Processing Buildings (SAP Library - Flexible Real Estate Management (RE-FX))

Processing Buildings

You can create, change, or display a building. The procedure for creating a building is described below.

Procedure

There are two ways of accessing processing of the object:

In the SAP menu, choose:

a. Accounting ®Flexible Real Estate Management ® RE Navigator ® Building ® This graphic is explained in the accompanying text .

b. Accounting ® Flexible Real Estate Management ® Usage Master Data ® Process Building

Note Depending on the parameter setting in Customizing, the number of the building can be assigned externally or internally. Read the documentation for the Building Number Range Customizing activity.

Building Related to Architectural View

You can create a building with an immediate link to an existing architectural object. To do so, set the Create From Arch. indicator and enter the ID of the architectural object. The new building is then created with the data of this architectural object, such as its address and measurement amounts. You can still change this data.

Enter the company code. When external number assignment is used (see above), enter the number of the building.

Building Not Related to Architectural View

If you do not want to create the building with a link to an architectural object, then do not set the Create From Arch. indicator.

Enter the company code. When external number assignment is used (see above), enter the number of the building.

Note You can also link all usage objects to architectural objects later on, after the usage object was created. For more information, refer to Architectural View.

General Data tab

When you create properties and buildings, the address of the business entity is automatically copied. However, you can enter an address for them that differs from that of the business entity.

The more details on the address you enter in the dialog box, the faster the system will work. If the system has already stored several addresses for the client, a dialog box displays an overview of the existing addresses that match your selection criteria.

By choosing This graphic is explained in the accompanying text with the quick info text Release, you release the building for account assignment.

Dates tab

Here you define dates for the building (for instance, relating to planning inquiries or building permits).

This data is for information only.

Additional Data tab

Here you define data on the municipality and other data relevant to the building.

This data is for information only.

Fixt./Fittings Characteristics tab

You have the option of defining time-dependent characteristics for your building. Insert characteristics in the table by choosing This graphic is explained in the accompanying text with the quick info text Insert Characteristic. Define the validity period for each characteristic in the detail screen. You can access and process the detail screen of each characteristic by choosing with quick info text Previous Entry and This graphic is explained in the accompanying text with quick info text Next Entry.

Since changes to the fixtures and fittings characteristics in the building master data are not automatically inherited by the rental object, you have to make these changes or deletions manually in the rental objects later.

In display mode, you can call up validity periods by choosing This graphic is explained in the accompanying text with the quick info text Current Time Slot and with the quick info text Complete Period.

For more information on time-dependent entries, see Management of Time Slots.

Measurements tab

See Measurements.

For more information on time-dependent entries, see Management of Time Slots.

Option Rates tab

On this tab page you define methods for option rate determination. The method that has been defined in Customizing as being the default method is defaulted by the system here. However you can change this setting under Option Rate Detail.

Posting Parameterstab

Here you can establish a time-dependent link to a profit center and a business area.

Partners tab

Here you can assign business partners who have a relationship with the building, and navigate to the business partner master data.

For more information on the SAP Business Partner, refer to the documentation.

Plant Maintenance tab

There is a setting in Customizing to determine whether or not the system automatically creates and assigns a functional location belonging to the Plant Maintenance (PM) component when a building is created; you have the option of manually creating and assigning a functional location here (for example, if a tenant reports a breakdown).

You can create Structure link maintenance orders in the Plant Maintenance (PM) component based on the malfunction report.

Link to Architecture tab

For more information, see these sections above: Building Related to Architectural View and Building Not Related to Architectural View.

Assignment to Contracttab

A list of real estate contracts to which the building is assigned is displayed here. From the list you can branch to the display of each individual real estate contract.

Resubmission tab

For more information, refer to the documentation on Resubmission.