Hello,

Our business wants the assets revalued. I am using code abaw and posting the difference between the current value and the expected value to get to my final value. Is there a way I can post the expected value and sap posts a difference entry?

When I post this entry it shows up under planned values and only shows up under posted values once i run depreciation. Is this how it's supposed to work?

At what stage is an fi document generated? I only see an aa document. I updated oayr with the depreciation area Check box and entered a gl account in ao90 for revaluation.

Can some one shed some light on this?

Hello gurus,

I have created an asset and capitalized on 26 Oct 2015, and when i am checking it into AW01N, System is calculating the depreciation from the April month onward?

how to make settings in SAP to calculate the depreciation from the capitalization date or Ord. depreciation start date which we maintain in the asset master data?

Regards,

Saurabh

Hello,

Company Codes: 10 (one per country)

Chart of Account: ABCD (same for all company codes)

Chart of Depreciations: 10 (one per country)

Account Determinations: 20

When configuring AO90, one of my colleague entered a GL account in "Acquisition from affiliated company" under Acquisition account assignment in account determination 100000. The same Gl got updated in all the chart of depreciation and all 20 account determinations. What if different GL accounts needs to configured per account determination?

Hello experts,

We're implementing a Chilean company code and for F-AA, and I have the deprec. areas below:

I'm trying to run J1AI - Asset inflation for Chile company code and I'm getting this error :

Area 40 not a revaluation area or a parallel currency area

Message no. 8Z798

I created a specific Depr. area to post the inflation amounts: "40"

So, area 40 should receive only the amounts about the inflation program (j1ai)

I made all the config about Inflation Accounting and created 2 parallel currency Areas in OABT because SAP requires:

These parallel currency areas are required only for technical reasons, because, logically, inflation is specific to a currency only (in this case, your local currency). Therefore, the Asset Revaluation (Inflation) program always posts zero amounts to parallel currencies.

Revaluation Area - Asset Accounting (FI-AA) - SAP Library

I appreciate any comment.

Thanks

We are trying to migrate the currenct environment to sFIN 2.0, we are currently doing the preparation for migrating the system. After customizing the asset accounting requirements, i ran the pre-check report for activating the New asset accounting, but it gave me an error.

ACC 132 : Incorrect currency defined in dep area 01 for chart of depreciation XXXX. i checked the current settings and all of them seems to be in place with areas for parallel currency and referring to the right depreciation derivations, the client is on Classic GL.

Any help or any kind of directions would help.

All settings in OABC / OABD seems to be in place, not able to guess what is causing this issue.

Hi Experts,

I was trying to clear a negative down payment on AuC and I encountered this error "not possible to post.... no down payments" . I searched SCN and found that there is a SAP note 860038 which says about converting error message to warning. OK. Then, I tried to do the same as this note says and I found the entry is already there with error message to 'switched off' indicator.

Can you please guide me why I am still getting this error.

BR

Saurabh

Hello SAP Gurus,

How can I change the business area of an asset ( construction in progress) with goods receipt already?

Coz when I try to change in AS02, and add interval, the BA field is grey/gray.

And what are the corresponding changes to be done after changing it?

Thanks!

Athena

We are in the final customizations to calculate inflation ammounts of the fixed assets in Chile.

As SAP Best Pratice documentation suggest we create 3 revaluation areas: 02 for APC values, 06 for revaluation amounts and 42 for reporting purposes (02 + 06).

Testing the result  we realized that the APC ammount was revaluated but the depreciation not.

Steps done:

1. We created an asset with acquisition date 01.01.2014;
2. We post an acquisition of 12,000 CLP on 01.01.2014;
3. Run the inflation program by J1AI transaction in January, 2014. But how the asset was incorporated this month the system doesn't post revaluation;.
4. Run depreciation in January, 2014. Depreciaciona was correctely posted;
5. Run J1AI again , now for the month of February , the system provides revaluation based on the purchase price, but does not consider revaluation of depreciation;
6. Run depreciation. The postings are effected without revaluation for depreciation;
7. Run the J1AI now for March and still no projected inflation adjustment for depreciation. Only revaluation for APC ammount.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Hi Expert,

The Asset configuration has been setup and transported to QAS system for testing.

