Planning for Asset Acquisition

The Plan for Acquisition section lets you add a plan to acquire assets in FASTER. You may need to acquire an asset if the existing asset is disposed or needs a replacement.

Adding an Asset Acquisition

With required permissions, you can add an asset acquisition.

To add an asset acquisition

Click the Assets module.
In the Actions section, click Plan for Acquisition.
The Acquisition Management page opens.
Click the Add New Acquisition link.
The Add Acquisition dialog box opens.

Perform the following:

In the Acquisition Number box, type the acquisition number.
In the Acquisition Status list, select the current status of the asset acquisition.

In the Requesting Organization list, select the organization requesting the asset acquisition.

Note: In the Add Acquisition dialog box, you can enter the following optional details:

In the Purchase Type list, select the purchase type of acquisition.
In the Bid/Request Number box, type the request number of acquisition.
In the Qty box, type the number of assets that you want to acquire.
In the Vendor list, select the vendor from whom you want to purchase the asset.
In the Year box, type the year when you want to acquire asset.
In the Purchase Order list, select a purchase order available under the selected vendor.
In the Make list, select the make of the asset.
In the Requesting Department list, select the department requesting the asset acquisition.
In the Date Asset Received field, type the date when the asset is acquired in the MM/DD/YYYY format, or select the date from the calendar.
In the Model list, select the model of the asset.
In the Comment box, type a brief description about the asset being acquired.
In the Notification list, do one of the following:
- In the Person/Email box, type a name or email ID of the person to whom you want send the Asset Acquisition Plan notification and click Add.
- Click Remove against the person name, if you do not want to send the Asset Acquisition Plan notification to the person.
  If person is already added in the list, you cannot add the same person again.
  If the Send Acquisition Plan Notification? check box is selected in the Setup > Application Setup > Assets > Fields >Acquisition Status >Add picklist value dialog box for the selected Acquisition Status, then the Asset Acquisition Plan notification is sent to the listed email ID. If the Send Acquisition Plan Notification? check box is not selected, then the notification is not sent.

Select or unselect the Send Notification on Save checkbox based on whether you wish to inform user about the changes made to the asset acquisition record.

Note: By default, Send Notification on Save is enabled or disabled based on the asset Acquisition Status configured in Setup.

Click one of the following:

Save to save the information and close the dialog box.
Save & New to save the information and add another record.
Cancel to disregard any changes and close the dialog box.

Editing an Asset Acquisition

The Edit Acquisition dialog box lets you update or modify the asset acquisition details.

To edit an asset acquisition

Click the Assets module.
In the Actions section, click Plan for Acquisition.
The Acquisition Planning page opens.
Click the Edit link next to an acquisition that you want to edit.
The Edit Acquisition dialog box opens.
Make the required changes.
When finished, click one of the following:

Save to save the information and close the dialog box.
Cancel to disregard any changes and close the dialog box.

Deleting an Asset Acquisition

After the asset acquisition is received, you cannot delete an acquisition record.

To delete an asset acquisition

Click the Assets module.
In the Actions section, click Plan for Acquisition.
The Acquisition Planning page opens.
Click the Edit link next to an acquisition.
The Edit Acquisition dialog box opens.
Click Delete.
In the Delete Acquisition dialog box, click one of the following:

Yes, Delete Acquisition to confirm deletion.
Cancel to close the dialog box.