Error message while asset transfer

Question

Hi
    We are getting an error message when transfering an asset from one Company code to another Company code using transaction ABT1N.
We are getting the following error message -
Error during acquisition transfer: Depr. area does not exist
Message no. AAPO107
Diagnosis
According to the specifications for transfer variant 1, depreciation area 30 should be transferred gross. However, the recieving asset 1000 INTERN-00001-0 does not manage this depreciation area.
Procedure
Check the transfer variant and the receiving asset.
Could any body please s

Answer 1

Hi,
Can you please compare both of your CODs (Spain & UK), and find, which depreciation areas were comman for both CODs.
Go to spro->img->fin acc->asset acc->transactions->inter company asset transfers->automatic inter company asset transfers->Define cross system depreciation areas->Define cross system depreciation areas---
Here create entries, for comman dep areas, which you have found in the above step.
Now set your COD (Spain) with OAPL in other session.
Again go to spro->img->fin acc->asset acc->transactions->inter company asset transfers->automatic inter company asset transfers->Define cross system depreciation areas->Assign Local to Cross-System Depreciation Areas----
Here assign the cross system areas to the respective local dep areas.--SAVE
BACK
Now set your COD (UK) with OAPL in other session.
Here assign the cross system areas to the respective local dep areas.--SAVE
Again go to spro->img->fin acc->asset acc->transactions->inter company asset transfers->automatic inter company asset transfers->Define transfer variants->choose Define transfer variant---
here create a new transfer varient according to your requirement.
After creating it,  select the same variant and double click on maintain allowed entries
Here press on new entries
enter relationship type as 02 (if all of your cocds were assigned to same global company)
Cross system area-  = (a single comman area, which you found above)
transfer method = 1 (gross method)
ret tran type = 300
acq trn type = 310----with this an entry will be created here, if you have more comman areas, then you have to create multiple entries here.
SAVE after creating records for each comman dep areas and use the same transfer variant, while doing ABT1N.
I hope all of your company codes were assigned to one global company only. (in OX16)
It took long time for me to write the above as  step by step.
Hope this might fix your issue.
Thanks,
Srinu
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