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3371464 - Job Parameters for "SAP Job for Posting Period Maintenance"

Symptom

You would like to use "SAP Job for Posting Period Maintenance" in the 'Schedule General Ledger Jobs' app (ID F1927) but it's not clear how to fill the job parameters.

Environment

S/4HANA Cloud

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Open 'Schedule General Ledger Jobs'.
  2. Select "SAP Job for Posting Period Maintenance".

Cause

Parameter requirements are unclear.

Resolution

The Application Job Template SAP_FAC_GL_MAINTPERIOD exists for technical reasons only, but is not meant for direct use.  Neither a direct API call nor a scheduling via app 'Schedule General Ledger Jobs' will give the desired result. 

Please use the 'Manage Posting Periods' app (ID F2293) to open, close and schedule Posting Periods.

Keywords

Schedule, General, Ledger, Jobs, SAP Job for Posting Period Maintenance, SAP_FAC_GL_MAINTPERIOD, manage posting periods , KBA , FI-FIO-GL-PER-2CL , Periodic Activities Applications in General Ledger (PubC) , Problem

Product

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