Depreciation Keys 

Use

The depreciation key contains the value settings which are necessary for determining depreciation amounts. It represents a combination of calculation rules, which are used for the automatically calculated depreciation types

 

Features

You assign calculation methods to each depreciation key for the actual determination of depreciation amounts.

You can define depreciation keys and calculation methods in Customizing for Asset Accounting (Depreciation ® Valuation Methods ® Depreciation Keys).

Components and Control Parameters of Depreciation Key

Depreciation keys are defined at the level of the chart of depreciation. Therefore, they are available in all company codes. With the help of the depreciation keys defined within a chart of depreciation, you can set up the chart of depreciation with uniform depreciation terms based on the special rules for valuation in an economic area (country, geographical region and so on).

The standard charts of depreciation in the R/3 System contain depreciation keys that are predefined to meet country-specific depreciation needs.

You can divide the duration of depreciation into several phases in the depreciation key. If you enter a changeover method for one of these phases, the system changes over to the next phase as soon as the event specified in the changeover method occurs. Then the system uses the type of depreciation calculation that is specified for that next phase.

Refer to:

For more information on the calculation methods and parameters entered in the depreciation key, see:

Changeover Methods

Changeover After the End of Planned Useful Life

Other Features of Depreciation Key

Calculation Methods

Cutoff Value

Also refer to the system long texts for the particular control parameters of the depreciation key.