CONFIGURATION STEPS IN ASSET ACCOUNTING

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Fixed Assets
What are the organizational assignments in asset accounting?
Chart of depreciation is the highest node in Asset Accounting and this is
assigned to the company code.
Under the Chart of depreciation all the depreciation calculations are
stored.

How do you go about configuring Asset accounting?

The configuration steps in brief are as follows:-
a) Copy a reference chart of depreciation areas
b) Assign Input Tax indicator for non taxable acquisitions
c) Assign chart of depreciation area to company code
d) Specify account determination
e) Define number range interval
f) Define asset classes
g) Define depreciation areas posting to general ledger
h) Define depreciation key

Explain the importance of asset classes. Give examples?

The asset class is the main criterion for classifying assets. Every asset
must be assigned to only one asset class. Examples of asset class are
Plant& Machinery, Furniture & Fixtures, Computers etc. The asset class
also contains the Gl accounts which are debited when any asset is
procured. It also contains the gl accounts for depreciation calculation,
scrapping etc
Whenever you create an asset master you need to mention the asset
class for which you are creating the required asset. In this manner
whenever any asset transaction happens the gl accounts attached to the
asset class is automatically picked up and the entry passed.
You can also specify certain control parameters and default values for
depreciation calculation and other master data in each asset class.

How are depreciation keys defined?

The specifications and parameters that the system requires to calculate
depreciation amounts are entered in Calculation methods. Calculation
methods replace the internal calculation key of the depreciation key.
Depreciation keys are defaulted in Asset Master from the asset class.

Refer to the configuration for more details of how depreciation is

calculated.
A company has its books prepared based on Jan –Dec calendar year
for reporting to its parent company. It is also required to report
accounts to tax authorities based on April- March. Can assets be
managed in another depreciation area based on a different fiscal
year variant?
No. Assets accounting module cannot manage differing fiscal year variant
which has a different start date (January for book depreciation and April
for tax depreciation) and different end date (December for book
depreciation and March for tax depreciation). In this case you need to
implement the special purpose ledger.

What are the special steps and care to be taken in Fixed asset data
migration into SAP system especially when Profit center accounting
is active?
Data migration is slightly different from a normal transaction which
happens in Asset accounting module.
Normally, in asset accounting the day to day transactions is posted with
values through FI bookings and at the same time the asset reconciliation
is updated online realtime. Whereas In data Migration the asset master
is updated with values through a transaction code called as AS91. The
values updated on the master are Opening Gross value and the
accumulated depreciation. The reconciliation GL account is not
automatically updated at this point of time.
The reconciliation accounts (GL codes) are updated manually through
another transaction code called as OASV.
If profit center is active, then after uploading assets through AS91 you
should transfer the asset balances to profit center accounting through a
program.
Thereafter you remove the Asset GL code (reconciliation accounts) from
the 3KEH table for PCA and update the Asset reconciliation account (GL
code) through OASV.
After this step you again update the Asset reconciliation account in the
3KEH table.
The reason you remove the Asset reconciliation code from 3KEH table is
that double posting will happen to PCA when you update the Asset
reconciliation manually.

Is it possible to calculate multiple shift depreciation? Is any special

configuration required?
Yes it is possible to calculate multiple shift depreciation in SAP for all
types of depreciation except unit of production. No special configuration
is required.

How do you maintain multiple shift depreciation in asset master?

The following steps are needed to maintain multiple shift depreciation:
1. The variable depreciation portion as a percentage rate is to be
maintained in the detail screen of the depreciation area.
2. The multiple shift factor is to be maintained in the time dependent
data in the asset master record. This shift factor is multiplied by
the variable portion of ordinary depreciation.
Once you have done the above the SAP system calculates the total
depreciation amount as follows:-
Depreciation amount = Fixed depreciation + (variable depreciation * shift
factor)

Let’s say you have changed the depreciation rates in one of the
depreciation keys due to changes in legal requirements. Does
system automatically calculate the planned depreciation as per the
new rate?
No. System does not automatically calculate the planned depreciation
after the change is made. You need to run a program for recalculation of
planned depreciation.

