Which rules can be used when defining a clearing variant? Note: There are 3 correct answers to this question.

Question

Options

• ADefinition of Amount Rules
• BReversal of Open Items
• CGrouping of items
• DSorting of groups
• ELocking of Items

• A
  93% (50)
• B
  2% (1)
• E
  6% (3)

Explanation

In SAP Financial Accounting, a clearing variant defines how open items are matched and cleared automatically. The three valid rule types are Amount Rules (A), which specify tolerance limits and how amounts must match for clearing to occur; Grouping of Items (C), which clusters open items by shared criteria (e.g., document type or assignment field) so only items within the same group are cleared against each other; and Sorting of Groups (D), which determines the sequence in which grouped items are processed, ensuring the clearing algorithm works in the correct order.

Reversal of Open Items (B) is incorrect because reversing documents is a separate posting function (e.g., transaction FB08), not a configuration rule within a clearing variant. Locking of Items (E) is incorrect because item locking is a technical concurrency-control mechanism (preventing simultaneous access), not a rule you configure inside a clearing variant.

Memory tip: Think of the three steps as a pipeline - Group → Sort → Amount (GSA). You first group related items together, then sort them into the right order, then apply amount rules to match and clear them. If it's about moving money (Reversal) or blocking access (Locking), it's outside the clearing variant scope.

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