Special periods in BCS

Hi All
Can anyone please explain me as to How BCS treats the Special posting period entries which are posted in ECC in period 13,.
Which configuration settings are required in BCS to support and use the special periods.
Thanks in Advance

Hi,
Actually, there is almost nothing special with special periods in BCS. They are almost the same as usual periods.
One need just to configure the proper Cons frequency and period categories.
Doing this one should take into account presence in the system of document types to be inverted in the next fiscal year. Because your settings for Cons frequency and period categories are to determine when the fisc year ends and when begins (=> and when the inversion should take place).
You may find several discussion in the forum on this regard.

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2.) FS as at 31/12/2007
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1.) Period 12 (Transactions 1st - 14th Dec 2007)
2.) Period 14 ( Transactions 15th - 31st Dec 2007)
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Dear Hari,
Thank you for the helpful points. Rewarded.
FYI, our cut off date is 14th Dec 2007. Any transactions after this date will go to period 14. In OB52, we set only period 14 open to block user from posting to other periods. Will this affect the depreciation run (given scenario where we run AFAB for period 12)?
When we run AFAB for period 12, this is the error we get:
Period 12 is not allowed
Message no. F5567
Diagnosis
The period entered (12) is different from the period calculated (14) and is also not in the interval for special periods (013 to 016).
System Response
Error.
Procedure
Correct the value entered for the posting period.
What shoud we do?

Use of special periods if SAP

Dear guruz,
Please help to get more information about posting in special periods (13-16) in SAP.
We have following situation:
After year end closing we need to audit our financial statements for external use (IFRS). As audit lasts several months I cannot afford to leave the balances of new year unuploaded. So I perform the balance carry forward procedure before the audit starts.
Now I'd like to add some corrections in audited reporting by use of special posting periods.
My questions are:
-does these postings, performed after balance carry forward procedure affect on accounts in future (is this possible to face with problems in the future); Do I have to repeat the balance carry forward procedure?
-is this possible to divide all the postings (for internal reporting and for audited reporting) to be able to see these balances in standard SAP reports (such as S_ALR_87012300 "GL account balances" and so on) with and without postings made by use of special periods in previous years.
respect,
Oleg.

1. I don't think that assumption is correct. Bal. c/f program can be run multiple times. Also, once bal. c/f program is run, if you make any postings in the previous year they are automatically carried forward to the current fiscal year. Here is the bal. c/f program documentaton.
This program is used to carry forward the balances of the general ledger or another ledger to the new fiscal year.
The program can be run multiple times.
Normally, the program does not need to be run more than once, since postings to the previous fiscal year are automatically carried forward to the current fiscal year, if the balance carry forward program has already been run.
Generally, the balance is carried forward as follows:
Balance sheet accounts are transferred with all additional account assignments.
P&L accounts are carried forward to the retained earnings account. Additional account assignments are not transferred. The transaction currencies are not transferred and are totaled in the local currency.
2. In your case, if you are using new GL, you can create a non-leading ledger and post audit adjustments only to the non-leading ledger. You regular postings for the year hit both the leading (0L) and non-leading ledgers.
3. I am not good at asset accounting - so I can't answer your question on depreciation for audit adjustment postings.

Inversion documents when using the special Periods with FYV K4

Hello All,
            I have posted some documents in Period 12 and they are not inverting in period1. we are using the FYV as K4 which is 12 periods plus 4 special periods. My business requirement is whatever the documents posted in Period12 to Period 16, they need to be inverted in Period1.
            I have tried all different combinations and permitation by changing the consolidation frequency, Document types and tasks. But there is no use and SAP also replied back as per the below. So please help if you have any information regarding this issue.
25.11.2008 - 16:54:36 CET - Reply by SAP
Dear Jags,
There is no special handling of the 'special' periods regarding invers-
ion.
The period initialization task just considers the closing frequency,
which is assigned to the respective task.
According to this frequency, it inverts the previous closing period.
If you use the closing frequency monthly, which contains
also the special periods 13-16, then the following logic applies:
period of execution / inversion period of original document
01 16
02 01
03 02
04 03
05 04
06 05
07 06
08 07
09 08
10 09
11 10
12 11
13 12
14 13
15 14
16 15
If the closing frequency contains also the special periods, please
execute the period initialization task also in all special periods.
I hope this helps to answer your question. If so, please confirm this
message. For additional questions regarding that topic please turn to
to the information sources listed in note 83020)
Kind regards
ACTIVE GLOBAL SUPPORT - FINANCIALS
SAP AG

