R12 x Oracle Asset Management Fundamentals Student Guide Vol 1

R12.x Oracle Asset
Management Fundamentals
Volume 1- Student Guide

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March 2010
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Table of Contents
Overview of Oracle Asset Management.........................................................................................................1-1
Overview of Oracle Asset Management........................................................................................................1-3
Objectives ......................................................................................................................................................1-4
Agenda...........................................................................................................................................................1-5
Overview of Oracle Assets ............................................................................................................................1-6
E-Business Suite Integration..........................................................................................................................1-7
Implementation Considerations for Oracle Financials...................................................................................1-8
The Best Project Team for the Job ................................................................................................................1-9
Critical Implementation Issues ......................................................................................................................1-10
Oracle Assets Setup Steps .............................................................................................................................1-12
Oracle Assets Key Flexfields.........................................................................................................................1-13
Implementing Oracle Assets..........................................................................................................................1-14
Asset Books Positioning................................................................................................................................1-15
Asset Categories Positioning .........................................................................................................................1-17
Asset Life Cycle ............................................................................................................................................1-18
Adding Assets Manually ...............................................................................................................................1-19
Mass Asset Additions Process .......................................................................................................................1-21
Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................1-23
Adding and Capitalizing a CIP Asset ............................................................................................................1-24

Acquire and Build CIP Assets .......................................................................................................................1-25
Asset Adjustments .........................................................................................................................................1-26
Asset Adjustment Overview ..........................................................................................................................1-27
Performing Physical Inventory ......................................................................................................................1-28
Elements of Depreciation ..............................................................................................................................1-30
Basic Depreciation Calculation .....................................................................................................................1-32
Tracking Asset Retirements...........................................................................................................................1-34
Assets Journal Entries Flow...........................................................................................................................1-35
Default Account Generator Process for Oracle Assets ..................................................................................1-37
Reconciling Data in Oracle Assets ................................................................................................................1-38
Viewing Asset Information Online................................................................................................................1-39
Oracle Assets Reporting ................................................................................................................................1-40
Assets Reports Groupings..............................................................................................................................1-41
Creating a Tax Book......................................................................................................................................1-42
Entering Information in Tax Books ...............................................................................................................1-43
Transaction APIs ...........................................................................................................................................1-45
Business Events .............................................................................................................................................1-47
Asset Business Event Triggers ......................................................................................................................1-48
Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................1-49
Summary........................................................................................................................................................1-50
Asset Controls Setup .......................................................................................................................................2-1
Asset Controls Setup .....................................................................................................................................2-3
Objectives ......................................................................................................................................................2-4
Agenda...........................................................................................................................................................2-6
Oracle Assets Setup Steps .............................................................................................................................2-7
Setup Steps Flow ...........................................................................................................................................2-8
Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................2-11
Setup Steps Flow ...........................................................................................................................................2-12
Oracle Assets Key Flexfields.........................................................................................................................2-16
Setting Up Key Flexfields .............................................................................................................................2-17

Asset Category Key Flexfield........................................................................................................................2-18
Location Key Flexfield..................................................................................................................................2-19
Asset Key Key Flexfield................................................................................................................................2-20
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Creating Key Flexfield Combinations ...........................................................................................................2-21
Specifying System Controls ..........................................................................................................................2-22
QuickCodes ...................................................................................................................................................2-24
Available QuickCodes...................................................................................................................................2-27
Defining Fiscal Years and Calendars.............................................................................................................2-35
Setting Up Fiscal Years .................................................................................................................................2-36
Setting Up Asset Calendars ...........................................................................................................................2-37
Sharing Calendars..........................................................................................................................................2-38
Defining Price Indexes ..................................................................................................................................2-39
Profile Options...............................................................................................................................................2-41
Asset Insurance..............................................................................................................................................2-47
Entering Asset Insurance Information ...........................................................................................................2-49
Implementing Oracle Assets..........................................................................................................................2-50
Planning Implementation...............................................................................................................................2-51
Key Flexfields Planning Considerations........................................................................................................2-53
The Key Flexfields Planning Phase ...............................................................................................................2-55
Implementing Oracle Assets..........................................................................................................................2-57
Convert Existing Asset Information ..............................................................................................................2-59
Using the FA_MASS_ADDITIONS Table for Conversion ..........................................................................2-61
Implementing Oracle Assets..........................................................................................................................2-63
Post Conversion Reconciliation.....................................................................................................................2-64

Other Conversion Issues................................................................................................................................2-65
Maintaining an Audit Trail ............................................................................................................................2-66
Maintaining Audit Trails ...............................................................................................................................2-67
Defining Asset Warranties.............................................................................................................................2-69
Creating Leases .............................................................................................................................................2-70
Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................2-71
Summary........................................................................................................................................................2-72
Asset Books.......................................................................................................................................................3-1
Asset Books ...................................................................................................................................................3-3
Objectives ......................................................................................................................................................3-4
Agenda...........................................................................................................................................................3-5
Asset Books Positioning................................................................................................................................3-6
Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................3-8
Asset Books Regions .....................................................................................................................................3-9
Calendar Region ............................................................................................................................................3-11
Accounting Rules Region ..............................................................................................................................3-13
Natural Accounts Region...............................................................................................................................3-15
Security by Book ...........................................................................................................................................3-17
Organizations and Security by Book .............................................................................................................3-18
How Security by Book Is Used within Process Flow ....................................................................................3-19
Security by Book Setup Steps........................................................................................................................3-20
Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................3-24
Troubleshooting Security by Book ................................................................................................................3-25
Implementation Considerations for Security by Book...................................................................................3-27
Summary........................................................................................................................................................3-28
Asset Categories...............................................................................................................................................4-1
Asset Categories ............................................................................................................................................4-3
Objectives ......................................................................................................................................................4-4
Agenda...........................................................................................................................................................4-5
Asset Categories Positioning .........................................................................................................................4-6

Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................4-7
Asset Categories Regions ..............................................................................................................................4-8
Asset Categories Setup ..................................................................................................................................4-9
Summary........................................................................................................................................................4-17

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Manual Asset Additions ..................................................................................................................................5-1
Manual Asset Additions ................................................................................................................................5-3
Objectives ......................................................................................................................................................5-4
Agenda...........................................................................................................................................................5-6
Asset Life Cycle ............................................................................................................................................5-7
Adding Assets Manually ...............................................................................................................................5-8
Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................5-10
Asset Additions Required Data .....................................................................................................................5-11
QuickAdditions..............................................................................................................................................5-12
Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................5-15
Detail Asset Additions...................................................................................................................................5-16
Detail Additions - Asset Details Window......................................................................................................5-18
Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................5-20
Detail Additions - Books Window.................................................................................................................5-21
Asset Cost Terminology ................................................................................................................................5-23
Accumulated Depreciation Considerations....................................................................................................5-24
Depreciate Checkbox Actions .......................................................................................................................5-26
Detail Additions - Assignments Window ......................................................................................................5-27
Detail Additions - Source Lines Window......................................................................................................5-28

Manual Asset Additions Journal Entries .......................................................................................................5-29
Group Depreciation .......................................................................................................................................5-30
Group Depreciation in the Global Market .....................................................................................................5-32
Group and Member Asset Rules....................................................................................................................5-33
Set Up Group Assets......................................................................................................................................5-35
Assigning Member Assets to Group Assets ..................................................................................................5-37
Group Asset Reserve Transfer.......................................................................................................................5-39
Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................5-40
Energy Assets ................................................................................................................................................5-41
Summary........................................................................................................................................................5-43
Mass Asset Additions.......................................................................................................................................6-1
Mass Asset Additions ....................................................................................................................................6-3
Objectives ......................................................................................................................................................6-4
Agenda...........................................................................................................................................................6-6
Mass Asset Additions Process .......................................................................................................................6-7
Using the Mass Additions Interface Table ....................................................................................................6-9
Adding Assets from Invoice Distribution Lines ............................................................................................6-10
Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................6-11
The Mass Additions Process..........................................................................................................................6-12
Step 1 Mass Additions Create........................................................................................................................6-14
Requirements to Create Mass Addition Lines ...............................................................................................6-16
Tracking Expensed Items in Oracle Assets ...................................................................................................6-18
Other Mass Additions Considerations ...........................................................................................................6-19
Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................6-21
Step 2 Prepare Mass Additions......................................................................................................................6-22
Required Fields and Mass Additions .............................................................................................................6-23
Automatic Preparation of Mass Additions.....................................................................................................6-24
Automatic Preparation of Mass Additions Process .......................................................................................6-25
Mass Addition Queues...................................................................................................................................6-27
Changing Asset Information..........................................................................................................................6-28

