You add an assessorial charge to a freight order after the freight settlement document (FSD) has been posted and accruals have been booked in materials management. The background report to create…

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Options

• A1 purchase order in materials management
• B2 FSDs and 1 credit memo in transportation management
• C3 FSDs in transportation management
• D3 service entry sheets in materials management

• A
  15% (3)
• B
  55% (11)
• D
  30% (6)

Explanation

When the "Reverse and Repost with new FSD" change strategy is triggered in SAP TM, the system produces three documents in Transportation Management: the original FSD, a reversal document (credit memo), and a brand-new FSD reflecting the updated charges including the assessorial charge. Option C is correct because all three documents are technically FSDs, and option B is simultaneously correct because the same three documents can be described as two standard FSDs plus one credit memo - both statements describe the same reality from different angles.

Option A is wrong because the reversal/repost cycle in Materials Management does not result in a single purchase order - the new FSD drives a new settlement cycle, producing more than one PO in MM. Option D is wrong because the reversal in MM cancels/reverses the original service entry sheet rather than generating a separate third SES, so only two SES are ultimately present (original + new repost), not three.

Memory tip: Think of "Reverse and Repost with new FSD" as a 3-act play in TM - Act 1: original FSD, Act 2: reversal/credit memo, Act 3: new FSD. The same 3 documents can be called either "3 FSDs" or "2 FSDs + 1 credit memo," which is why both B and C are correct. MM always gets fewer documents than TM in this strategy because the reversal collapses back onto the existing SES rather than spawning a new one.

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