Useful Life of an asset class

[Former Member]

Hi SAP Gurus

I have 2 questions with respect to asset class:

1. What are the risks associated with asset classes for which the useful life is defined as 0?

2. Is there any configuration in SAP which we can use to define the maximum value for the user life of an asset class when the user life is input manually?

Many thanks.

Regards

Nithin

[former_member205041 · Accepted solution]

Hi Nithin,

ad 1. There is no risk

ad 2. You can make a validation

regards Bernhard

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Berhnard

How do you make a validation?

Thanks for responding to my query.

Regards

Nithin

[former_member205041 · Accepted solution]

Hi Nithin,

For general information on creating validations, see

o the Implementation Guide for Special Ledgers, under Tools -> Maintain Validation/Substitution/Rules -> Validation

o the SAP library, under Accounting -> Financials -> Special Ledgers-> Tools -> Validation

Requirements

In your validation, you can also use a user-defined field that you have

created in your own parameter structure. To ensure that you can use this

field for defining a validation, you have to make the following

settings:

1. You have to define an append structure for the SAP structure

ACEVSR_VAL_PAR. You have to add the required user-defined field to

the append structure. Proceed as follows:

a) From the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Tools -> ABAP Workbench

-> Development -> Dictionary (transaction SE11).

b) In the database table field, enter ACEVSR_VAL_PAR and choose Change.

c) Choose Activate and then Append Structure.

d) Choose New Entries, enter a name in the customer namespace and

choose Enter.

e) Add the required field to your append structure.

Save your settings.

2. You have to add the field to the SAP structure ACAC_PARAMETERS. To

do so, proceed as follows:

a) From the SAP Easy Access screen, choose Tools -> ABAP Workbench

-> Development -> Dictionary (transaction SE11).

b) In the database table field, enter ACAC_PARAMETERS and choose

Change.

c) Enter the required user-defined field.

d) Choose Activate.

e) Save your settings.

3. Assign the required user-defined field to the accrual object

categories in which you want to use the field.

To do so, call up Customizing for Manual Accruals and choose Basic

Settings -> Technical Settings -> Accrual Object Categories ->

Abgrenzungsobjekttypen Parameter zuordnen

Activities

4. Define your validation.

5. Now activate your validation.

regards Bernhard