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                            APCOMMENTS FILE

                                Comments

The Comments file contains comment records for vendors and invoices.

REFERENCED BY

AP212     AP220     AP10.1    AP210     AP230     AP240
AP245     AP250     AP252     AP30.1    AP30.2    AP30.3
AP32.2    AP35.1    AP40.1    AP40.2    AP90.1    AP90.2
AP90.3    AP90.4    AP95.1    AP96.1    AP96.2    AP96.3
AP150     AP155     AP160

UPDATED BY

AP115     AP12.1    AP300     API3.1    API4.1

FIELD NAME           DESCRIPTION/VALID VALUES                    UPDATED BY

APC-REC-TYPE         Alpha 1                                     AP115   AP12.1
Record Type          The file record type. Indicates the
                     type of comment. Valid values are:

                     I = Invoice Comment.
                     V = Vendor Comment.

APC-COMPANY          Numeric 4                                   AP115   AP12.1
Company              The company associated with the
                     comment. Must be a valid record in the
                     Accounts Payable Company file.

APC-VENDOR           Alpha 9  (Right Justified)                  AP115   AP12.1
Vendor ID            The vendor associated with the comment.
                     Must be a valid record in the Vendor
                     file.

APC-LOCATION-CODE    Alpha 4                                     AP115   AP12.1
Location Code        The alternate vendor location
                     associated with the comment. Used only
                     for vendor comments. Must be a valid
                     record in the Vendor Location file.

APC-SEQ-NBR          Numeric 4                                   AP12.1
Sequence Number      A unique sequence number assigned by
                     the system to the comment.

APC-VENDOR-GROUP     Alpha 4                                     AP115   AP12.1
Vendor Group         The vendor group associated with the
                     vendor. Must be a valid record in the
                     Vendor Group file.

APC-PROC-LEVEL       Alpha 5                                     AP115   AP12.1
Process Level        The process level associated with the
                     invoice. Used only for invoice comments.
                     Must be a valid record in the Accounts
                     Payable Process Level file.

APC-COMMENT          Alpha 40  (Lower Case)                      AP12.1
Comment              The comment narrative.

APC-PRINT-CODE       Alpha 1                                     AP115   AP12.1
Comment Type         Indicates the type of comment.
                     Indicates where the comment displays
                     and/or prints. Valid values are:

                     A = All. Comment line displays on
                     inquiry screens and prints on payment
                     forms, reports, and listings.

                     C = Check/Cheque. Comment line prints
                     on payment forms only.

                     D = Display and Print. Comment line
                     displays on inquiry screens and prints
                     on reports and listings, but does not
                     print on payment forms.

                     N = Notation. Comment line does not
                     display or print.

APC-BEG-DATE         Numeric 8  (yyyymmdd)                       AP115   AP12.1
Beginning Date       The date the comment becomes valid.

APC-END-DATE         Numeric 8  (yyyymmdd)                       AP12.1  AP252
Ending Date          The last date the comment is valid.

APC-DATE-ENTERED     Numeric 8  (yyyymmdd)                       AP115   AP12.1
Date Entered         The system date the comment was created.

APC-PAY-GROUP        Alpha 4                                     AP115   AP12.1
Pay Group            The pay group associated with the
                     comment. Must be a valid record in the
                     Pay Group file.

                         APCOMMENTS FILE INDEX

NAME      KEY FIELDS    DESCRIPTION / SUBSET CONDITION           USED IN

APCSET1   REC-TYPE      This index is used to add comment lines  AP12.1  AP212
          COMPANY       or determine whether comments exist for  AP220   AP300
          VENDOR        a particular invoice or vendor.
          LOCATION-CODE
          SEQ-NBR

APCSET2   REC-TYPE      This index is used to determine whether  AP10.1  AP210
          VENDOR-GROUP  a message display indicating that        AP230   AP240
          VENDOR        comments exist should display.           AP245   AP250
          LOCATION-CODE KeyChange, Subset                        AP252   AP30.1
          COMPANY       Where PRINT-CODE = "A"                   AP30.2  AP30.3
          SEQ-NBR       Or    PRINT-CODE = "D"                   AP32.2  AP35.1
                                                                 AP40.1  AP40.2
                                                                 AP90.1  AP90.2
                                                                 AP90.3  AP90.4
                                                                 AP95.1  AP96.1
                                                                 AP96.2  AP96.3
                                                                 API3.1  API4.1

APCSET3   REC-TYPE      This index is used to access comments    AP150   AP155
          COMPANY       lines for printing on a vendor's         AP160
          VENDOR        remittance.
          LOCATION-CODE KeyChange, Subset
          SEQ-NBR       Where PRINT-CODE = "A"
                        Or    PRINT-CODE = "C"

APCSET4   REC-TYPE      This index is used in AP12 for           AP115   AP12.1
          COMPANY       resequencing purposes.
          VENDOR        KeyChange
          LOCATION-CODE
          SEQ-NBR*

APCSET5   REC-TYPE      This index is used to determine if a     AP150
          VENDOR-GROUP  comment exists for a vendor, regardless
          VENDOR        of the company origin.
          LOCATION-CODE KeyChange, Subset
          SEQ-NBR       Where (PRINT-CODE = "A" )
          COMPANY       Or    (PRINT-CODE = "C" )

                         APCOMMENTS FILE RELATIONS

ONE TO ONE RELATIONS


RELATION       RELATED
 NAME           FILE        INTEGRITY RULES / FIELD MATCH

Apcompany      APCOMPANY    Required

                            APC-COMPANY          -> CPY-COMPANY

Apvenloc       APVENLOC     Required
                            When APC-LOCATION-CODE != Spaces

                            APC-VENDOR-GROUP     -> VLO-VENDOR-GROUP
                            APC-VENDOR           -> VLO-VENDOR
                            APC-LOCATION-CODE    -> VLO-LOCATION-CODE

Apvenmast      APVENMAST    Not Required

                            APC-VENDOR-GROUP     -> VEN-VENDOR-GROUP
                            APC-VENDOR           -> VEN-VENDOR