R  P  M Resources and Projects Manager Version 3.3 This file documents errors and typos in the User Guide and changes and new features added to RPM since the manual was published. As well, some additional data that supplements the manual is included. |==========================| | Version 3.3 New Features | |==========================| RPM File Browser RPM now uses a home-grown file browser to preview reports files etc. rather than the system editor. The file browser requires no memory and will therefore always work. The editor can require substantial amounts of memory. (The editor is only used now to edit notes.) Hot Keys Most RPM menus now support hot keys. The use of hot keys has necessitated a structure change in some menus, most notably the Projects menu in the Spreadsheet. Spreadsheet scrolling Improvements have been made in the scrolling of spreadsheets which are larger than the view area in the Spreadsheet screen. EMM Support If your system has an Expanded Memory Manager, RPM will load much of its data into expanded memory. This increases RPM's potential projects capacity to well over 1,000! Color Customization New options in the System screen allow you to customize the colors used by RPM. New Command Line Options Enter RPM /h to review new command line options. Most significantly, you may enter a projects file to be loaded at the command line. Support for Sub-Contractors Sub-contractor support allows you to attach a flat dollar fee to a phase. The dollar fee may be spread over time in a number of ways. ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** |===========| | Calendars | |===========| RPM is supplied with two calendars, one for the USA and one for Canada. The holidays in the RPM U.S. and Canadian calendars have been set as indicated by the asterisks (*) following the name of the holiday in the first column of the tables that follow. In the case of a holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday has been set as a holiday in the RPM calendar, but the holiday listings have not been changed. The user should set either calendar within the RPM program in accordance with the firm's regional, state or province, and company specific holiday policy. See your RPM User's Guide on how to set up your program's holiday calendar dates. For your convenience, the two tables that follow are contained in two separate files called HOLIDAYS.USA and HOLIDAYS.CAN. To print these files, just copy them to your printer. E.G., enter: COPY HOLIDAYS.USA LPT1: U. S. HOLIDAYS (Actual Dates) ------------------------------ 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 HOLIDAY DAY DATE DAY DATE DAY DATE DAY DATE DAY DATE ------------------ --- ------ --- ------ --- ------ --- ------ --- ------ New Year's Day *Fri Jan 1 Sat Jan 1 Sun Jan 1 Mon Jan 1 Wed Jan 1 Martin L. King Day Mon Jan 18 Mon Jan 17 Mon Jan 16 Mon Jan 15 Mon Jan 20 Lincoln's Birthday Fri Feb 12 Sat Feb 12 Sun Feb 12 Mon Feb 12 Wed Feb 12 President's Day Mon Feb 15 Mon Feb 21 Mon Feb 20 Mon Feb 19 Mon Feb 17 Washington's B'day Mon Feb 22 Tue Feb 22 Wed Feb 22 Thu Feb 22 Sat Feb 22 St. Patrick's Day Wed Mar 17 Thu Mar 17 Fri Mar 17 Sun Mar 17 Mon Mar 17 Passover Tue Apr 6 Sun Mar 27 Sat Apr 15 Thu Apr 4 Tue Apr 22 Good Friday *Fri Apr 9 Fri Apr 1 Fri Apr 14 Fri Apr 5 Fri Mar 28 Easter Sunday Sun Apr 11 Sun Apr 3 Sun Apr 16 Sun Apr 7 Sun Mar 30 Memorial Day *Mon May 31 Mon May 30 Mon May 29 Mon May 27 Mon May 26 Fourth of July *Sun Jul 4 Mon Jul 4 Tue Jul 4 Thu Jul 4 Fri Jul 4 Labor Day *Mon Sep 6 Mon Sep 5 Mon Sep 4 Mon Sep 2 Mon Sep 1 Rosh Hashanah Thu Sep 16 Tue Sep 6 Mon Sep 25 Sat Sep 14 Thu Oct 2 Yom Kippur Sat Sep 25 Thu Sep 15 Wed Oct 4 Mon Sep 23 Sat Oct 11 Columbus Day *Mon Oct 11 Mon Oct 10 Mon Oct 9 Mon Oct 14 Mon Oct 13 Veterans Day Thu Nov 11 Fri Nov 11 Sat Nov 11 Mon Nov 11 Tue Nov 11 Thanksgiving Day *Thu Nov 25 Thu Nov 24 Thu Nov 23 Thu Nov 28 Thu Nov 27 Hanukkah Thu Dec 9 Mon Nov 28 Mon Dec 18 Fri Dec 6 Wed Dec 24 Christmas *Sat Dec 25 Sun Dec 25 Mon Dec 25 Wed Dec 25 Thu Dec 25 CANADIAN HOLIDAYS (Actual Dates) -------------------------------- 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 HOLIDAY DAY DATE DAY DATE DAY DATE DAY DATE DAY DATE ------------------ --- ------ --- ------ --- ------ --- ------ --- ------ New Year's Day *Fri Jan 1 Sat Jan 1 Sun Jan 1 Mon Jan 1 Wed Jan 1 Passover Tue Apr 6 Sun Mar 27 Sat Apr 15 Thu Apr 4 Tue Apr 22 Good Friday *Fri Apr 9 Fri Apr 1 Fri Apr 14 Fri Apr 5 Fri Mar 28 Easter Sunday Sun Apr 11 Sun Apr 3 Sun Apr 16 Sun Apr 7 Sun Mar 30 Easter Monday *Mon Apr 12 Mon Apr 4 Mon Apr 17 Mon Apr 8 Mon Mar 31 Victoria Day *Mon May 17 Mon May 16 Mon May 15 Mon May 13 Mon May 12 St. Jean Baptiste Thu Jun 24 Fri Jun 24 Sat Jun 24 Mon Jun 24 Tue Jun 24 Canada Day *Mon Jul 5 Mon Jul 4 Mon Jul 3 Mon Jul 1 Mon Jul 7 Civic Holiday *Mon Aug 2 Mon Aug 1 Mon Jul 31 Mon Aug 5 Mon Aug 4 Labor Day *Mon Sep 6 Mon Sep 5 Mon Sep 4 Mon Sep 2 Mon Sep 1 Rosh Hashanah Thu Sep 16 Tue Sep 6 Mon Sep 25 Sat Sep 14 Thu Oct 2 Yom Kippur Sat Sep 25 Thu Sep 15 Wed Oct 4 Mon Sep 23 Sat Oct 11 Thanksgiving Day *Mon Oct 11 Mon Oct 10 Mon Oct 9 Mon Oct 7 Mon Oct 6 Rememberance Day Thu Nov 11 Fri Nov 11 Sun Nov 11 Mon Nov 11 Tue Nov 11 Hanukkah Thu Dec 9 Mon Nov 28 Mon Dec 18 Fri Dec 6 Wed Dec 24 Christmas *Sat Dec 25 Sun Dec 25 Mon Dec 25 Wed Dec 25 Thu Dec 25 Boxing Day *Sun Dec 26 Mon Dec 26 Tue Dec 26 Thu Dec 26 Fri Dec 26