SAP Note 24065 - AA641 or fixed asset not deactivated f.complete retirement

Symptom:

For complete retirement on fixed assets with an indexed depreciation area, the system might generate error message AA641 "Net book value negative in area &" or a positive net book value remains after asset retirement posting.The latter results in the fixed asset not being deactivated despite the complete retirement.
The error may also occur for fixed assets, which had a partial retirement before change of the index in the current year.
Key words: Retirement date, revaluation, replacement value

Cause and prerequisites

Change the index series, without depreciation recalculation

Solution
Reverse retirement, if posted.Via master data maintenance carry out a 'Recalculate values'. Post retirement (again).

Additional key words

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