C_TS4FI Financial Accounting Practice Question
A financial accountant is posting a customer invoice in SAP S/4HANA and wants to ensure that the payment terms are automatically determined from the customer master record. However, during posting, the payment terms field is not defaulted. What could be the reason?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is assuming that payment terms from the general data segment are used in FI postings, when in fact only the company code segment is relevant for FI.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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The payment terms are not maintained in the customer master record's company code data.
Payment terms for customers are stored in the company code segment of the customer master record. If they are not maintained there, they will not default during FI invoice posting. The accountant should verify and maintain the payment terms in the company code data of the customer master record to ensure automatic defaulting.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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The payment terms are not maintained in the customer master record's company code data.
Why this is correct
Payment terms for a customer are stored in the company code segment of the customer master record. If the field is empty there, the system cannot default it during invoice posting. The payment terms in the general data segment are not used for automatic defaulting in FI postings. Therefore, the accountant must check the company code data and maintain the payment terms.
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The payment terms field is hidden by the field status group of the reconciliation account.
Why it's wrong here
The field status group of the reconciliation account controls the layout and readiness for input of fields on the line item, but payment terms are not part of the line item screen for the reconciliation account. Payment terms are defaulted from the customer master, not controlled by the field status group of the G/L account. Therefore, this is not the reason.
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The payment terms are only defaulted if the invoice is posted via the Sales and Distribution (SD) module, not directly in Financial Accounting.
Why it's wrong here
In Financial Accounting, when you post a customer invoice directly (FB70), the payment terms are defaulted from the customer master record's company code data. It is not restricted to SD postings. Therefore, this statement is false; direct FI postings do default payment terms from the customer master.
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The payment terms are maintained in the customer master record's general data, which takes precedence over company code data.
Why it's wrong here
The general data segment of the customer master contains payment terms only for use in Sales and Distribution (SD) and is not used for FI postings. In FI, the payment terms are always taken from the company code segment. Therefore, maintaining them in general data does not cause defaulting in FI; it might even be ignored. The option incorrectly suggests precedence, which is not the case.
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