Overview
Ownership
Assets can be
- owned by you
- or owned by others - eg a customer or supplier
Financial Depreciation
Only Assets owned by you can be financially depreciated
For Asset Depreciation view Financial Fixed Asset Register
Track who had the asset / when
Assigned any Asset to a user - eg: track who was driving the car - or who has that phone or computer
Asset Types and Asset Profiles
Assets Types are used by the system
- Vehicles (eg Truck, Car, Bus, Trailer)
- Trucks are used to carry stock (eg Waybills)
- Buses are used to carry people (eg Shuttle or Tour Buses)
- Computers, phones etc
- POS
- Tills used in the business are defined here
- Production Equipment
- Manufacturing Stations are defined here
- Other assets to track
- Equipment supplied to customers by others - for example - Fridges or displays or shelving
- Vehicles (eg Truck, Car, Bus, Trailer)
Asset Profiles:
One Asset Type may have many Asset Profiles
Asset Profiles have information that may be used by the system - or simply held for information
For companies that purchase multiple of the same asset - they can all have the same Asset Profile.
Example bus profile
Fuel type is used to default on "Fuel Card" usage screen
Example Computer Profile
Asset Status
Asset Statuses include
- Planning - an Asset in use
- Active - an Asset in use that is also Financially Depreciating
- Inactive - an Asset no longer used - will not appear in Asset lists but can be made active again
- Closed - an Asset that was depreciated and was then disposed of
Fuel Cards
Fuel cards linked to the debtor will simplify the entry of Fuel card Statements - review Creating and Managing Bank Accounts
Extended Attributes
Attributes of an asset - many have help tips on the fields (eg Identifiers > Barcode)
There are also "smart lists" that allow you to use previously used values
Price Lists
Used when an asset may be rented
Purchase / Disposal Dates
Can be used for any asset. Used an updated by Depreciation process if this is a financial asset.
Maintenance Schedules
Track the maintenance requirement on an Asset - note that due will refer to km and also to dates.
Review the maintenance required on the dashboard
Calendar
will show activities by date for the asset (eg Buses on Tours, Shuttles on Runs, Trucks on Waybills)
Certificates / SOP / Registrations and ensuring they do not expire
The Dashboard of expiring certificates makes it easy to track the assets that need attention
Certificates on Assets Example - HVIS inspection
Vehicle Registration Plates
Registration plates are in the concertina
Certificate Setup
First setup the Certificates you track on Assets - note this is especially useful with expiring certificates.
- Licenses, Registrations, inspections - all have expiry dates
- HACCP inspections done by your business that have expiry dates
Example normal Vehicle Registration
Example HVIS Inspection
Certifications also apply to people
- eg drivers license, Heavy Vehicle License etc.
- SOP's you have defined for your business
- Working with Children etc
Asset Issues
To track any issues found on an asset. Normally these are captured through a drivers portal by the driver at the time of finding the issue. They can attach photographs and notes
Trip Odometer (ODO) readings
Journals linked to Assets
Examples of journals that are linked to Assets include
- Purchase of the Asset
- Sale of the Asset
- Depreciation Journals
- Maintenance Journals