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Last Updated: 2023-09-08
Example: Schedule Asset Depreciation and Amortization Expense Runs

Example: Schedule Asset Depreciation and Amortization Expense Runs

This example illustrates how to schedule monthly asset depreciation and amortization runs so Workday automatically posts depreciation or amortization expenses.
You schedule depreciation and amortization runs for Global Modern Services, Inc. (USA) for the upcoming tax year.
Your fiscal year starts on January 1st.
Your company records depreciation and amortization expenses on the 4th day of every month at 10 am. When the 4th day of a given month falls on weekends or holidays, you record depreciation and amortization expenses on the next business day.
Security:
Process: Business Asset Accounting
domain in the Business Asset Accounting functional area.
  1. Access the
    Record Depreciation Amortization Expense
    task.
  2. Select the
    Monthly Recurrence
    option from the
    Run Frequency
    prompt.
  3. Click
    OK
    .
  4. Enter
    Monthly Depreciation Amortization Run
    in the
    Request Name
    field.
  5. Enter or select these values on the
    Filter Criteria
    section:
    Option
    Value
    Company
    Global Modern Services, Inc. (USA)
    Posting Date Option
    Prior Period
  6. Enter or select these values on the
    Schedule
    tab:
    Option
    Value
    Recurrence Type
    Day(s) of the Month
    and
    4th
    Start Time
    10:00 AM
    Start Date
    January 4 of next year
    End Date
    December 4 of next year
  7. Click
    OK
    and
    Done
    .
  8. Access the
    Scheduled Future Processes
    report.
  9. To filter the list of results, select these values:
    Option
    Value
    Recurrence Start Date
    January 4 of next year
    Process
    Record Depreciation Amortization Expense
  10. Click
    OK
    .
  11. Locate the row with
    Scheduled Process
    as
    Monthly Depreciation Amortization Run
    .
  12. From the related actions menu on the
    Monthly Depreciation Amortization Run
    scheduled process, select
    Schedule Future Process
    View All Occurrences
    .
  13. Select these values:
    Option
    Value
    Start Time
    January 1 of next year at
    12:00:00 AM
    End Time
    December 5 of next year at
    12:00:00 AM
  14. Click
    OK
    .
  15. On the
    Recurrence Details
    grid, locate the recurrences with fire times on weekends or holidays.
  16. For each of these recurrences:
    1. Click
      Edit
      next to the fire time.
    2. Select these values:
      Option
      Value
      Fire Date
      The following business day
      Fire Time
      10:00 AM
    3. Click
      OK
      and
      Done
      .