How to Create field status variant in SAP

How to Create field status variant in SAP, using T code: OBC4.

In this blog, we guide step by step process of field status variant creation. Once created, we need to assign field status group in GL master record and based on it is used to control the fields while transactions posting by following options:

• Suppress
• Required Entry
• Optional Entry

In simple words, by using Field Status Variants, you can customize the posting screen (Ex: FB60, FB70 etc..)

Go to T code: SPRO.

SPRO Path -> Financial Accounting -> General Ledger Accounting -> Business Transactions -> G/L Account Posting -> Make and check document settings -> Define field status variants – Click on Execute.

Here we can create new variant, or we can use SAP standard variant to copy for our company code.

Firstly, Recommended is copy from the Standard SAP – 0001.

Next, choose the SAP standard variant and then click on the copy icon.

After that, give field status variant name, description and hit enter.

Popup will come, then click on copy all button.

Below screenshot saying that 41 Field status groups copied from standard SAP.

Select 9002, click on field status groups.

Subsequently, the user will be able to see 41 entries. (copied from standard sap field status variant – 0001)

Click on save.

Customizing request popup will come, select your request and click on continue.

What Actually “Field status group” will control while transactions posting.

Select any field status group and proceed to click on field status.

Double click on General data.

As a result, users can control the fields in this manner.

Now we need to Assign the Field status variant to Company code.

Table information: Which SAP table, Field status variants will be stored in…

Table Name	Description
T004V	Field status variants

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