In which cases do you receive an error message from the system if the automatic account determination was set up incorrectly? There are 3 correct answers to this question.

Question

Options

• AIn case of material price change
• BIn the case of a booking in the goods receipt blocked stock (GR blocked stock)
• CIn the event of a transfer from one inventory type to another
• DIn the event of a transfer from one company code to another
• EIn case of a price change of the purchasing info record

• A
  85% (23)
• B
  7% (2)
• E
  7% (2)

Explanation

Automatic account determination errors in SAP only surface during transactions that trigger actual financial postings to the general ledger. A material price change (A) requires posting the valuation difference to G/L accounts, so a misconfigured account key immediately produces an error. A cross-company-code transfer (D) involves inter-company clearing accounts and complex account assignments, making it highly sensitive to incorrect configuration. A transfer between inventory types (C) - such as unrestricted to quality inspection stock - can trigger valuation postings depending on the movement type, so missing or wrong account assignments will also cause an error.

Why B is wrong: Goods receipts into GR blocked stock (movement type 103) are non-valuated - no accounting document is created at that point, so account determination is never called and no error appears.

Why E is wrong: Changing the price in a purchasing info record is a master data update only - it creates no financial posting whatsoever, so account determination is never triggered.

Memory tip: Ask yourself, "Does this action create a financial document?" If yes (price change, company-code transfer, inventory-type transfer), account determination runs and can fail. If no (GR blocked stock, PIR price update), it never runs and can never error - the misconfiguration stays invisible until a real posting occurs.

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