When maintaining the Asset Number Ranges - AS08 in QAS, I hit the error message no.NR011 Company Code XXXX does not exist.

I have checked the OAOB and AO11, all maintained for that company code XXXX accordingly.

just that the company code does not exist even in dropdown list in AS08 and not even in the table T093N.

I have even re-transported the config. to QAS system but it still hit the same error.

But I have no problem in development system.

Anyone come across such error and is able to resolve it?

Thanks!

LLChew

We are implementing Asset accounting on Simple Finance, SAP_FIN release 720. Everything seems OK, but I was very surprised to miss the "Smoothing" (T093D-XRESTV) checkbox in trans. OAYR. The screen looks as follows:

So, I displayed the screen definition (SAPL0AB1 1110) and yes, the field is set as invisible:

Any idea where this comes from, please? I have not found any SAP note about it - except for "1562637 - What is the difference between smoothing and catch-up", which claims to be release independent, but apparently does not work here (because the field is not changeable on the screen).

Any advice, please? Thanks in advance!

Hello,

There was a previous posting asking essentially the same question I have, but it was from 2009.  I'm wondering if anything in SAP has changed over the last 6 years to allow me to create my desired posting without using "unplanned depreciation".  The previous posting was titled "Catch up depreciation from previous year".  Here is my example:

An AUC was completed and should have gone into production 12/01/2014 but paperwork and approval delays have resulted in the Accounting department not being notified about this new fixed asset being capitalizated until 11/01/15.  I would like to use the standard SAP depreciation transactions of AFAR and AFAB to post a catch-up entry in November 2015.

Example:

Asset Value - $6,000 (using straight line depreciation)

Useful Life - 5 years

Monthly depreciation = ($6,000/5)/12 = $100 per month

Catch-up depreciation for prior months - December 2014 to October 2015 (11 months) = $100 x 11 = $1,100

Depreciation for current month (November 2015) - $100

Total Depreciation (catch-up + regular monthly amount) booked in November 2015 - $1,100 + 100 = $1,200

Straight line depreciation booked every month thereafter until the end of the useful life - $100

Is it possible to achieve the catch-up posting described in the red line above or would I be required to record unplanned depreciation for the depreciation that should've been recorded in 2014?  Or is there another, more appropriate way for me to approach this type of transaction that I haven't thought of?

Note - accruals for this new asset have been made since December 2014.

Thank you very much for your knowledge and assistance!!!

Lisa

Hi Fixed asset experts,

I was testing fixed values while creating the asset master records through the different tags, specially in the "Leasing" tag. Therefore, I came across transaction AO52, because I wanted to delete a certain fixed value that was being considered in every asset I created, that was not needed. This value is "Z1". (inside field "Type")

In system development, I have deleted the value for a certain asset class (2010) and saved it, just to test if the parameter was controlling the value when creating the asset. I succeeded, because the value "Z1" does not appear now when I create an asset for asset class 2010.

However, for some reason that it would take me long time to explain, I want to insert AGAIN  value "Z1" in the field, but surprisingly I am unable because the field is grey, unaccessible: I am not able to put it again any more. Please herefind below the screen and field I am talking about:

Can somebody tell me how could I replace again value Z1 inside the asset class 2010?

I would very much appreciate any hint about this ussue.

Kind regards,

Patxi

Hello SAP Guru,

We created Project ZAINT004 in tcode CMOD.

Assign enhancement AINT0004

Modify EXIT_SAPLAPCF_005 > ZXAPCU05 for the logic.

However, when I tried to test it via tcode AB01, the exit is not triggered.

Note: Enhancements are active.

Thanks!

Jhero

Hi Gurus

We have 2 users for Asset accounting. Both are custodians of different asset classes and both of them have to run depreciation on different dates.

I have tested and unsuccessful. Can both of them execute depreciation run over their asset classes separately?

If not. Then will locking of assets for person 2.. While person 1 execute his depreciation and then in 2nd run we will unlock locked asset of particular asset class and execute AFAB as repeated run. Will it work?

