Which sources restrict reversal of posting documents? Note: There are 2 correct answers to this question.

Question

Options

• APosting documents created manually
• BPosting documents created by Convergent Invoicing
• CPosting documents for which an Interest has been created
• DPosting documents for which a Dunning Notice has been created

• A
  7% (1)
• B
  20% (3)
• C
  73% (11)

Explanation

In SAP (particularly FI-CA / Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable), reversing a posting document is blocked when downstream financial processes have already acted on it. Interest calculations (C) are derived from the open item's balance and dates - reversing the source document would make the interest record inconsistent and unreconcilable. Similarly, Dunning Notices (D) are formal, often legally significant communications referencing specific open items; allowing reversal after dunning would corrupt the dunning history and create regulatory risk.

A is wrong because manually created posting documents carry no system-level restriction - they can be reversed like any standard document. B is wrong because Convergent Invoicing documents can be reversed through their own cancellation flow; the origin of a document doesn't itself block reversal. The key pattern to remember is: downstream consequences lock upstream documents - once interest is charged or a dunning letter is sent based on a document, the system protects that document to preserve audit integrity.

Memory tip: Think "ID = Irreversible Downstream" - Interest and Dunning are the two downstream processes that lock a document in place.

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