Hi Eugene,
                   Thank you so much for thinking about this issue and providing one more suggestion. This time also no use by trying in different way.
As you know I am using the FYV as K4(12 periods + 4 special Periods)
Created the Consolidation Frequencies.
1.     100 u2013 1-13 Periods
2.     200 u2013 only period 13
3.     300 u2013 1-12 Periods
Created the following Period Category groups and period categories.
1.     Period Group 100
Period Category 10 u2013 1-12 periods
2.     Period Group 200
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Assigned the Consolidation Frequency 100 (1-13 periods) to the Version combinations.
I have created 2 tasks with one method and one Flexible Upload
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           Period category - 10 (1-12 Periods)
           Flexible Upload Method TEST is assigned.
           Task u2013 TEST2
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           Period category - 20 (only Period 13
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Method
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          Data Stream u2013 Documents
          Data Collection Procedure u2013 Manual Posting
         Doc type - 01
Doc Type
        Posting Level u2013 Adjustment to reported financial Data(01)
        Balance Check u2013 Error
        Application u2013 Other
        Posting u2013 Manual Posting
        Inversion u2013 Automatic Inversion in FY
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      TC u2013 Not checked
       LC u2013 Checked
       Translate into GC u2013 Checked
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      Validation u2013 Assigned
Testing in the cons monitor
          TEST1 task is showing up in Period12 in the cons monitor
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          Issue: I am unable to invert the doc in period1.
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          TEST2 task is showing up in period13 only in the cons monitor
                   Posted one document with 2 lines in Period13.
                   It is inverting in period1 part of the period initialization task, so here there is no issue from the beginning.
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Jags Devaram

Special Period

Hello Experts!!
I am having one confusion regarding special period.
Example:
Our fiscal year is from January to December.
Suppose we have carried forward the all balances of GL, Customers and Vendors for the Year 2007.
Now we have posted the entries in the year 2008. At present, settings in OB52 are as follow.
From period (11-2008) To period (12-2008)
and for special period (13-2008 to 16-2008)
Now my question is, according to above settings, still we can make the adjustment postings in the December, 2007. am i right?
if yes then, will they affect the opening and closing balance of 2008?
Now another question, if we carry forward the balance of 2008 and we want to make the adjustment posting for December, 2007 then the system will allow me to do adjustment posting after doing the following settings?
From period (11-2008) to period (12-2008)
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HI
What are the Special periods, kindly suggest me how can I post the Special period
posting,
with regards
Arun Kumar

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Financial year(for ex. 2008-09) is closure means all your accounting treatment for that year have been done and system will not allow you to post any accounting transaction in that year. Now your books of accounts are required to be audited, if any adjustment for any expenses or other is required to be made? then what will you do because fiscal year(for eg. 2008-09) is closed? Here you will use special period.
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FI Special periods

Dear all,
Can you tell me what is the purpose of special posting periods in FI. I use variant K4 with 12 normal periods & 4 special periods. What is the avantages of using one special period & using whole 4 periods ?
Thank you,
Best regards,
Tweety.

Hi Tweety,
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Dear SDN,
The following update routine is perfectly working for 0FIGL_C01 InfoCube...
But some reports developed with 0FIGL_VC1 InfoCube....Still Special Periods are coming....
The update routine could look like the following if it is 0FISCPER:
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ELSE.
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Special Periods

Hi Guys,
I could not understand the following. Can anyone elaborate with example-
" If you do not need 12 posting periods, you can use the posting periods that are not required as special periods. If you use these additional closing periods, you must specify the number you require in the field No. special periods. when defining the fiscal year variants."

Hi Vinod,
Normally A maximum of twelve posting periods and four special periods make up a fiscal year.
Special periods represent an extension of the last normal posting period. When the posting date falls within the last normal posting period, then during document entry you can specify that the transaction figures be updated separately in one of the special periods.
In OB29 your need to specify the Normal period and special period. Special period are the part for the last period in that fiscal year.
regards
Atul

Can posting with Special Periods possible 4 other than Last posting period?

Hi Gurus,
My client is following a calendar year specific fiscal year (JAN TO DEC). Now, is it possible to post accounting documents or any documents giving any of the 4 special periods and with posting date as that of March? This is for income tax purpose...
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Regards
Deepak

Hi,
This is not possible, as the period has a conversion attached to it internally, i.e., the period is derived from the posting date, as such the special periods (13-16) will only remain in the period field of the document when the posting date is in December. Else it will be overwritten by the posting date period.
If you are in a non-ECC system, you may look at building an April to March ledger in Special purpose ledger, which will have its own balance carry forward and adjustment postings for the tax year. The SL uses the same postings from the FI ledger, however you can set a different fiscal year variant for the special ledger, so April will become period 1 in SL, while remaining 4 in FI.
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Is it possible to post MIRO documents in special periods.I am not finding Period field in MIRO screen. in FI transactions it is there.
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sunoj

Hi,
Special Periods can be used only in FI module. We can not use Special Periods in MM module.
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Special Period NOT in consideration for FAGLB03 ? ? ? ?

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All Experts ,
I am facing such strange problem that , for all the General account FAGLB03 is not considering 13
( special period ) period postings with profit center. When I am double clicking on 13 period balance
column it is showing the balance of period 12 only and it is for all GL executed in FAGLB03.
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Your help is highly appreciable for this critical issue.
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Edited by: pankaj_ab on Jun 25, 2009 1:53 PM
Edited by: pankaj_ab on Jun 25, 2009 3:15 PM
Edited by: pankaj_ab on Jun 26, 2009 8:26 AM

Hi,
Raj.
I gone through and explored the all your said options but m facing that problem in only FAGLB03.
All other places are still intact and showing balances exact I am confused that is it human error or
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Can you pleas put some focus.
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Pankaj.
Edited by: pankaj_ab on Jun 26, 2009 8:59 AM
Edited by: pankaj_ab on Jun 26, 2009 9:16 AM

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