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Create depreciation proposal

A periodic job that calculates depreciation for fixed asset books and creates depreciation journals, in batch and across legal entities if needed.

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1What it is and why

What it is	A periodic job that calculates depreciation for fixed asset books and creates depreciation journals, in batch and across legal entities if needed.
What you do here	Used to create depreciation entries for many assets at once instead of entering them by hand, optionally posting the journals straight away.
Example	For example, with Summarize depreciation turned on and a To date of March 31, 2025, the monthly amounts are combined into one line described as depreciation since January 31, 2025.

Functional consultant · Solution architect

Business process	—
Menu path	Fixed assets › Journal entries › Create depreciation proposal
Set up first	Fixed assets parameters Microsoft Learn ↗Books Microsoft Learn ↗
Used next by	Fixed assets journal Microsoft Learn ↗
Related pages	Create acquisition proposal Microsoft Learn ↗Create budget depreciation proposal Microsoft Learn ↗Mass update Microsoft Learn ↗

End user · Functional consultant

Go to Fixed assets > Journal entries > Create depreciation proposal.
In the Name of journal field, select a journal name.
In the To date field, enter a date.
If you want, turn on Summarize depreciation and use Filter to limit the proposal by asset, group or other criteria.
Select Create journal.
Go to Fixed assets > Journal entries > Fixed assets journal, open the new journal and select Lines.
Select Post.

Field	What it means	Worked example	Table column
Name of journal	The journal name used for the depreciation journals that are created.Microsoft Learn ↗	—	—
Summarize depreciation	Combines the monthly depreciation amounts into one journal line.Microsoft Learn ↗	—	—
Depreciation posting date	Posts catch-up depreciation for earlier periods on one consistent date; only available when summarizing.Microsoft Learn ↗	—	—
Post journals	Posts the depreciation journals automatically after they are created.Microsoft Learn ↗	—	—
Batch processing	Runs journal creation and posting in the background; it is on by default.Microsoft Learn ↗	—	—
Legal entities	The companies to include in the run; only companies with a proposal journal set up in their parameters appear.Microsoft Learn ↗	—	—

Functional consultant

Setup step	Recommended value and why	Decision · common mistake · test
— No setup is made on this page.

Solution architect

Shared or per company	—
Can it be undone	—
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If you change it later	Depreciation can't be posted twice for the same period; a second journal for a period that is already depreciated is stopped. Microsoft Learn ↗

Technical architect

Menu item	`action:AssetMultiJournalDepProposal` Checked in Dynamics 365
Form	`AssetProposalDepreciation` Checked in Dynamics 365
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Developer

Open it directly	`https://<your-environment>/?mi=action:AssetMultiJournalDepProposal`
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