SAP S/4 HANA Finance

New Asset Accounting Depreciation

(ECC 6.0 v/s 1503 & 1709)

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Table of contents
1. Summary of changes in S/4 HANA Finance compare to ECC ............................................................................................ 4
2. Changes in Depreciation in New Asset Accounting in S/4 HANA Finance ....................................................................... 4
2.1 Depreciation Run ........................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Depreciation Posting rules: Smoothing ......................................................................................................................... 8

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1. Summary of changes in S/4 HANA Finance compare to ECC
New Asset Accounting replaces classic Asset Accounting in SAP Accounting powered by SAP HANA. This applies across
the entire system. New Depreciation program FAA_Depreciation_Post to post depreciation in S/4 HANA Finance
however, there is no change in the depreciation calculation process. Significant speed-up of asset depreciation run due
to the introduction of new program, which posts the pre-calculated planned values. In ECC 6.0, depreciation is
calculated run time and posted through program RAPOST2000/RAPOST2010.

The functionality works in the same manner in S/4 HANA OP Edition 1709 and S/4 HANA Finance OP Edition 1503.

2. Changes in Depreciation in New Asset Accounting in S/4 HANA

Finance
2.1 Depreciation Run
 Depreciation program RAPOST2000/RAPOST2010 is replaced by the new program FAA_Depreciation_Post.
 Planned depreciation is determined and updated in the FAAT_Plan_Values with each master record change and
each posting to the asset.
 The depreciation run posts the pre-calculated planned values.
 The journal entry is updated in financial accounting at asset level.
 Period end closing can be performed even if there are errors on individual assets.
 A test run can be performed but still with restriction for 1000 assets.
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 Following are the changes on the screen of depreciation run (transaction code AFAB):
 New option to run depreciation for one company code or several company codes at once.
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 New field A ou ti g Pri iple o the s ree of depre iatio to restri t depre iatio ru to one or
more accounting principles. This is necessary in case the accounting principles have a different
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periodicity.
 Reason for posting run options: Selection s ree is si plified as Pla ed posti g ru /‘epeat/
‘estart/U pla ed posti g ru optio s are o lo ger available. Depreciation can be run multiple times
for a period.
 New ta I fo for Posti g Para eters to display details of the last depre iatio ru .
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Depreciation Run (AFAB) for planned depreciation

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 Leading Ledger

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Non Leading Ledger

2.2 Depreciation Posting rules: Smoothing
Depreciation is posted by the system at the end of each posting period. In the customizing step for depreciation
posting rules, there is an option called Smoothing in Classic Asset Accounting. This option determines how the
system behaves if settings like the depreciation key or useful life have changed in the asset during the fiscal year,
resulting in changes in the value of depreciation ( either high or low). If this option is activated, the difference is
distributed equally among the remaining posting periods of the current fiscal year.This option is not necessary and
not available anymore in New Asset Accounting in S/4 HANA Finance.

Configuration Path :
Asset Accounting (New) --> Integration with General Ledger Accounting --> Post Depreciation to General Ledger
Accounting --> Specify Intervals and Posting Rules

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