SAP Financial Accounting (SAP FI) Practice Exam

What object can restrict the account type from posting to a customer account?

1. Document types

2. Posting keys

3. Authorization groups

4. Field status groups

The correct answer is: Document types

The correct answer is based on the role of document types in SAP Financial Accounting, as they determine how a transaction is processed in the system. Document types categorize accounting documents and link them to specific transaction types, which can inherently carry restrictions on posting based on various criteria, including account types like customer accounts. Specifically, document types can be configured to allow or restrict certain account types when posting transactions, ensuring that entries are made appropriately according to the business logic defined within the SAP system. This includes establishing rules for which accounts can be used with different document types, influencing the workflow by preventing inappropriate postings to customer accounts. While each of the other options has its own function, they do not specifically focus on the restrictions related to posting to customer accounts in the same direct manner as document types do. Posting keys control accounting entries but do not restrict them at the document level. Authorization groups relate to user permissions and access rather than direct restrictions on account types for posting. Field status groups manage the visibility of fields when documents are processed but do not govern which account types can be used for postings.