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                              MLTRANS FILE

The Multi Book Ledger Transaction file contains the journal entry detail
information to be posted to the Lawson Multi Book Ledger application. The
transactions are not deleted when posted and Multi Ledger History Delete
(ML300) should be run to clear out information no longer needed.

UPDATED BY

GL120     GL310

FIELD NAME           DESCRIPTION/VALID VALUES                    UPDATED BY

MLT-LEDGER           Alpha 15
Ledger               The ledger to which journal entries are
                     posted.

MLT-COMPANY          Numeric 4
Company              The company to which journal entries
                     are posted. It must be defined as a
                     ledger company on Ledger Setup (ML10.1).

MLT-FISCAL-YEAR      Numeric 4
Fiscal Year          The year for which the journal entry is
                     posted.

MLT-ACCT-PERIOD      Numeric 2
Account Period       The period for which the journal entry
                     is posted.

MLT-CONTROL-GROUP    Numeric 8
Control Groups       This field contains the journal entry
                     number used for process control of the
                     journal entry detail.

MLT-SYSTEM           Alpha 2
System Code          The system code associated with the
                     journal entry.

MLT-JE-TYPE          Alpha 1
Journal Entry Type   The journal entry type (Normal or
                     Intercompany).

MLT-JE-TYPE-1        Derived
Journal Entry Type   The derived journal entry type.

MLT-JE-SEQUENCE      Numeric 2
Journal Entry        The journal entry sequence number.
Sequence Number

MLT-LINE-NBR         Numeric 6
Line Number          The journal entry line number.

MLT-OBJ-ID           Numeric 12
Object               Contains the object ID sequence
Identification       number.  Ensures that the subsystem
                     transaction is sent to the Lawson Multi
                     Book Ledger application.

MLT-STATUS           Numeric 1
Status               This field displays the status of the
                     transaction.

MLT-VAR-LEVELS       Alpha 30                                    GL120
Variable Levels      The variable level to which the journal
                     entry is posted. A level represents the
                     location of an accounting unit in an
                     organization's level structure.

MLT-ACCT-UNIT        Alpha 15
Accounting Unit      The accounting unit to which the
                     journal entry is posted.

MLT-ACCOUNT          Numeric 6
Account              The account to which the journal entry
                     is posted.

MLT-SUB-ACCOUNT      Numeric 4
Subaccount           The subaccount to which the journal
                     entry is posted.

MLT-SOURCE-CODE      Alpha 2
Source Code          A two-character code assigned to a
                     transaction to identify where the
                     transaction was created (for example,
                     ME).

MLT-DATE             Numeric 8  (yyyymmdd)
Date                 Contains the system creation date.

MLT-REFERENCE        Alpha 10  (Lower Case)
Reference            Displays the reference number
                     associated with the transaction.

MLT-DESCRIPTION      Alpha 30  (Lower Case)
Description          Displays the transaction description.

MLT-SHORT-DESC       Derived
Short Desc           Contains the transaction short
                     description.

MLT-BASE-AMOUNT      Signed 15.2
Base Amount          Displays the transaction amount in base
                     currency.

MLT-BASE-ND          Numeric 1
Base Number Of       Indicates the number of positions
Decimals             defined for the company base currency.

MLT-UNITS-AMOUNT     Signed 15.2
Units Amount         Displays the units amount associated
                     with the transaction.

MLT-AUTO-REV         Alpha 1
Auto Reverse         When the Auto Reversal field is set to
                     Yes, the Ledger Period Closing (ML199)
                     creates an opposite entry for this
                     transaction in the next period.

MLT-TO-COMPANY       Numeric 4
To Company           The company number to which the
                     transaction line is posted.

MLT-BASE-ZONE        Alpha 15
Base Zone            The zone within the Lawson General
                     Ledger application where the transaction
                     originated.

MLT-POSTING-DATE     Numeric 8  (yyyymmdd)
Posting Date         The date assigned to the journal entry
                     for posting.

MLT-CURRENCY-CODE    Alpha 5
Transaction Currency This field displays the transaction
                     currency code used for the journal
                     entry.

MLT-BASERATE         Signed 12.6
Exchange Rate        This field displays the exchange rate
                     from the transaction currency to the
                     company base currency.

MLT-TRAN-AMOUNT      Signed 15.2
Transaction          This field displays the amount in
Currency Amount      transaction currency to be posted.

MLT-TRAN-ND          Numeric 1
Transaction Number   Indicates the number of positions
of Decimals          defined for the transaction currency.

MLT-ACCT-CURRENCY    Alpha 5
Account Currency     This is the account currency, if
                     applicable.

MLT-ACCT-RATE        Signed 12.6
Account Rate         This is the exchange rate from the
                     transaction currency to the account
                     currency.

MLT-ACCT-AMOUNT      Signed 15.2
Account Amount       The transaction amount in account
                     currency.

MLT-ACCT-ND          Numeric 1
Account Currency     Indicates the number of positions
Code                 defined for the account currency.

MLT-ORIG-COMPANY     Numeric 4
Orig Company         The originating company number.

MLT-ORIG-PROGRAM     Alpha 5
Program of Origin    The originating program number.

MLT-OPERATOR         Alpha 10
Operator Code        This field is used to store the login
                     ID of the person who entered the record.

