MB-310 Manage Fixed Assets Practice Question
An accountant at a manufacturing company creates a new fixed asset for a specialized milling machine. The asset is acquired through a vendor invoice, but the accountant forgets to assign a depreciation book before posting the acquisition. What must the accountant do to resolve this issue and enable depreciation processing?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often assume you can simply edit the fixed asset book tab after posting an acquisition, forgetting that system validation locks book assignments once financial transactions hit the subledger.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Reverse the acquisition transaction, assign the required depreciation book to the fixed asset record, and re-post the acquisition transaction.
When an asset is acquired without a depreciation book, the book cannot be attached directly after acquisition posting if transactions exist. The standard resolution requires deleting or reversing the acquisition transaction, assigning the correct value model or depreciation book to the fixed asset record, and then re-posting the acquisition. This ensures proper integration with the ledger and enables smooth periodic depreciation generation.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Navigate to the Fixed asset posting profiles, add the missing book mapping, and run a synchronization job to update historical asset records automatically.
Why it's wrong here
Posting profiles dictate ledger account determination for specific transactions rather than forcing missing depreciation books onto active fixed asset masters that lack necessary subledger association parameters. Ledger posting profiles cannot dynamically inject unassigned depreciation books into previously recorded transactions without reversing them.
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Create a general journal entry to manually force the association between the asset ID and the depreciation book using custom account structures.
Why it's wrong here
General journals handle financial postings to ledger accounts but cannot link subledger depreciation books to fixed asset master records. Attempting this via general journals creates imbalances and leaves the fixed asset subledger completely unaware of the depreciation schedule.
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Reverse the acquisition transaction, assign the required depreciation book to the fixed asset record, and re-post the acquisition transaction.
Why this is correct
Reversing the acquisition removes the subledger posting block, allowing the depreciation book to be properly attached to the fixed asset master. Once attached, re-posting the acquisition ensures all subsequent depreciation proposals recognize the asset correctly.
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Run the depreciation proposal batch job with the override parameter enabled to automatically create the missing depreciation book during execution.
Why it's wrong here
Running the depreciation proposal cannot create a depreciation book; the job only generates depreciation transactions for assets already assigned to a book. It is tempting because proposal batches do process depreciation entries, and would be the right step once a book exists — but the missing book must first be assigned to the asset.
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