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                             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    AM180     AM185     AM192     AM20.1    AM20.2
AM20.4    AM20.8    AM200     AM255     AM280     AM295
AM40.1    AM40.2    AM500     AM580     AM98.1

UPDATED BY

AM02.1    AM02.2    AM550     AM952     AM954

FIELD NAME           DESCRIPTION/VALID VALUES                    UPDATED BY

ACP-METHOD           Alpha 10                                    AM02.1  AM02.2
Method               The method associated with the compute      AM550   AM952
                     statement. Methods are used by asset        AM954
                     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
Compute              This field contains the compute             AM550   AM954
                     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 Code         Each occurrence of this field contains      AM550   AM954
                     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
Operation Code       Each occurrence of this field contains      AM550   AM954
                     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  AM180
                                                                 AM185   AM192
                                                                 AM20.1  AM20.2
                                                                 AM20.4  AM20.8
                                                                 AM200   AM255
                                                                 AM280   AM295
                                                                 AM40.1  AM40.2
                                                                 AM500   AM550
                                                                 AM580   AM952
                                                                 AM98.1