Open the Calculate Depreciation window.

Calculates periodic depreciation.

The batch job calculates depreciation according to the conditions that you define in the batch job. The FA Depreciation Book table that is linked to the fixed assets defines the depreciation method, the starting date for depreciation, and the fixed asset posting group that are used in the batch job. If the fixed assets that are included in the batch job are integrated with the general ledger (defined in the depreciation book that is used in the batch job), the program transfers the entries to the fixed assets general ledger journal. Otherwise, the batch job transfers the entries to the fixed asset journal. You can then post the journal or adjust the entries before posting, if necessary.

Options

Field Description

Depreciation Book

Select the depreciation book code for the depreciation book to be used in the batch job.

FA Posting Date

Enter the fixed asset posting date to be used in the batch job. This date is used as the ending date in the depreciation calculation. If depreciation was posted to the asset previously, the fixed asset posting date on the last depreciation entry is used as the starting date in the depreciation calculation. If this is the first depreciation entry for the asset, the Depreciation Starting Date table, as defined in the FA Depreciation Books window, is used as the starting date in the depreciation calculation.

Note that the program defines February 28th or February 29th (depending on whether it is a leap year), the 30th and the 31st (for the other months in the year) as the last day of the month. For example, if any of these dates were used in the last depreciation entry and you enter the first date of the next month in the FA Posting Date field in the batch job, the program will calculate depreciation for one day.

By using the fields below, you can specify the number of depreciation days the program will use to calculate depreciation.

Use Force No. of Days

Select if you want the program to use the number of days, as specified in the field below, in the depreciation calculation.

Force No. of Days

Enter a number if you want the program to use this number of days in the depreciation calculation. (You must also place a check mark in the field above.)

Posting Date

Enter the posting date to be used in the batch job. If you have activated the Use Same FA+G/L Posting Dates field in the Depreciation Book table, you can leave this field blank and just fill in the FA Posting Date field. The posting date is copied to the resulting journal lines.

Document No.

Leave this field blank if you have set up a numbering series for the fixed asset journal batch in the No. Series table and the journal is empty. The batch job automatically fills in the resulting journal lines with the next available number in the series.

Posting Description

Enter a text for the journal entries that result from the batch job.

Insert Bal. Account

Select if you want the batch job to automatically insert balancing accounts in the resulting journal. The batch job uses the accounts that you defined in the FA Posting Group table.

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