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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">To use First Period depreciation</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Depreciation</Level1>
			<Level2>first period</Level2>
		</Keyword>
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	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>A depreciation method that entirely depreciates the asset in the first period. This depreciation is used for low-value assets.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>You can define the maximum value for First Period Depreciation in the Unit Max Value field of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/fam/tffam0100s000" role="session">FAM Parameter (tffam0100s000)</GUIRef> subsession.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>If an asset with First Period Depreciation exceeds the maximum value, a warning appears in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/fam/tffam1200m000" role="session">Capitalization (tffam1200m000)</GUIRef> session (a subsession of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/fam/tffam1500m000" role="session">Assets (tffam1500m000)</GUIRef> session). You can decide to ignore the warning and continue the depreciation.</Paragraph>
	</GeneralSection>
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