Hi,
My company uses the Asset Management module for Projects works for years. Recently we received credits to a project that has started depreciation from last fiscal year. Management would like to see the benefit be reflected from the reduction (credit) in the related projects depreciation expense.
At first I thought it would work by posting the credit to the related assets and SAP would adjust the depreciation expense. But SAP didn't work as expected. I've tried to replicate SAP calculation on attached excel on an asset with a capitalized date 31/12/2013 and a depreciation start date on 01/07/2014 and couldn't do so in the second depreciation year. SAP does not do any "depreciation catch up" from asset value date to depreciation start date, whether it is a debit acquisition or a credit.
I checked the depreciation key use for this asset on AFAMA with a description of "Str-line from acq value to zero" with the Dep. to the day ticked. Could you advise me
1. How SAP calculates in the second year of depreciation?
2. How's it different to the first and where else could I find more details on the setting of the depreciation key or depreciation method
3. Also how can I get SAP to post the required credit adjustment on depreciation expense?
Thanks very much
Janet