Transaction code: ABUMN
There are two types of ‘Asset Transfers,’ namely:
1. Inter-company asset transfer
2. Intra-company asset transfer
Inter-company Asset Transfer is
between Company Codes, resulting in the creation of the new asset in the
target Company Code (the receiving one). The transaction posts the values
per the
‘posting method’ selected during
the transfer. In doing so the system:
- Retires the asset in the source/sending
Company Code by asset retirement.
- Posts acquisition in the new/target
Company Code by asset acquisition, and creates the new asset in the target
Company Code.
- Posts inter-company profit/loss
arising from the transfer.
- Updates FI-GL automatically.
An inter-company asset transfer is usually necessitated when there is a need for physically changing the location from one company to the other or there is an organization restructuring and the new asset is to be attached to the new Company Code. You may use the standard Transfer Variants supplied by SAP. The selection of a suitable transfer variant will be based on the legal relationship among the Company Codes and the methods chosen for transferring the asset values.
Inter-company asset transfers can be handled:
- Individually using the normal
transaction for a single asset.
- For a number of assets using
the ‘mass transfer.’
If you need to transfer assets cross-system, you need to use ALE functionality.
Intra-company Asset Transfer is
the transfer of an asset within the same Company Code. This would be necessitated
by:
- Change in the asset class or
business area, etc.
- Settlement of an AuC to a new
asset.
Transfer of stock materials into
an asset (by posting a GI to an order through MM or settlement of a production
order to an asset).
- Splitting an existing asset into
one or more new assets.
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What is a ‘Transfer Variant?
A ‘Transfer Variant’ is dependent on whether the Company Codes involved are legally dependent or independent. Transfer variants specify how the transferred asset will be valued at the receiving Company Code and the type of transaction (acquisition or transfer) used for the transaction.
