FIX: The Straight Line Life Remaining method depreciates a fixed asset incorrectly for Germany in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009

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This article applies to Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 for Germany.

Symptoms

When the Straight Line Life Remaining method is used to calculate the depreciation for a fixed asset for Germany, the depreciation value in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 is incorrect. This problem occurs when the date of the acquisition is not the first day of the business year.

Note If the date of the acquisition is the first day of the business year, this problem does not occur.

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Resolution

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. There is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this article. If you are encountering an issue downloading, installing this hotfix, or have other technical support questions, contact your partner or, if enrolled in a support plan directly with Microsoft, you can contact technical support for Microsoft Dynamics and create a new support request. To do this, go to the following Microsoft website:

https://mbs.microsoft.com/support/newstart.aspx

You can also contact technical support for Microsoft Dynamics by telephone by using these links for country specific telephone numbers. To do this, go to one of the following Microsoft websites:

Partners

https://mbs.microsoft.com/partnersource/support/

Customers

https://mbs.microsoft.com/customersource/support/information/SupportInformation/global_support_contacts_eng.htm

In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Technical Support Professional for Microsoft Dynamics and related products determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to any additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

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Installation information

For more information about how to install this hotfix, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

893082 How to install a Microsoft Dynamics AX hotfix

Prerequisites

You must have Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Service Pack 1 installed to apply this hotfix.

For more information about how to obtain Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Service Pack 1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

956568 Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Service Pack 1 is available

Restart requirement

You must restart the Application Object Server (AOS) service after you apply this hotfix.

Objects that are affected

This hotfix affects the following objects:

\Classes\Assetjournal.xpo
\Data dictionary\Tables\Assetbooktable.xpo
\Data dictionary\Tables\Assetparameters.xpo

Validation of the application hotfix installation

To validate the installation of the application hotfix, open the SysHotfixManifest class in the Application Object Tree (AOT). Then, verify that there is a method name that contains the Knowledge Base article number of the installed hotfix. Additionally, you can cross-check the affected objects by viewing the KBxxxxxx.txt file against the objects in the AOT. Therefore, you can make sure that the objects are changed correctly in the SYP layer or in the GLP layer.

Note The placeholder KBxxxxxx.txt represents the Knowledge Base article number of the installed hotfix.

