-company code transactions, postings are to be made to the company code clearing accounts that were defined in Accounting.

The key for the posting variant can be composed of up to four alphanumerical characters. For your own posting variants, you can use special characters and numbers as the first character in the customer name range.

Standard Settings

The posting variant with the key SAP is available in the standard system. The following default parameters have been set:

Parameter				Value
Document type				AB
Language for line item text				not maintained
Text key				not maintained
Prefix for reference				XXXXX
Document split				1
Separate summary items				unspecified
Fixed costs for summary items				unspecified
Post to company code clearing acc.				unspecified

Activities

1. Check whether the posting variant SAP meets your requirements.

2. If necessary, create your own posting variant.

Further Notes

Set the Post to company code clearing acc. indicator for separate HR and AC systems only if the AC system is in Release 4.5A or higher. For more information on customizing cross-company code transactions, refer to Posting to Company Code Clearing Accounts .