MB-920 Period status Practice Question
Exhibit
{
"Legal entity": "USMF",
"Fiscal year": "2024",
"Period": "January",
"Status": "On hold",
"User group": "AP clerks",
"Posting restriction": "No posting allowed"
}Refer to the exhibit. The exhibit shows the period status configuration for the USMF legal entity. An accounts payable clerk in the 'AP clerks' user group is trying to post a vendor invoice dated January 15, 2024. What will happen?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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The invoice cannot be posted until the period is opened.
The period status is 'On hold' with the posting restriction 'No posting allowed'. This means that no transactions can be posted in this period, regardless of user role or group membership. Therefore, the invoice dated January 15, 2024, cannot be posted until the period is opened by an authorized user. Option D correctly states this. Option A is incorrect because manager approval does not override the period restriction. Option B is incorrect because no posting is allowed at all. Option C is incorrect because the period status prevents posting.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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The invoice can be posted only if the user has manager approval.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect because the period is on hold with no posting allowed; manager approval does not override this restriction.
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The user can post the invoice but not enter new transactions.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect because the period status prevents any posting; the user cannot post the invoice at all.
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The invoice will be posted successfully.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect because the period is not open and posting is restricted.
- ✓
The invoice cannot be posted until the period is opened.
Why this is correct
Correct because the period must be opened before any posting is permitted.
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