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Difference field status and screen variant?

former_member654515
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Hello,

What is the difference? Both control if fields are displayed/suppressed/required during posting?

Thank you,

Bye,

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former_member654515
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Thank you. But both control if fields are hidden/required/display.

So why do we need screen variants? We already have field status?

Geetha_Madhuri_Bobbili
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Field Status Variant is used to define the fields which are used for input like cost center, profit center, plant, etc., which are entry fields, and hidden fields. Field status Variant is a tool which is provided by SAP to assign the same set of properties to more than one object.

Example − We define fiscal year variant and it can be assigned to more than one company code. If a field status variant is assigned to more than one company code, the same set of screen field will be displayed while posting those company fields.

Screen Variants are preferred for transparency and clearness. A system administration must create a screen variants according to the requirements of users and give them to the users as a pool, who will then assign explicit screen variant to their personal work file.