Which fields are maintained on the chart of accounts level of a G/L account? Note: There are 3 correct answers to this question.

Question

Options

• AAccount group
• BShort text
• CAlternative account number
• DField status group
• EGroup account number

• A
  88% (30)
• C
  9% (3)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

In SAP, a G/L account master record is structured in two segments: the chart of accounts (CoA) segment (shared across all company codes) and the company code segment (specific to each company code). Account group (A), short text (B), and group account number (E) all belong to the CoA segment because they define the account's identity and consolidation mapping universally - the account group controls the number range and field status layout, the short text is the account name visible across all company codes, and the group account number links the account to a corporate consolidation chart.

D (Field status group) is wrong because it lives in the company code segment - it controls which fields are required/optional during document entry, and this can differ by company code. C (Alternative account number) is a distractor because, while it relates to a country-specific chart of accounts mapping, it is not one of the primary fields maintained at the standard CoA level in this context.

Memory tip: Think "CoA = identity fields that never change regardless of company code." Account group (WHO it is), short text (WHAT it's called), and group account number (WHERE it maps in consolidation) are all identity-level attributes - they don't vary by company. Anything that depends on local rules (tax, currency, field behavior) belongs to the company code segment.

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