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Reporting

Complete guide to fixed asset reports, saved searches, and analytics in NetSuite.


Overview​

FAM REPORT CATEGORIES
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ FIXED ASSET REPORTS │
├────────────────┬────────────────┬────────────────┬──────────────┤
│ REGISTER │ DEPRECIATION │ ANALYSIS │ HISTORY │
├────────────────┼────────────────┼────────────────┼──────────────┤
│ Asset List │ Depr Schedule │ NBV Analysis │ Disposed │
│ By Location │ Monthly Depr │ By Category │ Transfers │
│ By Category │ Year-to-Date │ Insurance │ Changes │
│ By Subsidiary │ Projections │ Utilization │ Audit Trail │
└────────────────┴────────────────┴────────────────┴──────────────┘

Standard Reports​

Asset Register​

The primary report listing all fixed assets.

FIXED ASSET REGISTER
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Navigation: Reports > Fixed Assets > Fixed Asset Register

Sample Output:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Asset │ Type │ Acq Date │ Cost │ NBV │
├──────────────┼───────────┼───────────┼──────────┼──────────────┤
│ Forklift-001 │ Vehicles │ 01/15/24 │ $30,000 │ $18,000 │
│ Server-001 │ Computers │ 06/01/24 │ $15,000 │ $10,000 │
│ CNC-001 │ Equipment │ 03/20/23 │ $85,000 │ $60,000 │
│ Building-HQ │ Buildings │ 01/01/20 │$500,000 │ $425,000 │
├──────────────┼───────────┼───────────┼──────────┼──────────────┤
│ TOTAL │ │ │ $630,000 │ $513,000 │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Filters:
- Subsidiary
- Location
- Department
- Asset Type
- Status (Active, Disposed, etc.)
- Date Range

Depreciation Schedule​

DEPRECIATION SCHEDULE REPORT
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Navigation: Reports > Fixed Assets > Depreciation Schedule

Sample Output:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Asset: CNC Machine-001 │
│ Method: Straight Line | Life: 10 Years | Monthly Depr: $708 │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Period │ Depreciation │ Accum Depr │ NBV │
├───────────┼──────────────┼────────────┼─────────────────────────┤
│ Jan 2026 │ $708 │ $25,500 │ $59,500 │
│ Feb 2026 │ $708 │ $26,208 │ $58,792 │
│ Mar 2026 │ $708 │ $26,916 │ $58,084 │
│ Apr 2026 │ $708 │ $27,624 │ $57,376 │
│ ... │ ... │ ... │ ... │
│ Dec 2032 │ $708 │ $85,000 │ $0 │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Depreciation Summary​

MONTHLY DEPRECIATION SUMMARY
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Period: February 2026

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Asset Type │ # Assets │ Monthly Depr │ YTD Depr │
├───────────────────┼──────────┼──────────────┼───────────────────┤
│ Buildings │ 2 │ $2,083 │ $4,166 │
│ Equipment │ 15 │ $4,500 │ $9,000 │
│ Vehicles │ 8 │ $2,800 │ $5,600 │
│ Furniture │ 25 │ $1,200 │ $2,400 │
│ Computers │ 50 │ $3,500 │ $7,000 │
├───────────────────┼──────────┼──────────────┼───────────────────┤
│ TOTAL │ 100 │ $14,083 │ $28,166 │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

NBV Analysis​

NET BOOK VALUE ANALYSIS
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

As of: February 28, 2026

BY ASSET TYPE:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Asset Type │ Cost │ Accum Depr │ NBV │ % │
├───────────────────┼─────────────┼─────────────┼─────────┼──────┤
│ Buildings │ $500,000 │ $75,000 │$425,000 │ 69% │
│ Equipment │ $250,000 │ $125,000 │$125,000 │ 20% │
│ Vehicles │ $150,000 │ $95,000 │ $55,000 │ 9% │
│ Computers │ $75,000 │ $62,000 │ $13,000 │ 2% │
├───────────────────┼─────────────┼─────────────┼─────────┼──────┤
│ TOTAL │ $975,000 │ $357,000 │$618,000 │100% │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Disposal Report​

ASSET DISPOSAL REPORT
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Period: Q1 2026

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Asset │ Disposed │ Type │ Proceeds │ NBV │ Gain/Loss│
├─────────────┼───────────┼────────┼──────────┼────────┼──────────┤
│ Truck-003 │ 01/15/26 │ Sale │ $12,000 │$10,000 │ $2,000 G │
│ Server-005 │ 02/01/26 │ W/O │ $0 │ $2,500 │($2,500)L │
│ Printer-012 │ 02/28/26 │ Retire │ $0 │ $0 │ $0 │
├─────────────┼───────────┼────────┼──────────┼────────┼──────────┤
│ TOTAL │ │ │ $12,000 │$12,500 │ ($500) │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Saved Searches​

Common Asset Searches​

Active Assets by Location​

// Saved Search: Active Assets by Location

Type: Fixed Asset

Criteria:
- Status = Active

Results:
- Asset Name
- Asset Type
- Location
- Department
- Original Cost
- Net Book Value

Summary:
- Group by Location
- Sum Original Cost
- Sum Net Book Value

Fully Depreciated Assets​

// Saved Search: Fully Depreciated (Still Active)

