Symptom
An error occurs when performing the Depreciation run: "Asset XYZ val.view N: Depreciation positive".
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to Fixed Assets work Center > Depreciation view
- Search for the Run ID: ABC
- Click Log result hyperlink
- Go to Messages tab
- Filter by Message category = 3 - Error
- Error message: Asset XYZ val.view N: Depreciation positive
Cause
The individual material linked with the fixed asset XYZ is in Retired status before performing the depreciation run.
Resolution
It is necessary to reverse the Journal Entry Voucher that retired the Individual Material.
- Go to Fixed Assets Work Center > Fixed Assets view
- Search for the Fixed Asset ID XYZ and open it
- Click View All
- Navigate to Master Data tab > Life Cycle Data sub-tab
- Take a note of the Last Retirement Date
- Then, navigate to Values tab > Journal sub-tab
- Locate the Journal Entry Voucher created at the same date of the Last Retirement date. Confirm that the Transaction Category is "Retirement"
- Open the Journal Entry voucher by clicking the Source Document ID hyperlink
- Click Edit
- Then, click Reverse
- Perform the depreciation run again
See Also
Keywords
Fixed Assets, Depreciation positive, Error, Asset, Depreciation run, Journal Entry Voucher, Retired status, individual material , KBA , SRD-FIN-FA , Fixed Assets , Problem
Product
SAP Business ByDesign all versions