The SAP standard system includes a predefined controlling area that can be used as a template for creating other controlling areas. What is the ID of this standard controlling area?

Introduction / Context:
During SAP implementation, consultants often start from a standard controlling area delivered in the system and then copy or adapt it. Knowing the ID of this template controlling area is useful for understanding examples in documentation and training systems. This question asks for that standard ID.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• The question refers to the standard SAP configuration delivered with the system.
• A controlling area is a central organizational unit for internal accounting.
• The standard controlling area is often used as a reference or template.
• We must identify its ID from several numeric options.

Concept / Approach:
SAP delivers a standard controlling area with the ID 0001. This controlling area contains example settings and can be copied to create new controlling areas for productive use. Other numbers such as 1000 or 0002 may be used in specific demo systems or customers, but 0001 is the widely documented standard template in SAP training materials.

Step-by-Step Solution:

Verification / Alternative check:
In many SAP training systems and documentation examples, the controlling area 0001 is referenced as the standard or template controlling area. Configuration screens also list 0001 as a delivered controlling area in new systems, which can be copied to create company specific controlling areas. This supports the selection of 0001 as the correct ID.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Option A, 1000, is often used as a company code in SAP sample data, not as the standard controlling area ID. Option C, IDES, refers to the International Demonstration and Education System, which is a complete demo client, not an individual controlling area. Option D, 0002, and option E, 8000, might be valid controlling areas in some customer systems but are not the standard delivered template.

Common Pitfalls:
Because many examples use company code 1000, learners sometimes confuse it with controlling area 0001. Another pitfall is to assume that every system uses the same IDs for controlling areas and company codes in a one to one fashion, which is not required; controlling areas and company codes are separate organizational objects.

Final Answer:
The correct answer is 0001, because this is the ID of the standard controlling area delivered by SAP that can be used as a template for creating other controlling areas.