What are evaluation groups?

The evaluation groups are an option for classifying assets for reports or
user defined match code (search code). You can configure 5 different
evaluation groups. You can update these evaluation groups on to the
asset master record.

What are group assets?

The tax requirements in some countries require calculation of
depreciation at a higher group or level of assets. For this purpose you
can group assets together into so-called group assets.

What are the steps to be taken into account during a depreciation

run to ensure that the integration with the general ledger works
smoothly?
For each depreciation area and company code, specify the following:
1 The frequency of posting depreciation(monthly,quarterly etc)
2 CO account assignment (cost center)
3 For each company code you must define a document type for
automatic depreciation posting: This document type requires its
own external number range.
4 You also need to specify the accounts for posting. (Account
determination)
Finally to ensure consistency between Asset Accounting and Financial
Accounting, you must process the batch input session created by the
posting report. If you fail to process the batch input session, an error
message will appear at the next posting run.
The depreciation calculation is a month end process which is run in
batches and then once the batch input is run the system posts the
accounting entries into Finance.

How do you change fiscal year in Asset Accounting?

Run The fiscal year change program which would open new annual
value fields for each asset. i e next year
The earliest you can start this program is in the last posting period of
the current year.
You have to run the fiscal year change program for your whole
company code.
You can only process a fiscal year change in a subsequent year if the
previous year has already been closed for business.
Take care not to confuse the fiscal year change program with year-end
closing for accounting purposes. This fiscal year change is needed only in
Asset Accounting for various technical reasons.

Is it possible to have depreciation calculated to the day?

Yes it is possible. You need to switch on the indicator “Dep to the day” in
the depreciation key configuration.
Is it possible to ensure that no capitalization be posted in the
subsequent years?
Yes it is possible. You need to set it in the depreciation key
configuration.

How are Capital Work in Progress and Assets accounted for in SAP?
Capital WIP is referred to as Assets under Construction in SAP and are
represented by a specific Asset class. Usually depreciation is not charged
on Capital WIP.
All costs incurred on building a capital asset can be booked to an
Internal Order and through the settlement procedure can be posted onto
an Asset Under Construction. Subsequently on the actual readiness of
the asset for commercial production, the Asset Under Construction gets
capitalized to an actual asset.

The company has procured 10 cars. You want to create asset

masters for each of this car. How do you create 10 asset masters at
the same time?
While creating asset master there is a field on the initial create screen
called as number of similar assets. Update this field with 10. When you
finally save this asset master you will get a pop up asking whether you
want to maintain different texts for these assets. You can update
different details for all the 10 cars
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AS03 - Display Asset Master

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AS03 - Display Asset Master

Functionality

You want to see the values in the asset master which is created.
Scenario

This transaction is used to display an asset master record.

Requirements

None.
Menu Path Accounting ® Financial Accounting ® Fixed Assets ® Asset ®
Display ® AS03 - Asset
Transaction Code AS01
1. Double Click on AS03 - Asset
Display Asset: Initial screen
2. Update the following fields:
Field Name Field Description Values
Asset This is the number which, Example: 800017
together with the asset sub-
number, identifies a fixed
asset in Asset Accounting.

3. Click Enter .
Display Asset: Master data
Note: This page displays general data for the asset. The account determination is the key link between asset
accounting and the general ledger. Each asset class has a separate G/L control account.

4. Click Time-dependent .
Display Asset: Master data
Note: Time dependant data is used to manage costs associated with the asset from a responsibility point of view
during the asset’s life cycle. For assets under construction, an internal order is used to manage budget / actual
expenditure at SAI.
5. Click Deprec. areas .
Display Asset: Master data
Note: Each depreciation area is set up to handle depreciation for a particular purpose (e.g. book depreciation, tax
depreciation, group depreciation, cost-accounting depreciation, etc.).
Every depreciation area belongs to at least one chart of depreciation , and is managed independently from other
depreciation areas. .

