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4.6.1 Specifying Accounting Calendar Control Definitions


Figure 4-53 is the Accounting Calendar Control Definitions
worksheet.  If you want to use the defaults indicated to the
right of each data entry field on the worksheet, you do not
need to use this worksheet.

+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | Date: ____/____/____ Administrator: ____________________________________________ | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ACCOUNTING CONTROL DEFINITIONS WORKSHEET Activate Special Accounting Dates for file aging (YES,NO) __________ (NO) IF YES, do accounting months have the same boundaries as MICS months (YES,NO) _________ (NO) Number of months in accounting year (1-14) ___________ (12) Define the accounting calendar via panels (YES,NO) __________ (NO) Week start day (SUN/MON/TUE/WED/THU/FRI/SAT) ________ (SUN) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


 Figure 4-53.  Accounting Calendar Control Definitions Worksheet

Use the worksheet to define the following parameters:

1.   ACTIVATE SPECIAL ACCOUNTING DATES FOR FILE AGING

     Description:  If this option is YES, the CA MICS
     Accounting and Chargeback files will be aged by ACTYEAR
     instead of the CA MICS YEAR variable. The YEARACT job
     must be run in addition to the CA MICS YEARLY job to
     accomplish this.

     Default:  NO

     Values:  Character, length 3, YES or NO

     NOTE:  If this option is active, the data in the
            accounting files will not correspond to the data
            in the CA MICS product files from which it was
            derived, which affects the audit process.  For
            this reason, you should carefully consider use of
            this option.

2.   DO ACCOUNTING MONTHS HAVE THE SAME BOUNDARIES AS CA MICS
     MONTHS

     Description:  If this option is NO, the CA MICS
     Accounting and Chargeback files will be aged by ACTMONTH
     instead of the CA MICS MONTH variable. The MONTHACT job
     must be run in addition to the CA MICS MONTHLY job to
     accomplish this.

     If this option is YES, the CA MICS Accounting and
     Chargeback files will be aged by the CA MICS MONTH
     variable, and no special monthly processing is
     necessary.  This is because when the Accounting and
     CA MICS months have the same boundaries, the CA MICS
     Accounting and Chargeback files will age the same way
     whether ACTMONTH or MONTH is used.

     Default:  NO

     Values:  Character, length 3, YES or NO

2.   NUMBER OF ACCOUNTING MONTHS IN A YEAR

     Description:  The number of months in the accounting
     calendar year.

     Default:  12

     Values:  Numeric, length 2, 1 - 14

3.   DEFINE THE ACCOUNTING CALENDAR VIA PANELS

     Description:  Specifies whether the accounting calendar
     panels will be used to generate the ADAY, AWEEK, AMONTH,
     and AYEAR macros.

     Default:  NO

     Values:  Character, length 3, YES or NO

     NOTE:  If this option is YES, you must use the worksheet
            in Section 4.6.3 to define your accounting
            calendar.  Otherwise, use the worksheet in
            Section 4.6.4 to define your calendar using
            macro coding.

4.   WEEK START DAY

     Description:  Specifies the name of the day on which the
     accounting calendar week starts.

     Default:  SUN

     Values:  Character,  length 3,  SUN, MON, TUE, WED, THU,
              FRI, SAT

     NOTE:  You specify this option only if the Accounting
            Calendar Panels option is YES.

EXAMPLE

Figure 4-54 is an example of a Accounting Calendar Control
Definitions Worksheet.


_____________________________________________________________


+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| Date: __/__/__          Administrator: __________________ |
+-----------------------------------------------------------+

 Activate Special Accounting Dates for file aging ===> NO

 Number of months in accounting year ===> 13

 Define the accounting calendar via panels ===> YES

   Week start day ===> SUN

_____________________________________________________________


 Figure 4-54. Accounting Calendar Control Definitions Example