Which of the following does the movement type control? Note: There are 3 correct answers to this question.

Question

Options

• ASelection of the storage location at goods receipt
• BDetermination of the shipping point for deliveries
• CQuantity and value updates when posting a goods movement
• DField selection when recording a goods movement
• EAccount determination for financial posting

• A
  7% (4)
• B
  13% (7)
• C
  80% (44)

Explanation

In SAP Materials Management, the movement type acts as the central control key for goods movements, governing three core behaviors. It drives quantity and value updates (C) - determining whether a posting updates stock quantities, values, or both. It controls field selection (D) - making fields required, optional, or hidden on the entry screen depending on the movement. It also drives account determination (E) - working with the valuation class and transaction key to identify which G/L accounts receive the financial posting.

Why A is wrong: Storage location selection at goods receipt is governed by storage location determination rules (plant, movement type combinations, stock type) - the movement type is one input to that determination, not the direct control mechanism. The question targets what movement type controls outright, not what it influences as a parameter.

Why B is wrong: Shipping point determination belongs entirely to SD configuration (shipping condition + loading group + delivering plant) and has no connection to movement types, which live in the MM/inventory world.

Memory tip: Think of movement type as controlling the "3 Vs" - Value/quantity updates, Visual field selection, and Voucher (account) determination. Anything related to where goods go (storage location) or how they ship (shipping point) is determined by separate configuration objects.

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