Field help (PURDAT)

This field is used to specify the purchase date of the asset.
Click Context dates from the Action icon in the field to view the start and end dates of the current fiscal year and current period as well as the currency for each of the contexts managed by the company.

• If the asset is created by capitalizing expenses, this field is loaded with the Invoice date of the main expense and it cannot be modified.
   
• In creation mode, the purchase date automatically loads the following dates:
  - First use date (except if the asset is created by capitalization of expenses)
  - VAT adjustment reference date 
  - Reference date gain/loss 
  - Depreciation start date of the plans, according to the setup specified at Depreciation method level
  
  You can also initialize the posting date unless the asset is created by capitalization of expenses or if this date is earlier than the start date of the current fiscal year and the modification of the previous situation is prohibited (PRVSITUPD parameter - Previous situation modification).
• Generally, the purchase date must be earlier than or equal to the posting date and it can be modified as long as the asset has not been subject to a fiscal year closing.
   
• When it is modified, this date is used to automatically load the VAT adjustment reference date and the Reference date gain/loss if these dates were the same as the purchase date before modification.
  It is also used to load the depreciation start dates of each plan if the depreciation method is set up to use the purchase date as the depreciation start date.