Type: Fixed Asset

Criteria:
- Status = Active
- Net Book Value = 0
OR
- Net Book Value = Residual Value

Results:
- Asset Name
- Asset Type
- Original Cost
- In-Service Date
- Last Depreciation Date

Use: Identify assets to retire

Assets Expiring Soon​

// Saved Search: Assets Near End of Life

Type: Fixed Asset

Criteria:
- Status = Active
- Remaining Life <= 12 months

Results:
- Asset Name
- Asset Type
- End Date
- Net Book Value
- Location

Use: Plan for replacements

High-Value Assets​

// Saved Search: High-Value Assets (>$50,000)

Type: Fixed Asset

Criteria:
- Status = Active
- Original Cost >= 50,000

Results:
- Asset Name
- Asset Type
- Original Cost
- Net Book Value
- Location
- Insurance Policy

Use: Insurance review, audit focus

Depreciation Searches​

Monthly Depreciation Detail​

// Saved Search: Monthly Depreciation by Asset

Type: Fixed Asset Depreciation History

Criteria:
- Period = Current Period

Results:
- Asset Name
- Asset Type
- Depreciation Method
- Depreciation Amount
- Accumulated Depreciation

Summary:
- Group by Asset Type
- Sum Depreciation Amount

Custom Reports​

Building Custom Asset Reports​

CUSTOM REPORT SETUP
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Navigation: Reports > New Custom Report > Fixed Asset

1. Select Fields:
☑ Asset Name
☑ Asset Type
☑ Subsidiary
☑ Location
☑ Department
☑ Original Cost
☑ Accumulated Depreciation
☑ Net Book Value
☑ Acquisition Date
☑ Status

2. Add Filters:
- Subsidiary = [Dropdown]
- Asset Type = [Dropdown]
- Status = Active

3. Add Sorting:
- Primary: Asset Type
- Secondary: Location

4. Add Grouping:
- Group by Asset Type
- Subtotal Cost, NBV

5. Save and Schedule

Workbooks & Analytics​

Asset Analytics Dashboard​

FAM ANALYTICS WORKBOOK
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Dataset: Fixed Assets with Depreciation

Visualizations:

1. NBV BY ASSET TYPE (Pie Chart)
┌─────────────────────────────┐
│ Buildings 69% │
│ ╭──────────────╮ │
│ ╱ ╲ │
│ │ Equipment │ │
│ │ 20% │ │
│ ╲ ╱ │
│ ╰──────────────╯ │
│ Vehicles 9% Computers 2% │
└─────────────────────────────┘

2. MONTHLY DEPRECIATION TREND (Line Chart)
$15K ┤ ╭─────
$14K ┤ ╭────╯
$13K ┤ ╭────╯
$12K ┤ ╭────╯
$11K ┼─────╯
└──────────────────────────
Jan Feb Mar Apr May

3. ASSETS BY AGE (Bar Chart)
0-1 yr ████████████ 30
1-3 yr ████████████████ 40
3-5 yr ████████ 20
5+ yr ████ 10

Key Performance Indicators​

KPIFormulaBenchmark
Asset UtilizationRevenue ÷ Total AssetsIndustry-specific
Depreciation RateAnnual Depr ÷ Asset Cost~10-15%
Average Asset AgeΣ(Age × Cost) ÷ Total Cost< 50% of life
NBV RatioNBV ÷ Original Cost> 40%
Replacement RateAcquisitions ÷ Disposals~1.0-1.2

Audit Reports​

Audit Trail Report​

ASSET CHANGE AUDIT TRAIL
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Asset: Server-001

Date User Action Old Value New Value
───────── ───────── ───────────── ────────── ──────────
01/15/26 JSmith Created - -
01/20/26 MJones Location Chg HQ Branch
02/01/26 System Depreciation $0 $250
02/15/26 JSmith Dept Change IT Finance
03/01/26 System Depreciation $250 $500

Reconciliation Report​

GL RECONCILIATION REPORT
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

As of: February 28, 2026

COMPARISON:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Account │ GL Balance │ FAM Balance │ Difference │
├──────────────────────┼─────────────┼─────────────┼──────────────┤
│ 1510 Equipment │ $250,000 │ $250,000 │ $0 ✓ │
│ 1610 Accum Depr-Eqp │ $125,000 │ $125,000 │ $0 ✓ │
│ 1520 Vehicles │ $150,000 │ $150,000 │ $0 ✓ │
│ 1620 Accum Depr-Veh │ $90,000 │ $90,000 │ $0 ✓ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Status: RECONCILED ✓

Report Scheduling​

Automated Report Delivery​

SCHEDULE REPORTS
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Report: Monthly Asset Register

Schedule:
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Frequency: Monthly │
│ Day: 1st business day │
│ Time: 6:00 AM │
│ │
│ Recipients: controller@company.com │
│ cfo@company.com │
│ │
│ Format: PDF and Excel │
│ │
│ Filters: Period = Previous Month │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Best Practices​

Reporting​

PracticeRecommendation
Regular reviewRun key reports monthly
ReconciliationMatch FAM to GL monthly
DistributionAutomate report delivery
ArchivingRetain reports per policy

Saved Searches​

PracticeRecommendation
NamingUse descriptive, consistent names
AccessSet appropriate role permissions
PerformanceLimit criteria for large datasets
MaintenanceReview and update periodically