Consumption Unit

Consumption Unit is a list of the units an asset's use is measured in: machine hours, kilometres, cycles.

Where

Fixed Asset › Consumption › Consumption Unit

Who uses it

The implementation consultant, the fixed asset accountant

When

At setup, if the company wants the list

Needs first

Nothing

What it is for

No other screen in the delivered configuration picks a consumption unit, and depreciation is not worked out from use. Only straight line and reducing balance are calculated. The list is kept for reference only.

Every field in plain words

Field	What it means	What to put
Consumption Unit	The code	HRS, KM. Required
Name	What the unit is	Machine hours. Required
Notes	Anything to remember about it	Free text
Block	Stops it being picked	Tick to retire it

How to configure it

Nothing has to be set here for the fixed asset process to work. Fill it only if the company keeps the list for its own records.

Scenarios

• A transport company wants trucks depreciated per kilometre driven. Not supported: depreciation by use is not calculated. Use straight line over the expected life on the Asset Group.

What it is connected to

• Fixed asset how-to pages - the order to set the module up.

If something looks wrong

• The save is refused on the code. The code is missing or already used. Each code can be used once.