Applications of attributes
To identify where an attribute can be used, you can use an object type. You must associate each attribute to at least one object type. Object types are Lawson-defined. You can use an attribute with more than one object type.
This table shows the object type that you can associate with attributes in Billing:
| Object type | For attributes assigned to |
|---|---|
| CUST | Customer |
This table shows additional object types that you can associate with attributes in other Lawson applications:
| Object type | For attributes assigned to | In this application |
|---|---|---|
| ACCNT | Accounts | General Ledger, Inventory Control, Purchase Order |
| ACCTU | Accounting units | General Ledger, Inventory Control, Purchase Order |
| ACGRP | Activity group | Project Accounting |
| ACTRN | Activity transactions | Project Accounting |
| ACTVY | Activities | Project Accounting |
| ASSET | Assets | Asset Management |
| CSHCD | Cash Code | Cash Management |
| CUST | Customer | Accounts Receivable, Order Entry, Billing, Warehouse |
| GLTRN | General Ledger transactions | General Ledger |
| ITEM | Item | Inventory Control, Purchase Order, Order Entry, Warehouse, Production Order, Requisitions |
| LEASE | Leases | Lease Management |
| ANLYS | User analyses | Strategic Ledger |
| SLTRN | Strategic Ledger transactions | Strategic Ledger |
| VENDR | Vendor | Accounts Payable, Invoice Matching, Purchase Order |
Note: Ignore these object types: AMBKS, AMITM, APVND, ICLOC, ICITM,
and POBUY. These object types are used only by Lawson-defined data mart attributes and cannot
be assigned by users.