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In SAP Business One, you can define different groups of attributes for your fixed assets. By assigning an attribute group to an asset class, you can, therefore, link the attributes to your fixed assets.

Prerequisites

You have enabled fixed assets.

For more information, see Enabling Fixed Assets.

Procedure

Defining Attributes

  1. From the SAP Business One Main Menu, choose   Administration   Setup   Financials   Fixed Assets   Attribute Groups  .

    The Attribute Groups - Setup window opens.

  2. Enter the description, activate the attributes that you want to use, and enter the attribute names and default values.

    Note Note

    If you want to adjust the order of the attributes, use the Move Up orMove Down pushbutton.

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  3. Choose Add.

Assigning Attributes to Fixed Assets

  1. From the SAP Business One Main Menu, choose   Administration   Setup   Financials   Fixed Assets   Asset Classes  .

    The Asset Classes - Setup window opens.

  2. Specify the general information and select the attribute group that you want to assign to the asset class.

  3. Choose Add.

  4. From the SAP Business One Main Menu, choose   Financials   Fixed Assets   Asset Master Data  .

    The Asset Master Data window opens.

  5. On the Fixed Assets tab, Overview subtab, specify the asset class to which the asset belongs.

    Note Note

    You cannot change the asset class of an asset having the status Active.

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    Once you specify the asset class, the associated attribute group is linked to the asset. As a result, the active attributes in the group are copied to the Attributes subtab, displayed in the order that was specified in the Attribute Groups - Setup window.

More Information

Attribute Groups - Setup Window

Asset Classes

Asset Master Data