Purpose
The following guide is intended to Perform Physical Inventory.
Terminology
- FBDI (File Base Data Import): FBDI is a tool used to load data into Oracle Cloud from external sources and is one of the many ways in Oracle Fusion Cloud to do conversions.
- Post Mass Update Descriptive Details: Use the Post Mass Update Descriptive Details file-based data import process to update the descriptive details of assets in your asset book. You can download a spreadsheet template to use to prepare your data.
Perform Physical Inventory – Mass Updates and Assets with Parent/Child Relationship
- Login using Company Single Sign-On to access your Oracle account.

- Navigate and select the Fixed Assets module.
- Select Assets.

- Select the Taskbar.
- Under General, select Inquire Assets.

- Using the Advanced Search, enter the Parent Asset to update Last Inventory Date and select Search.

- Export the resulting list by click onto Export to Excel button. You will use this later.

- Open the Update Descriptive Details FBDI.
- Enter Transaction Group, Asset Book, ATTRIBUTE_DATE1, and Asset Number (exported in step 7).
- Note: ATTRIBUTE_DATE1 corresponds to Last Inventory Date in the system.
- Note: You must have downloaded and saved the Fixed Asset Update Descriptive Detail Template (FBDI) to a local place on your Desktop before starting this process.

- Toggle to Instructions and CSV Generation tab and select the Generate CSV File button.

- Return to the User Interface and select Tools.
- Select Schedule Processes.

- Select Schedule New Process.

- Search Load Interface File for Import and click OK.

- Search Post Mass Update Descriptive Details for Import Process and select the ZIP file you saved during step 10.
- Select Submit.

- Wait until the predecessor job runs successfully.
- Select Schedule New Process again.

- Search Post Mass Update Descriptive Details and select OK.

- Select Book and Transaction Group.
- Select Submit.

- Highlight the Post Mass Update Descriptive Details line by clicking into the row.
- Select the hyperlink next to Attachment.

- Click into the Log file and review all the records have been processed.

- Return to the Assets work area and select the Taskbar.
- Under General, select Inquire Assets.

- Using the Advanced Search, enter the Parent Asset to you modified and select Search.

- Navigate to the Descriptive tab and verify Last Inventory Date had been updated.

You have now completed the process to Perform Physical Inventory.
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