What happens when a disposal is initiated from a handheld terminal?

You would initiate an asset disposal from a handheld terminal only if the assets exist in the Asset Management application as part of the physical inventory; that is, if they have been bar-coded, released, and inventoried.

Initiating a disposal from a handheld terminal ensures that both the inventory and the Asset Management data have a record of the disposal.

On the inventory side, you must specify a location that the asset is disposed to. You can create locations such as TRASH, WAREHOUSE, SOLD, and so on, for this purpose. These locations are not attached to the assets in the Asset Management application.

The disposal data interfaced to the Asset Management application consists of the disposal method and the asset items selected for disposal. After this data is interfaced, you must complete the financial processing of the disposal in the Asset Management application. If the items scanned for disposal do not make up a whole asset, you must process a partial disposal.