Help - Fixed Asset how to add a new depreciation area?

[Former Member]

Dear expert,

I would need some help from you side, please.

I need to add a new depreciation area in more than 6 thousand itens.  I've tried through DTW, but did not work, as you can see below. My second area always come with zero values.

Someone already add other depreciation area? How can I do this? Through excel import would be better? Do you have excel model to show me?

Below I've attached my two dtw files.

Thank you in advance.

Kind Regards,

Mariana

Fixed Asset 928 

BEFORE DTW

AFTER DTW

Contabil Depreciation area - looks  ok

Fiscal Depreciation area - NOT Ok

OITM-928.txt.zip

ITM7-928.txt.zip

[julie_jamieson2 · Accepted solution]

It is possible that this is a limitation for Fixed Assets.

With the previous add on version, you could create a new area, but it would only be able to be used with new assets, it would not assign to existing assets.

I would create a test database and try using the import from excel function to add data to the new area, it may work...

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Julie,

Thank you for your help.

Do think is this limitation even for fixed asset that do not have any depreciation?

We just imported fixed asset information but we did not run any depreciation at production database.

We would like to start doing this next year with both areas, because one are has unlimited useful life and other they need to depreciate in 4 year always.

Through excel I've tried to add this area but SAP shows the message  FA  already exists.

I did not find any documentation that could help me in this specific issue.

Any advise ?

Kind Regards,

Mariana

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

SAP Note 1989724 - Depreciation areas are not shown in asset master data

[julie_jamieson2 · Accepted solution]

When you do your import from excel you should import a line for each asset for each depreciation area you are wanting to use.

According to the note, if your assets have a status of New you should be able to add the area to the asset class, and that should refresh the areas available for the asset. Have you tried that?

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[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Julie,

I'll try and will let you know. 

We have more than 6000 fixed asset

Thank you.

Kind Regards,

Mariana

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

We are importing all fixed assets again..

[former_member205766]

Hi

Check the below discussion

With Regards

Balaji Sampath

[Former Member]

Hi Balaji,

Thank you for your help.

One question can I use this excel importer to itens that are already in my data base?

I thought I was only for new master datas, maybe I'm wrong.

Fixed Asset  are there since Go Live more than one year ago.

Kind Regards,

Mariana

[former_member205766]

Hi Mariana

I think the problem is not in your depreciation area.  As per you screen shot the fiscal year is 2014 but  Depreciation start  with Year 1980 and end with Year 1984 so system not calculate the depreciation.

With Regards

Balaji Sampath

[Former Member]

Hi Balaji,

I think I took the wrong fixed asset as example hehe, sorry.

But I have tried with fixed asset  that depreciation started in 2013 and did not work as well.

I still got my Fiscal area with zero values.

[former_member205766]

Hi Mariana

Can you post the asset transaction history report for better view?

With Regards

Balaji Sampath

[Former Member]

Hi Balaji,

You mean this report below?  Asset Transaction Report

Please note that there is no information because  they just did  the importation of  fixed asset data. In production database they want to use fixed asset control functionality  next year.