Atrieve Finance

Master Profile 

Site Name

  • Enter the name to appear at the top of your menu's. This name also appears as part of the headings on all reports within the FAS.

Security Management

  • Enter 'N' if you are using the Security Management System (SMS). You should enter 'N' until you have your security system fully operational. Refer to the SMS documentation regarding the implementation procedures.

Location Database or GL Dictionary

  • Enter 'D' if you want location fields validated against the FAS location database.

  • Enter 'G' if you want location fields validated against the BAS GL dictionary.

Location Dictionary Level

If you selected location validation to be against the BAS GL Dictionary in option 3, then you must now specify the level of the GL that represents the location.

Value Requiring Barcode

By entering a value at this prompt, you are telling the FAS that every time an asset is added with a value equal to or greater than the amount you specify here to force the data entry person to enter a barcode.

Master File Audit Trail

  • Enter 'Y'

  • Enter 'N'

Default Location

This is the location that you want assets to be assigned to when no location is specified. The default location will typically be a warehouse location. Validation of this field depends upon the method of location validation you specified in option 3, 'location database or GL Dictionary.

Disposal - Gain/Loss G/L Account

The GL account specified is the account that the results of an asset's disposal will be posted to ('Gain or Loss').

Disposal - Salvage Proceeds G/L Account

This is the GL account that salvage proceeds will be posted to when the asset is disposed of.

Number of Periods In Fiscal Year

Add Group Code to Item Number

  • Enter 'Y' if you want the system to add the group code from the system database to the number that the data entry person will enter at the time an asset is added to the system to makeup the complete asset number.

  • Enter 'N' if the asset number is to be only what the data entry person enters.

Default Print Device

  • Enter '00' to '12'. The entry must exist in the Global Print Queue Profile. '00' is output to the current terminal.

Default Batch Queue

  • Enter '01' to '12'. The entry must be a valid entry in your Global Batch Queue Profile.

Validate Asset # Length

  • Enter 'Y' if you want the system to validate the length of the asset number being added against the asset number length defined in the group code database.

  • Enter 'N' if you don't want the asset number length validated.

GL Validation

  • Enter 'Y' if you want all entered GL's validated against the atrieveFinance general ledger file.

  • Enter 'N' if GL's need no validation.

GL Editor Enabled

The GL editor allows you to use arrow keys, function keys, or tabs to advance through the general ledger number.

  • Enter 'Y' to use the GL editor.

  • Enter 'N' or <CR> if you do not want to use the GL editor.

First Month of Fiscal Year

  • Enter the numerical month that signifies the first month of your fiscal year.

Sub Location Validation 

  • Enter 'F' if both sub-location 1 and sub-location 2 are to be validated against the location database when they are entered.

  • Enter 'S' if only sub-location is to be validated when it has been entered.

  • Enter 'N' if neither locations are to be validated against the location database.

maintenance class MANDATORY  

  • Enter 'Y' if the maintenance class code is mandatory during Master Asset Additions, Changes, and Quick Master File Additions.

Fleet Management System (FMS)  

  • Enter 'Y' if you are running the Fleet Management System.

  • Enter 'N' if you do not have the Fleet Management System.

Group Code Length

User Defined Data Field Title

This is a user-defined field that can be defined here and entered on the extended screen of the asset master record.

Default Group Code

  • Enter the Group Code to be temporarily assigned to the assets created by the atrieveFinance interface.

Default Maintenance Class

  • Enter the Maintenance Class to be temporarily assigned to the assets created by the atrieveFinance interface.

Confirm Asset Creation 

  • Enter 'Y' if the user is to confirm that an asset is to be created in FAS when Invoice Entry against a detailed PO takes place for a Capital GL item.

  • Enter 'N' if an asset is to be created without confirmation when Invoice Entry against a detailed PO takes place for a Capital GL item.

Use Barcode For Asset #  

  • Enter 'Y' if the value in the barcode field is to be the asset number. During Fixed Asset Add or Change, if a value is entered in the barcode field, the number will be the same.

  • Enter 'N' of the asset number can be different from the asset number.

Monthly or Annual Depreciation

  • Enter 'M' for Monthly Deprecation and 'A' for Annual