Enter General Object Information
Explanation
This activity is used to enter general information for a fixed asset.
Prerequisites
Before information can be entered in the General tab, the
following must have been completed:
- The activities according to BDR for Fixed Assets Accounting must have been
entered. These activities are optional, except for the Define Code Part For
Fixed Assets Accounting activity, depending on the object type and the
calculations to be performed for the fixed asset.
System Effects
As a result of this activity, more information for the object can be entered
in the
Main Object tab, the User-defined Base Values tab,
the
Books tab, the
Pre-posting tab, the Planning Info
tab, Inventory tab and the Rotable Pool tab if
appropriate.
Window
Overview Objects,
Object
Related Window Descriptions
Overview Objects,
Object
Procedure
Use the following procedure to enter general object information:
- Open Object in IFS/Fixed Assets and create a new
record.
- Enter an ID for the new object in the Object field. (Note:
The object ID will be automatically generated if an object series ID is
connected to the object group. An automatically generated object ID can be
modified if required.)
- Enter a description for the new object in the
Description field.
- In the General tab, modify the Object Type field, if
appropriate.
- Use the List of Values to select an object group.
- Change the date in the Valid From field, if appropriate.
- Use the List Of Values to select a value for the
Acquisition Reason field.
- Enter information in the other fields in the tab, if appropriate.
- Save when finished.
Note: You can also enter basic information in
Overview Objects. Then, select the View Object to
enter more information for the object.