After assigning analytical dimensions to the object Fixed Assets in the menu Configuration → Company Structure → Object Dimensions, it is possible to describe analytically either a fixed asset group or a fixed asset, itself. Based on the analytical description defined on the form of fixed asset, it is then possible to create automatically analytical description lines in the documents relating to a given fixed asset.

It is possible to specify a depreciation area by which analytical description values must possibly be completed in the fixed asset documents. Depreciation areas can be selected from among those made available in the system configuration window.

The way in which an analytical description is defined on the form of fixed asset group is similar to that in which it is defined in documents. But unlike in documents, only the amount in percentage terms is specified in this case.

Because it is possible to determine an owner on the form of analytical dimension’s elements, only elements, for which the company, to which an operator is logged on, or the value All is selected as owner, are displayed on the list of analytical dimension values.

In case a relation pattern is assigned to the Fixed Assets object, the list of elements of particular dimensions will be limited to elements acceptable for a given combination of analytical dimension values. The list is limited only when selecting a dimension element. In the case of already existing records, the acceptable combination of values is not controlled when editing or saving an object.

In case there are subgroups defined to a given fixed asset group and an analytical description is changed in that fixed asset group, then it is possible to update that description also on its subgroups by selecting the parameter Update patterns. Upon activating this parameter, it is possible to select one of the following values:

• Changed fields – conditional: analytical description will be updated according to the change made in the pattern. The change will, however, apply only to subgroups which analytical description was compatible with the source definition of analytical description in the pattern.
• Changed fields – unconditional: analytical description will be updated according to the change made in the pattern. The change will apply to all subgroups, regardless of whether their analytical description is or is not compatible with the source definition of analytical description in the pattern.
• All fields – unconditional: all fields in the subgroups will be updated according to the settings in the pattern, except for those which would infringe their uniqueness (e.g., the field Code, Name).

In the newly added item subgroups, analytical description is completed automatically based on analytical description definition of the parent group.

The parameter Update elements works similarly as the parameter Update pattern. The difference is that it applies to the update of analytical description on fixed asset forms.

In multi-company structure, analytical description specified on fixed asset form is saved on the level of given company. Analytical description displayed during edition of item form is the one specified in the company to which an operator is currently logged in. Similarly, changes made to fixed asset’s analytical description are also saved for the current company.

Analytical description defined on fixed asset form can next be copied to trade or warehouse documents containing a given fixed asset, which was described in <<Article>>.