Updating the Posting Values 

You now carry out the necessary depreciation runs to ensure that the correct posting values exist in the next fiscal year, 1999, after the depreciation.

  1. On the SAP R/3 screen, choose Accounting ® Financial Accounting ® Fixed assets.
  2. On the Asset Accounting screen, choose Periodic processing ® Depreciation run ® Execute.
  3. On the Depreciation Posting Run screen, enter the following data:

Field

Europe

North America

Company code

1000

3000

Fiscal year

1999

1999

Posting period

1 (-12)

1 (-12)

Planned posting run

Selected

Selected

Test run

Selected

Selected

Session name

RABUCH

RABUCH

  1. Choose Execute.

If a dialog box should appear, choose Continue.

You now see the depreciations that have been posted. Choose Back to return to the Depreciation Posting Run screen.

If a depreciation run has already been executed for the period you selected, the system displays the message: According to the posting cycle, period XXX should be posted next. Enter this period. Choose Enter. The Asset Accounting screen appears. Choose Periodic processing ® Depreciation run ® Execute.
  1. On the Depreciation Posting Run screen, enter the following data:

    2. Field

    Europe

    North America

    Company code

    1000

    3000

    Fiscal year

    1999

    1999

    Posting period

    1 (-12)

    1 (-12)

    Planned posting run

    Selected

    Selected

    Test run

    Deselect

    Selected

    Session name

    RABUCH

    RABUCH

  2. Choose Program ® Execute in background.
  3. In the Background Print Parameters dialog box, enter the following data:

    4. Field

    Data

    Output device

    Your printer

    Print immediately

    Selected

    Delete after print

    Selected

    New spool request

    Selected

  4. Choose Save.

The system informs you that the job scheduling has been started.

If a warning message should appear, choose Continue.

If the Start Time dialog box appears, choose Immediate, then choose Save.
  1. On the Depreciation Posting Run screen, choose System ® Services ® Jobs ® Job overview to display the status of your job. In the Select Background Jobs dialog box, choose Enter.

On the Job Overview - Alphabetic screen, you job should have the status Finished. If this is not the case, choose Refresh until the Finished status appears.

To see the job log, select BABUCH00, then choose Job log.

The Finished status means that your depreciation run has been executed without errors. You can now start the run for the next period.
  1. Choose Back until you return to the Asset Accounting screen.

    2. Repeat the steps described above for all the remaining periods (1-12) of your fiscal year. You should complete each run before proceeding with the next period.

    To check whether the jobs have been completed successfully, call up the job log.

    You should now repeat this procedure for all of the company codes in which you wish to work in the following fiscal year.

  2. Return to the SAP R/3 screen.