SAP Financial Accounting (SAP FI) Certified Application Associate Practice Exam

When you post an external acquisition in Asset Accounting configured with three depreciation areas, how many documents are created?

1. 4

2. 6

3. 3

4. 1

The correct answer is: 4

When you post an external acquisition in Asset Accounting with three configured depreciation areas, the process involves the creation of multiple documents to capture all the necessary financial transactions associated with the asset acquisition. In SAP FI, each depreciation area represents a separate accounting perspective, such as book depreciation, tax depreciation, or corporate reporting. For each acquisition posting, not only is the main asset document created, but additional documents are also generated for each of the depreciation areas. Typically, when an asset is acquired, the system creates one accounting document for the general ledger posting and additional documents for each depreciation area. Since there are three depreciation areas configured, this results in a total of four documents – one for the general ledger and one each for the three depreciation areas. This structure ensures that the asset's value is appropriately recorded across all accounting standards and reporting requirements. Therefore, the total number of documents created in this scenario when an external acquisition is posted comes to four, which aligns with the provided answer.