
Processing Pooled Spaces
Screen Layout
Definition
A rental object of the "pooled space" category is a space from which partial
rental spaces have to be extracted for lease-out. A pooled spaced cannot be leased out as a single object. It cannot be created for multiple buildings or properties, in other words if you wish to assign a contract rental spaces with calculation type "office space" belonging to different buildings, you have to create a pooled space for each building.
If you wish to rent an entire pooled space, you have to change it into a rental space. The procedure is described in
You can create, change and display a pooled space. Below follows a description of how to create a pooled space.
You have to create a pooled space to be able to rent flexible spaces (rental spaces). Rental units, on the other hand, are created without a pooled space.
Detail view
Procedure
Choose
Flexible Real Estate Management
You reach the initial screen. Now choose
Pooled Space and the required usage type.
Usage types are defined in Customizing. To do this, choose the following path in the application menu:
Customizing ® Flexible Real Estate Management ® Master Data ® Usage View ® Rental Object ® Usage Type per Rental Object Type
To simplify the process, use the Create with Template function. This function creates a pooled space with the data from an existing one. You can change and adjust this data for the new pooled space.
General Data tab
Depending on the Customizing settings made, the number assignment for pooled space is either internal or has to be made manually.
The validity period is automatically inherited from the superior object. If the pooled space has another validity period, choose
Enter Period Directly and enter the dates.
The address can be copied from the superior object by choosing
Inherit Address. When you create a pooled space, the address of the superior usage object is automatically adopted. However you can enter a different address here.
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.
If you choose
Release, you release the pooled space for account assignment.
Occupancy and Dates tab
Here you can define occupancy data, dates and details on the number of rooms.
This data is for information only.
Fixtures and Fittings Characteristics tab
Here you define the data on the fixtures and fittings and location of the pooled space. Since changes to fixtures and fittings characteristics made in the master data of the building are not inherited automatically, these have to be entered or deleted manually in the pooled spaces themselves.
You have the option of defining time-dependent characteristics for your rental objects. Insert your characteristics in the table by choosing
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
Previous Entry and
Next Entry.
In the display mode, you can call up the validity periods with the buttons
Current Time Slot and
Complete Period.
For further information on time-dependent entries, see Management of Time Slots.
Measurements tab
Here you assign measurements to the pooled space (this is a prerequisite for subsequently extracting rental spaces).
In the display mode, you can call up the validity periods with the buttons
Current Time Slot and
Complete Period.
For further information on time-dependent entries, see Management of Time Slots.
Option Rates tab
In this tab 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 Data tab
For further information, refer to Posting Data .
Conditions tab
The rental object conditions are default values for a contract. You can change the data in the contract itself.
Condition types are defined in Customizing. Choose the following task level menu:
Customizing ® Flexible Real Estate Management ® Conditions and Flows ® Condition Types
If conditions exist, the system generates a cash flow which you can display by choosing
Cash Flows for Conditions.
If you choose
Current Time Slot and
Complete Period you can access the Management of Time Slots function.
Rental Object Relationship tab
In this table all rental spaces are displayed that you extract from your pooled space. By choosing
Extract New Rental Space you can extract further rental spaces. The procedure is described in Extracting Rental Spaces.
Settlement Companies tab
The automatic assignment of external settlement companies is processed here. The table displays the name of the accounting company and the consumer number (identification of the Real Estate contract used by the settlement company). You can change the number manually.
You first have to assign the pooled space to a settlement unit. The settlement unit also has to be assigned to a DME settlement unit.
Details on external settlement companies are defined in Customizing. Choose the following task level menu:
Customizing ® Flexible Real Estate Management ® Service Charge Settlement ® Characteristics of Settlement Companies
Partners tab
Here you assign business partners who have a certain relationship with the rental object (SAP Business Partner).
Plant Maintenance tab
You make settings in Customizing to determine whether a functional location is automatically created in Plant Maintenance when you create a pooled space. To do so, choose the following path in the task level menu:
Customizing ® Flexible Real Estate ® Master Data ® Usage View ® PM Integration: Settings per Object Type
It is possible to create (and delete) more functional locations manually in addition to the automatically generated one.
Link to Architecture tab
Here you can establish or remove the link between the pooled space and an architectural object.
The link has to be initiated with the superordinate object in the architectural structure. If, for instance, you wish to assign a pooled space to an architectural building in the structure locality – architectural building – floor – architectural room, you first have to assign the locality and the architectural building to a usage object.
On the other hand, you can only remove the link by starting with the lowest level object in the architectural structure.
Note that you first have to make settings for the architectural view in Customizing. Choose the following task level menu:
Customizing ® Flexible Real Estate Management ® Master Data ® Architectural View ® Architectural Object Type ® Process Architectural Object Types
However you can also create a new pooled space in the architectural view for an architectural object that already exists in the system. See Creating an Architectural Structure.
Error List
An error list is automatically displayed if errors occur when you save an object.