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Academy · Finance · 200 Practitioner

Asset Accounting: Acquisitions, Depreciation and Retirements

Covers the asset lifecycle in SAP S/4HANA asset accounting: charts of depreciation, asset classes and master data, acquisitions with and without purchase orders, real-time posting for all depreciation areas, assets under construction and settlement, depreciation runs, transfers and retirements with gain or loss. Ends with how to test the lifecycle end to end for sign-off.

  • 35 minutes
  • 6 lessons + quiz
  • Finance Practitioner, Key User
Start the course
  1. 01Asset master data6 min
  2. 02Acquisitions6 min
  3. 03Assets under construction6 min
  4. 04Depreciation runs6 min
  5. 05Transfers and retirements5 min
  6. 06Testing the asset lifecycle6 min
  7. QZCourse quiz12 questions

What you’ll be able to do

  • Create an asset master with depreciation areas
  • Post acquisitions with and without purchase orders
  • Settle an asset under construction
  • Run and verify depreciation
  • Post transfers and retirements and verify gain or loss
  • Test the asset lifecycle end to end

Sources and further reading