Asset Accounting (FI-AA)
Asset Accounting Overview
Organizational Elements and Structures
Chart of Depreciation
Graphic: Organizational Structure 1
Graphic: Organizational Structure 2
Chart of Accounts
Assignment to Organizational Units
Assignment of Company Code
Assignment of Business Area
Assignment to Plant/Location/Address
Assignment to Cost Center and Profit Center
Structuring Fixed Assets
Functions of the Asset Class
Control Information (Asset Class General)
Control Information in the Valuation Section
Asset Types (General)
Assets under Construction
Low-Value Assets (LVA)
Leased Assets
Intangible Assets
Financial Assets
Technical Assets
Real Estate
Representing Fixed Assets
Simple Asset
Complex Asset with Component Parts
Group Assets
Graphic: Assignment to Group Asset by Depreciation Area
Graphic: Acquisition to a Group Asset
Asset Super Number
Negative Assets
Technical Structuring for Plant Maintenance Purposes
Basic Functions for Asset Valuation
Depreciation Areas
Derived Depreciation Areas
Graphic: Special Reserves in Germany
Features of a Depreciation Area
Features at Chart of Depreciation Level
Graphic: Takeover Between Depreciation Areas
Company Code-Related Features
Standard Depreciation Areas: USA
Standard Depreciation Areas: Germany
Representation of Asset Values
Subsequent Creation/Deletion of a Depreciation Area
Examples for Configuring Depreciation Areas
Special Depreciation Shown on the Liabilities Side
Special Reserves on Assets Side of Balance Sheet
Showing Investment Support on the Assets/Liabiliti
Valuation for Net Worth Tax
Representing Transferred Reserves (Deferred Gain)
Fiscal Years and Periods
Non-Calendar Fiscal Years
Assignment Rules/Non-Calendar Fiscal Year
Shortened Fiscal Years
Calendar Assignments for Shortened Fiscal Year
Validity Periods and the Depreciation Key
Different Fiscal Year for FI-AA
Different Fiscal Year Start or End in FIAA
Mid-Quarter or Mid-Month Rule
Parallel Currencies in the General Ledger
Integration
Integration (General)
Account Determination
Additional Account Assignment
Graphic: Account Assignment to CO
Fund Accounting
Automatic Posting from Depreciation Areas to the G
Cost-of-Sales Accounting
Fund Accounting
Posting Depreciation
System Settings for Posting Depreciation
Graphic: Catch-Up/Smoothing
BAPIs
Internal Service Requests in Asset Accounting
Depreciation
Depreciation Types
Valuation Methods
Depreciation Keys
Changeover Method
Example: Changeover After the End of Planned Useful Life
Other Features of Depreciation Key
Calculation Methods (Control Functions)
Base Method
Depreciation Calculation Methods
Ending Depreciation
Declining-Balance Method
Maximum Amount Method
Multi-Level Method
Base Value for Depreciation
Period Control Method
Scrap Value
Depreciation Methods
Straight-Line Depreciation over Total Useful Life
Straight-Line from the Book Value over Remaining Useful Life
Declining-Balance Method of Depreciation
Declining Multi-Phase Depreciation
Sum-of-the-Years-Digits Method of Depreciation
Japan: Declining-Balance Method of Depreciation
Mean Value Method
Depreciation for Multiple-Shift Operation and Shutdown
Unit-of-Production Method of Depreciation
Examples USA
Example: German Ordinary Depreciation
Special Valuation
Replacement Values (General)
Indexed Replacement Values
Graphic: Historical Calculation
Graphic: System Settings for Replacement Values
One-Time Revaluation Measures
Inflation Accounting
Revaluation of Assets at Regular Intervals
Revaluation Area
Asset Master Data
Asset Revaluation (Inflation) Program
Inflation Method
Revaluation Calculation
Posting Variant
Revaluation Key
Inflation Index
Period Control Method
Time Base and Exposure to Inflation Variant
Account Determination
Split Revaluation of Depreciation
Revaluation Using Provisional Inflation Indexes
Revaluation After End of Useful Life
Example
Revaluation of Assets Under Construction and Investment Measures
Delete Asset Revaluation (Inflation) Program Log
Asset Revaluation (Inflation) Program – Parallel Sessions
Asset Customizing Settings Report
Manual Revaluation
Posting of Manual Revaluations
Reversal of Manual Revaluation
Manual Revaluation and the Asset Revaluation (Inflation) Program
Reverse Multiple Asset Revaluation Documents
Legacy Data Transfer
