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                             MACAPDTL FILE

                       Invoice Distrib Conversion

The Invoice Distribution Conversion/Interface file contains invoice
distribution information that has been loaded from an external source.

UPDATED BY

MA54.1    MA54.2

FIELD NAME           DESCRIPTION/VALID VALUES                    UPDATED BY

MDA-COMPANY          Numeric 4                                   MA54.2
Company              The company number represents an
                     established company and is entered on
                     all function codes.

MDA-VENDOR           Alpha 9  (Right Justified)                  MA54.2
Vendor ID            The vendor's identification code.



MDA-EDI-NBR          Alpha 15                                    MA54.2
EDI Number           The electronic data interchange (EDI)
                     number assigned to the vendor.

MDA-INVOICE          Alpha 22                                    MA54.2
Invoice Number       Used to identify the invoice.

MDA-SUFFIX           Numeric 3                                   MA54.2
Invoice Suffix       This is the suffix for the invoice.

MDA-DIST-SEQ-NBR     Numeric 4                                   MA54.2
Distribution         A unique sequence number.
Sequence Number

MDA-TAXABLE-AMT      Signed 15.2                                 MA54.2
Taxable Amount       The taxable amount.

MDA-ORIG-TRAN-AMT    Signed 15.2                                 MA54.2
Distribution Amount  The amount of the invoice distribution
                     in the currency of the invoice.

MDA-DIST-COMPANY     Numeric 4                                   MA54.2
Distribution Company The company number used for posting the
                     transaction. A valid intercompany
                     relationship must be defined in the
                     Lawson General Ledger system.

MDA-DIS-ACCT-UNIT    Alpha 15                                    MA54.2
Accounting Unit      The general ledger distribution
                     accounting unit. Select a valid
                     accounting unit if you want the
                     interface program to create general
                     ledger transactions for transaction with
                     a record status of  '1' and '2' only. A
                     transaction will be created to this
                     account and an offset transaction to the
                     cash account will occur.

MDA-DIS-ACCOUNT      Numeric 6                                   MA54.2
Account Number       Required if the distribution accounting
                     unit field is not blank. The general
                     ledger distribution account.

MDA-DIS-SUB-ACCT     Numeric 4                                   MA54.2
Subaccount Number    The general ledger distribution
                     subaccount. If you are using
                     subaccounts, this field is required
                     except for an unreleased distribution
                     with a tax code.

MDA-TAX-CODE         Alpha 10                                    MA54.2
Tax Code             This field contains a code representing
                     specific tax information.  This must be
                     valid Tax Code.

MDA-DESCRIPTION      Alpha 30  (Lower Case)                      MA54.2
Description          The description of the distribution. If
                     left blank, the vendor number and name
                     default.

MDA-DST-REFERENCE    Alpha 10                                    MA54.2
Reference            The distribution reference. If left
                     blank, the default reference value
                     defined in AP Company defaults.

MDA-ACTIVITY         Alpha 15                                    MA54.2
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.


MDA-ACCT-CATEGORY    Alpha 5                                     MA54.2
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.

MDA-UNT-AMOUNT       Signed 15.2                                 MA54.2
Unit Amount          The total units.

MDA-ASSET-DESC       Alpha 30  (Lower Case)                      MA54.2
Asset Description    A description of the asset if an asset
                     is assigned to the distribution.

MDA-TAG-NBR          Alpha 12                                    MA54.2
Tag Number           If the distribution contains asset
                     information, this field contains the tag
                     number assigned to the asset. Represents
                     a short name for a part of an asset.

MDA-ITEM-NBR         Alpha 32                                    MA54.2
Item Number          If the distribution contains asset
                     information, this field contains the
                     item number of an asset that is composed
                      of different elements, but depreciated
                     as a common asset unit.

MDA-ITEM-QUANTITY    Numeric 8                                   MA54.2
Item Quantity        If the distribution contains asset
                     information, the number of units that
                     make up the asset item. Each unit of an
                     item is exactly the same as every other
                     unit of the item.

MDA-ITEM-DESC        Alpha 30                                    MA54.2
Item Description     This field contains the description for
                     stock and non-stock items.

MDA-VEN-ITEM         Alpha 32
Vendor Item          The vendor's item identifer.

MDA-ASSET-TEMPLATE   Alpha 10                                    MA54.2
Asset Template       A user-defined asset template
                     identifies general asset creation
                     parameters that you can use to quickly
                     add assets with minimal keying. Using a
                     template lets you default many data
                     items associated with a new asset.

