Compute statement

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

Example

LGE Corporation used a compute statement to calculate the percentage driver for allocating fringe benefits from a General Ledger pool to each activity in a drug research project. The compute statement PRDACA/CPAMT was used to calculate the percentage of each activity's salary to total department salaries. The PRDACA data dictionary name is used to get the period-to-date salary amount for the activity. The data dictionary name CPAMT retrieves the salary and wage data for the department in General Ledger.