This document contains questions and answers related to concepts in SAP financial accounting. Some key points covered include: - Company codes attached to the same controlling area have the same operational chart of accounts. - Every transaction results in a document, but not all statements are completely true. - The field status of text fields in document headers are controlled by the document type. - Validation rules take priority over substitution rules if both are defined for the same field. - Posting periods can be closed automatically by setting a deadline date.

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1. Company codes attached to the same controlling area have
a. same operational COA
b. same country COA
c. same group COA
d. different operational COA
2. every transaction results in a document
a. partially true
b. completely true
c. completely false
3. the field status of the text field in the header of a document is controlled by’
a. account type
b. document type
c. field status group
d. posting key
4. which of the statements are true
a. SAP supports a maximum of 999 line items
b. SAP supports a minimum of 1 line item (except for noted item)
c. The transaction figures in a document need to match
5. Cross company posting is possible for companies with different COA
a. Completely true
b. Completely false
6. Reconciliation accounts are updated on a daily basis
a. completely true
b. partially false
c. completely false
7. the field status of the field group account number in the G/L master is controlled
by the account group
a. completely true
b. partially true
c. completely false
8. the field status of the fields in the company code data are controlled by
a. account group
b. account type
c. transaction/activity type
d. chart of accounts
9. the rates of tax is defined in the account key
a. partially true
b. completely true
c. completely false
10. the alternative account number is a free flowing field
a. partially true
b. completely true
c. completely false
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11. ‘set data’ sets the dcata permanently in the system, whereas the hold data
function does it till the session is on
a. partially true
b. completely true
c. completely false
12. when the same field has both a validation rule and a substitution rule
a. It causes an error
b. validation takes priority
c. substitution takes priority
d. the rule that was created first takes priority
13. the cross company code transaction number is taken from its document type
a. completely true
b. partially false
c. completely false
14. for every G/L account, a primary cost element needs to be created immediately if
the company code is assigned to a controlling area
a. completely true
b. partially true
c. completely false
15. a fiscal year that is a same as a calendar year needs a year dependent fiscal year
variant
a. completely true
b. partially true
c. completely false
16. many business areas can be assigned to one company code
a. completely true
b. partially false
c. completely false
17. every company code can have only one cash journal
a. completely true
b. partially false
c. completely false
18. every line item of a document needs to have a unique posting key
a. completely true
b. partially false
c. completely false
19. the document number range for reconciliation accounts can have external
numbering
a. completely true
b. partially false
c. completely false
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20. if business area balance sheets are enabled for a company code, then the field
business area in the account assignment screen can be
a. suppressed
b. optional
c. display
d. required
21. field status groups are created at the client level
a. completely true
b. partially false
c. completely false
22. there can be any number of posting periods open for a company code
a. partially true
b. completely true
c. completely false
23. posting periods can be closed automatically by giving a deadline date
a. completely true
b. partially false
c. completely false
24. keeping posting period for account type + open allows
a. creating a document header for the posting period
b. creating all line items for the posting period
c. creating line items for account types which have been assigned to +
d. creating line items for account types whose posting period is open
25. a vendor invoice needs a GR to be posted
a. completely true
b. partially true
c. completely false
26. for getting the transaction figures for an account line item display needs to be
activated
a. completely true
b. partially false
c. completely false
27. all line item display accounts need to be open item managed
a. completely true
b. partially false
c. completely false
28. documents cannot be reversed
a. if the company code does not allow negative postings
b. if document type does not allow negative postings
c. if the document type does not have a reversal document type attached to it
d. if no reversal reason is created and assigned
29. base line date is
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a. the document date
b. posting date
c. entry date
d. all of the above
e. any of the above
30. base currency is assigned to the company code
a. completely true
b. partially false
c. completely false
31. tax calculation rules are controlled by
a. condition types
b. account key
c. tax code
d. tax procedures
32. every company code must have
a. operational COA
b. a country COA
c. a group COA
d. at least two COAs
33. the account group must be for P&L items for accounts which are P&L accounts
a. completely true
b. partially false
c. completely false
34. every house bank needs to have at least one account id
a. completely true
b. partially false
c. completely false
35. bank G/L accounts are assigned to house banks, and all accounts under the house
bank have the same G/L account
a. partially true
b. completely true
c. partially false
d. completely false
36. the user can create his own transactions types for cash journal business
transactions
a. completely true
b. partially false
c. completely false
37. noted items
a. create only one line item
b. need to be identified in the special G/L transaction type as a noted item
c. are always available for credit control
38. which of the following statements are true
a. special G/L items post into a separate reconciliation account
b. the reconciliation account for the special G/L transactions is defined per
company code
c. statistical postings create only one line item
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1. A,C
2. B
3. B
4. A,C
5. A
6. C
7. C
8. A,C
9. C
10. A
11. A
12. C
13. C
14. C
15. C
16. C
17. C
18. C
19. C
20. C
21. C
22. B
23. C
24. A
25. C
26. C
27. C
28. D
29. E
30. C
31. D
32. A
33. C
34. A
35. D
36. C
37. A,B
38. A
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