Date Category

Possible property of a condition category. A date category specifies the time component of a condition.

Date categories are fixed and predefined by SAP; you cannot change them.

You use the date category to control the time period. You specify the frequency and dates for specific calculations.

Structure

SAP provides the following date categories: For more information about the individual date categories, see the documentation for the respective date categories.

Date Category 205010 – Value Date
Date Category 205020 - Period
Date Category 220010 - Calculation
Date Category 220020 - Clearing
Date Category 220030 - Adjustment
Date Category 220040 - Determination
Date Category 220050 - Reference Interest Rate Entry
Date Category 220060 - Start of Period
Date Category 220070 - End of Period
Date Category 220080 - Periodic Settlement
Date Category 225010 - Due Date

The following date categories are reference date categories: The system these date categories indirectly to create conditions

Date Category 220050 - Reference Interest Rate Entry
Date Category 220060 - Start of Period
Date Category 220070 - End of Period
Date Category 220080 - Periodic Settlement

Integration

Date categories can be used by different condition categories.

The following graphic shows how several date categories can be assigned to one condition category and that one date category can be used by several condition categories.

This graphic is explained in the accompanying text.

The relationship between a date category and a condition category