Setting Up Oracle Assets Data to be Included in Physical Inventory
Assets listed in Oracle Assets will be compared by the Physical Inventory Comparison program only if the In Physical Inventory check box is checked for those assets. If the In Physical Inventory check box is not checked for a particular asset, that asset will be ignored in the comparison.
The In Physical Inventory check box allows you to determine which assets are included in the physical inventory process. For example, you may have several buildings that you track as assets in Oracle Assets, but you do not want the buildings included in the physical inventory process.
Mass Additions
You can designate a group of assets to be included in the physical inventory process by checking the In Physical Inventory check box in the Mass Additions window.
Asset Categories
When you set up asset categories in the Asset Categories window, the In Physical Inventory check box is checked by default. If you do not want assets in a particular category to be included in physical inventory, you can uncheck the In Physical Inventory check box when you set up the category. For example, you may set up a category called BUILDING, which includes all of the buildings owned by your company. You may not want your buildings included in the physical inventory process, so you can uncheck the In Physical Inventory check box so that all assets with a category of BUILDING will not be included in physical inventory.
After setting up categories, you can override the value of the In Physical Inventory check box for individual assets using the Asset Details window.
Asset Details
You can use the Asset Details window to override the value of the In Physical Inventory check box. For example, you may have assets with a category of COMPUTER designated to be included in the physical inventory process. You may also have a particular asset with a category of COMPUTER that you do not want included in the physical inventory process. You can open the Asset Details window for that particular asset and uncheck the In Physical Inventory check box.
