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                              SLIAMBR FILE

                          PL Info Arch Member

The Strategic Ledger Information Architecture Member (SLIAMBR) file stores
strategic ledger OLAP member information defined in SL87 (Strategic Ledger
Data Mart Setup).


FIELD NAME           DESCRIPTION/VALID VALUES                    UPDATED BY

SIM-SEG-DIMENSION    Alpha 50  (Lower Case)
Seg Dimension

SIM-LEDGER           Alpha 15
Ledger               The name that identifies the strategic
                     ledger.

                     The Ledger information is used to post
                     Strategic ledger data using SL190
                     (Strategic Ledger Posting) or used for
                     reporting in the OLAP environment using
                     SL87 (Strategic Ledger Data Mart Setup).


SIM-SEGMENT          Alpha 15
Segment              The name that identifies the user
                     analysis.

                     A user analysis is a flexible,
                     user-defined element, much like an
                     accounting unit, account, or attribute,
                     that stores transaction information you
                     can use for reports and analysis.

                     You can use a user analysis to track
                     multiple elements of business data.




SIM-SEGMENT-TYPE     Alpha 1
Segment Type         This identifies whether the information
                     included in the ledger defined in SL50.1
                     (Strategic Ledger) General Ledger only
                     information, a user analysis field, or
                     an attribute.

                     1 = GL Segment
                     2 = User Analysis
                     3 = Attribute
                     4 = Year

SIM-SEQ-NUMBER       Numeric 6
Sequence Number      A unique number assigned to each
                     transaction to be transferred into the
                     Lawson system.


SIM-MBR-NAME         Alpha 30  (Lower Case)
Member Name          The Member Name field contains the
                     user-defined member name for the income
                     statement member. This name can contain
                     up to 30 characters of any kind.

SIM-ALIAS-MBR-NAME   Alpha 30  (Lower Case)
Alias                The Alias Member Name field contains
                     the alias name for the member. This name
                     can contain up to 30 characters of any
                     kind.

SIM-MATRIX-VIEW      Alpha 12
Attribute View       The Attribute View field contains the
                     accounting unit view being used for
                     alternate roll-ups. Any posting
                     accounting units listed in a view that
                     is used for alternate roll-ups must also
                     be included in one of the company,
                     accounting, or company groups.


SIM-VAR-TYPE         Alpha 1
Var Type             The Variance Type field contains the
                     value that represents the variance type
                     for fiscal year variances.

                     Valid values are:
                     A = Variance Amount
                     P = Variance Percent



SIM-VAR-SUBTYPE      Alpha 1
Var Subtype          The Variance Subtype field contains the
                     value that represents the variance
                     subtype for budget variances.

                     Value values are:
                     A = Budget to Actuals
                     B = Budget to Budget


SIM-VAR-ELEMENT1     Numeric 4
Var Element1         The Variance Element One field contains
                     the first item (fiscal year or budget
                     member) that is used in the variance
                     calculation.


SIM-VAR-ELEMENT2     Numeric 4
Var Element2         The Variance Element Two field contains
                     the second item (fiscal year or budget
                     member) that is used in the variance
                     calculation.


SIM-VAR-ELEMENT3     Alpha 30  (Lower Case)
Var Element3         The Variance Element Three field
                     contains the third item (fiscal year or
                     budget member) that is used in the
                     variance calculation.


SIM-VAR-ELEMENT4     Alpha 30  (Lower Case)
Var Element4         The Variance Element Four field
                     contains
                     the fourth item (fiscal year or budget
                     member) that is used in the variance
                     calculation.


                         SLIAMBR FILE INDEX

NAME      KEY FIELDS    DESCRIPTION / SUBSET CONDITION           USED IN

SIMSET1   SEG-DIMENSION
          SEGMENT
          SEGMENT-TYPE
          SEQ-NUMBER

SIMSET2   LEDGER
          SEG-DIMENSION
          SEGMENT
          SEGMENT-TYPE
          SEQ-NUMBER