Procedure

On the SAP Easy Access screen, choose:

 Accounting Flexible Real Estate Management RE Navigator Building with the quick info text Create .

Number Assignment

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

You can also link all usage objectsto architectural objects later on, after the usage object was created. For more information, see Architectural View and Assignments Between Usage and Architectural Views .

General Data Tab Page

When you create land 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 you enter in the address in the dialog box, the faster the system works. 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 Release , you release the building for account assignment.

Dates Tab Page

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

This data is for information only.

If you set this up in Customizing, then the system copies the values of the ConstYr (construction year) and Modernization fields to rental objects assigned to the building. (This is used, for example, for rent adjustments based on a representative list of rents .) If you enter a date in the Modernization field, then this date is used by the rent adjustment rather than the construction year.

Additional Data Tab Page

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

This data is for information only.

In Austria there is a method of service charge settlement for rental units called the current occupancy principle. If you want to settle using this method, then set the Current Occup. Prin. indicator on this tab page . If you set this indicator, then this setting is automatically copied to all rental units of the building that are created after that point.

For more information, refer to Settlement Using Current Occupancy Principle (Austria) .

Fixtures/Fittings Tab Page

You can enter time-dependent characteristics for your building here. Depending on your Customizing settings, these characteristics are copied to the rental objects of the building, and can be used for rent adjustment based on a representative list of rents.

You specify in Customizing which characteristics can be entered only on the building and which can be entered on the building and the rental object. Choose:

 SAP Customizing Implementation Guide Flexible Real Estate Management Adjustment of Conditions Representative List of Rents Define Fixt./Fittings Characteristics for Buildings and Rental Object

Insert characteristics in the table by choosing with the quick info text Insert Characteristic.

For more information on working with fixtures and fittings characteristics, see Entering Fixtures and Fittings Characteristics .

For more information on rent adjustment, see Adjustment Method: Representative List of Rents .

Any changes you make to the fixtures and fittings characteristics in the building master data are not automatically updated on the rental objects. If you want to reflect these changes on your rental objects, you have to make the changes manually on the rental objects.

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 the quick info text Previous Entry and with the quick info text Next Entry .

In display mode, you can call up validity periods by choosing 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 .

Infrastructure Tab Page

You can enter infrastructure characteristics here.

Measurements Tab Page

For more information, see Measurements and Define Measurements .

In display mode, you can call up validity periods by choosing 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 .

Option Rate Methods Tab Page

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 in the Option Rate Method Detail area.

Posting Parameters Tab Page

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

Partner Tab Page

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

For more information on the SAP business partner, see SAP Business Partner in RE-FX .

Assignments Tab Page

In Customizing you specify if the system automatically creates and assigns a functional location in the Plant Maintenance (PM) component when you create a building. If this setting is not made, you can manually create a functional location and assign it here.

Based on certain notifications (malfunction reports, service notifications, inspection), and depending on the Customizing settings in the Plant Maintenance (PM) component, you can create a maintenance order (or service or maintenance plan order) directly from the building.

In addition, depending on your settings in Customizing, you can:

For more information, see Creating and Assigning External Objects from Real Estate Objects .

Architecture Tab Page

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

Here you can assign existing usage objects to existing architectural objects or the other way around. This assignment can be either partial or complete. In addition, when you create usage objects, you can specify that they are created from existing architectural objects. The advantage of this assignment is that you can partially or completely adopt the measurements of the assigned object. While doing so, you can automatically or manually update the measurements on the usage object.

For more information, see Assignments Between Usage and Architectural Views (Individual Processing) .

Assignment to Contract Tab Page

A list of real estate contractsto which the building is assigned is displayed here. From the list you can go directly to the display of each real estate contract.

Reminders Tab Page

For more information, see Reminders .

Overviews Tab Page

Here you can display the measurements of all subordinate objects.