Merging Mass Addition Lines .......................................................................................................................6-29
Splitting Mass Addition Lines .......................................................................................................................6-30
Merging Then Splitting Functionality ...........................................................................................................6-31
Adding a Mass Addition Line to an Existing Asset.......................................................................................6-32
Accounting for Cost Adjustments Example ..................................................................................................6-33
Step 3 Post Mass Additions ...........................................................................................................................6-34
Effect of Post Mass Additions on Queue Names...........................................................................................6-35
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Step 4 Delete Mass Additions........................................................................................................................6-36
Purge Mass Additions....................................................................................................................................6-37
Future Transactions .......................................................................................................................................6-38
Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................6-41
View Pending Transactions ...........................................................................................................................6-42
Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................6-43
Creating Assets Using Web ADI...................................................................................................................6-44
Web ADI Upload to Oracle Assets................................................................................................................6-46
Summary........................................................................................................................................................6-48
CIP Asset Additions.........................................................................................................................................7-1
CIP Asset Additions ......................................................................................................................................7-3
Objectives ......................................................................................................................................................7-4
Agenda...........................................................................................................................................................7-5
Adding and Capitalizing a CIP Asset ............................................................................................................7-6
Acquire and Build CIP Assets .......................................................................................................................7-7
Automatically Adding CIP Assets to Tax Books .........................................................................................7-8
Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................7-10

Modifying the Cost of CIP Assets .................................................................................................................7-11
Recording a CIP Asset Addition....................................................................................................................7-13
Capitalizing a CIP Asset................................................................................................................................7-14
Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................7-15
Reversing a Capitalized Asset .......................................................................................................................7-16
Updating Asset Fields When Capitalizing CIP Assets ..................................................................................7-17
Updating Transaction Types When Capitalizing CIP Assets ........................................................................7-18
Recording a Capitalization - Adding and Capitalizing in the Same Period ...................................................7-19
Recording a Capitalization - Adding and Capitalizing in Different Periods..................................................7-20
CIP Assets and Oracle Projects .....................................................................................................................7-22
Tracking Capital Projects in Oracle Projects .................................................................................................7-23
Capital Projects Flow Integration ..................................................................................................................7-24
Creating Mass Additions from Oracle Projects .............................................................................................7-25
Integrating Oracle Projects with Oracle Assets .............................................................................................7-27
Summary........................................................................................................................................................7-29
Asset Adjustments and Maintenance.............................................................................................................8-1
Asset Adjustments and Maintenance.............................................................................................................8-3
Objectives ......................................................................................................................................................8-4
Agenda...........................................................................................................................................................8-6
Asset Adjustments .........................................................................................................................................8-7
Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................8-8
Asset Adjustment Overview ..........................................................................................................................8-9
Single Asset Reclassification.........................................................................................................................8-10
Mass Reclassification ....................................................................................................................................8-11
Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................8-12
Inheriting Depreciation Rules........................................................................................................................8-13
Copying Category Descriptive Flexfield Information ..................................................................................8-15
Mass Transactions Process ............................................................................................................................8-16
Recording a Reclassification .........................................................................................................................8-17
Adjusting Units..............................................................................................................................................8-18

Adjusting Financial Information....................................................................................................................8-19
Choosing to Expense or Amortize Depreciation Adjustments ......................................................................8-20
Amortizing Adjustments Using a Retroactive Start Date ..............................................................................8-22
Using Mass Changes .....................................................................................................................................8-23
Single Asset Transfers ...................................................................................................................................8-24
Mass Asset Transfers.....................................................................................................................................8-26
Asset Revaluation ..........................................................................................................................................8-28
Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................8-30
Scheduling Asset Maintenance......................................................................................................................8-31
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Performing Physical Inventory ......................................................................................................................8-32
Entering Physical Inventory ..........................................................................................................................8-34
Physical Inventory Comparison.....................................................................................................................8-35
Physical Inventory Reconciliation .................................................................................................................8-37
Integrating Web ADI with Physical Inventory ..............................................................................................8-38
Summary........................................................................................................................................................8-40
Depreciation .....................................................................................................................................................9-1
Depreciation ..................................................................................................................................................9-3
Objectives ......................................................................................................................................................9-4
Agenda...........................................................................................................................................................9-5
Elements of Depreciation ..............................................................................................................................9-6
Depreciation Setup Areas ..............................................................................................................................9-8
Basic Depreciation Calculation .....................................................................................................................9-9
Depreciation Methods....................................................................................................................................9-11
Using the Life-Based Method........................................................................................................................9-12

