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Jan 30, 2007 at 06:40 AM

How to write-ups in Asset accounting?

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Let me give a senario first:

asset APC : 10000 $

capitalized and APC date: 2000/01/01 (YYYY/MM/DD)

old depreciation method: straight-line, 10% rate, useful life is 10 years.

Now suppose the time is 2002/01/01, company changes the asset useful life to 5 years, in the aim of completely depreciate the asset 3 years later, the problem is the net value of that asset is 8000 $ by the old depreciation method.

new depreciation method: straight-line, 20% rate, useful life is 5 years.

To make the new method possible, the net value of that asset should be 6000 $ now, which means I need to manually post the 2000 $( 8000-6000) as write-ups. I define a new depreciation area and a new transaction type( write-up for new method) in the system, but when I execute T-code ABZU, two messages pop up, one is that " you can not post write-ups " , another is " Contact your administrator (table error) ", detail information below:

<i><b>1.</b></i>You cannot post write-ups

Message no. AA402

Diagnosis

None of the areas to be posted in accordance with the transaction type entered manages one of the depreciation types entered or cumulative values.

Procedure

Check the transaction type.

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2</b></i>

Contact your system administrator (table error)

Message no. AA380

Diagnosis

Inconsistency between the specifications for transaction type 700 and for the depreciation areas in chart of depreciation SHDE.

Depreciation area 32 is defined (in Customizing), so that it is required to take over values from area 01. However, one of these ares cannot be posted to, due to the specifications in transaction type 700. This combination is not allowed.

Procedure

In Asset Customizing, maintain the specifications in transaction type 700 for the depreciation areas that can be posted using this transaction.

I want to know whether using write-ups to deal with this business senario is right or not ? And if it's the right way , how to solve the aforementioned problems and make it happen?

Thanks in advance and points will be awarded to those who give the leads.