General Description of FAST

Welcome to FAST, which stands for Fixed Asset Search and Transfer. FAST is a Web-based extract system, available to state agencies to access their asset data.

The system uses data from the Fixed Asset Management System (FAMS) and employee data from the DAS Human Resource Division.

FAST gives inventory control officers in state agencies access to their inventory data and activity reports, employee names and position control numbers, and inventory worksheets with instructions for performing physical inventories.

Benefits to Agency Customers (in order of main menu)

¨ The ability to easily display and transfer FAMS extract files in an Excel spreadsheet for analysis and ad-hoc reports;

¨ Special formatted inventory data and worksheets with instructions for performing physical inventories;

¨ The ability to view and print FAMS activity reports;

¨ The ability to search for state employee names and position control numbers.