6. Click Asset Values .

Asset Explorer
Note: This function shows all the values of a fixed asset, including APC values and depreciation, in various forms and
summarization levels. Planned values are displayed, as well as values already posted. You use this function to
display and analyze asset values. Double clicking on transactions will open the original financial document.

7. Click Posted values .

Asset Explorer
 Note: The Asset Explorer consists of the:
 Header, in which you enter the company code and asset number
 Overview tree, with which you can navigate between different depreciation areas
 Overview tree that displays objects related to the asset
 Tab, in which you analyze plan values and posted values using different parameters, and compare fiscal years and
depreciation areas.
8. Click Back thrice to exit the transaction
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FI-AA-AA (AA) Asset Accounting: Basic Functions – Master Data

ANKA Asset Classes: General Data ANLKL

ANKP Asset Classes: Fld Cont Dpndnt on Chart ANLKL / AFAPL
of Depreciation
ANKT Asset Classes: Description SPRAS / ANLKL
ANKV Asset Classes: Insurance Types ANLKL / VRSLFD
ANLA Asset Master Record Segment BUKRS / ANLN1 / ANLN2
ANLB Depreciation Terms BUKRS / ANLN1 / ANLN2 / AFABE
/ BDATU
ANLT Asset Texts SPRAS / BUKRS / ANLN1 / ANLN2

ANLU Asset Master Record User Fields .INCLUDE / BUKRS / ANLN1 / ANLN2
ANLW Insurable Values (Year Dependent) BUKRS / ANLN1 / ANLN2 / VRSLFD /
GJAHR
ANLX Asset Master Record Segment BUKRS / ANLN1 / ANLN2
ANLZ Time Dependent Asset Allocations BUKRS / ANLN1 / ANLN2 / BDATU
FI-AA-AA (AA2) Asset Accounting: Basic Functions – Master Data 2.0

ANAR Asset Types ANLAR

ANAT Asset Type Text SPRAS / ANLAR
FI-AA-AA (AB) Asset Accounting: Basic Functions –
Asset Accounting
ANEK Document Header Asset Posting BUKRS / ANLN1 / ANLN2 / GJAHR /
LNRAN
ANEP Asset Line Items BUKRS / ANLN1 / ANLN2 / GJAHR /
LNRAN / AFABE
ANEV Asset Downpymt Settlement BUKRS / ANLN1 / ANLN2 / GJAHR /
LNRANS
ANKB Asset Class: Depreciation Area ANLKL / AFAPL / AFABE / BDATU
ANLC Asset value Fields BUKRS / ANLN1 / ANLN2 / GJAHR /
AFABE
ANLH Main Asset Number BUKRS / ANLN1
ANLP Asset Periodic Values BUKRS / GJAHR / PERAF / AFBNR /
ANLN1 / ANLN2 / AFABER
FI-SL-VSR (GVAL) Special Purpose Ledger: Validation, Substitution and Rules

GB03 Validation / Substitution User VALUSER

GB92 Substitutions SUBSTID
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SAP ASSET ACCOUNTING Depreciation

Areas ....PRAKASH(www.gberp.com)

Depreciation Areas
Use
You use depreciation areas to calculate different values in parallel for each fixed asset for different
purposes. For example, you may require different types of values for the balance sheet than for cost
accounting or tax purposes. You manage the depreciation terms and values necessary for this valuation
in the depreciation areas of each asset. Since the system allows you to define up to 99 depreciation
areas, you can manage many different types of valuation (Customizing: Valuation). Depreciation areas
are grouped together, according to the requirements of a specific country or economic area, into a chart
of depreciation (refer to Chart of Depreciation).
Features
The depreciation areas are identified by two-digit numeric keys. You specify the asset-specific
depreciation terms for every depreciation area belonging to the chart of depreciation. You enter the
depreciation terms in the asset class or directly in the asset master record of the particular asset(seeAsset
Master Record). This makes it possible, for example, for you to use straight-line depreciation for your
internal accounting purposes and use declining-balance depreciation for the balance sheet.
Account Determination from Within the Depreciation Area
You can post both the asset balance sheet values and the depreciation values from the individual
depreciation areas to separate balance sheet accounts or income statement accounts in the general
ledger. You specify the accounts individually in the account determination key for each depreciation area.
Define the account determination key in FI-AA Customizing and specify the key in the particular asset
class. For more information on account determination see Account Determination.