Investment Support Measures
Investment Support on the Liabilities Side
Posting Example: Investment Support Shown on Liabilities Side
Investment Support Managed on the Assets Side
Defaults and Checks During Master Data Maintenance
Reports and Collective Posting (Investment Support
Special Reserves
Transferred Reserves (Deferred Gain)
Insurance Values
Leased Assets
Graphic: Operating Lease Procedure
Graphic: Capital Lease Procedure
Calculation of Interest
Net Worth Tax
Requirements for Consolidation
Master Data Maintenance
The Asset Master Record
Number Assignment
Screen Layout, Maintenance Level, Tab Layout for Master Data
Graphic: Screen Layout Control
Master Data Maintenance with Asset Views
User Fields
Time-Dependent Data
Matchcode
Document Management
Validation and Substitution
Mass Changes
Archiving and Reorganization
Basic Functions of Transactions
Transaction Types
Line Items
Updating Values in the Depreciation Area
Quantity Treatment
Dates in Asset Accounting
Document Assignment
Validation
Reversing Documents
Budget Monitoring Using Statistical Orders or WBS Elements
Posting Gain/Loss
Graphic: Retirement Versions
Manual Handling of Delivery Costs
Graphic: Different Capitalization Rules in a Corporate Group
Information System
The Logical Database ADA
General Functions of Standard Reports
Graphic: Breakdown of Totals List/Excel Download
Report Interfaces and Navigation
Sort Versions
Simulation Version
Graphic: Reporting with Simulation Versions
Report Selection
Definition of the Asset History Sheet
Graphic: Definition of the Asset History Sheet
SAP Queries
Asset Explorer
Standard Reports
Asset History Sheet
Graphic: Simulation Time Period
Balance Sheet Explanations
Asset Lists
Explanations for the Profit and Loss Statement
Cost Accounting
Simulation / Depreciation Forecast
Special Valuation
Preparations for Closing
Day-to-Day Activities
Taxes
History Management (Asset Chart)
Asset Information for Intranets (FI-AA)
Legacy Data Transfer
Special Considerations for Asset Data Transfer
Time of Transfer
Transfer Parameters
Transfer of Assets under Construction
Reconciliation of Balances with General Ledger
Transfer after SAP R/3 Asset Accounting Is Already Productive
Transfer Methods
Transfer of Legacy Assets to the R/3 System
Manual Legacy Data Transfer
Legacy Data Transfer Using Microsoft( Excel
Authorizations and Preparing for Production Startu
Standard Authorization Functions
Graphic: The Basic Authorization Concept
Asset Views
Organizational Plan and Workflow
Graphic: Defining an Organizational Plan
Archiving Application Data (FI)
System Performance Improvements
Country-Specific Functions
Capital Lease Procedure (USA)
Depreciation at Class Level ADR (USA)
Permanent Impairment of Fixed Assets (USA)
Tax Jurisdiction Code (USA)
Mid-Quarter Convention (USA)
Reports for the USA
Asset Register (Italy)
Revaluation (Italy)
Deferred Depreciation (France)
The Course of Deferred Depreciation
Depreciation to Exact Day
Posting Net Book Value at Asset Retirement (France
Splitting Gain/Loss (France)
Net Worth Tax (Japan)
Rounding/Declining-Balance Depreciation (Japan)
Reserves for Special Depreciation (Germany)
Investment Support (Germany)
Transferred Reserves (Germany)
Municipal Tax Requirements (Germany)
Investment Incentive (Austria)
Posting Investment Incentive (Austria)
Reports and Mass Posting for Investment Incentive (Austria)
Declining Multi-Phase Depreciation (Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Depreciation Using Half-Year and Annual Rates (Japan)
Customer Enhancements (Customer Exits)
Asset Master Data Maintenance
Creating Master Data
Creating an Asset
Changes to Master Data
Changing General Data of Assets
Changing Time-Dependent Data
Changing Assignment to Asset Class (Using Transfer)
Deactivation - Deletion - Blocking
Deleting Assets
Acquisitions
External Asset Acquisitions
Graphic: Acquisition Posted Using Integration
Graphic: Gross/Net Posting
Integrated Asset Acquisition Posting (FIAA and FIAP)
Graphic: Integrated Acquisition Posting with Cash Discount
Non-Integrated Asset Acquisition Posting (Before Invoice Receipt
Non-Integrated Asset Acquisition (After Invoice Receipt, with Cl
Processing Asset Acquisitions in Purchasing (FIAA/MM)
Creating a Purchase Order for the Asset
