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   <Header>
      <Title>Location Segments</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1629521">
         <Level1>Location Segments</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1629524">
         <Level1>Location Format</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1629527">
         <Level1>Location segment codes</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <Paragraph>A location defines the physical site of an asset within the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/fam" role="module">Fixed Assets</GUIRef> module. You use locations when you enter assets, process asset transactions,
		print reports and perform inquiries.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>Each location shares a common format called the location
		format. The segments of the location format contain information about the
		physical site of an asset. The order in which the segments are displayed is
		specified by the location format. The location format can contain a maximum of
		eight segments.</Paragraph>
      <Caution>
         <SectionTitle>Caution!</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>When you edit a location format, ensure that nobody is
		  using LN,
		  because the key values are modified.</Paragraph>
      </Caution>
      <Paragraph>You can define location segments in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/fam/tffam5510m000" role="session">Location Segments (tffam5510m000)</GUIRef> session. For each location segment, you must define a
		set of valid values called segment codes.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>A location segment contains segment codes to track information
		of organization's assets. When you enter assets in LN, you
		select a segment code for each segment in the location format.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>Example you can set up the location segment COUNTRY, and define segment codes by using
		two characters for each country in which your organization maintains assets.
		When you enter an asset that is located in the Netherlands, you can select, the
		segment code NE for the segment COUNTRY.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>The segment codes and the segment defaults are defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/fam/tffam5100m000" role="session">Location Segment and Segment (tffam5100m000)</GUIRef> session, and the order of the location
		format is defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/fam/tffam5210m000" role="session">Define Location Format (tffam5210m000)</GUIRef> session. Example, you can add the
		location segment BLDG to identify the building in which an asset is located.
		You would then define a segment code for each specific building in your
		organization.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Asset Class</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>The <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/fam/tffam1135m000" role="session">Asset Class (tffam1135m000)</GUIRef> session is used to specify
		the life of the assets which are in a class. The life of an asset determines
		its recovery period, method of depreciation, and convention. Life of an asset
		can be specified as a single life value, or as a range of values from which the
		life can be selected.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>If you select ADR ( <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000115" role="glossary">asset depreciation range</Link>) as the account type, you enter the <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000373" role="glossary">lower class life</Link>, <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000374" role="glossary">midpoint class life</Link>, and <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000391" role="glossary">upper class life</Link> for ADR vintage accounts. If you select <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000139" role="glossary">modified accelerated cost recovery system</Link> (MACRS ) as the account type, you enter
		the alternative depreciation life, general depreciation life, and class life
		for the MACRS group accounts. An asset class used by a vintage or group account
		cannot be modified.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>