                     You can use an asset template to
                     process quick asset additions in AM20.1
                     (Quick Addition) and to create assets
                     and asset books from Accounts Payable
                     and Activity Management interface
                     information. Asset templates are
                     required if you define new assets as a
                     result of transactions interfaced from
                     the Lawson Purchase Order or Accounts
                     Payable systems.

MDA-INSRV-DATE       Numeric 8  (yyyymmdd)                       MA54.2
Inservice Date       The book in-service date for the asset.

                     Note:  The in-service date can be
                     different for each depreciation book
                     used.

MDA-PURCHASE-DATE    Numeric 8  (yyyymmdd)                       MA54.2
Purchase Date        The date the asset was purchased. This
                     purchased date can be different from the
                     in-service dates for the depreciation
                     books used.

MDA-MODEL-NUMBER     Alpha 30                                    MA54.2
Model Number         The model number assigned to the
                     distribution. Used in conjunction with
                     the Asset Template field. If assigned,
                     an asset template must also be assigned
                     to the distribution.

MDA-SERIAL-NUMBER    Alpha 30                                    MA54.2
Serial Number        This optional field is used for the
                     serial number of the asset.

MDA-HOLD-AM          Alpha 1                                     MA54.2
Hold Asset           This field indicates whether to hold
                     the asset in the Asset Interface file.
                     Being held keeps items from becoming
                     assets until they are released from
                     hold. Valid values are:

                      N = No. Default.
                      Y = Yes.

MDA-ASSET            Numeric 10                                  MA54.2
Asset Number         The asset number contains up to ten
                     numeric characters that uniquely
                     identify an asset. Assets are
                     automatically numbered system-wide.


MDA-ITEM-TAX-TRAN    Signed 15.2                                 MA54.2
Tax Amount           The tax amount associated with the
                     asset distribution in the currency of
                     the transaction.

MDA-ASSET-GROUP      Alpha 10                                    MA54.2
Asset Group          The asset group assigned to the
                     distribution.

MDA-COMBINE          Alpha 10                                    MA54.2
Combine Assets       This field indicates whether to combine
                     items as one asset.

MDA-AU-GROUP         Alpha 10                                    MA54.2
Au Group             Accounting unit groups group and
                     identify the accounting units to use
                     when you create journal entries for
                     adding, adjusting, transferring, or
                     disposing of assets. Changes to
                     accounting unit groups are dynamic,
                     affecting all assets using the
                     accounting unit group. Accounting unit
                     group names are user-definable, and
                     accounting unit groups are set up by
                     company.

MDA-TAX-USAGE-CD     Alpha 10                                    MA54.2
Tax Usage Cd         The tax usage coe for the vendor.  This
                     filed is required if the AP Company
                     inidcates that VAT reporting required.

MDA-DST-USR-FLD-01   Alpha 20                                    MA54.2
Distribution User    Distribution user-defined field number
Field 1              one.

                     This field can only be used for an AP
                     invoice, or invoices where the Match
                     Flag = No.

MDA-DST-USR-FLD-02   Alpha 20                                    MA54.2
Distribution User    Distribution user-defined field number
Field 2              two.

                     This field can only be used for AP type
                     invoices, or invoices where the Match
                     Flag = No.

MDA-DST-USR-FLD-03   Alpha 20                                    MA54.2
Distribution User    Distribution user-defined field number
Field 3              three.

                     This field can only be used for AP type
                     invoices, or invoices where the Match
                     Flag = No.

MDA-DST-USR-FLD-04   Alpha 20                                    MA54.2
Distribution User    Distribution user-defined field number
Field 4              four.

                     This field can only be used for AP type
                     invoices, or invoices where the Match
                     Flag = No.

MDA-DST-USR-FLD-05   Alpha 20                                    MA54.2
Distribution User    Distribution user-defined field number
Field 5              five.

                     This field can only be used for AP type
                     invoices, or invoices where the Match
                     Flag = No.

MDA-PO-AOC-CODE      Alpha 2                                     MA54.2
Purchase Order Add   Add on code assigned to a purchase
On Cost              order. Add on costs can be extra costs
                     such as freight costs or other
                     miscellaneous costs, or can be
                     allowances such as credits and returns.

MDA-SEGMENT-BLOCK    Alpha 103                                   MA54.2
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.

                         MACAPDTL FILE INDEX

NAME      KEY FIELDS    DESCRIPTION / SUBSET CONDITION           USED IN

MDASET1   COMPANY                                                MA54.1  MA54.2
          VENDOR
          EDI-NBR
          INVOICE
          SUFFIX
          DIST-SEQ-NBR