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3479507 - GR/IR Clearing Run Error: "Asset XXX val.view 1: Acquisition cost negative"

Symptom

GR/IR Clearing Run processed with the following errors:

An error occured during depreciation calculation for asset XXX 
Asset XXX val.view 1: Acquisition cost negative

XXX refers to the Fixed Asset ID.

Environment

SAP Business ByDesign 

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to the Inventory Valuation Work Center.
  2. Go to the GR/IR Clearing View.
  3. Search for the run ID YYY (YYY refers to the GR/IR Clearing Run ID).
  4. Click on the Log Result.
  5. Navigate to the Messages tab.
  6. The following errors are found:

An error occured during depreciation calculation for asset XXX
Asset XXX val.view 1: Acquisition cost negative

Cause

The errors are occurring because of checks being run on the fixed asset XXX during the GR/IR Clearing.

Resolution

To avoid these errors, please update the settings the following in all valuation views:

  1. Go to the Fixed Assets work center.
  2. Go to the Fixed Assets view.
  3. Search for fixed asset ID XXX.
  4. Click Edit and navigate to the Master Data.
  5. Go to the Asset Valuation tab.
  6. For Valuation View and the respective Set of Books ID, under Additional Parameters section change the Valuation Check Settings to 3 - No checks.

Then perform the GR/IR Run in Test Mode first. Once you have confirmed the results are as expected, proceed to execute it in Update Mode. 

See Also

2055569 - GR/IR Clearing Run Processed With Errors: "Asset XYZ Val.View 1: Acquisition Cost Negative"

Keywords

GR/IR Clearing Run, Fixed Asset, Asset Valuation View, Valuation Check Settings , KBA , SRD-FIN-INV , Inventory , How To

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions