How To Fix AC071 - Target depreciation key & exists already

AC071 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AC - Error messages from Asset Customizing

• Message number: 071

• Message text: Target depreciation key & exists already

What causes this issue?

When copying a depreciation key you specified an already existing key
as the target depreciation key. The copy function only provides,
however, for copying to a new key.

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?

Specify a key, which does not already exist, as the target depreciation
key.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message AC071 - Target depreciation key & exists already ?

  The SAP error message AC071 ("Target depreciation key & exists already") typically occurs in the Asset Accounting (FI-AA) module when you are trying to assign a target depreciation key to an asset that already has that key assigned. This can happen during asset creation, modification, or during a mass upload of asset data.
  
  Cause:
  
  Duplicate Assignment: The target depreciation key you are trying to assign is already in use for the asset.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration of the depreciation keys in the system.
  Data Migration: If you are migrating data from another system or performing a mass upload, there may be duplicates in the data being uploaded.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Check Existing Assignments: 
  
  Go to the asset master record and check the current depreciation key assigned to the asset. You can do this by navigating to the asset in transaction code AS03 (Display Asset).
  If the asset already has the target depreciation key assigned,