Life-Based Method Terms.............................................................................................................................9-13
Life-Based Method Example.........................................................................................................................9-14
Using the Flat-Rate Method...........................................................................................................................9-15
Flat-Rate Method Example............................................................................................................................9-17
Using the Units-of-Production Method .........................................................................................................9-19
Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................9-20
Units-of-Production Method Example...........................................................................................................9-21
Entering Production Information...................................................................................................................9-22
Units-of-Production Method Production Amount Restrictions .....................................................................9-24
Units-of-Production Method Restrictions......................................................................................................9-25
Units-of-Production Capacity Restrictions ....................................................................................................9-26
Prorate Conventions ......................................................................................................................................9-27
Run Depreciation Process..............................................................................................................................9-28
Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................9-30
Depreciation Program Processes ...................................................................................................................9-31
Projecting Depreciation for an Asset ............................................................................................................9-32
Defining a Projection.....................................................................................................................................9-33
Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................9-34
Depreciation Forecasts ..................................................................................................................................9-35
Using Depreciation Override.........................................................................................................................9-36
Useful Depreciation Reports..........................................................................................................................9-38
Summary........................................................................................................................................................9-40
Asset Retirements ............................................................................................................................................10-1
Asset Retirements ..........................................................................................................................................10-3
Objectives ......................................................................................................................................................10-4
Agenda...........................................................................................................................................................10-5
Tracking Asset Retirements...........................................................................................................................10-6
Overview of Retiring an Asset ......................................................................................................................10-7
Restrictions on Retirements and Reinstatements...........................................................................................10-8
Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................10-10

Fully Retiring Assets .....................................................................................................................................10-11
Partially Retiring Assets ................................................................................................................................10-12
Mass Asset Retirements.................................................................................................................................10-14
Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................10-16
External Retirements .....................................................................................................................................10-17
Reinstating Retired Assets.............................................................................................................................10-19
Calculate Gains and Losses Program.............................................................................................................10-20
Retirement Processing Flow ..........................................................................................................................10-21
Processing a Pending Retirement and Reinstatement ....................................................................................10-22
Calculating Depreciation for the Period Retired............................................................................................10-23
Recording Retirements and Reinstatements ..................................................................................................10-24
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Recording Retirements ..................................................................................................................................10-25
Recording a Retirement on Multiple Accounts ............................................................................................10-27
Retirement Journal Entries Example .............................................................................................................10-28
Recording Prior Period Reinstatement Entries ..............................................................................................10-29
Retirement Reports ........................................................................................................................................10-30
Summary........................................................................................................................................................10-33
Asset Accounting..............................................................................................................................................11-1
Asset Accounting...........................................................................................................................................11-3
Objectives ......................................................................................................................................................11-4
Agenda...........................................................................................................................................................11-5
Setting Up Asset Accounting.........................................................................................................................11-6
Assets Journal Entries Flow...........................................................................................................................11-8
Oracle Subledger Accounting........................................................................................................................11-10

Accounting Event Entities and Classes .........................................................................................................11-11
Create Accounting – Assets Program ............................................................................................................11-13
Journal Entries Created..................................................................................................................................11-14
Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................11-16
Reconciling Data in Oracle Assets ................................................................................................................11-17
Generating Reports to Reconcile to the General Ledger ...............................................................................11-18
Reconciling an Asset Cost Account...............................................................................................................11-19
Reconciling Asset Cost Accounts..................................................................................................................11-20
Reconciling a CIP Cost Account ...................................................................................................................11-21
Reconciling a Reserve Account.....................................................................................................................11-22
Reconciling Depreciation Expense................................................................................................................11-24
Reconciling Mass Additions..........................................................................................................................11-25
Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................11-27
Summary........................................................................................................................................................11-28
Asset Inquiry & Reporting .............................................................................................................................12-1
Asset Inquiry & Reporting.............................................................................................................................12-3
Objectives ......................................................................................................................................................12-4
Agenda...........................................................................................................................................................12-5
Viewing Asset Information Online................................................................................................................12-6
Types of Asset Inquiries ................................................................................................................................12-7
Asset Inquiry Options....................................................................................................................................12-8
iAssets Search for Assets...............................................................................................................................12-9
Viewing Financial Information......................................................................................................................12-11
Viewing Transaction History.........................................................................................................................12-13
Viewing Transaction Accounting ..................................................................................................................12-14
Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................12-15
Viewing Subledger Accounting Transactions ...............................................................................................12-16
iAssets ...........................................................................................................................................................12-17
iAssets Setup Steps........................................................................................................................................12-18
Oracle Assets Reporting ................................................................................................................................12-20

