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	AM117	AM12.1	AM120	AM125
AM145	AM15.1	AM15.2	AM15.3	AM15.4	AM154
AM180	AM185	AM19.1	AM19.2	AM192	AM20.1
AM20.2	AM20.4	AM20.7	AM20.8	AM21.1	AM21.2
AM21.4	AM21.7	AM21.8	AM255	AM258	AM280
AM281	AM285	AM295	AM40.1	AM40.2	AM500
AM502	AM520	AM551	AM580	AM90.3	AM91.3
AM92.1	AM98.1	AMMD.1	AP115	AP125	AP126
AP131	AP20.1	AP20.2	AP20.3	AP20.4	AP20.5
AP20.7	AP21.1	AP220	AP23.1	AP25.1	AP25.2
AP26.1	AP27.1	AP30.2	AP30.4	AP305	API1.1
API2.1	MA41.1	MA41.2	MA41.4	MA41.7	MA43.1
MA43.2	MA43.3	MA43.4	MA43.6	MA43.7	MAI1.1
PO136	PO190	PO300	PO520	POCP.1	POI3.1
POII.1	POIJ.1

UPDATED BY

AM02.1

AM02.2

AM550

AM200

FIELD NAME	DESCRIPTION/VALID VALUES	UPDATED BY
AMM-METHOD Element: Method	Alpha 10 Methods are used by asset 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 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.	AM02.1 AM02.2 AM550
AMM-DESCRIPTION Element: Description	Alpha 30 (Lower Case) The description of the method.	AM02.1 AM02.2 AM200 AM550
AMM-METHOD-TYPE Element: Method Type	Alpha 1 This field identifies the kind of calculation that the method defines. Valid values are: D = Depreciation. (Includes all predefined methods.) I = Insurance. R = Replacement.	AM02.1 AM02.2 AM550
AMM-RECORD-TYPE Element: Record Type	Alpha 1 This field identifies the kind of method record that is defined. Valid 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.	AM02.1 AM02.2 AM550
AMM-CATEGORY-TYPE Element: Category Type	Alpha 1 This Field is used to indicate whether the method is a Lawson defined or user defined depreciation, insurance, or replacement method. L = Lawson U = User	AM02.1 AM02.2 AM550
AMM-METH-STATUS Element: Method Status	Alpha 1 This field identifies the status of the method record. Valid values are: A = Active. I = Inactive.	AM02.1 AM02.2 AM550
AMM-OPT-METHOD Element: Optional Method	Alpha 10 The depreciation optimizing method assigned to the record, if applicable.	AM02.1 AM02.2 AM550
AMM-TOTAL-UNITS Element: Total Units	Signed 17.0 For a units of production table method, this field contains the total estimated units of production.	AM02.1 AM02.2 AM550
AMM-SL-CALCULATION Element: All Flag	Alpha 1 This field indicates the method of straight line depreciation to use when the method switch is SL (straight line). Blank = Default, SL method switch comparison and calculation using remaining asset values. O = SL method switch comparison and calculation using original assets values. M = SL method switch comparison using orig asset values, calculation based on remaining asset values D = Default N = Not applicable	AM02.1 AM02.2 AM550
AMM-CREATION-DATE Element: Creation Date	Numeric 8 (yyyymmdd) The system date the method record was created.	AM02.1 AM02.2 AM550
AMM-CREATION-TIME Element: Creation Time	Numeric 6 (hhmmss) The system time the method record was created.	AM02.1 AM02.2 AM550
AMM-CREATOR-ID Element: Creator ID	Alpha 10 The login identification of the operator who created the method record.	AM02.1 AM02.2 AM550
AMM-OPT-METH-DESC Optional Method Description	Derived The description of the depreciation optimizing method assigned to the method record, if assigned.

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