Elements in Axis

Types of Tables

Tables are used at many levels in AXIS for many different:

uses,
structures, and
shapes

Table Hierarchy	Characteristics
Cell Tables	Used only by cells, or by sub-objects linked to cells Support policy level calculations at the cell level
Projection Tables	Used by higher level objects, such as sub-funds, funds and offices Column-specific shape Rows are financial years

Table Types	Characteristics
Common Table	Vendor defined tables, such as industry standard mortality tables Tables are locked and may not be modified
Large Table	User defined One hundred columns, one for each entry age View an entry age table in a cell to determine which definition of age is in effect
Single Column Table	Rows can be policy year, attained age or entry age
Column Specific Table	“100 Rows X n columns” The row definition is Table specific, options include: calendar year, issue year, policy year, attained age, product age or outstanding term 1200 row tables are also used when policy duration is by month “Expandable” columns allow the user to enter additional age and duration based data which is used in addition to the normal vector of values shown in the column
Row Specific Table	Table divides the rows of the table into subsections and each row has a specific title to indicate its purpose
Row and Column Specific Table	Age Distribution Table, columns define product age, rows define product age specific information
Composite Table	Combination of tables (table of tables) Each row of the Composite Table will have a title indicating its purpose and a number of columns of entry fields, including possibly Flat and Multiple modifiers, scalar values, and usually a Table link field, in which another table can be selected A special type of Composite Table is a Compound Table which allows the explicit selection of a base table of rates (premiums, risk charges, mortality rates, etc.) along with up to 10 different Adjustment tables which are applied to modify or limit the initial base values
Formula Table	User designed subroutine (formula), written using AXIS Script language, that determines the required table values by age, duration, calendar year date, etc. – dynamically based on the algorithms in the formula

Table Sections

Usage:

To identify the use of the contents of a table, such as premium rates per unit, interest rates, or expense factors.

Table Names	Unique table names?
Within a Table section	Yes
Among Table Sections	No

Some of the tables of a given Section are made available to other Modules of AXIS.