5.2   Special Interest Group (SIGS) Processing
      ========================================

      Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are unorganized interests or activities
      that members of your Church are engaged in.  You can manage all
      activities related to SIGs from "Interest Group Process".

      To begin with "SIGs Processing" from the "Groups Menu":

      Press <I> and then <Enter>.

      The first time you select this option the "Special Interest Group
      Processing" screen may look like this:

      ===================================================================
      |                    Special Interest Group Processing
      ===================================================================
      | SIG Name
      -------------------------------------------------------------------
      | Scouting
      |
      |


      As you see, one SIG, "Scouting" has been already filled in for you.

      Let us take a look at the options available from the "Options Menu" at
      the bottom of the screen.

      Note: The <F> option is not available from the "Options Menu" on the
      "Special Interest Group Processing" screen.


5.21  Help
      ====

      Notice the <?>-Help option on the left side of your options menu.

      Press the <?> key now and you will see a Help window appear.  It explains
      all the options available to process SIGs.  Use the <PgDn> and <PgUp>
      keys to see the next or previous Help screen.

      To exit Help press <Esc> and the Help window will disappear again.

      Note: All options presented in the options menu, except the
      <Enter>-Choices option, will act on all the SIGs in the list. The choices
      presented after selecting the <Enter>-Choices option will act on the
      preselected SIG only.


5.23  Add New Special Interest Group
      ==============================

      Adding a new SIG is even easier than adding a new organization.

      To add a SIG follow these steps:

      A. At the "Special Interest Processing" screen press <A> and the "Create
         a New Special Interest Group" screen will appear.

      B. Fill in the name for the new SIG to be added (up to 20 characters
         long). Duplicate names for SIGs cannot be used.

      C. Press <PgDn> or <Enter> when you filled in the name. The name for this
         new SIG is saved and the newly added SIG will show on the "Special
         Interest Group Processing" screen in alphabetical order.

         To add more SIGs now repeat steps A through C.  If you are not sure if
         you already entered a SIG into CMS don't worry. CMS will warn you and
         not let you fill in a name that is already in use by another SIG.



5.24  Reports on Special Interest Groups
      ==================================

      Here you get a complete listing of all SIGs in CMS. You can view this
      report on the screen, or send it to the printer or a file.

      To generate an "Special Interest Group List":

      A. Press <R> to display the "Reports Definition Table".

      B. Select the "Special Interest Group List", press <Enter>, and a
         "Choices" menu will appear.

      C. Make your selection and follow the instructions on the screen to
         generate the report.  See the Appendix, chapter 10.2 "Generate
         Standard Reports in CMS" for more details.

      D. Once the report is generated you will be returned to the "Reports
         Definition Table".

         See the sample report below :

      ======================================================================
      |                                                                    |
      |   Page No. 1                                                       |
      |   04/10/91 15:37:00                                                |
      |                                                                    |
      |                    Your Church Name will appear here               |
      |                            1234 Church Lane                        |
      |                          AnyTown, State  00000                     |
      |                                                                    |
      |   SIG NAME                                                         |
      |   ====================                                             |
      |                                                                    |
      |   French Cooking                                                   |
      |   Scouting                                                         |
      |                                                                    |
      |                                                                    |
      |                                                                    |
      |                                                                    |
      |                                                                    |
      |                                                                    |
      ======================================================================


5.26  Special Interest Group Specific Choices
      =======================================

      While the options presented in the options menu affect the list of SIGs
      as a whole, it is possible to work with individual SIGs by choosing the
      <Enter>-Choices option.

      To see what options are available to work with an individual SIGs:

      A. At the "Special Interest Group Processing" screen move your cursor to
         the SIG you want to work with.

      B. Press <Enter> from the "SIG Processing" options menu and the "Choices"
         menu will appear.

         ============Choices============
         | Edit SIG                    |
         | Delete SIG                  |
         | View Members                |
         | View Labels                 |
         | Print Labels                |
         | Write Labels to File        |
         | Generate Merge File         |
         ===============================

      C. To exit the "Choices" menu again press <Esc>.


5.261 Edit a Special Interest Group's Information
      =================================================

      Choose "Edit SIG" if you want to change the name of a SIG or if you made
      mistakes when you added that name to the SIG list.

