Add depreciation to an asset

  • Rversion finale: Australia
  • Mis à jour 12 mars 2026
  • 1 minute de lecture

    • Depreciation is the reduction in the value of an asset over time.

    Avant de commencer

    Role required: asset

    Pourquoi et quand exécuter cette tâche

    A depreciation schedule can be added to hardware assets. Based on the information specified in the asset record, the ServiceNow AI Platform calculates the depreciation amount daily using the Calculate Depreciation scheduled job. The sn_itam_trigger_depreciation_job_after_days system property determines when the Calculate Depreciation scheduled job calculates the depreciation amount.

    Important :
    The depreciation fields on the asset, such as Depreciated amount, Residual value, and Residual date are updated daily by the Calculate Depreciation job. If you plan to enable audit logging in these fields, it logs every change daily. This process could result in a large volume of audit entries, which might impact storage and log management.

    The ServiceNow AI Platform calculates the read-only Residual date and Residual value fields based on the Cost, Depreciation, and Depreciation effective date fields. For example, if the asset Cost is $1000.00, the Straight Line depreciation method is selected, and exactly two years have passed, the Residual value would be $500.00.

    When an asset is in the In Use state, the asset form populates a Deprecation effective date.

    For more information about fixed assets and depreciation, see Using Depreciation with Fixed Assets.

    Procédure

    1. Navigate to All > Asset > Portfolios > Hardware Assets.
    2. Select an asset.
    3. Fill in the Depreciation, Depreciation effective date, Salvage Value, and Covered by fixed asset fields as described in Create assets.
      Consider these points.
      • If the depreciation effective date is in the future, depreciation is 0 and the current residual value is the original purchase price. The system doesn’t begin to calculate depreciation until the effective date is reached.
      • The salvage value must be less than or equal to the asset cost. If a salvage value greater than the cost is entered, a warning message appears and the record can’t be saved.
    4. Select and hold (or right-click) the header and select Save.
    5. Select Calculate Depreciation.
      The Residual date, Residual value, and Depreciated amount fields are automatically calculated.