You want to post a reversal for a document posted in a closed posting period. Which object do you configure to allow you to enter the reversal with a date different from the original document?

Question

Options

• ADocument type
• BReversal method
• CReversal reason
• DCompany code

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  7% (2)
• C
  72% (21)
• D
  17% (5)

Explanation

Reversal Reason (C) is correct because in SAP FI, the Reversal Reason configuration includes an "Alternative Posting Date" indicator - when enabled, it allows you to enter a reversal posting date that differs from the original document date, which is essential when the original period is closed and you must post into a currently open period.

Document type (A) controls number ranges, account types, and posting behavior for original documents, but it has no setting governing the date flexibility of reversals. Reversal method (B) is a distractor - it sounds plausible but is not a standard SAP configuration object that controls posting date behavior. Company code (D) holds global parameters and period settings, but it doesn't determine whether an alternative date can be used during reversal entry.

Memory tip: Link "Reason" to "Rules" - the Reversal Reason is where SAP stores the rules for how a reversal behaves, including whether the date can be changed. If you remember that the reason code governs reversal flexibility, you won't be tempted by the more obvious-sounding "Document type" or "Company code."

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