The fiscal year variant contains the number of posting periods in the fiscal year and the number of special periods. You can define a maximum of 16 posting periods for each fiscal year in the Controlling component.You need to specify the fiscal year variant for each company code.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.