What is the Purpose of the "Field Status Group"?

If you're taking the SAP FICO course at Pune understanding what's called"the Field Status Group is an integral part of the course. It's a vital "traffic control" that regulates the process of data entry and makes sure that students enter the correct information at the appropriate time and don't fill in information that don't need to be filled in.

The Core Definition

The SAP FICO the term "field status group" is used to define the Field Status Groups in SAP FICO, Field Status Group is an established set of guidelines which are sent to those who use the General Ledger (GL) account. It is responsible for the actions of specific fields when creating entries (such in the case of journal entries to invoices).

After you've completed the transaction, similar to F-01, or FB50, FSG provides the following fields that are included:

Suppress (Hidden) Field isn't visible on any screen.

It's not necessary. This field is displayed but users are able to opt to leave the blanks.

Obligatory (Mandatory) Mandatory (Mandatory) It must be completed otherwise the system will not permit documents to be stored.

Field Display. The field is open, however it can't be changed.