Define Field Status Variant and Field Status Group

Define Field Status Variant and Field Status Group
At the time of posting on screen we get around 70 fields. If we start filling up all the fields it can consume to much time in posting a document. SAP has given us a facility to make any field as Suppress, Required or Optional.
a) Suppress: This field will not be visible on screen at the time of posting.
b) Required: We have to enter value to the field, without entering value we cannot go to the next screen it is a mandatory field.
c) Optional: This field will be visible on the screen you may or may not enter a value i.e it is optional.

Path: SPRO - Select SAP reference IMG - Financial Accounting - Financial Accounting Global Settings - Document - Line Item - Controls - Define Field Status Variants (transaction code is OBC4)

 

In the Sap Reference IMG activity select the menu path



Step 1) Select Field Status Variant 1000 that is IDES Group and press the copy as button

Step 2) Change Field Status Variant (FSTV) to MML and field status name to field status variant for MML

Step 3) Press enter and select the copy all button

Step 4) We get a message number of dependent entries copied 47
Press enter

Step 5) Select the save button press enter to save in the request

Step 6) Select the Field Status Variant MML and Double click on the field status groups folder

Step 7) Double click on Field status group G001

Step 8) Double click on General data group

Step 9) Text make it required entry

Step 10) Select the next group button in the same screen.
Business Area make it required entry and press the save button

Step 11) Double click on field status group G005


Step 12) Double click on General data group. Make Text, Business Area, Value date as required entries (Same as above)

You have now configured Field status Variant.