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SAP Note 430618 - Procedure for setting up newdepreciation area

Note Language: English Version: 5 Validity: Valid Since 04.08.2008

Summary

SymptomHow do I proceed if I want to set up a new depreciation area in fixedassets? What must I be aware of? Which preparations are necessary? Whichstandard programs can I use and when must I create company-specificprograms? Is there a particular call-up point when I should create thearea?

Other termsDepreciation area, RAFABNEW, RABEWB01, mass changes, IAS, USGAAPUS-GAAP, AFBN, US-GAAP, HB-II, HB-2, HB2, corporate group, consolidation

Reason and PrerequisitesThe online help and documentation are not sufficient to solve this problem.

SolutionThe following is a selection of questions which you should process whensetting up a new depreciation area in FI-AA. In this case, SAP does notclaim this note covers all possible problems completely. However, this notewill be updated in the future as required.To a large extent, this note provides consultation advice. If you have anyfurther questions, you can contact your SAP consultant (not SAP Support).Project steps that you must process:

1. Define the base area for the depreciation area, if necessary,differently for acquisition and production costs and for thedepreciation parameters and, if necessary, the priority ofrequirements for asset classes.

2. Defining the best call-up point for introducing of the newdepreciation area.

3. Carry out the data analysisWhich depreciation types are currently available in the basedepreciation area: In addition to normal depreciation: Specialdepreciation, unplanned depreciation, reserves, revaluations fornormal depreciationWhich APC components are managed in the base depreciation area: Inaddition to the asset balance sheet values, both capital investmentgrants and revaluations are also managedThe important factor here is not only Customizing, but whether thesevalue categories actually occur and how this affects the newdepreciation area.Which depreciation methods are relevant in the base depreciation areaand/or in the asset classes for the new depreciation area?In particular: Does the useful life in the base depreciation areadiffer from the requirements in the asset classes? Does thedepreciation year of issue differ from the activation year and/or theacquisition year of the fixed asset?Is multiple-shift use active in the base depreciation area of thedepreciation parameters and how does this affect the new depreciationarea?

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SAP Note 430618 - Procedure for setting up newdepreciation area

4. Determine the calculation algorithm for the valuation and integrationfor other components.

5. Adjust/create a program for setting up the new area.

6. Define and check the test cases.

7. For compliance reasons, create brief documentation for the project andfor the test cases.

8. Transport the Customizing settings, and start the mass program, ifnecessary with special follow-up programs for cleaning the postingdata of the open fiscal year.

9. If necessary, start the depreciation recalculation for the open fiscalyear and process errors.

10. If necessary, post financial accounts for the new area (value carriedforward) and start the periodic stock posting for posting data of theopen fiscal year (caution: The periodic APC values posting programonly posts transactions that occur after the last program run.Therefore, if RAPERB00 runs to the end of period 5, only the values asof period 6 are posted for the new area created. You must thereforetransfer the values for the periods from 1 to 5 manually to FI.Alternatively, you can also contact SAP Consulting to reset APC valuesposting runs.

11. If necessary, test run the depreciation posting program.

Header Data

Release Status: Released for CustomerReleased on: 04.08.2008 11:06:04Master Language: GermanPriority: Recommendations/additional infoCategory: ConsultingPrimary Component: FI-AA-AA-B Transaction Figures / Valuation

The Note is release-independent