You want to post depreciation costs of one asset to two cost centers. How do you do this?

Question

Options

• AYou assign a real internal order in the asset master data which you settle periodically to two cost
• BYou assign two real cost centers in the asset master data.
• CYou assign a real cost center and a statistical cost center in the asset master data.
• DYou assign a statistical order in the asset master data which you settle periodically to two cost

• A
  74% (31)
• B
  10% (4)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  14% (6)

Explanation

Assigning a real internal order in the asset master allows depreciation to post to that order first, which is then periodically settled to multiple cost centers using settlement rules - the only SAP-supported mechanism for splitting one asset's depreciation across two cost centers.

Why the distractors fail:

• B is wrong because the asset master only supports a single cost center assignment; you cannot directly assign two real cost centers.
• C is wrong because a statistical cost center receives only a mirror/informational copy of the posting - it holds no real costs and cannot be used to redistribute depreciation alongside a real cost center to achieve a true split.
• D is wrong because a statistical internal order cannot be settled - it exists only for reporting. Settlement requires a real internal order, which is exactly what makes A correct and D incorrect.

Memory tip: Remember "Real = Settable." Only a real internal order can be settled (distributed) to multiple cost centers. Anything "statistical" in SAP is read-only for reporting - it receives postings but can never send them onward.

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