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title: "Create an asset class"
description: "Go to the Fixed asset classes (FA201000) window. Click . In the Asset class ID field, type the unique identifier for the asset class. Optional: Select the parent class for the asset class you want to add. In the Description field, briefly describe the class. If you want to make the class available when users add assets, select the Active check box. If you want to give the new assets of the class the On hold status, select the Hold on entry check box. On the General settings…"
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# Create an asset class
Last modified February 23, 2026
> Go to the Fixed asset classes (FA201000) window. Click . In the Asset class ID field, type the unique identifier for the asset class. Optional: Select the parent class for the asset class you want to add. In the Description field, briefly describe the class. If you want to make the class available when users add assets, select the Active check box. If you want to give the new assets of the class the On hold status, select the Hold on entry check box. On the General settings…
1. Go to the [Fixed asset classes (FA201000)](https://docs.vismasoftware.no/visma-net-erp/help/fixed-assets/fixed-asset-windows/fixed-asset-classes-fa201000/index.md) window.
1. Click .
1. In the **Asset class ID** field, type the unique identifier for the asset class.
1. Optional: Select the parent class for the asset class you want to add.
1. In the **Description** field, briefly describe the class.
1. If you want to make the class available when users add assets, select the **Active** check box.
1. If you want to give the new assets of the class the **On hold** status, select the **Hold on entry** check box.
1. On the **General settings** tab, perform the following steps:
1. In the **Asset type** field, select the asset type of the assets of the class.
1. If the class is to be associated with tangible assets, the **Tangible** check box will be selected by the system automatically. Otherwise, it will be cleared.
1. In the **Useful life, years** field, specify the useful life of assets of the class in years.
1. To use accelerated depreciation for the assets of the class, select the **Accelerated depreciation for Straight line deprec. method and Dutch method 2** check box. This setting will be applied to all the books of the class that use the straight line depreciation method.
1. On the **Depreciation settings** tab, define the list of books available for the assets and the depreciation settings for those books. Do one of the following:
+ For every book that may be associated with the assets of the class, perform these steps:
1. In the **Useful life, years** column, specify the useful life of the assets of the class in years for the selected book.
1. In the **Class method** column, select the depreciation method to be used to report asset depreciation in the selected book.
1. In the **Averaging conversion** column, specify the averaging conversion for the selected depreciation method.
1. If the assets of the class are to have a bonus, select the **Bonus** check box.
+ For every book that should not be available for the assets of the class, perform these steps:
1. Select the book in the table.
1. Click **Delete row**.
1. On the **General ledger accounts** tab, specify the default general ledger accounts and subaccounts to be used to record transactions of the assets of the class.
1. Click .
> [!CAUTION]
> You can later delete the asset class only if no assets have been associated with it.
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