File information

This hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Axupdate.exe	Not applicable	61,672	16-Aug-2012	07:09	x86
Kb2736539-glp-cons.cab	Not applicable	4,341,827	16-Aug-2012	07:09	Not applicable
Kb2736539-glp-ee.cab	Not applicable	4,495,938	16-Aug-2012	07:09	Not applicable
Kb2736539-glp-il.cab	Not applicable	370,296	16-Aug-2012	07:09	Not applicable
Kb2736539-glp-tr.cab	Not applicable	1,379,174	16-Aug-2012	07:09	Not applicable
Kb2736539-syp-cons.cab	Not applicable	5,078,162	16-Aug-2012	07:09	Not applicable
Kb2736539-syp-ee.cab	Not applicable	5,018,185	16-Aug-2012	07:09	Not applicable
Kb2736539-syp-il.cab	Not applicable	4,661,665	16-Aug-2012	07:09	Not applicable
Kb2736539-syp-syp.cab	Not applicable	4,660,478	16-Aug-2012	07:09	Not applicable
Kb2736539-syp-tr.cab	Not applicable	4,881,182	16-Aug-2012	07:09	Not applicable
Licensetermsar.rtf	Not applicable	101,414	16-Nov-2011	08:33	Not applicable
Licensetermscs.rtf	Not applicable	92,705	16-Nov-2011	08:33	Not applicable
Licensetermsda.rtf	Not applicable	102,543	16-Nov-2011	08:33	Not applicable
Licensetermsde.rtf	Not applicable	119,313	16-Nov-2011	08:33	Not applicable
Licensetermsen.rtf	Not applicable	111,795	16-Nov-2011	08:33	Not applicable
Licensetermses.rtf	Not applicable	98,313	16-Nov-2011	08:33	Not applicable
Licensetermset.rtf	Not applicable	104,484	16-Nov-2011	08:33	Not applicable
Licensetermsfi.rtf	Not applicable	107,418	16-Nov-2011	08:33	Not applicable
Licensetermsfr.rtf	Not applicable	133,197	16-Nov-2011	08:33	Not applicable
Licensetermshe-il.rtf	Not applicable	4,258	16-Nov-2011	08:33	Not applicable
Licensetermshu.rtf	Not applicable	94,304	16-Nov-2011	08:33	Not applicable
Licensetermsis.rtf	Not applicable	36,112	16-Nov-2011	08:33	Not applicable
Licensetermsit.rtf	Not applicable	117,765	16-Nov-2011	08:33	Not applicable
Licensetermsja.rtf	Not applicable	107,092	16-Nov-2011	08:33	Not applicable
Licensetermslt.rtf	Not applicable	125,197	16-Nov-2011	08:33	Not applicable
Licensetermslv.rtf	Not applicable	106,681	16-Nov-2011	08:33	Not applicable
Licensetermsnb-no.rtf	Not applicable	118,245	16-Nov-2011	08:33	Not applicable
Licensetermsnl.rtf	Not applicable	112,657	16-Nov-2011	08:33	Not applicable
Licensetermspl.rtf	Not applicable	118,887	16-Nov-2011	08:33	Not applicable
Licensetermspt-br.rtf	Not applicable	102,982	16-Nov-2011	08:33	Not applicable
Licensetermsru.rtf	Not applicable	151,400	16-Nov-2011	08:33	Not applicable
Licensetermssv.rtf	Not applicable	117,960	16-Nov-2011	08:33	Not applicable
Licensetermsth.rtf	Not applicable	156,708	16-Nov-2011	08:33	Not applicable
Licensetermstr.rtf	Not applicable	105,693	16-Nov-2011	08:33	Not applicable
Licensetermszh-hans.rtf	Not applicable	100,528	16-Nov-2011	08:33	Not applicable
Axsetupsp.exe	5.0.1100.45	1,636,592	16-Aug-2012	07:09	x86
Cabextractor.dll	Not applicable	19,184	16-Aug-2012	07:09	x86
Microsoft.dynamics.setup.reportingservices.dll	5.0.1100.9	150,440	16-Nov-2011	08:50	x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll	5.0.1100.40	538,880	16-Aug-2012	07:09	x86
Microsoft.dynamics.setup.reportingservices.resources.dll	5.0.1000.45	17,336	16-Nov-2011	08:50	x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll	5.0.1100.40	534,784	16-Aug-2012	07:09	x86
Microsoft.dynamics.setup.reportingservices.resources.dll	5.0.1000.45	16,312	16-Nov-2011	08:50	x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll	5.0.1100.40	530,688	16-Aug-2012	07:09	x86
Microsoft.dynamics.setup.reportingservices.resources.dll	5.0.1000.45	16,312	16-Nov-2011	08:50	x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll	5.0.1100.40	534,784	16-Aug-2012	07:09	x86
Microsoft.dynamics.setup.reportingservices.resources.dll	5.0.1000.45	16,824	16-Nov-2011	08:50	x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll	5.0.1100.40	534,784	16-Aug-2012	07:09	x86
Microsoft.dynamics.setup.reportingservices.resources.dll	5.0.1000.45	16,824	16-Nov-2011	08:50	x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll	5.0.1100.40	530,688	16-Aug-2012	07:09	x86
Microsoft.dynamics.setup.reportingservices.resources.dll	5.0.1000.45	16,312	16-Nov-2011	08:50	x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll	5.0.1100.40	530,688	16-Aug-2012	07:09	x86
