You want to use split valuation for your refurbishing process to differentiate between materials based on the condition of the material. What do you need to consider for the accounting data of your…

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Options

• AFor the valuation area, the price control must be standard price.
• BFor each possible valuation type, the price control must be moving average price.
• CFor each possible valuation type, the price control must be standard price.
• DFor the valuation area, the price control must be moving average price.

• A
  11% (3)
• B
  4% (1)
• C
  4% (1)
• D
  82% (23)

Explanation

In SAP split valuation, the valuation area acts as the aggregated header record that combines stock quantities and values from all individual valuation types beneath it. Because this header must dynamically reflect the blended value of all valuation types (which may have different unit prices depending on material condition), SAP requires moving average price (V) at the valuation area level - it is the only price control that can correctly recalculate as stocks from different valuation types are received and consumed.

Option A is wrong because standard price at the valuation area level is not permitted with split valuation - SAP enforces MAP here by design. Options B and C are wrong because they focus on the valuation types, but there is no such blanket requirement: each individual valuation type can be configured with either standard price (S) or moving average price (V) depending on business needs - the restriction applies only at the valuation area level, not the type level.

Memory tip: Think of it as a river delta - the individual valuation types are tributaries (flexible, can be S or V), but the main river channel (valuation area) must always flow (moving average), since it has to continuously average in whatever comes from each branch.

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