Maintain Fiscal Year Variant in SAP

Fiscal Year Variant
Fiscal Year Variant is used to define Fiscal Year containing 12 normal posting periods and 4 special periods. We can define maximum 16 posting periods in a year.

Path: SPRO - Select SAP reference IMG - Financial Accounting - Financial Accounting Global Settings - Fiscal Year - Maintain Fiscal Year Variant (transaction code is OB29)



Select the Menu path


Step 1) Select the New Entries Button


Step 2) Populate the following fields : FV, Description, Year Dependent, Calendar yr, No of posting periods, No of Special periods


Step 3) Select the save buttonpress enter to save in your request


Step 4) Select the Fiscal year variant M1 that we defined, now double click on periods folder


Step 5) Select the New Entries button in the next screen and populate the following fields: Month, Day, Period, Year shift
Press the save button




 You have now defined Fiscal year variant.