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AMCOMPUTE


                             AMCOMPUTE FILE

                                Compute

The Compute file stores the Lawson-defined and optional user-defined compute
statement methods. Lawson Software supplies the following standard
depreciation methods: straight line; 125, 150, 175, and 200 percent declining
balance; and sum of the years digits. These standard methods cannot be
customized. Each compute file record has an associated record in the Method
file.


REFERENCED BY

AM115     AM125     AM145     AM15.1    AM15.2    AM15.3
AM15.4    AM154     AM180     AM185     AM192     AM20.1
AM20.2    AM20.4    AM20.8    AM200     AM21.1    AM21.2
AM21.4    AM21.8    AM255     AM280     AM295     AM40.1
AM40.2    AM500     AM551     AM580     AM98.1

UPDATED BY

AM02.1    AM02.2    AM550

FIELD NAME             DESCRIPTION/VALID VALUES                  UPDATED BY

ACP-METHOD             Alpha 10                                  AM02.1  AM02.2
Element: Method        The method associated with the compute    AM550
                       statement. Methods are used by asset
                       books to calculate depreciation,
                       replacement cost, and insurance values.
                       Standard depreciation methods are
                       predefined. Additional methods can be
                       user-defined for the following kinds of
                       methods: compute statements, annual
                       percent tables, and annual units of
                       production tables.


ACP-A-COMPUTE          Alpha 280                                 AM02.1  AM02.2
Element: Compute       This field contains the compute           AM550
                       statement as defined in AM02.1
                       (Methods). No edits have been performed.

                       Valid arithmetic operators are:

                       + = Add.
                       - = Subtract and unary minus.
                       * = Multiply.
                       / = Divide.

                       A space character must always precede an
                       arithmetic operator. However, the unary
                       minus can be used to negate a constant
                       (-1.4) or a named field (-LTDDEPREC).

                       An example of a compute statement is:

                       (BOOKBASIS + LTDDEPREC) *-1.4

                       where BOOKBASIS and LTDDEPREC are data
                       dictionary items. BOOKBASIS and
                       LTDDEPREC refer to Book Basis and Book
                       Life-to-Date. Dictionary items are
                       loaded by AM550 (Dictionary Load and
                       Listing). (To view data dictionary
                       items, press Select in the Compute
                       Statement field in AM02.1.)

                       In the preceding example, the + and *
                       characters are arithmetic operators, and
                       must be preceded by a space. The - is a
                       unary minus, and does not require a
                       leading space. Parentheses are used to
                       indicate computational order.





ACP-ELEMENT-CODE       Alpha 37 Occurs 40 Times                  AM02.1  AM02.2
Element: Element Code  Each occurrence of this field contains    AM550
                       an encoded format of a data dictionary
                       item that is included in the compute
                       statement. These fields are used when
                       the compute statement is evaluated for a
                       numeric result.


ACP-OPERATION-CODE     Numeric 2 Occurs 40 Times                 AM02.1  AM02.2
Element: Operation CodeEach occurrence of this field contains    AM550
                       an encoded format for an arithmetic
                       operator that is included in the compute
                       statement. These fields are used when
                       the compute statement is evaluated for a
                       numeric result.


                         AMCOMPUTE FILE INDEX

NAME      KEY FIELDS    DESCRIPTION / SUBSET CONDITION           USED IN

ACPSET1   METHOD                                                 AM02.1  AM02.2
                                                                 AM115   AM125
                                                                 AM145   AM15.1
                                                                 AM15.2  AM15.3
                                                                 AM15.4  AM154
                                                                 AM180   AM185
                                                                 AM192   AM20.1
                                                                 AM20.2  AM20.4
                                                                 AM20.8  AM200
                                                                 AM21.1  AM21.2
                                                                 AM21.4  AM21.8
                                                                 AM255   AM280
                                                                 AM295   AM40.1
                                                                 AM40.2  AM500
                                                                 AM550   AM551
                                                                 ...