What is document type, and what does it control? Examples.

Answer Posted / giri

The Document Type is a two-character alphanumeric key that
identifies documents

1.The Document Type distinguishes between types of business
transactions that are posted.Ex.SA: General Ledger
acounting Document,DR: Customer Invoice,DZ: Customer Payment

2.The Document Type controls the Account Types that may be
used in the posting with this Document Type .Ex.
D: Customer Accounts
K: Vendor Accounts
S: G/L Accounts
A: Assets Accounts
M: Material Accounts

3.The Document Type is assigned a Number Range, which
controls how Document Numbers are assigned
4.The Document Type can be used as a sort criteria

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