You create a blanket purchase order for several minor repairs that may occur during the year. Which of the following data must you enter? Note: There are 2 correct answers to this question.

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Options

• AAn invoicing plan type
• BAn account assignment category
• CA net purchase order price
• DAn overall limit value

• A
  6% (4)
• B
  80% (52)
• C
  14% (9)

Explanation

A blanket purchase order (SAP item category B) is designed for open-ended, unplanned spending, so it requires an account assignment category (B) to direct costs to the correct cost object (e.g., cost center) since no goods receipt is posted. It also requires an overall limit value (D), which caps total spending against the order - this is the fundamental control mechanism that replaces a fixed quantity and price.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Invoicing plan type): Invoicing plans are for periodic, scheduled payments (e.g., leases, rent) - not for ad-hoc repair orders.
• C (Net PO price): Blanket orders intentionally omit a fixed net price because quantities and exact costs are unknown upfront; the overall limit serves that control purpose instead.

Memory tip: Think "Blanket = Budget + Bucket" - you need a Budget (overall limit = D) to cap spending and a Bucket (account assignment = B) to dump the costs into. Price and invoicing plans belong to standard/scheduled orders, not blanket ones.

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