Account Determination from Within the Depreciation Area

Usually you need to post more than one depreciation area in parallel to the general ledger if you are
creating different financial statement versions. You can define any number of balance sheet versions per
chart of accounts in FI (General Ledger) for this purpose. For each balance sheet account and income
statement account, you specify in the financial statement version the balance sheet position or income
statement position in which the account values should appear. You define the financial statement
versions in FI Customizing ( Financial Accounting  General Ledger Accounting Business
Transactions  Closing  Document ).
Retained Earnings Account
The retained earnings account is an equity item in the balance sheet. This account shows the balance of
all income statement accounts. If you are using different financial statement versions, then you also have
to set up corresponding retained earnings accounts (FI Customizing: Financial Accounting General
Ledger Accounting  G/L Accounts  Master Data  G/L Account Creation). The income statement
account type controls which income statement accounts balance to which retained earnings accounts.
You enter the income statement account type in the master record of the income statement accounts.
When you enter a retained earnings account, enter the income statement account type that the retained
earning account should balance to. You can also define new income statement account types here.
Activities
You should determine the types of valuation for which you need different depreciation areas before you
implement the FI-AA System. Then transfer these areas from the SAP reference chart of depreciation, or
copy existing depreciation areas and redefine them. Delete the depreciation areas from the SAP
reference chart of depreciation that you do not need.
It is also possible to open depreciation areas after the production start of the system

Chart of Depreciation
Definition
Charts of depreciation are used in order to manage various legal requirements for the depreciation and
valuation of assets. These charts of depreciation are usually country-specific and are defined
independently of the other organizational units. A chart of depreciation, for example, can be used for all
the company codes in a given country (refer to Company Code Assignment ).

Country-Specific Charts of Depreciation

In the simplest scenario, all of your company codes are in the same country and are subject to the same
legal requirements for asset valuation, meaning that you only need one chart of depreciation.

Structure
The chart of depreciation consists of the following parts:

 In general, you are required to calculate values for assets for different needs, both internal and
external (such as book depreciation and cost depreciation). Therefore, the Asset
Accounting component enables you to manage values for assets in parallel in up to
99 depreciation areas. The chart of depreciation, therefore, is a directory of depreciation areas
organized according to business management requirements. You define the characteristics, and
thereby the significance, of the individual depreciation areas in each chart of depreciation. A
depreciation area is always assigned to only one chart of depreciation.

 You flexibly define the keys for the automatic depreciation of assets in each chart of depreciation.
They are based on elements for calculation (calculation methods, period controls, and so on) that
are available client-wide.

You can change and add to the standard calculation keys that are delivered with the system
(refer to Depreciation )
  There are specific objects in the chart of depreciation for special calculations of asset
values (for example, investment support keys for investment support - refer to Special Valuation ).

Use
SAP supplies typical reference charts of depreciation for each country. They have different depreciation
areas and depreciation keys depending on that country’s specific requirements. You cannot use these
charts of depreciation directly. You must create your own chart of depreciation by copying the reference
chart of depreciation. Delete any depreciation areas that are not needed.

You can document the meaning of any chart of depreciation you set up in the system by writing a
description for it.

The graphic below shows the standard chart of depreciation for the USA.

Integration

Company Code/Chart of Depreciation

You have to assign each company code defined in Asset Accounting to exactly one chart of depreciation.
In the interests of keeping asset values uniform in your company, you should restrict the number of charts
of depreciation used to as few as possible. Company codes in countries with the same valuation rules or
company codes of a certain industry sector generally use the same chart of depreciation.

