Depreciation simulation

Use this function to process mass calculations of asset depreciation simulation for one or several sites of a company or group of companies. 

You can select:

Warning The assets whose disposal date is specified are implicitly excluded from the calculation.

Unlike an actual calculation processing, you can run the calculation for only one plan of a context and select the assets to calculate. You can also select a calculation horizon different from the one requested for the actual calculation.
Calculation results are stored in the DEPSIUM table, whose columns are a subset of the DEPREC table. When a calculation is requested for a context, the related fields in the table are replaced.

You can query the results in the Depreciation simulation inquiry function.
 

See also A unit calculation simulation can also be accessed from the Fixed assets function, but the results are not stored.  See Plan simulation for details.

Prerequisites

See also Refer to documentation Implementation

Screen management

The header of the screen is used to select the companies and sites concerned by the processing. The selection can be done using the right-click options of the table.

The different parameters of the simulation must then be specified as well as, if necessary, an extended selection on the FXDASSETS asset table.

Header

Field descriptions

Grid Company selection

field FLGCLCCPY

Select this checkbox to run the calculation on this company.
Company (field CPY)

This field displays the company code.

Grid Site selection

field FLGCLCFCY

Select this checkbox to run the calculation on this site.

Site (field FCY)

This field cannot be modified and displays the code of the site on which the process is carried out.

Action icon
All the company

Select this option to include all depreciation contexts and sites for the company on the line and selects them in the related grids. You cannot select this option again to clear any or all selections. You need to clear each checkbox individually.

All companies:

 Select this option to include all companies in the grid. Their sites and contexts are also selected automatically.

You must clear checkboxes individually remove all or one company, site, or context.
Status of contexts

Select this option to view the Status of contexts for the company on the line.

Tab Parameter definition

This is mainly selecting the contexts and depreciation plans to calculate, specifying the calculation fiscal year/period horizon, and indicating whether the detail of the records must be retained (otherwise, only the last fiscal year calculated is retained).

Field descriptions

Grid Depreciation contexts

Calculate (field FLGCLCCNX)

Select this checkbox to run the calculation on the context.

When a context is selected, all the plans of the context are also automatically selected. You can clear contexts you don't want to include.
Context (field CNX)

This field displays the title of the depreciation context.

FY start date (field DATSTRFIY)

This field contains the financial year start date of the considered context.

Period start (field DATSTRPER)

Start date for the inquiry.
FY horizon (field HRSEXE)

Use this field to define the calculation horizon for the depreciation simulation. You can define the number of fiscal years to include. For example, if you enter 5, the current and next 4 fiscal years are included in the calculation.

By default, the value in Depreciation contexts displays.
Period horizon (field HRSPER)

Enter the number of fiscal years included in a potential period breakdown. Enter 2 or more years.

By default, the value in Depreciation contexts displays.

 Setup consistency:

  • You cannot enter fewer than the number of calculated fiscal years, which is specified in the previous field.
  • The number of years only applies if it is consistent with the number of fiscal years broken down into periods. If you enter 5, but only 3 fiscals years have been broken down into periods, the period calculation is restricted to these 3 fiscal years.
Detail (field FLGSIMDET)

Select this checkbox to save all fiscal year or period records for the calculation horizon

If not selected, only records for the last fiscal year or last period are saved.

By default, the value in Depreciation contexts displays.

The records are stored in a dedicated DEPSIMU table and can queried in the CONSSIM - Depreciation simulation function.

Grid Depreciation plans

Calculate (field FLGCLCPLN)

Select this checkbox to include this plan in the calculation.

Depreciation plan (field PLNCAA)

This field displays the description of the depreciation plan and cannot be modified.

Disposed asset selection

Provisional disposal (field EXTISSFLG)

Select one or both of these checkboxes to include disposed assets in the simulation. You can select the Provisional disposal and the Actual disposal checkboxes or just one.
Actual disposal (field REAISSFLG)

Tab Extended selection

Field descriptions

Block number 1

Use the look-up icon to select a field from the Fixed assets table.

Fields (field FLD)
Memo (field PAR)

Select this checkbox to save this search option.

Block number 2

Expression (field EXP1)

Use this field to enter an expression for the selection criteria.

This criterion is added to the previous criteria by the link AND.

The expression cannot contain fields from a table other than the Fixed assets table. These can be indexed.
Memo (field PAREXP)

Select this checkbox to save this search option.

Batch task

This function can be run in batch mode, but no dedicated standard task is delivered to run it.

Specific Buttons

Memo

Click this action to save the current settings to a Memo code to be reused later. The memo is linked to your user profile, not to the function or the screen.

The STD memo code is associated with the screen and is loaded immediately when you open the function.

For more information on the advanced use of the Memo action, refer to the documentation on the General ergonomics of SAFE X3 software.

Recall

Click this action to enter a Memo code to load the settings associated with the code.

Delete memo

Click this action to delete a Memo code.

Error messages

The only error messages are the generic ones.

Tables used

See also Refer to documentation Implementation