AMMETHOD FILE Method The Method file stores the Lawson-defined and optional user-defined methods that asset books use to calculate depreciation, replacement cost, and insurance values. Lawson Software supplies the following standard methods: straight line; 125, 150, 175, and 200 percent declining balance; and sum of the years digits. These standard methods cannot be customized. The following kinds of methods can be user-defined: compute statements, annual percent tables, and annual and period units of production tables. Each record in this file should have an associated record defined in one of the following files: Compute, Percent Table, or Units of Production Periods. REFERENCED BY AM04.1 AM115 AM12.1 AM120 AM125 AM145 AM15.1 AM15.2 AM15.3 AM15.4 AM180 AM185 AM192 AM20.1 AM20.2 AM20.4 AM20.7 AM20.8 AM200 AM255 AM280 AM285 AM295 AM40.1 AM40.2 AM500 AM580 AM98.1 UPDATED BY AM02.1 AM02.2 AM550 AM952 AM953 AM954 FIELD NAME DESCRIPTION/VALID VALUES UPDATED BY AMM-METHOD Alpha 10 AM02.1 AM02.2 Method Methods are used by asset books to AM550 AM952 calculate depreciation, replacement AM953 AM954 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 and period units of production tables. Valid predefined methods are as follows: SL = Straight Line. 200DB = 200 percent declining balance. 175DB = 175 percent declining balance. 150DB = 150 percent declining balance. 125DB = 125 percent declining balance. SYD = Sum of the year's digits. AMM-DESCRIPTION Alpha 30 (Lower Case) AM02.1 AM02.2 Description The description of the method. AM200 AM550 AM952 AM953 AM954 AMM-METHOD-TYPE Alpha 1 AM02.1 AM02.2 Method Type This field identifies the kind of AM550 AM952 calculation that the method defines. AM953 AM954 Valid values are: D = Depreciation. (Includes all predefined methods.) I = Insurance. R = Replacement. AMM-RECORD-TYPE Alpha 1 AM02.1 AM02.2 Record Type This field identifies the kind of AM550 AM952 method record that is defined. Valid AM953 AM954 values are: C = Compute Statement. An associated record should be defined in the Compute file. P = Percent Table. An associated record should be defined in the Percent Table file. U = UOP Table. An associated record should be defined in the Units of Production Periods file. AMM-METH-STATUS Alpha 1 AM02.1 AM02.2 Method Status This field identifies the status of the AM550 AM952 method record. Valid values are: AM953 AM954 A = Active. I = Inactive. AMM-OPT-METHOD Alpha 10 AM02.1 AM02.2 Optional Method The depreciation optimizing method AM550 AM952 assigned to the record, if applicable. AM953 AM954 AMM-TOTAL-UNITS Signed 17.0 AM02.1 AM02.2 Total Units For a units of production table method, AM550 AM952 this field contains the total estimated AM953 AM954 units of production. AMM-CREATION-DATE Numeric 8 (yyyymmdd) AM02.1 AM02.2 Creation Date The system date the method record was AM550 AM952 created. AM953 AM954 AMM-CREATION-TIME Numeric 6 (hhmmss) AM02.1 AM02.2 Creation Time The system time the method record was AM550 AM952 created. AM953 AM954 AMM-CREATOR-ID Alpha 10 AM02.1 AM02.2 Creator ID The login identification of the AM550 AM952 operator who created the method record. AM953 AM954 AMM-OPT-METH-DESC Derived Optional Method The description of the depreciation Description optimizing method assigned to the method record, if assigned. AMMETHOD FILE INDEX NAME KEY FIELDS DESCRIPTION / SUBSET CONDITION USED IN AMMSET1 METHOD AM02.1 AM02.2 AM04.1 AM115 AM12.1 AM120 AM125 AM145 AM15.1 AM15.2 AM15.3 AM15.4 AM180 AM185 AM192 AM20.1 AM20.2 AM20.4 AM20.7 AM20.8 AM200 AM255 AM280 AM285 AM295 AM40.1 AM40.2 AM500 AM550 AM580 ... AMMSET2 METHOD-TYPE KeyChange AM200 RECORD-TYPE METHOD AMMSET3 METHOD-TYPE KeyChange AM115 AM15.1 METHOD AM15.2 AM15.3 AM15.4 AM20.1 AM20.2 AM20.4 AM500 AM98.1 AMMETHOD FILE RELATIONS ONE TO ONE RELATIONS RELATION RELATED NAME FILE INTEGRITY RULES / FIELD MATCH Amcompute AMCOMPUTE Not Required, Delete Cascades Valid When AMM-RECORD-TYPE = "C" AMM-METHOD -> ACP-METHOD Ammethod AMMETHOD Not Required Valid When AMM-OPT-METHOD != Spaces AMM-OPT-METHOD -> AMM-METHOD Amtablepct AMTABLEPCT Not Required, Delete Cascades Valid When AMM-RECORD-TYPE = "P" AMM-METHOD -> ATB-METHOD AMMETHOD FILE RELATIONS ONE TO MANY RELATIONS RELATION RELATED NAME FILE INTEGRITY RULES / FIELD MATCH Amuoppds AMUOPPDS AMM-METHOD -> UOP-METHOD UOP-METH-TABLE-YR |