Assets

Query, insert and update assets for a Xero organization.

Table-Specific Information

Creating Assets

An asset can be created with only an AssetName and an AssetNumber. This will create a draft asset with blank settings for purchase date and price, serial number and all other values.

INSERT INTO Assets(AssetName, AssetNumber) VALUES ('Corporate van', 'FA-0042')

Updating Assets

Like asset types, an asset's value can be measured with either a depreciation rate or an estimated lifetime. Once these values have been set, you can only change between the two by setting the other to null:

UPDATE Assets
SET BookDepreciationSetting_DepreciationRate = 0.12,
    BookDepreciationSetting_EffectiveLifeYears = null
WHERE AssetId = '46c7f1f4-7cdb-47d3-8772-2796d0b83e87'

Registering Assets

To move an asset from the draft to the registered state, you must assign these properties on it:

AssetTypeId
PurchaseDate
PurchasePrice
BookDepreciationSetting_DepreciationStartDate
BookDepreciationSetting_AveragingMethod
Either a BookDepreciationSetting_DepreciationRate or a BookDepreciationSetting_EffectiveLifeYears

Then you can update the AssetStatus field to the value "Registered".

Disposing Assets

Disposing of assets is not supported through the API.

Columns


Name	Type	ReadOnly	Description
AssetId [KEY]	String	True	The unique Xero-generated ID of the asset
AssetName	String	False	The name of the asset
AssetNumber	String	False	A unique code for the asset
AssetStatus	String	False	Either DRAFT, REGISTERED or DISPOSED
Description	String	False	Free-form comments on the asset
PurchaseDate	Date	False	When the asset was purchased
PurchasePrice	Decimal	False	How much asset cost when it was purchased
DisposalDate	Date	False	When the asset was purchased
DisposalPrice	Decimal	False	What price the asset was disposed at
WarrantyExpiryDate	Date	False	When the asset's warranty expires
SerialNumber	String	False	The asset's serial number
AssetTypeId	String	False	The Id of the type of this asset
BookDepreciationSetting_DepreciationMethod	String	False	Either NoDepreciation, StraightLine, DiminishingValue100, DiminishingValue150, DiminishingValue200 or FullDepreciation
BookDepreciationSetting_AveragingMethod	String	False	Either ActualDays or FullMonth
BookDepreciationSetting_DepreciationRate	Double	False	The rate of depreciation in percent
BookDepreciationSetting_EffectiveLifeYears	Int	False	The effective life of the asset in years
BookDepreciationSetting_DepreciationCalculationMethod	String	False	Either Rate, Life or None
BookDepreciationDetail_CurrentCapitalGain	Decimal	False	Once the asset is disposed, this will be the sell price minus the purchase price
BookDepreciationDetail_CurrentGainLoss	Decimal	False	Once the asset is disposed, this will be the minimum of the sell and purchase price, minus the current book value
BookDepreciationDetail_DepreciationStartDate	Date	False	When the depreciation takes effect
BookDepreciationDetail_CostLimit	Decimal	False	The value of the asset to be depreciated, if this is less than the cost
BookDepreciationDetail_ResidualValue	Decimal	False	The value of the asset once it's been fully depreciated
BookDepreciationDetail_PriorAccumDepreciationAmount	Decimal	False	All depreciation prior to the current fiscal year
BookDepreciationDetail_CurrentAccumDepreciationAmount	Decimal	False	All depreciation occurring in the current financial year
CanRollBack	Boolean	True	Whether the asset's depreciation can be rolled back
AccountingBookValue	Decimal	True	The accounting value of the asset
TenantId	String	False	The ID of the tenant to query instead of the connection tenant