Chart of Accounts/Chart of Depreciation

The assignment of a company code to a chart of accounts is independent from its assignment to a chart
of depreciation. This means that several company codes can use the same chart of accounts, although
they have different charts of depreciation (and vice versa).

Refer to:

Graphic: Organizational Structure 1

Graphic: Organizational Structure 2

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What is a special GL transaction?

 What is open line item management?

 Where do you open and close periods?

 What are the segments of GL master record?

 What does document header control?

 What is asset master?

 What is the difference between the R/3 4.6version to R/3 4.7 version?

 What is enterprise structure?

 What data is required for automatic a/c determination

 What is Evaluate option in APP?

 What is the difference between profit center and business area?

 What are financial versions?

 What are all the settings you need to do before

 What is residual payment and part payment?

 What is account group?

 Explain FI Organizational structure.

 Why do we use group chart of account?

 What is tolerance group?

 What is GR/IR account?

 Which dates are taken into consideration while running a payment run?

What are the documents require for Born in sale in relation to sales tax?

 What is born in sale?

 How is sub ledger linked to GL?

 How do you reverse cleared documents?

 What is Country and operational chart of account?

 How due date of a document is calculated?

 What are the components of enterprise structure?

 What is sub ledger?

 What does definition of a chart of account contains?

 What is reversal posting?

 What is integration between FI and other modules?

 What is activity type?

 What is field status group?

 What does Field status group assigned to a GL master record controls?

 How do you identify a document?

 What is dunning?

 What is High value sale?

 What is the main control parameter for settlement?

 What is base line date?

 How do you control Document line item fields?

 What is posting key?

 What is automatic payment programmer?

 What is the purpose of version?

 What is dummy cost center?

 What are depreciation areas?

 What is accrual calculation?

  Define Statistical Key Figure?

 What are the disadvantages of Business Area?

 Explain about Consolidation?

 What is asset class

special gl transactions are the transactions like down

payment requests, bill of exchange , guarantees received
and made etc.

Special GL transactions are those transactions other than

the regular transactions in AR and AP. For Ex: Down Payments
( Made r Received)
These transactions will be identified through a special
indicater. For Ex. For Down Payment request F
Down Payment A
Bills of Exchange W
Mainly we use this Special Gl s for identifying easily and
for clear information vail preparing B/S Becoz advances
paid will be considered as Asset Currents in B/S .in the
same manner advances Received

Special GL Indicator is used to identify the advance

payments while booking an invoice.

Ex: we paid $100 advace to the vendor, one we pass the

purchase invoice it gives the message $100 was paid as
advance.

This is the use of Special GL transaction, Please correct

me if i am wrong
Open line itme :- That meanse BT is pending for clearing AP/AR etc. Example:- 1. You enter the Inovice
in Vendors A/c. 2. Vendor payment due date is Next month. 3. Invoice show it is open line item. 4. It is
still open line item untill You not clear the amount of against vendor invoice it show the open line item.
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f you set the "Open item management" indicator in the master record for an account, the line items in this account is
marked as open or cleared.The balance of an account with open item management is equal to the balance of the
open items. General ledger accounts are kept with open item management if you need to check whether there is an
offsetting posting for a given business transaction.You should use open item management for bank clearing
accounts, clearing accounts for goods receipt/invoice receipt, and salary clearing accounts.Bank accounts, however,
do not use open item management.If you subsequently define open item management for a G/L account, this entry
only applies to the items which are posted afterwards. At the date of the change, the account must display a zero
balance.Also, when canceling this indicator, the balance must be zero. You therefore have to clear the remaining
open items before making the change in the master record.

if you choose open item management. Line item display must be activated.

Open item management

Specification that the items in an account must be cleared by
other items in the account. The sum of items involved in the
clearing procedure must be zero. The account balance is
therefore always equal to the sum of the open items. This will be
ticked for all clearing accounts or where the client wants clearing
of line items