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                            GLREMOTETX FILE

                           GL Remote Transfer

This file is used to collect General Ledger and Activity transactions from a
remote site machine. This file is populated by transferring the General Ledger
transaction CSV file from the remote site into this database file for
processing on this target machine.


UPDATED BY

GL311

FIELD NAME           DESCRIPTION/VALID VALUES                    UPDATED BY

GTX-MACHINE-CODE     Alpha 12
Machine Code         Designates a code name associated with
                     a  particular machine in a multiple
                     machine environment.


GTX-OBJ-ID           Numeric 12
Obj ID               This is the transaction identifier. It
                     is  used to keep a record unique from
                     other records originating from the same
                     Machine Code.


GTX-SYSTEM           Alpha 2
System               A two-character code representing an
                     application used within the Lawson
                     system. (i.e.: GL = General Ledger, AP =
                     Accounts Payable, etc.)

GTX-PROGRAM          Alpha 5
Program              Designates the program this record was
                     created by.


GTX-SUMMARIZE        Alpha 1
Summarize            Determines whether transactions should
                     be summarized to the General Ledger or
                     if one General Ledger transaction should
                     be created for each record in this file.


                     Y = Summarize
                     N = Detail

GTX-COMPANY          Numeric 4
Company              The company number as defined in GL10.1
                     (Company).


GTX-POSTING-DATE     Numeric 8  (yyyymmdd)
Posting Date         The date assigned to the journal entry
                     for posting.

GTX-ZONE-ACCTUNIT    Alpha 15
Zone Accounting Unit This is the Accounting Unit the
                     transaction originated from.  This field
                     is used for interzone balancing. This
                     Accounting Unit value can be ignored by
                     setting the Ignore Base Zone on the
                     Company / system Code relationship.




GTX-CNTRL-DOCUMENT   Alpha 27
Control Document     This is the Document Number used to
                     group transactions into the same Journal
                     Entry if Journal by Document is
                     selected.


GTX-JRNL-BOOK-NBR    Alpha 12
Journal Book Number  The journal book assigned to the
                     transaction.

GTX-JE-TYPE          Alpha 1
Journal Entry Type   The type of journal entry. Valid values
                     are Normal or Intercompany.

                     N = Normal
                     I = Intercompany

GTX-TO-COMPANY       Numeric 4
To Company           This is the company number a line is
                     posted to.


GTX-SOURCE-CODE      Alpha 2
Source Code          A two-character code assigned to a
                     transaction to identify where the
                     transaction was created.


GTX-ACCT-UNIT        Alpha 15
Accounting Unit      The accounting unit is a shorthand
                     notation representing the variable level
                     number. When used in the General Ledger
                     Account Master file, the accounting unit
                     must be defined in the General Ledger
                     Names file as a posting accounting unit.


GTX-ACCOUNT          Numeric 6
Account              This field along with the accounting
                     unit and subaccount make up the location
                     (account) where amounts and other
                     account information is stored.

GTX-SUB-ACCOUNT      Numeric 4
Subaccount           This field along with the accounting
                     unit and account make up the location
                     (account) where amounts and other
                     account information are stored.


GTX-ACTIVITY         Alpha 15
Activity             Activities are the processes or
                     procedures that produce work. Cost
                     objects (products, services, customers,
                     and so on) are the reasons for
                     performing the activity.


GTX-ACCT-CATEGORY    Alpha 5
Account Category     Account categories are groupings of
                     costs, revenues, or a combination of
                     both used for reporting and inquiries
                     for activities in the Activity
                     Management system. All transactions are
                     posted to an account category within an
                     activity. You can assign a specific
                     General Ledger account or range of
                     accounts (company, accounting unit,
                     account, and subaccount) that make up
                     the transactions posted to an account
                     category using AC07.1 (Account
                     Assignment).

                     Period-to-date, year-to-date, and
                     life-to-date balances are maintained by
                     account category for activities. Account
                     categories must be assigned to
                     activities before you do any budgeting
                     or transaction processing.

GTX-CURRENCY-CODE    Alpha 5
Currency Code        This identifies the company base
                     currency code as defined in CU01.1
                     (Currency Code).


GTX-DATE             Numeric 8  (yyyymmdd)
Date                 This field contains the system date the
                     record was created.


GTX-SUMMARY-CNTRL    Alpha 20
Summary Control      This field provides a break down of
                     transaction summarization's to a finer
                     level of detail. Two transactions with
                     different Summary Control values will
                     not be summarized.


GTX-AUTO-REV         Alpha 1
Auto Reverse         When the Auto Reversal field is set to
                     "Y," the Lawson General Ledger Closing
                     program GL199 creates an opposite entry
                     for this transaction in the next period.



GTX-ANALYSIS-FLD     Alpha 32 Occurs 3 Times
Analysis Field       The user-defined analysis field
                     assigned to the transaction based on the
                     transaction's source code.