Assets Reports Groupings..............................................................................................................................12-22
Variable Format Reports ...............................................................................................................................12-23
Assets Reports Using XML Publisher ...........................................................................................................12-24
Summary........................................................................................................................................................12-25
Tax Accounting ................................................................................................................................................13-1
Tax Accounting .............................................................................................................................................13-3
Objectives ......................................................................................................................................................13-4
Agenda...........................................................................................................................................................13-6
Creating a Tax Book......................................................................................................................................13-7
Asset Books Regions .....................................................................................................................................13-8
Prerequisites for Setting Up Tax Book Asset Categories ..............................................................................13-10
Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................13-11
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Entering Information in Tax Books ...............................................................................................................13-12
Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................13-14
Populating the Tax Book by Initial Mass Copy.............................................................................................13-15
Populating the Tax Book ...............................................................................................................................13-17
Populating the Tax Book by Periodic Mass Copy ........................................................................................13-18
Updating a Tax Book Manually ....................................................................................................................13-20
Quiz ...............................................................................................................................................................13-21
Tax Book Upload Interface ...........................................................................................................................13-22
Discussing Tax Rules ....................................................................................................................................13-24
Deferred Depreciation ...................................................................................................................................13-26
Calculating Deferred Depreciation ................................................................................................................13-27
Adjusting Accumulated Depreciation............................................................................................................13-28

Adjusting Depreciation Reserve for a Single Asset.......................................................................................13-29
Adjusting Depreciation Reserve for All Assets .............................................................................................13-31
Controlling Mass Depreciation Adjustment ..................................................................................................13-32
Calculating Mass Depreciation Adjustment ..................................................................................................13-33
Automatically Adding CIP Assets to Tax Books .........................................................................................13-34
General Tax Reports......................................................................................................................................13-36
Special Tax Reports.......................................................................................................................................13-37
Depreciation Adjustment Reports..................................................................................................................13-38
Summary........................................................................................................................................................13-39

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Preface
Profile
Before You Begin This Course
•

Basic knowledge of business accounting concepts

•

Familiarity with data processing concepts and techniques

Prerequisites
•

R12 Navigate Oracle Applications

•

R12 eBusiness Suite Essentials for Implementers

How This Course Is Organized
This is an instructor-led course featuring lecture and hands-on exercises. Online demonstrations
and written practice sessions reinforce the concepts and skills introduced.

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Related Publications
Oracle Publications
Title

Part Number

Oracle Assets User Guide

E13586-03

Oracle iAssets User Guide

E13435-02

Additional Publications
•

System release bulletins

•

Installation and user’s guides

•

Read-me files

•

International Oracle User’s Group (IOUG) articles

•

Oracle Magazine

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Typographic Conventions
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Convention
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Caps and
lowercase

Courier new,
case sensitive
(default is
lowercase)

Initial cap

Element
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there is a glossary)
Buttons,
check boxes,
triggers,
windows
Code output,
directory names,
filenames,
passwords,
pathnames,
URLs,
user input,
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Arrow
Brackets

Commas

Graphics labels
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proper noun)
Emphasized words
and phrases,
titles of books and
courses,
variables
Interface elements
with long names
that have only
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lesson and chapter
titles in crossreferences
SQL column
names, commands,
functions, schemas,
table names
Menu paths
Key names
Key sequences

Plus signs

Key combinations

Italic

Quotation
marks

Uppercase

Example
The algorithm inserts the new key.
Click the Executable button.
Select the Can’t Delete Card check box.
Assign a When-Validate-Item trigger to the ORD block.
Open the Master Schedule window.
Code output: debug.set (‘I”, 300);
Directory: bin (DOS), $FMHOME (UNIX)
Filename: Locate the init.ora file.
Password: User tiger as your password.
Pathname: Open c:\my_docs\projects
URL: Go to
User input: Enter 300
Username: Log on as scott
Customer address (but Oracle Payables)

Do not save changes to the database.
For further information, see Oracle7 Server SQL Language
Reference Manual.
Enter , where user_id is the
name of the user.
Select “Include a reusable module component” and click Finish.
This subject is covered in Unit II, Lesson 3, “Working with
Objects.”

