SAP Sales and Distribution Certification Practice Exam

Which of the following is NOT a valid splitting criteria for invoices?

1. Sales order number

2. Payer

3. Pricing type

4. Account group

The correct answer is: Pricing type

In SAP Sales and Distribution, splitting criteria for invoices are used to determine how invoices are generated or segmented based on specific characteristics of the sales documents or the customers involved. The given answer identifies pricing type as the correct choice for what is NOT a valid splitting criterion. This is because splitting criteria must pertain to details that directly impact the transactional nature of the invoice in relation to customers and sales documents. Sales order number, payer, and account group are all characteristics that directly relate to the structure of the sales documents and customer data. For instance, the sales order number allows the system to split invoices based on different sales orders, while the payer helps to separate invoices for different payment entities. The account group classifies customers based on various attributes influencing business transactions, none of which are applicable to the pricing type, which instead pertains to how prices are calculated rather than serving as a basis for invoice splitting. Thus, pricing type does not serve a role in the splitting of invoices but rather affects how the pricing is applied, making it the invalid choice in the context of invoice splitting criteria.