C_TS4FI Financial Accounting Practice Question
A financial accountant is creating a G/L account master record in SAP S/4HANA Financial Accounting. The account will be used for posting expenses and requires that a cost center be entered for every posting. Which configuration should be set to enforce this requirement?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is assuming a default cost center enforces entry, but it only pre-fills the field and does not make it mandatory.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Set the 'Cost center' field to 'Required' in the field status group of the G/L account
The field status group assigned to a G/L account determines which fields are required, optional, or suppressed during posting. To enforce cost center entry for an expense account, the accountant sets the 'Cost center' field to 'Required' in the field status group. This ensures that no posting can be saved without a cost center, meeting the business requirement.
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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Assign a default cost center to the G/L account master record
Why it's wrong here
Assigning a default cost center would automatically populate the cost center field, but it would not enforce that a cost center is entered. The user could still override or delete the default. To make the field mandatory, you must use the field status group. A default value does not guarantee that a cost center is always specified.
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Activate the 'Cost center' check box in the company code global parameters
Why it's wrong here
Company code global parameters do not include a check box to enforce cost center entry for specific G/L accounts. Such settings are controlled at the account level via the field status group. Company code settings affect broader organizational assignments, not individual field requirements for G/L account postings.
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Define a validation rule in Financial Accounting that requires a cost center for the account
Why it's wrong here
A validation rule can enforce cost center entry, but it is not the standard configuration for this requirement. Validations are used for more complex cross-field checks and are maintained separately. The field status group is the direct and simpler method to make the cost center field required for a specific G/L account.
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Set the 'Cost center' field to 'Required' in the field status group of the G/L account
Why this is correct
The field status group controls the entry status of fields on the posting screen. Setting the 'Cost center' field to 'Required' ensures that a cost center must be entered for every posting to this G/L account. This is the standard way to enforce cost center entry for expense accounts in SAP S/4HANA Financial Accounting.
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