How to Open and close posting periods in SAP

How to Open and close posting periods in SAP, using T code: OB52.

Understanding: In SAP, transactions are posted within specific posting periods. This means that:

Open Posting Periods: Users can post transactions only during these periods.
Closed Posting Periods: No new transactions can be posted until the period is opened.

This control ensures accurate financial reporting, prevents unauthorized changes to historical data, and maintains the integrity of financial records.

If any SAP server (quality/PRD) have only display access to T code: OB52, then use this program: RFOB5200 to edit the posting periods.

In this blog, we guide step by step process of managing posting periods with Scenario.

Go to T code: SPRO.

SPRO Path -> Reference IMG -> Financial Accounting -> Financial Accounting Global Settings -> Document -> Posting periods -> Open and close posting periods – Click on Execute.

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Click on New Entries.

Give all the required details like below (below screenshot showing for 1 year, but we can also maintain single period for each account type level).

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

Scenario: Let’s see with an example, MM/SD consultant come to us and asking that “Can you please open posting period ’01’ in Account type ‘K’ for MM/SD transactions? We need to process some transactions, and this period is currently closed”

So we will go to T code: OB52 and maintain the period like below.