Define Field Status Variant in SAP

The field status group specifies which fields are ready for input, which are required entry fields, and which are hidden when entering documents.

Description and Configuration values of Field Status Group

StGroup	Text
G001	General (with text, assignment)
G003	Material consumption accounts
G004	Cost accounts
G005	Bank accounts (obligatory value date)
G006	Material accounts
G007	Asset accts (w/o accumulated depreciation)
G008	Assets area clearing accounts
G009	Bank accounts (obligatory due date)
G011	Clearing accounts (with settlement per.)
G012	Receivables/payables clearing
G013	General (obligatory text)
G014	MM adjustment accounts
G017	Freight/customs provisions/clearing (MM)
G018	Scrapping (MM)
G019	Other Receivables/Payables
G023	Plant maintenance accounts
G056	Inventory adjustment accounts
G026	Accounts for down payments made
G029	Revenue accounts
G030	Change in stock accounts
G031	Accounts for down payments received
G032	Bank accounts (obligat. value/due dates)
G033	Cost accounts for external services
G036	Revenue accts (with cost center, PA)
G039	Accts for pmnts on acct made for assets
G040	Personnel clearing accounts
G041	Tax office clearing accounts
G045	Goods/invoice received clearing accounts
G049	Manufacturing costs accounts
G050	Central control clearing accounts
G052	Accounts for fixed asset retirement
G056	Amortization accounts
G059	Inventory accounting material stock acct
G062	Investment support accounts
G064	Other cost accounts (obligatory text)
G067	Reconciliation accounts
G068	Reconciliation accts (payables – Austria)
G069	Cost accounts (travel expenses)
G070	Clearing accounts (travel expenses)
G071	Reconciliation accts ( KIDNO /Foreign payment)

Steps to Define Field Status Variant

Step 1 :- Enter T-Code SPRO in the Command Field of the SAP Easy Access Menu Screen and press Enter key on the Keyboard

 Step 2 :– In next screen click on Click SAP Reference IMG Icon

Step 3 :- Implementation Guide for R/3 Customizing  –> Finance Accounting –> Finance Accounting Global Settings –> Documents –> Line Item –> Controls –> Define Field status variants

Step 4 :– In Next screen block 001 Field status variant

Step 5:- After selecting 0001 field status variant click on copy as icon ( short cut Key F6). In next screen update required new Field Status variant Code and Update Field status variant Name

Step 6 :- After updating Field Status variant and Field Status Name,  press Enter key on the Keyboard. Select copy all button

Step 7:– We get a message number of dependent entries copied as 41

Step 8:-  Enter and select save button save or CTRL + S

  We successfully configured Field Status variant

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