Defining New Depreciation Areas 

  1. Call up the transaction as follows:
    2.

    Menu Path

    Tools ® AcceleratedSAP ® Customizing ® Edit Project

    Transaction Code

    SPRO

  2. Choose SAP Reference IMG.
    3.

    Menu Path

    Financial Accounting ® Asset Accounting ® Valuation ® Depreciation areas ® Define Depreciation Areas

    Transaction Code

    OADB

  3. In the Choose Activity dialog box, double-click on Define depreciation areas.
  4. In the dialog box, enter chart of depreciation 1DE, then choose .
  5. Select 01 (Book depreciation).
  6. Choose Edit ® Copy as.
  7. Enter the following data:

    8. Field

    Data

    Depreciation area

    33

    Name, long text

    Trade law in group currency, group valuation

    Name, short text

    TL1 GCrcy GD

    Real dep. area

    Select

    Posting in G/L

    0

  8. Choose .
  9. In the Customizing Request dialog box, choose .
  10. In the next dialog box, enter a short description (for example, Customizing).
  11. Choose .
  12. Choose .
  13. Choose .
  14. Choose .
  15. Repeat steps 4 to 10 for the following data:
    16.

    Field

    Data

    Depreciation area

    34

    Name, long text

    Trade law in group currency, profit ctr valuation

    Name, short text

    TL1 GCrcyPCD

    Real dep. area

    Select

    Posting in G/L

    0

  16. Choose in the dialog box.
  17. Choose until the Display IMG screen appears.
    18.

    Transferring the Identical Acquisition Values from Depreciation Area 01
  18. Call up the transaction as follows:
    19.

    Menu Path

    Financial Accounting ® Asset Accounting ® Valuation ® Depreciation Areas ® Specify Transfer of APC Values

    Transaction Code

    OABC

  19. Select the Ident. field for depreciation areas 33 and 34.
  20. Choose .
  21. Choose in the dialog box.
  22. Choose .
    23.

    Defining the Transfer of the Identical Depreciation Terms from Depreciation Area 01
  23. Call up the transaction as follows:
    24.

    Menu Path

    Financial Accounting ® Asset Accounting ® Valuation ® Depreciation Areas ® Specify Transfer of Depreciation Terms

    Transaction Code

    OABD

  24. Select the Ident. field for depreciation areas 33 and 34, then enter 01 for both areas in the TTr fields.
  25. Choose .
  26. Choose in the dialog box.
  27. Choose .
    28.

    Using the Parallel Currency in Asset Accounting
  28. Call up the transaction as follows:
    29.

    Menu Path

    Financial Accounting ® Asset Accounting ® Valuation ® Currencies ® Specify the Use of Parallel Currencies

    Transaction Code

    OABT

  29. If a dialog box should appear, choose .
  30. For depreciation area 33, enter Currency type 31 and for depreciation area 34, enter Currency type 32.
  31. Choose .
  32. Choose .