BAPI_FIXEDASSET_CHANGE Change Documents

[debbie_morrison]

I am uploading a spreadsheet and using BAPI_FIXEDASSET_CHANGE to update asset master records and everything is working well. However, if the same cost center is on the spreadsheet as in the master data, a change document is generated. If other data in the master record is the same, (description, etc.) nothing is changed and no change documents are generated. This only seems to happen with data in the timedependentdata structure.

If the data is the same and, in effect, no updates occurred, we do not want change documents to be created. Is there a way to turn this off??

[debbie_morrison]

I am uploading a spreadsheet and using BAPI_FIXEDASSET_CHANGE to update asset master records and everything is working well. However, if the same cost center is on the spreadsheet as in the master data, a change document is generated. If other data in the master record is the same, (description, etc.) nothing is changed and no change documents are generated. This only seems to happen with data in the timedependentdata structure.

If the data is the same and, in effect, no updates occurred, we do not want change documents to be created. Is there a way to turn this off??

[mvoros]

Hi,

just guess but isn't the problem in dates. You use different from and to dates than are in the system so SAP takes it as change.

Cheers

[debbie_morrison]

Thanks, Martin. that is exactly what i suspect as well. Especially since this is the only structure of the BAPI that creates this behavior and it is the most date/time sensitive. I was hoping the BAPI was smart enough to realize that only date changes doesn't really constitute a change!

It looks like I may just have to read the data in before determining if it should be updated. Not that complex, just a pain!!! I was hoping someone out there knew something about this BAPI that I didn't!

[former_member156446]

I am suspecting this is happening bcoz of the "Change Document" setting for the data element's you are using...

for some which are recorded the changes have the Change document checkbox set at data element level, in further characteristics tab.