Bar Code in Assets

Question

Hi experts,
Has anyone used the bar code functionality in Fixed Assets?
I don't have any documentation on it but it would be very helpful in order to print labels for our assets.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks a lot,
Drazen

Answer 1

Hi,
Please refer to SAP note Note 172251 - Physical inventory and inventory systems, extract of which is below:-
I have got in touch with the vendor as well who support this process and i can forward you the extract tomorrow.
Summary
Symptom
How can executing a physical stock entry be supported by the R/3 system within a physical inventory for assets?
Additional key words
Cause and prerequisites
Solution
In Release 4.5A, standardized interfaces (BAPIs) are available which permit a connection of a corresponding non-SAP software to the R/3 system. You can use these BAPIs for example if the physical inventory for assets should be executed with the help of an external system. The BAPIs allow the transfer of the current asset portfolio of the R/3 System to the non-SAP software and permit processing of information collected in the external system in Asset Accounting of the R/3 System.
The following BAPIs may be of interest to you in the context of a physical inventory for assets:
BAPI_FIXEDASSET_GETLIST
(Information on selected assets)
BAPI_FIXEDASSET_CHANGE
(Asset master records can be changed with this method)
BAPI_ASSET_RETIREMENT_POST
(An asset retirement is posted within Asset Accounting with the help of the method "Post", and the update in Financial Accounting is triggered by the document resulting from this transaction.)
BAPI_ASSET_ACQUISITION_POST
(An acquisition is posted within Asset Accounting with the help of the method "Post", and the update in Financial Accounting is triggered by the document resulting from this transaction.)
BAPI_ASSET_POSTCAP_POST
(A post capitalization is posted within Asset Accounting with the help of the method "Post", and the update in Financial Accounting is triggered by the document resulting from this transaction.)
The procedure of an integrated inventory scenario could be as follows:
1. First the external system receives an overview of the assets available in the R/3 system (BAPI_FIXEDASSET_GETLIST).
The physical inventory is then executed in the external system.
2. If the asset found is identical with how it is stored in the R/3 system, you can use the BAPI BAPI_FIXEDASSET_CHANGE to update the date of physical inventory in the asset master record.
3. If the asset found differs from how it is stored in the R/3 system, you can use the BAPI BAPI_FIXEDASSET_CHANGE to make the change in the asset master record.
4. If the asset is no longer found during physical inventory, you can post the retirement with the BAPI BAPI_ASSET_RETIREMENT_POST.
5. If assets are found during physical inventory which are not stored in the R/3 system, you can create the asset master record with the BAPI BAPI_FIXEDASSET_CREATE1 and post the asset acquisition with the BAPI BAPI_ASSET_ACQUISITION_POST.
Report RABARC01 offers you the option to print bar codes which can be used to identify the asset during the physical inventory for assets with the help of an external system.
Suppliers of asset inventory software:
Freudenberg Informatik KG
Mobile Systeme
Hoehnerweg 2-4
D-69465 Weinheim
Germany
http://www.freudenberg-it.de
mailto:[email protected]
detzner systemtechnik gmbh
Dornbluthstrasse 31
01277 Dresden
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
e-mail: [email protected]
homepage:http:// www.detzner.de
Source code corrections
Header Data
Release Status: Released for Customer
Released on: 11.09.2001  22:00:00
Priority: Recommendations/additional info
Category: Consulting
Primary Component: FI-AA Asset Accounting
Releases
Software
Component Release From
Release To
Release And
subsequent
SAP_APPL 45 45A 45B  
SAP_APPL 46 46A 46B  
SAP_APPL 46C 46C 46C  
SAP_APPL 470 470 470  
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