How To Fix UCFU017 - Asset &1: Retirement original cost in prior periods must be equal to zero

UCFU017 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: UCFU - Messages for Assets/Liabilities

• Message number: 017

• Message text: Asset &1: Retirement original cost in prior periods must be equal to zero

What causes this issue?

Whenever the current period is the same as the acquisition period, then
the key figure for the retirement of original cost in prior periods
needs to be equal to zero.

System Response

The data record cannot be processed.

How to fix this error?

Change the retirement of original cost in prior periods to zero.

Procedure for System Administrators

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

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message UCFU017 - Asset &1: Retirement original cost in prior periods must be equal to zero ?

  The SAP error message UCFU017 indicates that there is an issue with the retirement of an asset in the Asset Accounting module. Specifically, it states that the original cost of the asset being retired in prior periods must be equal to zero. This error typically arises when there are inconsistencies in the asset's financial data, particularly when trying to retire an asset that has been previously depreciated or has had transactions recorded against it in prior periods.
  
  Cause:
  
  Prior Period Transactions: The asset has been retired in a prior period, but there are still original costs associated with it that have not been cleared or adjusted.
  Incorrect Asset Data: The asset master data may have inconsistencies, such as incorrect values in the original cost or accumulated depreciation fields.
  Depreciation Issues: If the asset has been depreciated in prior periods, the system expects that the original cost should be zero at the time of retirement.
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