What does the account assignment category control in a purchase requisition or purchasing document item? Note: There are 2 correct answers to this question.

Question

Options

• AWhether you must enter a material
• BThe type of account assignment object you must specify
• CWhether you can post a goods receipt
• DThe item categories you are allowed to use

• A
  6% (1)
• B
  83% (15)
• D
  11% (2)

Explanation

In SAP Purchasing, the account assignment category determines where costs are posted and how the procurement process behaves. Option B is correct because the category dictates which cost object type must be entered (e.g., cost center for "K", internal order for "F", asset for "A") - you cannot save the document without specifying the required object. Option C is correct because the account assignment category configuration controls whether a goods receipt is expected, optional, or suppressed; for example, direct consumption scenarios often bypass the GR step entirely.

Option A is wrong - whether a material number is required is governed by the item category (e.g., item category "D" for services doesn't require a material). Option D is wrong - allowed item category combinations are controlled by document type configuration and the item category itself, not the account assignment category.

Memory tip: The account assignment category answers two questions - "Where does the cost go?" (B: the object type like cost center or asset) and "Do we physically receive it?" (C: GR posting behavior). If you remember it as the "cost destination + receipt behavior" setting, B and C follow naturally.

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