What is selection variant in SAP FS-BP - Business Partner?

SAP Term: selection variant

• Component: FS-BP

• Component Name: Business Partner

• Description: A variant that is used to select contract data for total commitment. It contains the criteria for determining the total commitment as defined in the Customizing settings. The selection variant determines the relationship categories and role categories that are evaluated by the system when it calculates the total commitment.

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• Key Concepts: 
  A selection variant is a feature in SAP that allows users to save a set of filter criteria for a particular report. This feature is available in the FS-BP Business Partner component, which is used to manage customer and vendor data. 
  
  How to use it: 
  To use the selection variant feature, users must first define the filter criteria for the report they wish to run. This can be done by selecting the desired fields and values from the drop-down menus. Once the criteria have been defined, users can save the selection variant by clicking on the “Save” button. The selection variant can then be used to quickly run the same report with the same filter criteria. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When creating a selection variant, it is important to give it a descriptive name so that it can be easily identified in the future. Additionally, users should make sure to save their selection variants in a shared folder so that other users can access them as well. 
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information on how to use selection variants in SAP, please refer to the official SAP documentation here: https://help.sap.com/viewer/product/SAP_FS-BP/latest/en-US/f9f8d7a2b3e14c8a9f3d7c2b6f5e4d1a.html