Compute statement

A compute statement is an arithmetic equation consisting of Lawson data dictionary names, operation symbols, and numeric values that lets you create customized calculation formulas. In Project Accounting, you can use compute statements to calculate budget amounts or units.

Example

LGE Corporation is participating in a three-year drug study. They are in period nine of 2006 and would like to budget for 2007 based on 2006 activity actuals. They want to increase the budget by seven percent in 2007. They can use a compute statement to calculate budget amounts for each new period in 2007. The compute statement uses the YTDACA data dictionary name. It finds the average actual amount for the first nine periods of the current year (2006) and multiplies the amount by 1.07 to achieve the seven percent increase.