SAP Note 1228601 - FB05: When are certain display variants used?

Component : Posting/Clearing/Special General Ledger -

Solution : https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1228601 (SAP Service marketplace login required)

Summary :
When utilizing a line layout variant for clearing transactions in SAP, issues arise where open items are not displayed according to the variant, despite user settings. This occurs across various transactions like FB05, F-28, and F-53, due to complexities in defining and prioritizing layout variants – both user-specific and system defaults. Resolving this involves checking user parameters and defaults in transactions FB00 and FAKP, and setting table control configurations to ensure the correct variant takes priority during item processing. Effective management and clearing of such variants through administrator tools aid in customizing open item displays, including customer-defined fields.

Key words :
user-independent table control variants, user-specific table control variant, defining line layout variants, relevant clearing transaction screen, table control variants defined, display customer-defined fields, customer-defined fields, user-specific variant, 'settings -> line layout', line layout variant

Related Notes :

1073742FB05: System variant not taken into account
647773Open item processing: Displaying customer-specific fields
121550User settings table control