Or if any other solution is available please advice.

Regards

Dear experts,

we have specific situation on our project, regarding asset revaluation.

We use AR29N for revaluation.

Date of last posted depreciation is 31.05.2015.

We have request to post revaluation on 01.01.2015., so date of revaluation measure is set to 01.01.2015. in transaction AUFW.

When running AR29N, system issues message:

"Revaluation data does not agree with date of depreciation posting

message number APERB023""

It is clear why system issues this message, so I need suggestion which customizing needs to be done in order to achieve revaluation posting on date before last posted depreciation.

Kind regards,

Mirjana

Hi

An asset purchased in 2014 is recorded with wrong asset class.Now one year depreciation is already executed for period 03.04.2014-31.03.2015

For asset class i understand ABUMN can be used. How to correct the wrong the depreciation already booked, what corrections to be done to resolve

BR

Dear SCN Members

Most of the companies intend to apply budget to prevent over spending on assets purchased , which constitute major part of the companies annual expenditure.

this expenditure is classified under Capital Expenditure ..so all companies would put good control on both asset purchasing process and safe guard.

i will explain in this document how you can purchase an asset using preventive budget. there are two common scenario for asset purchasing using budget

- investment measure.

- Statistical Budget.

In this document i will focus on option no. 2

We have two available alternative to purchase the asset:

• Purchase  asset first as asset under construction , and then capitalize after completion on related asset.
• Direct Capitalization of asset.

To apply both scenario you have to follow both steps:

1. Create Screen Layout for asset under construction & required asset classes that you intend to purchase asset and capitalize directly without accumulating  the cost and capitalize it in later  stages.

Menu Path: Spro-Financial Accounting (New)-Asset Accounting-Master Data-Screen Layout-Define Screen Layout for Asset Master Data

you choose the required asset classes ( or Asset under construction ) to activate cost order in the screen layout as below:

click on Logical Field Groups on the left screen and choose Time-dependent data and click on Field Group Rules,  then change the status of the cost order (21) from No to Opt ( Optional )

and click on both Main No and Sub no. to allow this field on both asset main and sub number.

repeat the above steps to all asset classes that you intend to use in this scenario when you will apply both options.

2. Create Asset Class ( Asset Under Construction ) allowing line item settlement

follow the menu path :

Spro-Financial Accounting (New)-Asset Accounting-Organizational Structures-Asset Classes-Define Asset Classes

T-code : OAOA

After creation on new asset under construction  classes.we will move to  MM area to activate the internal order field in account assignment A which will be used while asset purchasing.

T-Code : OME9

now you need to check you internal order configuration , if it has budget profile and apply statistical posting for asset.

Apply Statistical Posting T-Code OAK7 " Create cost element Type 90" or from KA01

Check your internal order budget profile

T-Code : KOT2

i will contribute another document describing how to create a budget profile and activate the availability control..

now to the configuration process has finished you now need to know how to apply the scenario

• Create Internal order T-Code KO01
• Assign Budget amount in the created internal order T-Code : KO22
• Create Asset Under Construction T-code : AS01 and assign the internal order in the asset number in time dependent tab
• Create Purchase requisition or purchase order on and use the account assignment A that will allow you to insert the asset number and internal order ..
• try to create the PR / P.O with amount higher than the  budget limit .. you will have a message informing you that budget exceeded and you will not be able to save the PR/P.O
• Settle the AUC to Final asset using T-code : AIAB

Hope this document will help to put more control on Asset purchasing procedures..

Practical Note:

if you are moving from the investment measure to the above scenario and keep the investment measure running till you finish the open orders related to it , you should not create cost element to the AUC GL for investment measure and create another AUC GL for the New cycle and create cost element Type 90 for it.

Regards

Mahmoud El Nady

RAPOST2000 (t-code AFAB) vs. RAPOST2010

If you have to run depreciation by company code wise, the t-code AFAB (Program name RAPOST2000) can be executed. The program RAPOST2010 allows selection of several company codes. The Report selection variables can be maintained in the TVARV table for both these programs and can be scheduled using the scheduler Manager.

