. What is a Document type?

SAP comes delivered with a number of Document Types, which are used in various postings. The document type helps to classify an accounting transaction within the system, and is used to control the entire transaction and determine the account types a particular document type can post to.

For example, the document type AB allows you to post to all the accounts, whereas type DZ allows you to post only the customer payments. Every document type is assigned a number range.

The common document types include:

AA --- Asset posting

KG --- Vendor credit memo

AB ---Accounting document

KN --- Net vendors

AF --- Depreciation postings

KR --- Vendor invoice

DG --- Customer credit memo

KZ --- Vendor payment

DR --- Customer invoice

KG --- Vendor credit memo

DZ --- Customer payment

SA --- GL account document

X1 --- Recurring entry doc.

X2 ---Sample document