If you have ever posted a subsequent acquisition to an existing asset in S/4HANA and noticed that the depreciation start date was automatically set to the original capitalization date rather than the current period, you may have been surprised. This is not a bug. It is a deliberate S/4HANA behavior introduced to handle a specific accounting scenario — and understanding it is key to configuring your system correctly.

This post explains what the behavior is, why it exists, and how the AVDATE flag (field XBZDAT) can be used to control it.

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