AssetRetirement

The Business Object AssetRetirement is an object that is
responsible for consistent updating of an asset retirement in Accounting. It provides simplified initial access for updating the
retirement to the general ledger.

Integration

This object is particularly responsible for determining the Accounting
components, in which the asset transactions are to be updated. It
makes consistency checks possible, and also the initiation of the corresponding update in the given components (delegation).

Available Methods

• Check : Check asset retirement [ BAPI_ASSET_RETIREMENT_CHECK ]
  
• Post : Post asset retirement [ BAPI_ASSET_RETIREMENT_POST ]
  

Check

When you use the "Check" method, you can simulate an asset retirement,including the creation of the FI/CO document to be posted, in Asset Accounting.

On the Asset Accounting side, the system goes through all of the same checks as it does for the "Post" method.

However, there is no check of the document that is created.

Notes

To use the BAPI, you need authorization for

Messages are returned in the parameter return. The parameterdocumentation shows the return codes and their meanings.

Further Information

Post

When you use the "Post" method, you can post an asset retirement inAsset Accounting, and use the resulting document to trigger the update posting in Financial Accounting.

The document contains the same postings as a document that was postedmanually using the non-integrated acquisition posting transaction
(retirement without customer) in Asset Accounting. The system does not create customer postings or control postings.

Notes

It is absolutely necessary that you perform a COMMIT WORK following each call of this BAPI!

To use the BAPI, you need authorization for

Messages are returned in the parameter return. The parameter
documentation shows the return codes and their meanings.