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Define Capital Budgeting Criteria
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Required if you are performing Capital Budgeting.
Define attributes used when adding Capital templates. The attributes set up here will determine the input for the attribute columns on the Add Capital Template page.
The Define Capital Budgeting Criteria task must be completed before anything else. Navigate to the Configuration Task List page by selecting Maintenance > Admin > Configuration Tasks and clicking the Define Capital Budgeting Criteria task.
Here, you will define attributes used when adding Capital templates. The attributes set up here will determine the input for the attribute columns on the Add Capital Template page.
The table below provides information on each of the fields on this page.
Attribute Columns | Attribute columns are used to input the information related to the account/line and these values can be used in the template calculations. Select the number of attribute columns needed on the Capital Input Template. You can define up to 10 per template. Six attributes are provided by default. Users cannot add or edit these attributes once a Capital Template Finance Mode is defined.
Note: Attribute columns can be used as input for entering user-defined drivers, which may be used in template calculations. |
Header | Enter the name of the attribute column. This is the name that will appear on Capital Templates. |
Align | Select cell alignment. For example, you might select to center the cell contents. |
Width | Select the width of the column. |
Format | Select a format for the column. For example, if you plan to enter percentage values in the attribute column, set the format of the column to Percent. Alternatively, by selecting Row Format, the format used for the template line will be applied, which allows attribute values with varying formats. |
Decimal | Select the number of decimals you want to associate with the cell values. For example, if you select 2, the cell value will be: 00.00 |
Formula | Enter the formula you want to associate with the column. |
Life | Select to identify a column to denote the asset's useful life (service life). This information will be used to calculate the depreciation associated with the asset. |