copying useful life from main asset to subasset

[former_member470479]

Hi Expert,

We are creating the sub asset from main asset. after creation the sub asset system is picking the default useful life 9.8 years in one depreciation area 01. further depreciation area is copying correct useful life.

we have checked the screen layout and depreciation key also. because same dep key and screen layout is using another dep area also but they are picking correct useful life from main asset.

The question is why system is not copying useful life from main asset in only one dep area and from where system is picking default 9.8 years life.

Main Asset life :

Dep Area	Desc	Dep Key	Useful life	period	Odep start date
1	Book deprec.	ATVL	5	8	01.04.2008
15	Tax bal.sht.
18	Company Act	ATVL	4	8	01.04.2008
50	Bef Comp 13	ATVL	3	8	01.04.2008
70	Revaluation	ATVL	2	8	01.04.2008

Dep Area	Desc	Dep Key	Useful life	period	Odep start date
1	Book deprec.	ATVL	9	8	01.04.2008
15	Tax bal.sht.
18	Company Act	ATVL	4	8	01.04.2008
50	Bef Comp 13	ATVL	3	8	01.04.2008
70	Revaluation	ATVL	2	8	01.04.2008

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

You say that screen layout is the same for all areas. However, screen layout is the most likely reason for the different behavior. So you should check it again. Also check that each area uses the same screen layout rule. If it is ensured that all areas are really using the same screen layout, you might check if there is some customer specific logic - e.g. a substitution - in place for area 01 that changes the useful life during asset creation.

Regards, Michael

[former_member470479 · Accepted solution]

Hi Michael,

I have checked all configuration and AO21 screen layout. we are using same dep key and same screen layout. there is no substitution and validation,i have checked.

Why system is picking default useful life(9 years and 8 month) at the time of sub asset creation.

Regards

Sarvottam

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi

you can change manually  to 8 while creating the sub assets.

[former_member470479 · Accepted solution]

hi Inayat,

At the time of creation of sub asset. if we change the life but after save. we display the sub asset we found default value 9.8.

Regards

Sarvottam

[former_member470479 · Accepted solution]

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[vivek_srivastava12 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Can you go to GGB1 and find if there are any substitution rule defined for sub asset.

Br,Vivek

[former_member470479 · Accepted solution]

Dear Vivek,

Thanks for help, My issue resolved by GBB1.

Regards

Sarvottam

[Former Member]

Hi Sarvottam,

You say that after you enter the correct useful life and the "save" the subnumber, the value is reset to 9 years and 8 month even if you manually set the correct value before? This sounds very strange.

Normally we do not overwrite any manual input. So when you manually enter a useful life, the program will not change that value.

What you describe sounds like some customer specific issue. So there is no general answer for your question.

You will need to do some analysis to find out what is the reason. First you should try changing the useful life in AS02 after creating the subnumber. So you can find out if the problem exists only during creation or every time you change an asset. If the same problem exists in AS02, then substituions can not be the reason (because they are only called during creation). You will probably have to debug the program and set a watchpoint on fields xanlb-ndjar and -ndper to find out the program that changes the useful life.

Regards, Michael