Use this optional screen to define disposal type codes to link with your asset records when you enter disposal data. You might, for example, set up codes for disposal types such as "Scrapped," "Obsolete," "Stolen," and so on to enhance the sorting potential for your asset records.
The data in this screen is effective across all companies and is not company-specific. If you have set up multiple companies in Costpoint, employees from all companies can enter, view, and use the data in this screen, regardless of company login.
If you have multiple companies and a disposal type code that is specific to one company and should not be used by other companies, you need to create an easily identifiable disposal type code. Because this is a "Corporate" table for use by all companies and the system cannot enforce company-specific rules for use, you will need to establish specific internal control procedures on the use of disposal type codes.
Although you are not required to assign disposal type codes, you must first set them up in this screen if you plan to use disposal type code functionality.
You can enter only validated disposal type codes from this screen in the Disp Type drop-down box in the Disposal Info subtask of the Maintain Asset Master Info main screen (or the Maintain Asset Disposal Info screen or the Maintain Single/Multiple Disposal Transactions screens).
The primary purpose for disposal type codes is to provide disposal information and to allow for disposal selection criteria by which you can choose specialized subsets of records from the database tables. These fields are data fields only and are not used by the system for any processes within Costpoint Fixed Assets. These fields can be very useful, however, when performing online queries, selecting records for global changes, and/or designing custom reports using Impromptu.
When you have completed your entries and/or edits, use the Save button on the toolbar to update the table. During the Save process, the system deletes eligible table rows marked for deletion and re-orders the display sequence.
If you plan to assign disposal type codes, you must first set up disposal type code data in this screen. Because this data is optional, you can add disposal type codes as one of the first steps in the initialization process before you begin to enter disposal data for posting in the Maintain Single/Multiple Disposal Transactions screens, or at any time thereafter.
Although you can add to, delete, or change the information in this screen (within the system rules) at any time, use caution in the timing of your edits, which may affect the types of records included in system reports.
Enter up to six alphanumeric characters in this required field to define a disposal type code. The codes that you establish for use with your asset records should be specific to your company requirements. There is no limit to the number of disposal type codes that can be set up in this screen.
Enter up to 30 alphanumeric characters in this required field to provide the description for a disposal type code. Although only a single character entered in this field fulfills the system requirement for a description, you will find it more beneficial to supply a meaningful description for reports that use this field.
The system stores data entered in this screen in the FA_DISP_TYPE (Disposal Types) table.