How To Fix AC470 - Area &1 in chart of depreciation &2 was deleted by user &3

AC470 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: AC - Error messages from Asset Customizing

• Message number: 470

• Message text: Area &1 in chart of depreciation &2 was deleted by user &3

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message AC470 - Area &1 in chart of depreciation &2 was deleted by user &3 ?

  The SAP error message AC470 indicates that a specific area in a chart of depreciation has been deleted by a user. This error typically arises in the context of Asset Accounting (FI-AA) when there are inconsistencies or issues related to the configuration of asset areas in the chart of depreciation.
  
  Cause:
  The error message AC470 is triggered when:
  
  A user has deleted an asset area in the specified chart of depreciation.
  The system is trying to access or process data related to that deleted area, which leads to inconsistencies.
  There may be transactions or configurations that still reference the deleted area, causing the system to throw this error.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the AC470 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check the Chart of Depreciation:
  
  Go to the configuration of the chart of depreciation in SAP (Transaction code OAVT).
  Verify if the area mentioned in the error message is indeed deleted.
  
  
  
  Review Asset Master Records:
  
  Check the asset master records that might still