Planned Posting Run

The Planned Posting Run is the standard periodic run to post planned depreciation. This should be used when the last depreciation run was successful, and it’s time to carry out the depreciation run as part of the new period-closing process. The system checks that the posting period is the one following the last successfully posted period; this information is then recorded in Table T093D, in the AFBLPE (period) and AFBLCJ (year) fields. In addition, the status of a depreciation run is also updated in the table TABA. The field names in TABA are “Document posted indicator-XBUKZ and Period in which last depreciation was posted-AFBLPE. Please note TABA entry is created first during the posting process. The table T093D is updated as one of the last steps. However, please note the table T093D wouldn’t be updated for test runs. In addition, the table ANLP stores the depreciation posting values from each depreciation run. The field NAFAZ has value to be posted from this depreciation run.

Restart

The Restart run would only be used if the depreciation Posting Run terminated during processing due to either a system outage or error may have caused it to end abnormally. If posting run terminated for technical reasons, and changes made already made to the database, the depreciation run report must be begin in restart mode.

For example, when an asset has an either closed WBS or invalid cost center, system makes posting to Fixed Assets sub-ledger (by updating the tables ANLC/ANLP), but the job failed to post to G/L. In other words, the program failed the postings to G/L, thus an inconsistency created at this point of time between FI-AA and FI-GL, at least until restart of the depreciation is run again. If the WBS or Cost Center is fixed in the asset master, the restart will reset tables and execute the planned posting run, beginning at the point it was interrupted. This will clear any database of possible inconsistences. Using the restart mode ensures that all system activities that were interrupted by the termination are repeated. The table TABA entry must exist at this point, but the restart run does not create a new TABA entry. If the field TABA-XBUKZ has a value of “1”, which means restart mode is required. After solving error(s), the field will be changed to “X” which means it’s posted successfully. If TABA-XBUKZ has a value of “N”, it’s yet to be posted.

Note: This affects only those assets that were not successfully executed in the previous run.

Repeat

The Repeat run is used to repeat the posting run within the period last posted. Repeat would be used if changes have been made after the period depreciation run has been posted.

For example, let’s say depreciation terms (e.g. an asset useful life) are changed in the asset master data or new transactions posted (for e.g. asset transfers). Therefore, there is a need to depreciate in the current period for the changes made. The system recalculates the depreciation for the period, subtracts the depreciation already posted, and then posts only the difference. This can be restricted to specific assets which can be listed under parameters for Test Run or for all assets in the company code. In addition, the Repeat posting run may be used if additional assets were settled after the planned posting run was complete. An example would be allocation was run which caused additional assets to be created. A Repeat run could then be processed for only those specific asset numbers or a single asset.

Note: During a repeat posting run, the system only posts the differences that resulted between the first posting run and the repeat posting run in other words no double posting or overwriting existing posting.

Unplanned Posting Run

The Unplanned Posting run allows posting outside of the normal processing cycle (for example monthly). This option is not same as unplanned depreciation. Several periods can be posted in a single run with this option. By setting this indicator, the system does not check for the connection to the previous period and allows skipping over periods. This can be a useful option for test purposes for estimation or validating some depreciation calculation, but generally this option is not recommended.

Hi All,

My client user has an asset and following transactions have been posted to it. Please see AW01N for the asset below:

Now the balance amount 0.01 user wants to again post it to GRIR account same transaction ABZON which is posted for the amount -3.04 in the above table but somehow now she is getting error "Aquisition value negative in area 01". I know that we can goto asset master and depreciation areas tab and double click on it and allow negative postings to this asset.

But my question is why are we getting this error when the user is not posting any negative value. She is only doing the exact same transaction as shown in above table for value 3.04.

Please provide your inputs asap.

Thanks in advance!

Hi SAP SMEs,

I need your views on below issue.

The asset is acquired on 19/06/2015 through the AUC and depreciation start date and depreciation key is also same for 2 areas.

But, when we run the depreciation report for one area system is showing the depreciation amount from period 1 on wards and other one is from period 06 onwards for year 2015.

Hence, I have gone through the asset master data and depreciation key configuration level, it seems no figure out as of now.

Any idea on this.

Thanks in advance.