Demo 4: How to use the period lock transactions

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DEMO 4: HOW TO USE THE PERIOD LOCK

TRANSACTIONS
Tasks
1. Show the FI transaction for opening/closing periods.
2. Show the CO transaction for opening/closing periods.
Field Name
Fiscal Year

Value
Current Year

3. Show the Fiori transaction for opening periods.

Field Name

Value

Fiscal Year
User Name
Password
Search
Company Code
Company Code

Current Year
ac110-##
initial
open
1000
1000

DEMO 4: HOW TO USE THE PERIOD LOCK

TRANSACTIONS

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Task 1

Step
(1)

Step
(2)

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Show the FI transaction for opening/closing periods.

Action
Start the transaction FAGL_EHP4_T001B_COFI - Open and Close Posting Periods by
double-clicking it.

Action
Click Continue.
You can also press Enter.

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As you can assign a separate posting period variant to a ledger/company code

combination, you can control the opening, closing of a period by ledger in this way.

Step
(3)

Task 2

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Action
Click Exit to quit the transaction.
You can also press Shift+F3.

Show the CO transaction for opening/closing periods.

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Step
(4)

Step

Action
Start the transaction OKP1 - Change by double-clicking it.

Action

(5)

Enter Current Year in the Fiscal Year box.

(6)

Click Actual.
You can also press F5.

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Step

Action

(7)

Click select a period column.

(8)

Click Lock Period.

You can also press F5.

Step
(9)

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Action
Click Unlock Period.
You can also press F7.

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Step

Action

(10)

Click the Transaction field to activate it.

(11)

Click Lock Transaction.

You can also press F6.

Step

Action

(12)

Click Unlock Transaction.

You can also press F8.

(13)

Click Exit to quit the transaction.

You can also press Shift+F3.

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Step

Action

(14)

Click No.

You can choose to not use the CO transaction at all and only use the FI transaction to
control periods. In this case all periods should remain open for all postings.
Use the CO transaction only if you need to adjust to the level of detail provided within.

Task 3

Show the Fiori transaction for opening periods.

Step

Action

(15)

Click URL - Fiori Launchpad.

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Step

Action

(16)

Enter ac110-## in the User Name box.

Confirm your entry by pressing the Tab key.

(17)

Enter initial in the Password box.

Confirm your entry by pressing the Enter key.

Step

Action

(18)

Click Search.

(19)

Enter open in the Search box.

Step

Action

(20)

Click App Open Posting Periods.

Step

Action

(21)

Enter 1000 in the Company Code box.

(22)

Click Go.

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Step

Action

(23)

Click Create with Reference.

(24)

Click Line Selection.

Step

Action

(25)

Enter 1000 in the Company Code box.

(26)

Click

Step

Action

(27)

Click Non-leading Ledger (INT).

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Step

Action

(28)

Click OK.

The Fiori application allows you to adjust the lock per Ledger direclty.

Step

Action

(29)

Click Home.

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