This figure displays the improvements in new Asset Accounting.

In meeting the business challenges of asset accounting, new Asset Accounting has a number of
benefits.

The depreciation areas have equal status. As a result, there is no longer a hard coupling of
depreciation area 01 as leading depreciation area.

The following rules apply to the new architecture:

The Operational Entry Document posts to the technical clearing account.

The Operational Entry Document never updates the asset. The asset is only used for checks.
From the Entry Document, a number of documents are created. These documents are
dependent on specific ledger groups.
The dependent documents do the following:
Clear the technical clearing account in each view (giving a zero balance).
Post to the asset reconciliation account and update the asset subledger.

The SAP ERP offers a new Customizing menu for new Asset Accounting. The figure shows the
structure of this new menu.

The following are the main changes required for FI-AA Customizing.

With Asset Accounting (New), you must assign each and every depreciation area to a LG. This
assignment includes areas that do not post to the general ledger and statistical depreciation areas.

In new Asset Accounting, the Posting in G/L radio button configures updates of the general
ledger. It supports only four separate values.
You must set all the depreciation areas that manage APC values to post in real time. Posting
periodically is reserved for special legal requirements.

With Asset Accounting (New), APC value and parameter takeover must only be defined within
the same LG assignment:
Within any set of depreciation areas assigned to the same LG, there is always one
depreciation area posting in real time. This area can no longer take over values from
another depreciation area.
Value takeover can only be within a set of depreciation areas assigned to the same LG.

In classic Asset Accounting, value takeover is only allowed from depreciation areas with a lower
number. In contrast, new Asset Accounting no longer restricts the number of the depreciation
area from which the takeover occurs.

For the company code and/or ledgers in FI, parallel currency setup must correspond to the setup
in FI-AA.

In new Asset Accounting, it is possible to specify the depreciation area that triggers the quantity
update for the asset master records. The definition is on the level of the chart of depreciation.

To post integrated asset acquisitions, you need an additional asset reconciliation account in new
Asset Accounting. Following are the requirements for the new technical clearing account for
integrated asset acquisition.

In new Asset Accounting, posting an integrated asset transaction is split into two parts.

When you post an integrated asset acquisition, the system generates several documents.
Examples are depicted in the figure.
The first document is an operational entry document.
The operational document posts to a technical clearing account. It does not update the
asset subledger.
The asset data is only used to perform checks. For example, it is used to check if the
master record is complete and/or if it is possible to post to the master record.
There are also a number of accounting principle specific documents. These are referred to as
Valuation document parts in the figure.
These documents post to a number of accounts:
The technical clearing account in each ledger group (which always balances to zero).
The asset reconciliation account and update the asset subledger.
In the document display:
You can change between different valuations using the Ledger Groups button.
You can change between different currency types using the Display Currency button.

In the figure, three documents are created. These documents are the operational entry document
and two LG-specific documents.

The third document is a document required for the EUR 200 that is not capitalized for the local
GAAP. This document is detailed in the figure.

Some additional information about integrated asset postings.

When you deactivate a deprecation area:

Only relevant accounting principles are represented on the asset (or on the asset class) by
their corresponding depreciation areas.
All postings issued within FI-AA only affect those accounting principles that are relevant to
the involved assets.
Profit and loss postings for all other accounting principles can be handled manually by the
end user.

If a particular accounting principle is not represented on the asset by an area that posts APC
online to the general ledger, the posting is redirected to Account for non-operating
expense (table T095-KTNAIB).
If no accounting principle is represented on the asset by an area that posts APC online to a
general ledger, then the system issues an error message. This error message can be
changed into a warning. If it is changed, the statistical areas in FI-AA are updated.

In new Asset Accounting, there is a new document display. Documents generated by the entered
business transaction (and valid for one valuation) are displayed together.
For example, in the figure, you see an integrated asset acquisition, vendor, and asset posted to
different company codes. For the selected valuation (under Ledger Groups 0L+Initial), three
documents are created:
The first document is the operational document (accounts payable) posted in company code
FIAA. The document is posted without specifying a Ledger Group; all ledgers are
affected.
The second document is an equivalent document in company code FIA1. The document is
posted without specifying a Ledger Group; all ledgers are affected.
The third document is the document for the valuation of the asset in company code FIA1.
The document is posted for each valuation with a ledger group.
In the document display you can:
Change between different valuations using the Ledger Groups button.
Change between different currency types using the Display Currency button.

As depicted in the figure, there are a number of steps to perform before activating new Asset
Accounting. These include checking that:
1

The required business function is activated.

All periodic postings are completed.

Examples of these periodic postings are, depreciation, acquisition and production costs
(APC) value updates.

Customizing for new Asset Accounting is completely set up. This includes checking that:
All active depreciation plans are changed according to the requirements of the new
architecture on this client. Some examples: all depreciation areas are assigned to a
ledger group; value takeover and parameter takeover are only within depreciation
areas assigned to the same ledger group.
All ledgers in new General Ledger Accounting are assigned through ledger groups to
the depreciation plan. There are no overlapping ledgers in the assigned ledger
groups.
For each foreign currency set up for the company code in FI (leading ledger and nonleading ledger), there are corresponding parallel depreciation areas in foreign
currency.
In the set of depreciation areas assigned to the same ledger group, only one
depreciation area can have the posting indicator Area Posts in Realtime (BUHKT)
and carries APC values (VZANSW <> 0) (transaction OADB).

The check report for activating new Asset Accounting is executed.

Following section explains the client-specific processes for activating new Asset Accounting.

Following are the unsupported features of the new architecture.

There are a number of additional considerations when activating new Asset Accounting.

There are two possibilities when activating new Asset Accounting:

5

The activation is successful in the client system: You have performed all periodic
postings; all checks have been successful; you have imported the after import method
(AIM) without errors; you are able to post due to the new posting logic.

The activation is partially successful in the client system. For example, you have set up
Customizing correctly (or imported it correctly) but the transactional data does not fulfill
the relevant requirements. In the client, you are unable to post to either the old or the new
architecture.

In cases in which activation is partially successful, proceed as follows:

1

Analyze the errors in Customizing for Asset Accounting (New) under New Asset
Accounting: Preparation and Activation Check Prerequisites for Activating Asset
Accounting (New) (execute transaction FAA_CHECK_ACTIVATION).

Correct all of the errors.

Because of the new requirements, adapt all active company codes posting to FI-AA and
all active depreciation plans.

Activate the new architecture by executing transaction FAA_DO_ACTIVATION.