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Mass update

A periodic job that changes the depreciation convention for a group of assets in the same book.

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1What it is and why

What it is	A periodic job that changes the depreciation convention for a group of assets in the same book.
What you do here	Used to switch many assets to a new depreciation convention at once, for example when tax rules require it.
Example	For example, a US company that places more than 40 percent of its assets in service in the fourth quarter must use the mid-quarter convention, and uses a mass update to change those assets.

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Business process	—
Menu path	Fixed assets › Periodic tasks › Mass update
Set up first	Fixed asset mid-quarter applicability Microsoft Learn ↗
Used next by	Create depreciation proposal Microsoft Learn ↗
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End user · Functional consultant

Go to Fixed assets > Periodic tasks > Mass update.
In the Depreciation book field, select the book.
Enter the Placed in service start and Placed in service end dates.
In the Current depreciation convention field, select the convention to change.
In the New depreciation convention field, select the new convention.
Expand Records to include, select Filter, and choose the Fixed asset group in the Criteria field.
Select OK, then OK again, and review the results on the Mass update report.

Field	What it means	Worked example	Table column
Placed in service start	With Placed in service end, limits the update to assets placed in service between these dates.Microsoft Learn ↗	—	—
Current depreciation convention	Only assets with this convention are updated.Microsoft Learn ↗	—	—
New depreciation convention	The convention the assets change to.Microsoft Learn ↗	—	—

Functional consultant

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

Solution architect

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Can it be undone	—
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If you change it later	Updating the convention deletes all existing depreciation, depreciation adjustment, bonus and extraordinary depreciation transactions for those assets; disposed assets need their disposal transactions deleted first. Microsoft Learn ↗

Technical architect

Menu item	`action:AssetBookUpdateDepConvention` Checked in Dynamics 365
Form	`SysOperationTemplateForm` Checked in Dynamics 365
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Developer

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