Creating books
- Select Financials > Asset Accounting > Asset System Setup > Books.
- Click Create.
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Specify this information:
- Book
- Specify the book name and description.
- Book Currency
- Select the currency code for the book. Depreciation amounts are recorded in the currency that you select.
- Ledger
- Select a ledger for the book.
- Depreciation Type
- Select Class
Level to indicate the assets that are associated
with this book are depreciated along with other assets in their
class. Class Level is
required for Part 32 books.
If you select Class Level, then you must also select a Compute Statement. If you select Asset Level, then leave the Compute Statement field blank.
- Convention
- Select a depreciation convention for this book. This convention determines how depreciation is calculated for the first year and the last year that an asset is in service. The value that you select is a default value and is modified when you assign a book to an asset. For a detailed list, see Depreciation conventions.
- Impairment Book
- If impairments are enabled for the book, select an impairment book.
- Transaction Currency
- Select whether the default value for the book transaction currency is from the Book or the Asset.
- Method Switch
- Select this check box to switch to a second depreciation method when it is an advantage. You assign a depreciation method to a book when you associate the book with an asset using Books. To define a depreciation method where method switches are allowed, use Methods.
- Depreciation History
- Select this check box to store depreciation history records for assets that are added to this book. Asset transaction history is recorded for all companies and assets that use the book.
- Tax Book
- Select this check box to update the depreciation method on an asset tax book.
- Book Regulation
- A default regulation is available for each book. The regulation is user-defined and is selected for each book. This field is not required. The default value is used when a value regulation is assigned to the book.
- Post History
- Select this check box to transfer historical transactions to the general ledger when the asset is released. Transactions are created by the Asset Book compute. This option can be selected and cleared at any time. When an asset is added with a prior year in service date, transactions are created for depreciation that occurred before the current year.
- Use For Impairment
- Select this check box to use the book as an impairment book.
- Click Save.