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	<Header>
		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Category (tffam2100s000)</Title>
	</Header>
	<HelpTopic><AimSection><Paragraph>Use this session to define <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000124" role="glossary">categories</Link> and select a default depreciation method for the various asset book types.</Paragraph>
		</AimSection>
		<GeneralSection><Paragraph>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/fam/tffam7110s000" role="session">Depreciation Method (tffam7110s000)</GUIRef> session, you can indicate the asset book types for which a depreciation method is valid.</Paragraph>
			<Paragraph>In the <Link href="/baanerp/tf/fam/tffam1100s000" role="session">Asset (tffam1100s000)</Link> session, you can link a category to each asset.</Paragraph>
			<Paragraph>When you create a category, it is defined as its own <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000145" role="glossary">subcategory</Link> by default. You can define a different subcategory.</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
		<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000080" role="manual">Using Asset Categories</Link>
			</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000064" role="manual">Category Data</Link>
			</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000063" role="manual">Default Classification Data</Link>
			</RelTopic>
		</RelatedTopics>
	</HelpTopic>
	<Fields><FieldHelp ID="tffam200.ctgy"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Category</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc><Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000124" role="glossary">category</Link>
			</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tffam200.desc"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Description</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The description or name of the code.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tffam200.prop"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Property Type Code</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>You can select a <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000165" role="glossary">property type</Link> in the <Link href="/baanerp/tf/fam/tffam7180m000" role="session">Property Types (tffam7180m000)</Link> session.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tffam200.itcd"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">ITC Method</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>Choose an <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000136" role="glossary">Investment Tax Credit (ITC</Link> method).</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="form.liyr"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Asset Life (YY/MM)</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000161" role="glossary">asset life</Link> in YY/MM is used as default for asset books that are not of the Units Of Production depreciation method type.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>This default is only applied if in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/fam/tffam7110s000" role="session">Depreciation Method (tffam7110s000)</GUIRef> subsession of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/fam/tffam7510m000" role="session">Depreciation Methods (tffam7510m000)</GUIRef> session the appropriate <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000150" role="glossary">depreciation method</Link> has a class life of zero (0).</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="form.limo"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Asset Life (YY/MM)</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000161" role="glossary">asset life</Link> in YY/MM is used as default for asset books that are not of the Units Of Production depreciation method type.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>This default is only applied if in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/fam/tffam7110s000" role="session">Depreciation Method (tffam7110s000)</GUIRef> subsession of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/fam/tffam7510m000" role="session">Depreciation Methods (tffam7510m000)</GUIRef> session the appropriate <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000150" role="glossary">depreciation method</Link> has a class life of zero (0).</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tffam200.aslf"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Asset Life (Units)</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000161" role="glossary">asset life</Link> in units is used as the default for asset books with a Units Of Production depreciation method type if the class life is zero (0) for the appropriate <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000150" role="glossary">depreciation method</Link> in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/fam/tffam7110s000" role="session">Depreciation Method (tffam7110s000)</GUIRef> subsession of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/fam/tffam7510m000" role="session">Depreciation Methods (tffam7510m000)</GUIRef> session.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tffam200.agrp"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Asset Group Code</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>Select an <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000120" role="glossary">Asset Group</Link> Code from the <Link href="/baanerp/tf/fam/tffam4500m000" role="session">Asset Groups (tffam4500m000)</Link> session.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tffam200.sctg"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Default Subcategory</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>When you create a <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000124" role="glossary">category</Link>, it is selected by default as its own <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000145" role="glossary">subcategory</Link>. You can select a different subcategory in this field.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tffam200.bslv"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Depreciate Below Salvage</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000129" role="glossary">depreciation</Link> can continue below the <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000168" role="glossary">salvage value</Link>.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tffam200.fmth"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Financial - U.S.</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The default depreciation method for the asset book type.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tffam200.tmth"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Federal Tax - U.S.</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The default depreciation method for the asset book type.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tffam200.amth"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">AMT - U.S.</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The default depreciation method for the asset book type.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>If the default financial book has a <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000178" role="glossary">UOP</Link> depreciation method, you must select an AMT federal method that has an embedded life, or you must select a UOP method.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tffam200.cmth"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">ACE - U.S</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The default depreciation method for the asset book type.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>If the default financial book has a <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000178" role="glossary">UOP</Link> depreciation method, you must select an ACE federal method that has an embedded life, or you must select a UOP method.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tffam200.omth"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Other - U.S.</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The default depreciation method for the asset book type.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tffam200.mmth"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Commercial</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The default depreciation method for the asset book type.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tffam200.umth"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Statutory</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The default depreciation method for the asset book type.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tffam200.lmth"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Calculatory</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The default depreciation method for the asset book type.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tffam200.smth"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Special</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The default depreciation method for the asset book type.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>Select a Special depreciation method which is a non-United States depreciation type. It permits either custom or excess depreciation to be posted to the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld" role="module">General Ledger</GUIRef> module. It supplements <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000179" role="glossary">Commercial</Link> or Statutory depreciation.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
	</Fields>
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