You want to make the Reference Document Number field required for entry. Which object controls this setting? Please choose the correct answer.

Question

Options

• ADocument field status
• BDocument type
• CDocument posting key
• DDocument reference key

• A
  13% (7)
• B
  76% (42)
• C
  7% (4)
• D
  4% (2)

Explanation

Document Type (B) is correct because, in SAP FI, the document type configuration (transaction OBA7) contains a "Required" checkbox specifically for the Reference Document Number field - it is a header-level setting, and document types govern document header properties such as number ranges, account types allowed, and required header fields.

Option A (Document field status) is wrong because field status groups control line item-level fields (e.g., cost center, business area) tied to G/L accounts, not document header fields like the reference number.

Option C (Document posting key) is wrong because posting keys control which fields are available or required at the line item level for each debit/credit entry, not the document header.

Option D (Document reference key) is not a real SAP configuration object - it's a distractor that conflates the name of the field with the object that controls it.

Memory tip: Match the level of the field to the controlling object - header fields (like Reference Document Number) are governed by Document Type, while line item fields are governed by Posting Keys and Field Status Groups.

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