HP Storage Essentials NAS Manager Software - Manual (Page 661)

Storage Essentials 5.1 User Guide 629
2. Provide the following financial information:
• Purchase Order Number - The purchase order of the element.
• *Date Purchased - The date the element was purchased. To select the date, Click the
calendar icon, . If you select a future date, the purchase date is set to today when
calculating depreciation. The management server only supports dates within the years 1900
and 3000.
• Reseller - The company that directly sold you the element.
• *Purchase Price - The price of the element when it was bought.
• Salvage Value - The amount of money an item is worth for salvage value. You cannot go
below this number when depreciating an item.
• *Depreciation Period (months) - This time period in which you plan to keep the element.
• *Depreciation Method - Select how the depreciation is calculated:
• Straight Line - The device loses the same amount of value in each period. To learn more
about how the management server calculates straight line depreciation, see ” Calculating
Straight Line Depreciation ” on page 635.
• 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 636.
• 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 638.
• Value as of - 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.