How To Fix AA648 - Net book value negative in area & at fiscal year start

AA648 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AA - Messages for Asset Accounting

• Message number: 648

• Message text: Net book value negative in area & at fiscal year start

INCLUDE 'AA_AFA_ERROR' OBJECT DOKU ID TX LANGUAGE E

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AA648 - Details

• The SAP error message AA648 ("Net book value negative in area & at fiscal year start") typically occurs in the Asset Accounting (FI-AA) module when the system detects that the net book value of an asset is negative at the beginning of a fiscal year. This situation can arise due to various reasons, such as incorrect asset transactions, depreciation settings, or manual adjustments.
  Causes:
  
  Incorrect Asset Transactions: If there are incorrect postings or transactions related to the asset, such as wrong acquisition costs or unrecorded disposals, it can lead to a negative net book value.
  Depreciation Issues: If the depreciation settings are not configured correctly, or if there are errors in the depreciation calculation, it can result in a negative value.
  Manual Adjustments: Manual adjustments or corrections made to the asset values that do not align with the expected values can also cause this error.
  Year-End Closing Issues: If the year-end closing process was not