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                              APBATCH FILE

                                 Batch

The Batch file contains unreleased invoice batches. This file is used only by
companies that have the batch invoice entry option selected. A batch is a
unique numeric value within a company for a group of unreleased invoices.
Batch numbers are automatically assigned by the system or entered manually
depending on the batch entry options selected for the company.

REFERENCED BY

AP00.4    AP220

UPDATED BY

AP305     AP520     API1.1    API2.1

FIELD NAME           DESCRIPTION/VALID VALUES                    UPDATED BY

APB-COMPANY          Numeric 4                                   API1.1  API2.1
Company              The company number. Must be a valid
                     record in the Accounts Payable Company
                     file.

APB-BATCH-NUM        Numeric 6                                   API1.1  API2.1
Batch Number         The batch number. This number is
                     system-assigned or user-assigned
                     depending on the option selected for the
                     company in the Auto Batch Numbering
                     field.

APB-BATCH-DATE       Numeric 8  (yyyymmdd)                       API1.1  API2.1
Batch Date           The system date the batch was created.

APB-DISTRIB-DATE     Numeric 8  (yyyymmdd)                       API1.1  API2.1
Post Date            The general ledger posting date
                     assigned to the batch. Used to default a
                     post date to all invoices entered for
                     the batch.

APB-CTL-NET-TOT      Signed 15.2                                 API1.1  API2.1
Control Net Amount   The control net total of all invoices,
                     debit memos, and credit memos in the
                     batch.

APB-CTL-NBR-INV      Numeric 15                                  API1.1  API2.1
Control Number of    The control total number of invoices,
Invoices             debit memos, and credit memos in the
                     batch.

APB-CTL-VEND-HASH    Numeric 15                                  API1.1  API2.1
Control Vendor Hash  The control total sum of all vendor
                     numbers in the batch. Used with numeric
                     vendor numbering only.

APB-ACT-INV-TOT      Signed 15.2                                 AP520   API1.1
Actual Net Invoice   The actual net total of all invoices        API2.1
Amount               entered for the batch.

APB-ACT-DB-TOT       Signed 15.2                                 AP520   API1.1
Actual Net Debit     The actual net total of all debit memos     API2.1
Memo Amount          entered for the batch.

APB-ACT-CR-TOT       Signed 15.2                                 AP520   API1.1
Actual Net Credit    The actual net total of all credit          API2.1
Memo Amount          memos entered for the batch.

APB-ACT-NBR-INV      Numeric 15                                  AP520   API1.1
Actual Number of     The actual total number of invoices         API2.1
Invoices             entered for the batch.

APB-ACT-VEND-HASH    Numeric 15                                  AP520   API1.1
Actual Vendor Hash   The actual total sum of vendor numbers      API2.1
                     entered for the batch. Used with numeric
                     vendor numbering only.

APB-INV-CURRENCY     Alpha 5                                     API1.1  API2.1
Batch Currency       The currency code assigned to the
                     batch. If assigned, the batch is
                     restricted to invoices, debit memos, and
                     credit memos with the currency selected.
                     If left blank, invoice currency is not
                     restricted for the batch. Must be a
                     valid record in the Currency Code file.

APB-ORIGIN-CODE      Alpha 2                                     API1.1  API2.1
Origin Code          Indicates the system the batch was
                     created in. Must be a valid record in
                     the General Ledger Codes file. Valid
                     values are:

                     AP = Lawson Accounts Payable system.
                     PO = Lawson Purchase Order system.

APB-ACT-NET-AMT      Derived
Actual Net Amount    The actual net amount of invoices,
                     debit memos, and credit memos entered
                     for the batch.

                         APBATCH FILE INDEX

NAME      KEY FIELDS    DESCRIPTION / SUBSET CONDITION           USED IN

APBSET1   COMPANY       This index is used to validate a unique  AP00.4  AP220
          BATCH-NUM     batch number within an accounts payable  AP305   AP520
                        company.                                 API1.1  API2.1

                         APBATCH FILE RELATIONS

ONE TO ONE RELATIONS


RELATION       RELATED
 NAME           FILE        INTEGRITY RULES / FIELD MATCH

Apcompany      APCOMPANY    Required

                            APB-COMPANY      -> CPY-COMPANY

                         APBATCH FILE RELATIONS

ONE TO MANY RELATIONS


RELATION       RELATED
 NAME           FILE        INTEGRITY RULES / FIELD MATCH

Apibatch       APINVOICE    Delete Cascades

                            Zeroes           -> API-REC-STATUS
                            APB-COMPANY      -> API-COMPANY
                            APB-BATCH-NUM    -> API-BATCH-NUM
                                                API-AUTH-CODE
                                                API-OPERATOR
                                                API-CREATE-DATE
                                                API-CREATION-TIME
                                                API-VENDOR
                                                API-INVOICE
                                                API-SUFFIX
                                                API-CANCEL-SEQ

Apinvoice      APINVOICE    Delete Cascades

                            Zeroes           -> API-REC-STATUS
                            APB-COMPANY      -> API-COMPANY
                            APB-BATCH-NUM    -> API-BATCH-NUM
                                                API-AUTH-CODE
                                                API-OPERATOR
                                                API-CREATE-DATE
                                                API-CREATION-TIME
                                                API-VENDOR
                                                API-INVOICE
                                                API-SUFFIX
                                                API-CANCEL-SEQ

Pomessage      POMESSAGE

                            APB-COMPANY      -> POM-COMPANY
                            APB-BATCH-NUM    -> POM-BATCH-NBR
                                                POM-VENDOR
                                                POM-INVOICE
                                                POM-SUFFIX
                                                POM-PO-NUMBER
                                                POM-PO-RELEASE
                                                POM-LINE-NBR