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3228047 - How to Split Open Posting Periods Within the Same Account Type

Symptom

You need to open or close a posting period for a certain account category (e.g. A) without opening or closing the posting period for an account(s) within that category (e.g. 10010000).

Environment

S/4HANA Cloud

Cause

How to

Resolution

To split an account category, please take the following steps:

  1. Open the 'Manage Posting Period Variants' app (ID F2581)
  2. Search for the posting period variant and select the account category
  3. Choose 'Split' and specify the lower and upper account ranges (it's possible to have more than 1 split within an account category)
  4. Open the 'Manage Posting Periods' app (ID F2293) and search for the posting period variant
  5. See the specified account category is now split, enabling different posting periods within the same category

Keywords

Posting, period, variant, split, account, category, manage, multiple, F2581, F2293 , KBA , FI-FIO-GL-PER , Periodic Activities Applications in General Ledger , FI-FIO-GL-PER-2CL , Periodic Activities Applications in General Ledger (PubC) , How To

Product

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition all versions ; SAP S/4HANA Cloud all versions