Use the SELECT command to view information stored in the
LAST_NAME
column of the EMP table.
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Typographic Conventions in Code
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Lowercase

Element
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triggers
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table names

Example
When-Validate-Item

Passwords

DROP USER scott
IDENTIFIED BY tiger;
OG_ACTIVATE_LAYER
(OG_GET_LAYER (‘prod_pie_layer’))

SELECT last_name
FROM s_emp;

PL/SQL objects

Lowercase
italic
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CREATE ROLE role

Syntax variables

SQL commands and SELECT userid
FROM emp;
functions

Typographic Conventions in Oracle Application Navigation Paths
This course uses simplified navigation paths, such as the following example, to direct you
through Oracle Applications.
(N) Invoice > Entry > Invoice Batches Summary (M) Query > Find (B) Approve
This simplified path translates to the following:

1.

(N) From the Navigator window, select Invoice then Entry then Invoice Batches
Summary.

2.

(M) From the menu, select Query then Find.

3.

(B) Click the Approve button.

Notations:
(N) = Navigator
(M) = Menu
(T) = Tab
(B) = Button
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(ST) = Sub Tab
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Typographical Conventions in Oracle Application Help System Paths
This course uses a “navigation path” convention to represent actions you perform to find
pertinent information in the Oracle Applications Help System.

The following help navigation path, for example—
(Help) General Ledger > Journals > Enter Journals
—represents the following sequence of actions:
1.

In the navigation frame of the help system window, expand the General Ledger entry.

2.

Under the General Ledger entry, expand Journals.

3.

Under Journals, select Enter Journals.

4.

Review the Enter Journals topic that appears in the document frame of the help system
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Overview of Oracle Asset
Management
Chapter 1

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Overview of Oracle Asset Management

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Objectives

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Agenda

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Overview of Oracle Assets

Overview of Oracle Assets
Oracle Assets is a complete asset management solution that maintains property and equipment
accurately to help you select the best accounting and tax strategies.
• You can add, transfer, and retire assets.
• You can adjust for a single asset, groups of assets, or financial information.
• Oracle Assets adapts to various countries' tax and accounting laws to accommodate
fluctuating economies, unplanned depreciation, and other unforeseen circumstances.
• Oracle Assets provides reports that you can use to inform the fixed asset manager of
additions, transfers, retirements, or other unrecorded changes, ensuring that the asset
inventory remains accurate.
• At any time, you can print these reports or you can view descriptive or financial
information about the assets online.

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E-Business Suite Integration

E-Business Suite Integration
• Oracle Assets integrates with Oracle Payables, Oracle Projects, and Oracle General
Ledger to provide asset management information. Oracle Assets uses Supplier
information from Oracle Purchasing, Units of Measure and Items from Oracle Inventory,
and Employees from Oracle Human Resources. It also interfaces directly with the
Application Desktop Integrator.
• You can use Mass Additions to load into Oracle Assets invoice and asset information
from any feeder system, such as Oracle Payables or another payables system. You can
also import CIP assets from Oracle Projects.
• Oracle Assets eases general ledger integration by automatically producing asset journal
entries for the general ledger system.

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Implementation Considerations for Oracle Financials

Implementation Considerations for Oracle Financials
Oracle Applications without customization:
• Simplifies future upgrades.
• Saves time and money on upgrades.
• Simplifies patching.

• Reduces integration problems.
• Standardizes training.
Oracle Applications with customizations and Legacy systems:
• Increased costs of upgrades.
• Increased decisions in determining which systems to keep.
• Increased number of interfaces needed.
• Increased data management issues:
- What information is stored in GL or the Legacy system.
- What data to migrate.
- How to migrate data.
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The Best Project Team for the Job

The Best Team for the Job
To ensure success, the best client resources need to be assigned to the project team on a fulltime basis. The project team should included the primary finance users as well as individuals
empowered to make decisions. With knowledgeable and empowered people, you achieve the
best implementation design in the shortest amount of time.
Appropriate training sessions should be scheduled early in the process to educate the project
team on important implementation considerations and familiarize them with basic navigation
and setup features.
End users should also be assigned to the project team and share in the responsibility for the
success of the new system. End users can then return to their departments as Super Users to
assist with training and help ease the transition to the new system.

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