Object Type: Fixed Asset

During a reassignment, you can automatically reorganize the fixed assets to which one or more FM account assignment elements are assigned in the asset master record. There are two steps for reorganizing fixed assets:

Generation
Reassignment (assignment of the new FM account assignment element in the master data of the fixed asset) and as a result, the automatic transfer posting of the balances

Note Note

Unlike the FM documents with FI reference, the reassignment in the master data of fixed assets takes place at the same time as the transfer posting of the balances, in a single step.

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Integration

The reorganization of fixed assets is only possible within the framework of a reassignment in FM using the reorganization tool in new General Ledger Accounting.

An FM account assignment element must be assigned directly to the fixed asset.

Example Example

A fund must be assigned directly to a fixed asset. If the fixed asset must then be assigned to a new fund, the fixed asset is also reorganized as part of the same reorganization.

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Since the FM account assignment element is maintained explicitly in the asset master record, the fixed asset is an object of the derivation hierarchy.

Prerequisites

Before you can start the reorganization of fixed assets, the following prerequisites must be met:

You use Asset Accounting (FI-AA) in your production system.
In Customizing for Asset Accounting under Integration with the General Ledger Additional Account Assignment Objects Activate Account Assignment Objects , you have selected the Acct Assignment Object Same in Asset Master and Posting checkbox.
You have ensured that all the prerequisites for the reorganization are met and you have made the general Customizing settings for the Reorganization in General Ledger Accounting (New) under Reorganization.

For more information, see Prerequisites and Customizing.

Note Note

A soon as a fixed asset has been included in the object list, you can no longer change the assignment of the account assignment objects outside of the reorganization.

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Before Transfer Posting

Before you can start the transfer posting of fixed assets, the following prerequisites must be met:

For the fixed assets to be reorganized, all period-end closing activities for the prior period must have been performed completely and finalized before the prior period is closed (programs Asset Fiscal Year Change (RAJAWE00) and Year-End Closing Asset Accounting (RAJABS00)).

Constraints Following the Reorganization

Note the following constraint: After the reorganization of fixed assets, postings with the old FM account assignment element that were made before the reorganization date cannot be reversed. You need to ensure this organizationally.

Process

During the reorganization, the system selects all fixed assets that are assigned to an FM account assignment element that is to be reorganized. As the reorganization manager, you can use freely definable selection criteria to restrict the number of objects selected in the reorganization plan.

Special Considerations for Fixed Assets

When you reorganize fixed assets, note the following special features:

The reassignment of fixed assets and the transfer posting of asset balances take place at the same time in the same step.
For the transfer posting, the system transfers the acquisition and production costs and also the accumulated depreciation in aggregated form to the new FM account assignment.
If the reorganization date is in the past, the asset balances are transferred using the current date (system date). If the reorganization date is in the future, the asset balances are similarly given the current date as posting date (system date).
The transfer posting is made in aggregated form. It includes the total of all APC postings that have been made up to the reorganization date.

Constraints

When you reorganize fixed assets, the following constraints apply:

The reorganization of group assets is not supported. You can therefore only reorganize fixed assets consistently if you are not using group assets.
If an FM account assignment in the fixed asset is changed, the transfer posting is made automatically, but without a reorganization. This cannot, however, be planned for a future point as in the reorganization. Instead, the transfer posting must be made at the current date (system date).