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tolerance group

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Tolerance Group in SAP fico sets the limits for the financial transactions like how much money can a user can post, discounts allowed, limits differences during payments.


Three types of tolerances are

  • Tolerance group for employees

  • Tolerance group for customer/vendors

  • Tolerance group for g/l accounts


TOLERANCE GROUP FOR EMPLOYEE

Tolerance group for employees defines the limit set for posting financial documents such as maximum amount per document, maximum amount per line item, permitted cash discount, permitted payment differences.

TCODE:OBA4

PATH:SPRO>SAP REFERENCE IMG>FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING>FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING GLOBAL SETTINGS>DOCUMENT>TOLERANCE GROUP>DEFINE TOLERANCE GROUP FOR EMPLOYEES

Screenshot of SAP FICO tolerance group configuration screen showing user-specific financial limits and settings














ASSIGN USER/TOLERANCE GROUP

Here we will assign grouping 1010 to respective User ID

TCODE:OB57

PATH:SPRO>SAP REFERENCE IMG>FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING>FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING GLOBAL SETTINGS>DOCUMENT>TOLERANCE GROUP>ASSIGN USER/TOLERANCE GROUP


Diagram explaining the role of tolerance groups in SAP FICO, illustrating limit assignments for different user roles in financial postings











TOLERANCE GROUP FOR CUSTOMER/VENDOR

Tolerance group for vendor/customer determines the maximum amount differences or percentage that sap will automatically accept without making any errors which saves effort and time of the users.

TCODE:OBA3

PATH:SPRO>SAP REFERENCE IMG>FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING>FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING GLOBAL SETTINGS>ACCOUNTS RECEOIVABLE AND ACCOUNTS PAYABLE>BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS>OPEN ITEM CLEARING>CLEARING DIFFERENCES>DEFINE TOLERANCE FOR CUSTOMERS AND SUPPLIERS.

Visual representation of how tolerance groups control posting limits in SAP FICO, grouped by user authorization levels
















TOLERANCE GROUP FOR GL ACCOUNTS

Tolerance group for gl accounts determines the maximum permissible amount for posting entries in those accounts.

TCODE:OBA0

PATH:SPRO>SAP REFERENCE IMG>FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING>GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNTING>BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS>OPEN ITEM CLEARING>CLEARING DIFFERENCES>DEFINE TOLERANCE GROUPS FOR G/L ACCOUNTS


Table displaying different tolerance group settings in SAP FICO, showing document posting limits and permitted payment differences for users










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