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.
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| AM02.1 | AM02.2 | AM550 |
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| 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. |
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| AMM-DESCRIPTION Element: Description | Alpha 30 (Lower Case) The description of the method. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| AMM-METH-STATUS Element: Method Status | Alpha 1 This field identifies the status of the method record. Valid values are: A = Active. I = Inactive. |
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| AMM-OPT-METHOD Element: Optional Method | Alpha 10 The depreciation optimizing method assigned to the record, if applicable. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| AMM-CREATION-DATE Element: Creation Date | Numeric 8 (yyyymmdd) The system date the method record was created. |
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| AMM-CREATION-TIME Element: Creation Time | Numeric 6 (hhmmss) The system time the method record was created. |
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| AMM-CREATOR-ID Element: Creator ID | Alpha 10 The login identification of the operator who created the method record. |
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| 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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| AMMSET1 |
METHOD |
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| AMMSET2 |
METHOD-TYPE RECORD-TYPE METHOD |
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| AMMSET3 |
METHOD-TYPE METHOD |
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| Amcompute | AMCOMPUTE |
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| Ammethod | AMMETHOD |
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| Amtablepct | AMTABLEPCT |
Not Required, Delete Cascades
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| Amuoppds | AMUOPPDS |
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