Allocation Transactions

The Allocation Transaction file contains the allocations transactions to be posted to the Lawson General Ledger system.

REFERENCED BY

CA15.1	CA15.2	CA210	CA215	CA290	GLRV.1
MLRV.1

UPDATED BY

CA10.2	CA10.4	CA110	CA190	CA195	GL110
GL500

FIELD NAME	DESCRIPTION/VALID VALUES	UPDATED BY
CAT-COMPANY Element: Company	Numeric 4 The company number you are defining the allocation for.	CA110 GL500
CAT-ALLOC-NAME Element: Allocation	Alpha 12 The allocation name represents an allocation as defined in CA10.1 (Allocation).	CA110 GL500
CAT-ALLOC-TYPE Element: Allocation Type	Alpha 1 This field defines what the allocation affects: actual amounts, current year budget, or next year's budget. A = Actual C = Current Year Budget N = Next Year Budget	CA110 GL500
CAT-LINE-NBR Element: Line Number	Numeric 6 This field contains the allocation detail line number.	CA110 GL500
CAT-ALLOCATION-GRP Element: Allocation Group	Alpha 12 The allocation group where the allocation is stored.	CA110 GL500
CAT-SEQ-NUMBER Element: Sequence Number	Numeric 6 The sequence number is a unique number assigned to each transaction.	CA110 GL500
CAT-FISCAL-YEAR Element: Fiscal Year	Numeric 4 This is the fiscal year for the transaction.	CA110 GL500
CAT-ACCT-PERIOD Element: Accounting Period	Numeric 2 This is the accounting period for the transaction.	CA110 GL500
CAT-TRANS-TYPE Element: Transaction Type	Alpha 1 This field determines whether amounts or units are processed for the transaction. A = Amounts U = Units	CA110 GL500
CAT-STEP Element: Step	Numeric 3 This field determines when in a series of steps an allocation detail line gets processed. Lower-numbered steps are processed before higher steps.	CA110 GL500
CAT-ACCOUNT Element: Account	Numeric 6 This field and the accounting unit and subaccount define the location (account) where amounts and other account information are stored.	CA110 GL500
CAT-SUB-ACCOUNT Element: Subaccount	Numeric 4 This field and the accounting unit and account define the location (account) where amounts and other account information are stored.	CA110 GL500
CAT-GLT-COMPANY Element: Company	Numeric 4 This is the company the transactions are for.	CA110 GL500
CAT-ACCT-UNIT Element: Accounting Unit	Alpha 15 The accounting unit is a shorthand notation representing a location (variable level) in the company structure. The accounting unit must be defined in the General Ledger Names file as a posting accounting unit.	CA110 GL500
CAT-TO-BUDGET Element: To Budget	Numeric 3 This is the budget allocated to.	CA110 GL500
CAT-BKPST-FLAG Element: Backposting Flag	Alpha 1 This field determines whether the transaction is to be back-posted. Y = Yes N = No	CA110 GL500
CAT-RECORD-TYPE Element: Record Type	Alpha 1 This field indicates the type of record defined: To or From. F = From T = To	CA110 GL500
CAT-AMOUNT-UNITS Element: Amounts or Units	Signed 18.2 Occurs 13 Times This field indicates the amounts or units to be posted to an account for the period.	CA110 GL500
CAT-RPT-AMOUNT-1 Element: Report One Amount	Signed 18.2 Occurs 13 Times This field stores the amounts calculatd by CA110 in Report Currency 1.	CA110 GL500
CAT-RPT-AMOUNT-2 Element: Report Two Amount	Signed 18.2 Occurs 13 Times This field stores the amounts calculated by CA110 in Report Currency 2.	CA110 GL500
CAT-TRAN-ND Element: Transaction Number	Numeric 1 This is the number of decimal positions used for the transaction.	CA110 GL500
CAT-JE-NBR Element: Journal Entry Number	Numeric 8 This is the journal entry number in the Lawson General Ledger system.	CA110 GL500
CAT-JE-TYPE Element: Journal Entry Type	Alpha 1 The type of the journal entry: normal or intercompany. N = Normal I = Intercompany	CA110 GL500
CAT-JE-DESC Journal Entry Description	Alpha 30 This is the journal entry description.	CA110 GL500
CAT-ACTIVITY Element: Activity	Alpha 15 The activity associated with the allocation.	CA110 GL500
CAT-ACCT-CATEGORY Element: Account Category	Alpha 5 The account category associated with the allocation. Account categories are the Activity Management accounts by which activity transactions are grouped for budgeting and reporting. Set up account categories for an activity before you do any budgeting or transaction processing. Using account categories, you can sort and combine incoming amounts into groups for reporting and inquiry on activities. You can tie account categories to general ledger accounts using AC07.1 (Account Assignment). You can also streamline your maintenance of changes to general ledger accounts; use AC04.1 (GL Code) to define GL codes to represent general ledger accounts.	CA110 GL500
CAT-AUTO-REV Element: Auto Reversal	Alpha 1 When the Auto Reversal field is Yes, GL199 (Period Closing) creates an opposite entry for this transaction in the next period. Y = Yes N = No	CA110 GL500
CAT-TRANS-DATE Element: Transaction Date	Numeric 8 (yyyymmdd) The date of the transaction.	CA110 GL500
CAT-SEGMENT-BLOCK Element: Segment Block	Alpha 103 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.	CA110 GL500

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