C_TS4FI Financial Accounting Practice Question
You are configuring a new G/L account for a company in SAP S/4HANA Financial Accounting. The account will be used to record expenses for office supplies. The accounting team wants the cost center to be mandatory when posting to this account. Which configuration setting should you use to enforce this requirement?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is thinking that a default cost center in the master record makes the field mandatory, when it only pre-fills and does not enforce entry.
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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Set the 'Cost Center' field to 'Required' in the field status group assigned to the G/L account.
The field status group assigned to a G/L account determines the entry status of fields during posting. To make the cost center mandatory, you set the 'Cost Center' field to 'Required' in the field status group. This ensures that any posting to the office supplies account must include a cost center, thus meeting the accounting team's 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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Mark the 'Cost Center' checkbox in the G/L account master record under 'Control Data'.
Why it's wrong here
The G/L account master record does not have a 'Control Data' tab with a 'Cost Center' checkbox. Cost center requirements are controlled via the field status group, not directly in the master record. Therefore, this option is incorrect and would not achieve the desired enforcement.
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Set the 'Cost Center' field to 'Display' in the field status group assigned to the G/L account.
Why it's wrong here
Setting the field to 'Display' would make the cost center visible but not editable, which is the opposite of required. The user would not be able to enter a cost center at all, leading to errors. To enforce mandatory entry, the field must be set to 'Required', not 'Display'.
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Assign the G/L account to a cost center in the master record.
Why it's wrong here
Assigning a default cost center in the G/L account master record would pre-fill the cost center during posting, but it does not make the field required. Users could still remove or change the cost center. To make it mandatory, you must configure the field status group accordingly.
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Set the 'Cost Center' field to 'Required' in the field status group assigned to the G/L account.
Why this is correct
The field status group controls the entry status of fields during posting. By setting the 'Cost Center' field to 'Required' in the field status group, the system will mandate a cost center whenever this G/L account is used. This directly enforces the accounting team's requirement for office supply expenses.
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