GTX-SIGN             Alpha 1
Sign                 Indicates the sign type.
                     0 = Negative Sign
                     1 = Positive Sign

GTX-RESOURCE-TYPE    Alpha 1
Resource Type        Indicates whether the resource is a
                     person or equipment.


GTX-RESOURCE         Alpha 10
Resource             This is the resource description.

GTX-FORCE-DETAIL     Alpha 1
Force Detail         Determines whether this individual
                     transaction can be summarized along with
                     other like transactions.

                     Y = Detail
                     A = Sign Summary
                     " " = Summarize

GTX-REFERENCE        Alpha 10  (Lower Case)
Reference            The reference number associated with
                     the transaction.

GTX-DESCRIPTION      Alpha 30  (Lower Case)
Description          The reference description.

GTX-DOCUMENT-NBR     Alpha 27
Document Number      The document number assigned to the
                     transaction.


GTX-BASE-AMOUNT      Signed 15.2
Base Amount          The base amount to be posted to the
                     General Ledger Master file.


GTX-BASE-ND          Numeric 1
Base ND              The number of decimal positions defined
                     for the company base currency.

GTX-BASERATE         Signed 12.6
Base Rate            The exchange rate at the time the
                     journal entry was made.  If left blank,
                     the current exchange rate will default.


GTX-TO-BASE-AMT      Signed 15.2
To Base Amount       This is the To Company's base currency
                     amount.


GTX-TO-BASE-ND       Numeric 1
To Base ND           This is the To Company's base currency
                     number of decimals.


GTX-TO-BASERATE      Signed 12.6
To Base Rate         This is the Exchange Rate used to
                     convert the transaction's currency
                     amount to the To Company's Base
                     Currency.


GTX-TRAN-AMOUNT      Signed 15.2
Tran Amount          This is the amount in transaction
                     currency to be posted. This amount
                     creates a CUAMOUNT type 1 record.

GTX-TRAN-ND          Numeric 1
Tran ND              The number of decimal positions defined
                     for the transaction currency.

GTX-ACCT-CURRENCY    Alpha 5
Account Currency     This is the base currency of the
                     General Ledger account number.


GTX-ACCT-AMOUNT      Signed 15.2
Account Amount       This is the amount of the transaction
                     in the General Ledger account's base
                     currency.


GTX-ACCT-RATE        Signed 12.6
Account Rate         This is the Exchange Rate used to
                     convert the transaction currency to the
                     General Ledger account's base currency.


GTX-ACCT-ND          Numeric 1
Account ND           The number of decimals assigned to a
                     particular account as determined by the
                     account currency.


GTX-UNITS-AMOUNT     Signed 15.2
Units Amount         The units amount of the transaction.

GTX-EFFECT-DATE      Numeric 8  (yyyymmdd)
Effective Date       This is the date the transaction is
                     effective for Average Daily Balance.


GTX-PROGRAM-INFO     Alpha 100
Program Info         This field contains the keys to the
                     record from the originating file.


GTX-SEGMENT-BLOCK    Alpha 103
User Analysis        This field identifies the user analysis
                     values included in the transaction.

                     You can either type up to four values
                     or use Define (F6) to open the User
                     Analysis Entry subform. Use this subform
                     to select the user analysis values you
                     want to include in the transaction. If
                     you choose to type values, use commas to
                     separate them. For example:
                     value1,value2,value3,value4

                     There are three conditions that affect
                     how you can select user analysis values.
                     See the User Analysis Entry form help or
                     the Strategic Ledger procedures manual
                     for additional information.

GTX-RPT-AMOUNT-1     Signed 15.2
Report Currency 1    The transaction amount for Report
Amount               Currency 1.

GTX-RPT-RATE-1       Signed 12.6
Rpt Rate 1           The exchange rate to convert the
                     transaction amount to Report Currency 1.
                     The exchange rate is defined in CU10.1
                     (Exchange Rate).

GTX-RPT-ND-1         Numeric 1
Rpt Nd 1             The number of decimal positions for
                     Report Currency 1.


GTX-RPT-AMOUNT-2     Signed 15.2
Report Currency 2    The transaction amount for Report
Amount               Currency 2.

GTX-RPT-RATE-2       Signed 12.6
Rpt Rate 2           The exchange rate to convert the
                     transaction amount to Report Currency 2.
                     The exchange rate is defined in CU10.1
                     (Exchange Rate).

GTX-RPT-ND-2         Numeric 1
Rpt Nd 2             The number of decimal positions for
                     Report Currency 2.


GTX-RESOURCE-DESC    Alpha 30  (Lower Case)
Resource Desc

                         GLREMOTETX FILE INDEX

NAME      KEY FIELDS    DESCRIPTION / SUBSET CONDITION           USED IN

GTXSET1   MACHINE-CODE
          OBJ-ID

GTXSET2   MACHINE-CODE                                           GL311
          SYSTEM
          PROGRAM
          SUMMARIZE
          OBJ-ID
          COMPANY

GTXSET3   COMPANY
          MACHINE-CODE
          OBJ-ID