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2.2. Setup / Configuration

There are two simple setup requirements to get started with asset maintenance. To get started, go to the following menu: Accounting > Setup > Asset Management.

From the Asset Maintenance setup screen, you can choose from the following options:

Next Maintenance Order

Define the maintenance order number range, or use the default.

Maintenance Parts Expense

You will also need to define where parts are expensed to when posting these parts against a maintenance order. You can choose to post against the item's expense account (with or without a manual override) or choose a default parts expense category. The default expense category is used when posting any parts to the ledger and defines which ledger account parts are expensed to when consumed. Alternately, if you select to use the item cost category expense, the account defined as the cost category expense account is used when posting.

If you select (with manual override) you can no longer choose to post all parts as you have to confirm or change each part's expense account that it will be posted to.

Create To Do items and alarms

Select to tell the system to create CRM to do items and their associated alarms for each maintenance item generated. This acts as a reminder to staff assigned to maintenance items to action on the specified dates.

Press SAVE to preserve your changes.