SAP + Depreciation key and useful life are greyed out in asset master only in depreciation area 01 (book depreciation)

[Former Member]

Hello Experts,

We have a issue with the screen layout changes for depreciation key and useful life.

The issue is as follows: Screen layout 1000 (Depreciation on main asset number level) is assigned to correct asset class along with dep. key and useful life in t-code : OAYZ and all the depreciation areas are active. In t-code: AO21 ( screen layout changes) Depreciation key and useful life are checked to required maintenance at asset class, main asset, sub number and also copy. But when the users are trying to change the depreciation key and useful life in the asset (t-code AS02) depreciation area tab the fields (Dep.key, useful life, Prd, Dep start) in depreciation area 01 (book depreciation) are grayed out where as fields in other depreciation areas are open to change.

Please help me with the resolution of the issue.

Thanks & Regards, Praneeth.

[Former Member]

Hi,

Seems that you are facing this issue in case of sub-assets. If yes, then please uncheck the maintenance level for main asset and retain the check box for subassets in AO21.

Please let us know if you are facing this problem for main assets as well.

Regards,

Ravi Kumar

[Former Member]

Hi,

The issue is that the depreciation key and useful life are not able to be changed in asset master for both main assets and sub assets at depreciation area 01 (book depreciation). This is happening even though the screen layout settings are correct (which means checked the maintenance at asset class, main, sub number and copy). I even checked the OAYZ settings and they are correct too.

I am not understanding why the screen is greyed out at asset master for depreciation area 01 to change dep key and useful life though all the settings are correct. Can someone explain what I am missing?

Thanks & Regards,

Naveen.S

[Former Member]

Hi Naveen,

As Ravi stated above please uncheck for main Number at screen layout view. Hope that helps.

Thanks

Ajay

[Former Member]

I have a similar situation but quite different. I tried to do the end of year(AJAB) but some assets(12) that were retired during the last fiscal are showing as error during year end processing(AJAB)

- error message "depreciation not posted completely".

New fiscal year 2014

Last fiscal year 2013.

My review of all those assets(12), shows that they were reitired in march(03) 2013. I have checked oaaq and confirmed that 2012 is the last year end that was closed.

Kindly provide an expect advise to enable me close the fiscal year(2013) by initiating AJAB succesfully and going ahead with AJRW for fiscal year change.