•Fixed Declining Balance - The Fixed Declining Balance method calculates depreciation based on the value of the asset each month instead of a fixed rate like straight line depreciation. To learn more about how the management server calculates fixed declining balance, see ”Calculating Fixed Declining Balance” on page 574.

•Double Declining Balance - This depreciation method doubles the calculation of the Fixed Declining Balance method. Thus, it doubles the speed at which a device depreciates. To learn more about how the management server calculates double declining balance, see ”Calculating Double Declining Balance” on page 576.

•Value - The value of the element as of the end of the previous month. For example, assume you entered and/or viewed this chargeback information in the middle of March. The value would be for the month of February, but not for March. The value is calculated from the following fields:

•Date Purchased

•Original Cost ($)

•Depreciation Salvage Value ($)

•Depreciation Period

•Depreciation Method

*Required

3.Click Save Changes.

Step 2 - Assign Departmental Ownership Percentage

Assign the percentage of ownership to an element and the monthly infrastructure charge by doing the following:

1.Select the option, Step 2 - Assign Departmental Ownership Percentage., at the top of the page.

2.Click the Add Ownership button.

3.Select a department from the Department drop-down menu.

4.Type the percentage of ownership in the Ownership % field. If you do not see a department listed, add it to the list as described in the topic, ”Adding Departments” on page 562. Click the Manage Departments link. After you have added the department, close the window you used to add the department and then refresh the page.

5.Click OK.

The department with its percentage of ownership is added to the table.

6.If multiple departments own the element repeat the steps above for each element. You can have departments owning more than 100 percent of the element.

7.(Optional) Specify a monthly infrastructure charge for when asset-based calculation is being done. This charge is identical for each department and is applied once each month on top of their total ownership cost. Modifying the infrastructure charge impacts the asset-based chargeback result for all department owners.

For example, the infrastructure cost is not included when you view the chargeback for individual elements; however, the infrastructure cost is added to the Total Cost/Month value in the Asset-based Chargeback report. It is also displayed when you view chargeback per department.

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