In which of the following situations can document parking be used? Note: There are 2 correct answers to this question.

Question

Options

• AA goods receipt is posted for an item that needs a quality inspection.
• BAn EDI invoice containing variances is received.
• CAccount assignment information is missing for an invoice item.
• DAccount assignment information is missing for a purchase order item.

• A
  16% (6)
• B
  79% (30)
• D
  5% (2)

Explanation

Document parking in SAP allows an incomplete or unverifiable document to be saved temporarily without being posted, so it can be completed or corrected later.

B is correct because EDI invoices received with variances (e.g., price or quantity discrepancies) cannot be automatically posted - the system parks the document so a user can review and resolve the discrepancy before final posting.

C is correct because if account assignment information (e.g., cost center, G/L account) is missing on an invoice item, the document cannot be fully processed. Parking lets you save it and supply the missing data later without losing the entered information.

A is wrong because a goods receipt for a quality-inspection item is still posted normally - it simply goes into inspection stock and flows through Quality Management (QM). No parking is needed; the GR itself is complete.

D is wrong because missing account assignment on a purchase order item is a PO master data issue that must be corrected on the PO itself, not an invoice document that can be parked.

Memory tip: Think of parking as a "save draft" feature - it applies when an incoming financial document (invoice) hits a wall due to data discrepancies (EDI variances) or missing posting data (account assignment). Goods receipts and purchase orders follow their own separate correction workflows.

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