Urgent Fixed Asset Help

[jack@oracle]

Please let me know the exact usage & difference in Prorate calander,Depreciation Calander & prorate conventions.[:)]

[oteixeira]

Hello.
Prorate calendar or prorate conventions are the same thing.You must initially set up all your prorate conventions from the convention period corresponding to the oldest date placed in service through the end of the current fiscal year. At the end of each fiscal year, Oracle Assets automatically sets up your prorate conventions for the next fiscal year. Select the Depreciate When Placed in Service check box if you want to start taking depreciation in the accounting period that corresponds to the date placed in service, instead of the period that corresponds to the prorate date.
This option determines over how many periods to spread the annual depreciation amount. For assets that use a calculated (straight-line) method, Oracle Assets ignores this option and always starts taking depreciation in the accounting period that corresponds to the prorate date.
You can set up as many calendars as you need. Each book you set up requires a depreciation calendar and a prorate calendar. The depreciation calendar determines the number of accounting periods in a fiscal year, and the prorate calendar determines the number of prorate periods in your fiscal year. You can use one calendar for multiple depreciation books, and as both the depreciation and prorate calendar for a book.

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