ERPNext Asset Management
Keep a fixed asset register that stays in step with purchases and accounts. Assets are created from purchase documents, depreciated on a schedule, moved between locations and people, and maintained, all in ERPNext.
ACC-ASS-2026-00018 · CNC latheAssets
Purchase InvoiceAsset bought and capitalised
PaidAssetCategory: Plant and machinery
SubmittedDepreciation scheduleStraight line, 60 months
Posting monthlyAsset MovementMoved from Plant 1 to Plant 2
SubmittedAsset MaintenanceQuarterly service due next week
DueThe register, depreciation and accounts always agree, because they are one record.
DocumentsAsset · Asset Movement · Asset Maintenance · Asset Repair · Journal Entry
ReportsFixed Asset Register · Asset Depreciation Ledger · Asset Depreciations and Balances
Works withAccounting · Buying · Stock
Inside ERPNext Asset Management
Asset register
Assets with category, location, custodian, purchase details and current value.
Creating assets
Assets created from purchase receipts or invoices, including capital work in progress.
Depreciation
Straight line, double declining, written down value or manual schedules, in one or more finance books.
Movements
Transfers between locations and custodians, with a record of each move.
Maintenance and repairs
Maintenance tasks and logs, and repair records with their costs.
Disposal
Selling or scrapping an asset, with the gain or loss posted to accounts.
How the documents flow
Each step is a document in ERPNext, linked to the one before it, so you can follow any transaction from start to finish.
Purchase Invoice
The asset is bought.Asset
The asset is registered with its category and location.Depreciation Schedule
Depreciation is calculated for its life.Journal Entry
Depreciation is posted to accounts each period.
Common problems it solves
The register lives in a spreadsheet
Assets are created from the same purchases the accounts already record.
Depreciation calculated by hand
Schedules calculate and post depreciation every period.
Nobody knows where an asset is
Movements record location and custodian, so the register stays current.
Configure, customize, integrate, automate
Standard ERPNext first; custom work only where it earns its place.
Configure
Asset categories, depreciation methods and finance books.
Assets tracked in a spreadsheet?
Tell us how you record assets and depreciation today. We’ll show how ERPNext keeps the register current.