> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.arcuserp.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Place a fixed asset in service > Transitions a `pending_service` asset to `active`. Generates the depreciation schedule (if not already present) and posts the acquisition journal entry (DR Asset / CR Vendor Bill or Cash) in the same database transaction. The helper is idempotent: calling this on an asset already in `active` or `fully_depreciated` returns `{ idempotent: true }` with the current asset row. Calling on a `disposed` asset returns 409 ASSET_DISPOSED. Idempotent when `Idempotency-Key` is supplied. ## OpenAPI ````yaml /openapi.yaml post /fixed_assets/{id}/place_in_service openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Arcus ERP Public API version: 1.0.0 description: > Arcus ERP public REST API. Designed for external integrations and data migration. **Authentication.** Bearer token (API key) via the `Authorization` header. Format: `Authorization: Bearer ark_live_ent__` (or `ark_test_*` for sandbox). API keys are issued per-entity in **Settings > Developers > API Keys**. **Entity scoping.** The entity is encoded in the API key prefix; routes are flat (e.g. `/v1/accounts`, `/v1/orders`, `/v1/products`). A small set of platform endpoints (migration, reconciliation, events, webhook endpoints, API keys) use the `/v1/entities/{entity_id}/...` form -- those are noted in their tags. **Key capabilities.** - Related-resource hydration via `?expand[]=` (see `x-arcus-expand` on each resource). - Cursor-based pagination (`starting_after` / `ending_before` / `limit`). - Idempotency via the `Idempotency-Key` header. - Webhook events for asynchronous notification. - Conditional requests / ETag for cache validation. servers: - url: https://api.arcuserp.com/v1 description: Arcus ERP API (accepts both live `ark_live_*` and test `ark_test_*` keys) - url: https://dev-api.arcuserp.com/v1 description: >- Dev sandbox API (test-only data, accepts `ark_test_*` keys against dev RDS) security: [] paths: /fixed_assets/{id}/place_in_service: parameters: - name: id in: path required: true schema: type: string format: uuid post: tags: - Fixed Assets summary: Place a fixed asset in service description: | Transitions a `pending_service` asset to `active`. Generates the depreciation schedule (if not already present) and posts the acquisition journal entry (DR Asset / CR Vendor Bill or Cash) in the same database transaction. The helper is idempotent: calling this on an asset already in `active` or `fully_depreciated` returns `{ idempotent: true }` with the current asset row. Calling on a `disposed` asset returns 409 ASSET_DISPOSED. Idempotent when `Idempotency-Key` is supplied. operationId: placeInService parameters: - $ref: '#/components/parameters/IdempotencyKey' requestBody: required: false content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: placed_in_service_date: type: string format: date description: Defaults to today when omitted. example: '2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z' responses: '200': description: Asset placed in service (data includes acquisition_journal_entry_id) content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: data: $ref: '#/components/schemas/FixedAsset' '404': $ref: '#/components/responses/Error' '409': description: ASSET_DISPOSED (cannot place a disposed asset back in service) content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' security: - ApiKeyAuth: - assets:write components: parameters: IdempotencyKey: name: Idempotency-Key in: header required: false description: | Client-generated unique key for idempotent POST/PATCH/DELETE operations. Alias for the Idempotency parameter. Max 255 chars. On retry with the same key, the original response is returned without re-executing the operation. Keys expire after 24 hours. schema: type: string maxLength: 255 schemas: FixedAsset: type: object description: > A capitalized fixed asset (PP and E) tracked on the entity's books with cost basis, accumulated depreciation, depreciation schedule, and lifecycle state. Lifecycle: `pending_service` (created, not yet placed in service), `active` (depreciating), `suspended` (depreciation halted), `fully_depreciated` (accumulated depreciation equals depreciable base), `disposed` (sold/scrapped/donated/traded_in). Scope: assets:read / assets:write. Rule 23 SSOT: `cost_basis` is written only by createFixedAsset and revalueAsset; `accumulated_depreciation` is written only by postDepreciation, disposeAsset, impairAsset, and revalueAsset. properties: id: type: string format: uuid readOnly: true entity_id: type: string format: uuid readOnly: true asset_code: type: string description: >- Stable per-entity code (auto-generated via canonical getNextNumber when omitted). name: type: string description: type: string nullable: true serial_number: type: string nullable: true status: type: string enum: - pending_service - active - suspended - fully_depreciated - disposed category_id: type: string format: uuid nullable: true location_id: type: string format: uuid nullable: true vendor_id: type: string format: uuid nullable: true po_id: type: string format: uuid nullable: true vendor_bill_id: type: string format: uuid nullable: true cost_basis: type: number format: float salvage_value: type: number format: float accumulated_depreciation: type: number format: float readOnly: true tax_accumulated_depreciation: type: number format: float readOnly: true net_book_value: type: number format: float readOnly: true description: cost_basis minus accumulated_depreciation. depreciation_method: type: string enum: - straight_line - declining_balance - double_declining - sum_of_years - units_of_production - macrs - bonus_macrs - section_179 useful_life_months: type: integer macrs_class: type: string nullable: true enum: - three_year - five_year - seven_year - ten_year - fifteen_year - twenty_year - twenty_seven_five_year - thirty_nine_year macrs_convention: type: string nullable: true enum: - half_year - mid_quarter - mid_month placed_in_service_date: type: string format: date nullable: true acquisition_date: type: string format: date nullable: true disposal_date: type: string format: date nullable: true readOnly: true disposal_method: type: string nullable: true enum: - sold - scrapped - donated - traded_in readOnly: true disposal_amount: type: number format: float nullable: true readOnly: true gain_loss_amount: type: number format: float nullable: true readOnly: true gl_asset_account_id: type: string format: uuid gl_accum_depr_account_id: type: string format: uuid gl_depr_expense_account_id: type: string format: uuid warranty_expiration: type: string format: date nullable: true warranty_provider: type: string nullable: true warranty_terms: type: string nullable: true insurance_policy: type: string nullable: true insurance_expiration: type: string format: date nullable: true notes: type: string nullable: true metadata: type: object nullable: true created_at: type: string format: date-time readOnly: true updated_at: type: string format: date-time readOnly: true Error: description: | Alias for ErrorEnvelope. Canonical error response shape used by all API endpoints. Refer to ErrorEnvelope for the full field definition. allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope' ErrorEnvelope: type: object description: | Canonical error response envelope. All API errors use this shape. required: - error - code properties: error: type: string description: Machine-readable error key example: not_found code: type: string description: Machine-readable error code (often same as error) example: not_found type: type: string enum: - validation_error - permission_error - not_found - conflict - rate_limit - internal - expand_error - not_implemented example: not_found hint: type: string description: Human-readable one-sentence explanation (English) example: >- The requested order does not exist or does not belong to this entity. param: type: string description: The parameter that caused the error, if applicable example: expand[0] required: type: string description: The scope required (only on insufficient_scope errors) example: accounts:read request_id: type: string description: >- Unique request ID for support tracing (maps to CloudWatch log stream) example: req_abc123 responses: Error: description: Error response (400/401/403/404/409/422/429/500) content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope' securitySchemes: ApiKeyAuth: type: http scheme: bearer description: | API key issued per entity via Settings > Developers > API Keys. Each key carries scopes (e.g. orders:read, products:write). Bearer token format: Authorization: Bearer ark_live_ent__ Test keys use ark_test_ent__. Both are issued per entity via Settings > Developers > API Keys. ````