How To Fix AA923 - Deactivate dep.area &, since dep. area & is deactivated

AA923 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AA - Messages for Asset Accounting

• Message number: 923

• Message text: Deactivate dep.area &, since dep. area & is deactivated

What causes this issue?

When maintaining master data, depreciation area &V1& adopts the terms
from depreciation area &V2&. Therefore, depreciation area &V1& cannot
be active if depreciation area &V2& has been deactivated.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

A. Deactivate depreciation area &V1&
or
B. Reactivate depreciation area &V2&.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

AA923 - Details

• The SAP error message AA923 indicates that a depreciation area is deactivated, which means that the system cannot process transactions related to that depreciation area. This typically occurs in the Asset Accounting (FI-AA) module when you attempt to perform an action (like posting an asset transaction) that involves a depreciation area that has been marked as inactive.
  
  Cause:
  
  Depreciation Area Deactivation: The depreciation area in question has been deactivated in the system settings. This can happen due to changes in accounting policies, restructuring of asset management processes, or simply an oversight during configuration.
  Configuration Changes: Changes made in the asset accounting configuration might have led to the depreciation area being deactivated.
  Incorrect Asset Master Data: The asset master data might be incorrectly set up, referencing a depreciation area that is not active.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Reactivate the Depreciation Area:
  
  Go to the Asset Accounting configuration in the SAP system.
  Navigate to the relevant settings for depreciation areas.
  Find the depreciation area