C_TS4FI Financial Accounting Practice Question
A financial accountant is configuring the payment terms for a new customer in SAP S/4HANA Financial Accounting. The customer should receive a 2% cash discount if payment is made within 10 days, and the net payment is due within 30 days. Which two configuration steps are required to achieve this? (Choose two.)
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is thinking that payment methods or special G/L indicators are needed for cash discounts, but the discount is fully controlled by the payment terms configuration and master data assignment.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Define the payment terms with a discount percentage and a discount days value in the Customizing activity 'Define Terms of Payment'.
To enable a customer to receive a 2% discount within 10 days and net due in 30 days, you must first define the payment terms with the appropriate discount percentage and days in Customizing, and then assign those payment terms to the customer master record in the company code segment. The assignment ensures that the terms are used during invoice posting and payment processing.
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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Configure a dunning procedure to automatically deduct the discount after 10 days.
Why it's wrong here
A dunning procedure is used to manage overdue receivables by sending reminders and charging interest. It does not calculate or apply cash discounts. Discounts are handled during payment posting based on the payment terms. Dunning is unrelated to the timing of discount eligibility and would not achieve the desired automatic discount calculation.
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Create a new payment method for the discount and assign it to the customer.
Why it's wrong here
Payment methods (such as check or bank transfer) are used to determine how payments are made and are configured separately from payment terms. While payment methods can have their own discount settings, the basic cash discount within payment terms does not require a new payment method. The scenario only asks for a discount based on timing, not a specific payment method, so this step is unnecessary.
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Define the payment terms with a discount percentage and a discount days value in the Customizing activity 'Define Terms of Payment'.
Why this is correct
In the Customizing activity 'Define Terms of Payment' (transaction OBB8), you specify the payment terms with the discount percentage and the number of days within which the discount can be taken. For the scenario, you would set a discount of 2% for 10 days and the baseline date for due calculation as 30 days. This configuration directly enables the system to calculate the cash discount during payment processing.
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Set up a special G/L indicator for the discount to post to a separate discount account.
Why it's wrong here
Special G/L indicators are used for special transactions like down payments or bills of exchange, not for standard cash discounts. Cash discounts are automatically posted to the discount expense or revenue accounts configured in the payment terms Customizing. Creating a special G/L indicator would not be required and would complicate the process unnecessarily.
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Assign the payment terms to the customer master record in the company code segment.
Why this is correct
The payment terms must be assigned to the customer master record in the company code segment (transaction XD02 or BP). This assignment links the customer to the specific payment terms defined in Customizing. Without this assignment, the system would not know which payment terms to apply to the customer's invoices, and the discount would not be calculated automatically.
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