Goods Receipt and Invoice Receipt with Reference to Asset
Posting a Goods Receipt
Posting an Invoice Receipt
Acquisition from Internal Activity
Settling a Production Order to a Fixed Asset
Posting Acquisition from Internal Activity Manuall
Processing a Goods Issue from the Warehouse
Posting Stock Withdrawal
Acquisition Resulting from Extraordinary Revenue
Posting Acquisition Resulting from Extraordinary R
Subsequent Acquisition
Graphic: Subsequent Acquisition Without Sub-Numbers
Graphic: Subsequent Acquisition with Sub-Numbers
Posting Subsequent Acquisitions
Manual Depreciation and Transferred Reserves
Manual Planning of Depreciation
Planning Manual Depreciation
Reserves Resulting from Retirement Revenue
Allocating Reserves
Transfer of Reserves
Graphic: Accounts for Transfer of Reserves
Transferring Reserves
Investment Support and Revaluation
New Investment Support Measures
Changing Investment Support Measures
Posting Investment Support
Collective Posting of Investment Support
Posting Investment Support Manually
Reversing Investment Support
Defining the Index Series
Defining Index Series
Definition and Execution of One-Time Revaluation
Carrying Out Revaluation Using Collective Posting
Other Transactions During Life of an Asset
Down Payments to Assets Under Construction
Graphic: Down Payments
Capitalizing Down Payments Without a Closing Invoice
Integrated Posting of Down Payments
Non-Integrated Posting of Down Payments
Settlement of an Asset under Construction
Graphic: Line Item Settlement
Posting Capitalization of AuC (Intracompany Transfer)
Posting Capitalization of AUC with Line Item Settl
Credit Memos (Received)
Posting Credit Memos Integrated with Vendor
Posting a Credit Memo Offset Against a Clearing Ac
Post-Capitalization (Write-Up to APC)
Posting Post-Capitalization
Write-ups
Posting Write-Ups
Intracompany and Intercompany Asset Transfer
Intracompany Asset Transfer
Posting an Intracompany Asset Transfer (Splitting an Asset)
Intercompany Asset Transfer (Between Company Codes)
Automatic Intracompany Asset Transfer
Company Code Relationship Type
Cross-System Depreciation Area
Transfer Method
Transfer Variant
Field Transfer
Posting Automatic Intercompany Asset Transfer
Example: Gross Transfer within Company
Example: Gross Transfer Between Companies
Example: Net Transfer Between Companies
Example: New Value Transfer Between Companies
ALE Scenarios in Asset Accounting
Manual Intercompany Asset Transfer
Manual Posting of Intercompany Asset Transfer/Retirement
Manual Posting of Intercompany Asset Transfer/Acquisition
Asset Retirement
Graphic: Determining Proportional Value Adjustments
Posting Retirement with Revenue with Customer
Graphic: Accounts for Retirement with Revenue Posted to Customer
Posting Retirement with Revenue to Clearing Account
Posting Retirement without Revenue (Scrapping)
Subsequent Revenue/Costs
Posting Subsequent Revenue/Costs
Reversals
Reversing a Document
Reversing Settlement of an Asset Under Constructio
Changing a Document
Processing for Closing
Update of Depreciation
Handling of Errors During Depreciation Posting
Parallel Valuation
Automatic Posting from Depreciation Area to General Ledger
Periodic Reports
Generating Periodic Reports
Physical Inventory
Generating the Inventory List
Inventory Interface for Non-SAP Systems
Fiscal Year Change
Carrying Out Fiscal Year Change
Year-End Closing
Carrying Out Year-End Closing
Graphic: Year-End Closing - Flowchart
Handling Errors during Year-End Closing
Primary Cost Planning
Carrying Out Cost Planning
Simulation
Simulating Depreciation of Individual Assets
Simulating Depreciation for Future Fiscal Years
Simulating Past Depreciation
Tools
Recalculating Values
Mass Processing
Mass Changes to Master Data
Definition of a Substitution
Carrying Out Mass Changes
Mass Retirement
Mass Transfer
Processing Incomplete Assets
Selecting/Correcting Incomplete Assets
Problem Analysis
G/L Reconciliation
Settings for Special Valuations
Processing Leased Assets
Acquisition of Leased Assets
Posting Acquisition of Leased Asset (Capital Lease
Posting Acquisition of Leased Asset (Operating Lea
Lease Payments
Posting Lease Payments
Asset Retirement for Leased Assets
Processing the Expiration of the Lease
Scrapping a Leased Asset