Where do you configure the default billing type to be used for delivery-related billing?

Question

Options

• ACopying control
• BSales document item category
• CSales document type
• DDelivery type

• A
  4% (2)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  93% (53)
• D
  2% (1)

Explanation

In SAP SD, the Sales Document Type (configured via transaction VOV8) contains dedicated fields - "Delivery-related billing type" and "Order-related billing type" - that set the default billing document type generated during the billing run, making C correct.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Copying control): Copying control (e.g., VTFL) governs how data flows between document types during copying, not which billing type is proposed by default.
• B (Sales document item category): Item categories determine whether an item is billed (billing relevance: delivery-related vs. order-related), but not which billing type is used.
• D (Delivery type): Delivery type configuration controls delivery processing (e.g., picking, goods issue), and has no field for specifying the billing type.

Memory tip: Think of the Sales Document Type as the "master template" - it's where you define the big-picture defaults for the entire order-to-cash process, including which billing types kick in at the billing step. If the question asks "where is a default type configured," the Sales Document Type is almost always the answer in SAP SD.

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