Amending acquisition proposal details

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This page allows you to amend the details of an “Active” acquisition proposal. A unique amendment number is generated for every amendment that has been made to the acquisition proposal. An amendment is made for enhancing the values available in the proposal or including a new asset class to the proposal. The system stores the login ID and the system date along with the amendment details.

The “Amend Acquisition Proposal” page appears.

The system displays the following:

Proposal No

The number identifying the proposal.

Amendment No

The number identifying the amendments made to the proposal.

Status

The status of the proposal. It must be “Active”.

 
  • Active – indicates that the proposal has been authorized.

Proposal Date

The date on which the proposal was created.

Finance Book

The code identifying the finance book for which the proposal has been created.

 

The system displays the following:

Proposal Description

A textual description of the proposal.

 

Zoom facility available

Financial Year

The financial year for which the proposal has been created.

Budget No

The number identifying the budget based on which the proposal has been created.

Asset Class Code

Use the drop-down list box to select the code identifying the asset class for which the proposal is being amended. The “Asset Class” must have been defined in the “Create Asset Class” activity of the “Asset Type Definition” business component and must be in “Active” status. All the asset classes that have been defined for the company will be available for selection.

The system displays the following:

Board Reference

Any observations made by the board.

 

Zoom facility available

Board Reference Date

The date on which the proposal was referred to the board.

Cost Center

The cost center for which the acquisition proposal has to be created (Alphanumeric, 10). Mandatory.

Financial Period

Use the drop-down list box to select the financial period for which the proposal is being created. This field defaults to the earliest “open” financial period for the selected financial year. Ensure that the financial period selected falls within the financial year specified.

Expiry Date

The date on which the proposal expires (Date Format). Mandatory. This date could exist in the forthcoming financial years also. The date entered in this field must be later than the date on which the proposal was created.

The system displays the following:

Currency

The code identifying the currency in which the proposal has been created.

Exchange Rate

The exchange rate of the currency in which the proposal has been created. This exchange rate will be displayed if the currency is different from the base currency of the company. If both the currencies are the same, “1” is displayed by default.

Exchange Rate Variance %

A percentage of variance that can be considered for the proposal (Integer). The value entered in this field must be greater than zero and lesser than 100.

Cost Variance %

The percentage of variance that can be considered in the cost of the asset (Integer). The value entered in this field must be greater than zero and lesser than 100.

The system displays the following:

Committed Amount

The proposal amount for which purchase orders have been raised.

Liability Booked

The amount for which the expenses incurred due to the purchase of the asset has been posted.

Amount Utilized

The amount of the proposal for which assets have been capitalized.

Analysis #

The Analysis Code for which the Asset Acquisition Proposal is created.

Help facility available.

Sub Analysis #

The Sub Analysis Code of the Asset Acquisition Proposal.

Help facility available.

User Defined 1

Use the drop-down list box to specify the user defined detail of the Asset Acquisition Proposal. The system lists all the quick codes defined under the Entity ‘Asset Proposal-User Detail’ in the “Create Quick Codes” activity of the “Finance Setup” business component.

User Defined 2

Additional user defined details of the Asset Acquisition Proposal, in textual form.

User Defined 3

Additional user defined detail of the Asset Acquisition Proposal, in textual form.

 

Asset Description

A textual description of the asset (Alphanumeric, 40). Mandatory. This field must not be left blank.

Number of Units

The number of units of the asset that is to be purchased (Integer).

Currency

The currency of the proposal.

Proposed Cost

The cost of the asset (Decimal). Mandatory. The value entered must be greater than zero.

The system displays the following in the “Asset Information” multiline:

Cost in Base Currency

The proposed cost of the asset in the base currency of the company.

The system calculates and displays the total proposed cost in the base currency of the company and the proposed cost including the variances specified.

The system displays the following:

Total Proposed Cost in Base Currency

The sum total of the asset proposed costs in the base currency of the company.

Note: The value entered in the “Proposed Cost” field will be displayed if the currency of the proposed cost is the same as the base currency of the login company.

Proposed Cost incl. Variances

The sum total of the asset proposed cost considering the percentage of variance that has been entered.

File Name

The name of the file attached to the proposal document (Alphanumeric, 50).Help facility available.Zoom facility available.

The system saves the modifications made. A unique number identifying the amendment is generated.

The system updates the login ID of the user and the system date in the “Last Modified By” and “Last Modified Date”.

The system displays the following:

Created By

The login ID of the user who has created the asset proposal.

Created Date

The date on which the asset proposal was created.

Last Modified By

The login ID of the user who last modified the asset proposal.

Last Modified Date

The date on which the asset proposal was last modified.

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What you can do in this page

Amend the proposal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amend the proposal

You can amend the details of a proposal that is in the “Active” status.

The system generates a unique number identifying the amendment for every amendment made.