Copy Reference Chart of Depreciation | Depreciation Areas

Chart of Depreciation :- Asset accounting customization will be done for chart of depreciation and must be assigned to each company code that is defined in Asset Accounting. SAP provides country-specific charts of depreciation with predefined depreciation areas. These default charts of depreciation also serves  as a reference charts for which your own charts of depreciation, after copying you may delete depreciation area you do not need, deletion must be done before creating of any assets.

Steps to Configure Chart of Depreciation | Define Depreciation Areas SAP

IMG menu path :– SPRO-Financial accounting-Asset Accounting –Organizational structures –Copy reference Chart of Depreciation /Depreciation area

Transaction Code :- EC08

Step 1 :-  Enter T Code SPRO in the SAP command field and press enter

Step 2 :– Select SAP Reference IMG

Step 3 :- Follow the IMG menu path and select Copy reference Chart of Depreciation /Depreciation area 

Step 4 :-  Double click on copy reference Chart of Depreciation 

Step 5 :- From the menu select organizational object ( Copy org. object (F6) and update the following and enter.

1.From Chart of Depreciation :Select ORM ((Maximum valuation: Germany)

2. To chart of Depreciation : ADAR

After copying you wil get a message chart of depreciation ORM copy to ADAR and press enter.

Step 6 :-  Select back arrow and double click on specify depreciation of Chart of Depreciation 

Select position button and give the Chart of Depreciation  ADAR, press enter

Change the description to Chart of Depreciation for ADAR and click on save icon.

Step 7 :- Select back arrow and double click Copy /Delete Depreciation areas

Give the Chart of Depreciation ADAR and enter

Here we delete the unwanted depreciation area which were copied from the reference chart of depreciation,Delete depreciation area other than 01 (Book Depreciation) . From the menu Edit > Delete (Shift + F2 )

Press enter continuously and save 

Chat of depreciation is successfully configured in SAP FI Asset Accounting.

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