Microsoft.dynamics.setup.reportingservices.resources.dll	5.0.1000.45	16,312	16-Nov-2011	08:50	x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll	5.0.1100.40	538,880	16-Aug-2012	07:09	x86
Microsoft.dynamics.setup.reportingservices.resources.dll	5.0.1000.45	16,824	16-Nov-2011	08:50	x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll	5.0.1100.40	538,880	16-Aug-2012	07:09	x86
Microsoft.dynamics.setup.reportingservices.resources.dll	5.0.1500.1212	16,320	16-Nov-2011	08:50	x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll	5.0.1100.40	534,784	16-Aug-2012	07:09	x86
Microsoft.dynamics.setup.reportingservices.resources.dll	5.0.1000.45	16,824	16-Nov-2011	08:50	x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll	5.0.1100.40	530,688	16-Aug-2012	07:09	x86
Microsoft.dynamics.setup.reportingservices.resources.dll	5.0.1000.45	16,312	16-Nov-2011	08:50	x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll	5.0.1100.40	530,688	16-Aug-2012	07:09	x86
Microsoft.dynamics.setup.reportingservices.resources.dll	5.0.1000.45	16,312	16-Nov-2011	08:50	x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll	5.0.1100.40	542,976	16-Aug-2012	07:09	x86
Microsoft.dynamics.setup.reportingservices.resources.dll	5.0.1000.45	17,848	16-Nov-2011	08:50	x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll	5.0.1100.40	530,688	16-Aug-2012	07:09	x86
Microsoft.dynamics.setup.reportingservices.resources.dll	5.0.1000.45	16,312	16-Nov-2011	08:50	x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll	5.0.1100.40	534,784	16-Aug-2012	07:09	x86
Microsoft.dynamics.setup.reportingservices.resources.dll	5.0.1000.45	16,312	16-Nov-2011	08:50	x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll	5.0.1100.40	530,688	16-Aug-2012	07:09	x86
Microsoft.dynamics.setup.reportingservices.resources.dll	5.0.1000.45	16,312	16-Nov-2011	08:50	x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll	5.0.1100.40	530,688	16-Aug-2012	07:09	x86
Microsoft.dynamics.setup.reportingservices.resources.dll	5.0.1000.45	16,312	16-Nov-2011	08:50	x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll	5.0.1100.40	534,784	16-Aug-2012	07:09	x86
Microsoft.dynamics.setup.reportingservices.resources.dll	5.0.1000.45	16,824	16-Nov-2011	08:50	x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll	5.0.1100.40	534,784	16-Aug-2012	07:09	x86
Microsoft.dynamics.setup.reportingservices.resources.dll	5.0.1000.45	16,312	16-Nov-2011	08:50	x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll	5.0.1100.40	547,072	16-Aug-2012	07:09	x86
Microsoft.dynamics.setup.reportingservices.resources.dll	5.0.1000.45	18,872	16-Nov-2011	08:50	x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll	5.0.1100.40	530,688	16-Aug-2012	07:09	x86
Microsoft.dynamics.setup.reportingservices.resources.dll	5.0.1000.45	16,312	16-Nov-2011	08:50	x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll	5.0.1100.40	559,360	16-Aug-2012	07:09	x86
Microsoft.dynamics.setup.reportingservices.resources.dll	5.0.1000.45	20,408	16-Nov-2011	08:50	x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll	5.0.1100.40	530,688	16-Aug-2012	07:09	x86
Microsoft.dynamics.setup.reportingservices.resources.dll	5.0.1000.45	16,312	16-Nov-2011	08:50	x86
Axsetupsp.resources.dll	5.0.1100.40	526,592	16-Aug-2012	07:09	x86
Microsoft.dynamics.setup.reportingservices.resources.dll	5.0.1000.45	15,800	16-Nov-2011	08:50	x86
Cabextractor.dll	Not applicable	22,768	16-Aug-2012	07:09	x64

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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More Information

Acquisition adjustments in Germany always have to be considered as if they were made at the first day of the business year. This means that an acquisition adjustment should be calculated as if this transaction was made at the first day of the business year regardless of the date on which the acquisition was made in that year.

When the following parameters in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 are enabled, the depreciation for the Straight Line Life Remaining method is calculated at the beginning of the year: