Difference between Unplanned depreciation and Manual depreciation

Question

Hi Experts,
Any body tell me what is difference between Unplanned deprecation and Manual deprecation in Asset accounting.
Reg,
Raj.

Answer 1

Hi,
First of all an asset will have dep keys.
These dep keys have the control for calculating the automatic depreciation.
If you maintain a a normal dep key, this will automatically forecast the depreciation for the open FYs.
Apart from the above planned ordinary depreciation, you can post unplanned depreciation also, if any unforeseen conditions happen.
For ex: on 31.08.2009 your asset's NBV is 5000 (after aug dep run also), but if you feel that (client) this asset's value is further down according to the current market value, you can pass a unplannned depreciation (ABAA) for an amount of 100. So with this transaction your asset's NBV as on 31.08.2009 will become 4900.
by passing ABAA, system will not post any accounting doc, since it creates and AA internal document. So you need to do a repeat dep run for the aug period, then the system will check the asset for any unposted planned/unplanned depreciations to it. So at this point system will pass that amount to accounting
But where as manual depreciation is concerned...
you cannot post any unplanned dep to an asset, which is having dep key, that does not forecast planned dep values for the open FY.
dep key MANU is the standard dep key, which will not forecast any planned dep to it.
Check the above said standard dep key for credentials of it.
Hope you understand...
Thanks,
Srinu