* It contains the number of posting periods in fiscal year and number of special periods. You can define up to 16 posting periods in a fiscal year in controlling component CO.
* You need to specify the fiscal year variant for each company code. When you create a controlling area, you also need to specify the fiscal year variant.
* The fiscal year variants of the company code and controlling area may only differ in the number of special periods used. You need to ensure that the fiscal year variants match, in other words, they may not have a time conflict.