MLT-TO-BASE-AMT      Signed 15.2
To Company Base      To company base amount
Amount

MLT-TO-BASE-ND       Numeric 1
To Base Number Of    To company base number of decimals.
Decimals

MLT-TO-BASERATE      Signed 12.6
Exchange Rate        To company base currency exchange rate.

MLT-TO-BASE-CURR     Alpha 5
To Company Base      To company base currency.
Currency

MLT-RECONCILE        Alpha 2
Reconcile            Indicates the reconciliation
                     transactions.

MLT-NEGATIVE-ADJ     Alpha 1
Negative Adjustment  Indicates a negative adjustment.

MLT-UPDATE-DATE      Numeric 8  (yyyymmdd)
Update Date          This field contains the date the record
                     was posted.  Used by Average Daily
                     Balance to track day-to-day activity
                     changes.

MLT-SEQ-TRNS-NBR     Numeric 10
Seq Trns Nbr         Contains the journal entry transaction
                     sequence number.

MLT-JBK-TRNS-NBR     Numeric 10
JB Transaction       Contains the journal book transaction
Number               sequence number.

MLT-CT-FR-COMPANY    Numeric 4
Ct Fr Company        This is the company whose currency was
                     converted using Intercompany Chart Map
                     Posting (GL135).

MLT-RPT-AMOUNT-1     Signed 15.2                                 GL310
Report Currency 1    The transaction amount for Report
Amount               Currency 1.

MLT-RPT-RATE-1       Signed 12.6                                 GL310
Rpt Rate 1           The exchange rate to convert the
                     transaction to report currency 1.

MLT-RPT-ND-1         Numeric 1                                   GL310
Rpt Nd 1             The number of decimal positions for
                     Report Currency 1.

MLT-RPT-AMOUNT-2     Signed 15.2                                 GL310
Report Currency 2    The transaction amount for Report
Amount               Currency 2.

MLT-RPT-RATE-2       Signed 12.6                                 GL310
Rpt Rate 2           The exchange rate to convert the
                     transaction to report currency 2.

MLT-RPT-ND-2         Numeric 1                                   GL310
Rpt Nd 2             The number of decimal positions for
                     Report Currency 2.

                         MLTRANS FILE INDEX

NAME      KEY FIELDS    DESCRIPTION / SUBSET CONDITION           USED IN

MLTSET1   OBJ-ID

MLTSET2   LEDGER                                                 GL310
          COMPANY
          FISCAL-YEAR
          ACCT-PERIOD
          SYSTEM
          JE-TYPE
          CONTROL-GROUP
          JE-SEQUENCE
          LINE-NBR
          OBJ-ID

MLTSET3   LEDGER        KeyChange, Subset
          TO-COMPANY    Where STATUS != 8
          FISCAL-YEAR
          ACCT-PERIOD
          ACCT-UNIT
          ACCOUNT
          SUB-ACCOUNT
          OBJ-ID

MLTSET4   LEDGER        Subset                                   GL120
          TO-COMPANY    Where STATUS != 8
          ACCOUNT
          SUB-ACCOUNT
          ACCT-UNIT
          FISCAL-YEAR
          ACCT-PERIOD
          OBJ-ID

MLTSET7   LEDGER        Subset
          TO-COMPANY    Where STATUS != 8
          FISCAL-YEAR
          ACCT-PERIOD
          ACCOUNT
          SUB-ACCOUNT
          ACCT-UNIT
          OBJ-ID

                         MLTRANS FILE RELATIONS

ONE TO ONE RELATIONS


RELATION       RELATED
 NAME           FILE        INTEGRITY RULES / FIELD MATCH

Account        GLMASTER     Required

                            MLT-TO-COMPANY       -> GLM-COMPANY  (GLMSET2)
                            MLT-ACCT-UNIT        -> GLM-ACCT-UNIT
                            MLT-ACCOUNT          -> GLM-ACCOUNT
                            MLT-SUB-ACCOUNT      -> GLM-SUB-ACCOUNT

Company        GLSYSTEM     Required

                            MLT-COMPANY          -> GLS-COMPANY

Glsrccode      GLSRCCODE    Required

                            MLT-SOURCE-CODE      -> GSR-SOURCE-CODE

Glsystem       GLSYSTEM     Required

                            MLT-COMPANY          -> GLS-COMPANY

Mlcoledger     MLCOLEDGER   Required

                            MLT-LEDGER           -> MLE-LEDGER
                            MLT-COMPANY          -> MLE-COMPANY

                         MLTRANS FILE RELATIONS

ONE TO MANY RELATIONS


RELATION       RELATED
 NAME           FILE        INTEGRITY RULES / FIELD MATCH

Mltrans        MLTRANS

                            MLT-LEDGER           -> MLT-LEDGER
                            MLT-COMPANY          -> MLT-COMPANY
                            MLT-FISCAL-YEAR      -> MLT-FISCAL-YEAR
                            MLT-ACCT-PERIOD      -> MLT-ACCT-PERIOD
                            MLT-SYSTEM           -> MLT-SYSTEM
                            MLT-JE-TYPE          -> MLT-JE-TYPE
                            MLT-CONTROL-GROUP    -> MLT-CONTROL-GROUP
                            MLT-JE-SEQUENCE      -> MLT-JE-SEQUENCE
                                                    MLT-LINE-NBR
                                                    MLT-OBJ-ID