Fixed Asset Questions

[Adrian Crum <ad...@hlmksw.com>]

I'm trying to set up our office equipment in the Fixed Asset component. My goal is to eventually 
print a catalog of all of our office equipment that can be used for tracking and insurance reasons.

Several questions I have:

1. Does anyone know how I can include a detailed description of a fixed asset? The single-line 
description is fine for a copier model number, but in the case of PCs I need to be specific about 
what is in the PC. I saw that a product can be linked to a fixed asset, but that seems like a lot of 
work to go through just to get a detailed description.

2. It seems as though you can only connect one party to a fixed asset. According to The Data Model 
Resource Book (ch 6), we should be able to link multiple parties to a fixed asset. Am I missing 
something? In the case of a PC, there would be an IT manager - who tracks and controls the asset, 
and a user who uses it. The PC might be assigned to a different user in the future, so there should 
be a record of all users.

3. Is there a way to track the original purchase price? Much of the equipment was purchased before 
OFBiz went online, so there are no Purchase Orders or such to link it to.

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!

-Adrian

Re: Fixed Asset Questions

[Adrian Crum <ad...@hlmksw.com>]

Adrian Crum wrote:
> 2. It seems as though you can only connect one party to a fixed asset. 
> According to The Data Model Resource Book (ch 6), we should be able to 
> link multiple parties to a fixed asset. Am I missing something? In the 
> case of a PC, there would be an IT manager - who tracks and controls the 
> asset, and a user who uses it. The PC might be assigned to a different 
> user in the future, so there should be a record of all users.

I figured this one out - there is a separate tab for assignments. I was looking at the fixed asset 
main screen where only one party can be assigned.

-Adrian