SAP just gave asset accountants two things they've never had: an AI that explains why a depreciation number is what it is, another AI that explains how the asset key figure values are defined, and a separate Joule-powered shortcut that creates a fixed asset master record from a plain conversation....
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AFAR Finally Gets Its Periods Straight
If you have spent any time running the depreciation recalculation program (transaction AFAR) in SAP, you have probably run into a specific flavor of frustration: the report does not care which period you are asking about. Change a depreciation term mid-year, run AFAR to see the effect, and SAP hands...
Asset Accounting Reports Finally Get the ALV Grid They Deserve
If you have spent any time running fixed asset reports in SAP, either ECC or S/4HANA, you have probably learned to dread one specific moment: the moment a situation comes up where you have to download asset transactions. It’s not as simple as going to a single report. In fixed...
UPA & Asset Accounting in S/4HANA (Part 5): Group Assets and UOP Depreciation
Guess what? As predicted, there's been a big change with Group Assets and how you can calculate Unit of Production (UOP) depreciation!
Secret Way to Tweak SAP Standard Processing Logic in S/4HANA Finance (Part 3)
SAP has so many secrets! So many back doors and side doors! I thought there were only two ways to influence SAP's standard processing logic with T811FLAGS and FIN_FLAGS but it turns out there is a third way available. Read this bonus blog to see what it is.
UPA & Asset Accounting in S/4HANA (Part 4): Focus on Fiori
In the ongoing blog series for SAP's new solution for UPA Fixed Assets, it's time to talk about the impacts and changes that are made with Fiori
Secret Way to Tweak SAP Standard Processing Logic in S/4HANA Finance (Part 2)
If you've worked with SAP long enough, you understand how configuration works and the various options within a given area. You also know that the logic used by SAP to handle it's processes (posting a journal entry, posting a GR on a PO, etc.) can't be touched. Read part 2...
Secret Way to Tweak SAP Standard Processing Logic in S/4HANA Finance (Part 1)
If you've worked with SAP long enough, you understand how configuration works and the various options within a given area. You also know that the logic used by SAP to handle it's processes (posting a journal entry, posting a GR on a PO, etc.) can't be touched. Read part 1...
Stop Assigning Assets to Locked Cost Centers!
SAP has quite a history in the fixed assets area of how an asset is assigned to a cost center. Obviously, we don't want to assign an asset to one that is locked since the month-end depreciation run will post depreciation expense and promptly be rejected because of it. Read...
UPA & Asset Accounting in S/4HANA (Part 3): New Fixed Asset Master
As the first detailed blog in our series of UPA Fixed Assets, what better place to start than the aster master record itself! Read this to get a thorough understanding of the technical and functional changes made to the asset as part of UPA Fixed Assets.