On what level can you restrict postings using the posting period variant? Note: There are 2 correct answers to this question.

Question

Options

• AFixed asset number
• BG/L account
• CCustomer reconciliation account
• DSupplier account

• A
  3% (2)
• B
  93% (55)
• C
  3% (2)

Explanation

Posting period variants (configured in SAP transaction OB52) restrict open/closed periods by account type, and within each type, you can further filter by an account number range. G/L accounts (account type S) and Supplier/Vendor accounts (account type K) are both valid account types you can target directly in OB52, making B and D correct.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Fixed asset number): Posting period variants operate at the account-type level, not at the individual asset number level. You can restrict asset postings via account type A, but not by a specific fixed asset number.
• C (Customer reconciliation account): Reconciliation accounts are G/L accounts (type S); there is no separate account-type level for "customer reconciliation accounts" in OB52. You restrict customer subledger postings using account type D (Customers), not via the reconciliation G/L account.

Memory tip: Think of OB52 as a gate that recognizes five "account type" lanes - Assets (A), Customers (D), Vendors/Suppliers (K), G/L accounts (S), and Materials (M). Only whole lanes (types) get restricted, not individual items within a lane like a single asset number - and "customer reconciliation account" isn't its own lane; it's just a special G/L account inside lane S.

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