Open posing period for invoice simulation only

[Former Member]

Hi experts,

Our posting period is closed for the next month and we are trying only invoice simulation for the next month which is closed but we are getting an error ("posting period is closed"). we do not want to open posting period for the simulation of bills.

Do we have any option so that simulation can be performed without opening posting period?

OR it is possible to open posting period only for certain user ids so that that user id will be having an access for simulation?

Kindly suggest for the same.

Regards,

Ankur

[srinivasankh]

Hi Ankur,

Ideally invoice simulation doesn't do any 'actual' posting other than creating a simulation invoice document, but I am curious to see why you are getting this error?

To help you further, may I know which transaction are you using to simulate invoice and also the parameters you use? If from EA19, are you sure you have selected the check box below showing 'Document simulated'?

Thanks,

Srini

SAP IS-U Consultant

[poorna_yalamanchili]

you can restrict who can do postings by creating a new role.

First, in accounting accounts you want to "restrict", you must fill in the "Group Authorizations" field in the data tab control (if you walk through the FS00 transaction. There you can put a label anyone

Prepare a role authorizations (transaction PFCG), containing the F_BKPF_BES object in the group permissions field indica the value we have put to the accounts.

Designate the role of users authorizations (transaction SU01), only those who will be able to post in the accounts. Make sure the object F_BKPF_BES not have the value *, which would mean that there would be no restriction.

In this way, you ensure that only those who have the authorization object will be able to do the posting

[AmlanBanerjee]

Hi Ankur,

It is possible to open posting period only for certain user ids so that that user id will be having an access for simulation or posting in future periods.

You have to proceed as follows-

• Add the posting period authorization (authorization object F_BKPF_BUP) to the authorizations of the selected users. Assign an authorization group (e.g. '0001').
• In T-code OB52, enter the account type '+' for the posting period variant to which the restriction is to apply.
• Enter the period(s) whose use is to be restricted in the first period,
• Those which are available to all users in the second period, and
• The authorization group (e.g. '0001') in the last column.

Hope it helps.

Thanks,

Amlan