Updating Values in the Depreciation Area 

Use

Depending on the specifications in the chart of depreciation and in the asset class, you can manage multiple depreciation areas per asset in the Asset Accounting (FI-AA) component. (The maximum number is 99, refer to Depreciation Areas).

Features

You implicitly or explicitly specify the depreciation areas where value field update is carried out when you post:

In the definition of the transaction type, you select certain depreciation areas for posting (in Customizing for Asset Accounting, choose Transactions).

If no explicit specification of this type was made for a transaction type, value update is carried out in the book depreciation area and in all areas which, according to the transfer logic defined in the chart of depreciation, are directly or indirectly dependent on this area. (See Features at Chart of Depreciation Level)

If the book depreciation area is not active (for example, for leased assets), posting is carried out in all areas marked as dependent.

Transfer Logic for Acquisitions

When you post acquisitions, you can manually enter different posting amounts in each depreciation area (using the function Areas in the posting transaction). If you explicitly enter an alternative posting amount for a depreciation area manually, all areas dependent on this area are updated. Dependent areas whose amounts were already corrected manually are not updated.

In some functions of the area menu (such as acquisition with automatic offsetting entry), it is not possible to enter values for different areas manually. If you want to use such a function anyway, then you can enter the transaction code manually, leaving off the last letter (for example, ABZO rather than ABZON). The system then calls the transaction in the form from a prior Release level, and you can enter differing posting amounts in it.

Transfer Logic for Retirements

In the case of asset retirements and transfer postings, the transfer logic of the chart of depreciation does not apply. For each area with values and for which the transaction type has determined that posting should be made, the system determines the proportional retirement amount and the proportional accumulated depreciation.

Currency Translation

If a dependent area is managed in a different currency from the reference area, amounts are translated into the currency of the dependent area. The posting date of the document is generally used as the value date for currency conversion.