      To change a SIG's name:

      A. At the "Special Interest Group Processing" screen move your cursor to
         the SIG who's name you want to change.

      B. Press <Enter> to get to the "Choices" menu.

      C. Press <E> to select "Edit SIG", and press <Enter>.

         The "Edit <name of> Special Interest Group" screen will appear and the
         cursor will be positioned at the "SIG Name" blank.

      D. Type in the new name, and press <Enter> when you are done.

         You will be returned to the "Special Interest Group Processing" screen
         and the changed name will appear there.


5.262 Remove a Special Interest Group with all its members
      ====================================================

      Just as SIGs can be added to the SIG list they also can be removed.  For
      example, you discovered after you entered a SIG, that you created a
      duplicate entry, and you want to remove its name from your CMS program.

      To delete a SIG with all its members:

      A. At the "SIG Processing" screen move your cursor to the SIG you want to
         remove.

      B. Press <Enter> to get to the "Choices" menu.

      C. Press <D> to select "Delete SIG", and press <Enter>.

         To prevent you from inadvertently making a mistake and remove the
         wrong SIG a window will be displayed:

         ========================================================
         |    Deleting "SIG name" will cause all members to be  |
         | removed from this Special Interest Group. OK? [y/N]  |
         ========================================================

      D. Press <Y> to confirm the removal of this SIG and all its members,

         or

         Press <N> if you don't want to remove the selected SIG at this time.

         If you pressed <N> you will be returned to the "Special Interest Group
         Processing" screen and no deletions will have been made.

      E. If you pressed <Y> to confirm the deletion another window will be
         displayed(in our example we use the "French Cooking" SIG):


         ======================================================================
         |  About to remove "French Cooking" from the system, and             |
         |remove all members from the Special Interest Group.  Still OK? [y/N]|
         ======================================================================

         This is your last chance to change your mind.

      F. Press <Y> to confirm the removal of this SIG and all its members,

         or

         Press <N> if you don't want to remove the selected SIG at this time.


      G. You will be returned to the "Special Interest Group Processing"
         screen, and if you confirmed the removal of that SIG its information
         will have disappeared from the SIG processing screen.



5.263 View Members of a Special Interest Group
      ========================================

      Here is a quick way to take a look at all the members of a SIG.

      To view members of a SIG:

      A. At the "Special Interest Group Processing" screen move your cursor to
         the SIG whose members you want to view.

      B. Press <Enter> to get to the "Choices" menu.

      C. Press <V> to select "View Members", and press <Enter>.

         If no members for this SIG can be found you will be returned to the
         "Special Interest Group Processing" screen.

         If a list of members for this SIG is found a window will appear with a
         list of all the members.

      D. Use the <Up> and <Down> cursor keys to move from name to name, or type
         the first letter of the member's last name you want to locate.

      E. After viewing the member list press <Esc>.

         The "Members of <SIG>" window will disappear and you will be returned
         to the "Special Interest Group Processing" screen.


5.264 View Mailing Labels for all Members of a SIG
      ============================================

      When you want to send letters or statements to all the members of a
      particular SIG the mailing label choices let you generate labels to the
      desired output.

      To view the mailing labels for members of a SIG:

      A. At the "Special Interest Group Processing" screen move your cursor to
         the SIG whose mailing labels you want to generate.

      B. Press <Enter> to get to the "Choices" menu.

      C. Select "View Labels", press <Enter>, and follow the instructions on
         the screen to generate the labels.  See the instructions in Appendix
         10.3, chapter "Viewing Mailing Label(s) in CMS" for more details.

      D. Press <Esc> when you are done, and you will be returned to the "SIG
         Processing" screen.


5.265 Print Mailing Labels for all Members of a SIG
      =============================================

      To print the mailing labels for members of a SIG:

      A. At the "Special Interest Group Processing" screen move your cursor to
         the SIG whose mailing labels you want to generate.

      B. Press <Enter> to get to the "Choices" menu.

      C. Select "Print Labels", press <Enter>, and follow the instructions on
         the screen to generate the labels.  See the instructions in Appendix
         10.4, chapter "Printing Mailing Label(s) in CMS" for more details.

      D. Press <Esc> when you are done, and you will be returned to the "SIG
         Processing" screen.



5.266 Write Mailing Labels for all Members of a SIG to a File
      =======================================================

      To write the mailing labels for members of a SIG to a file:

      A. At the "SIG Processing" screen move your cursor to the SIG whose
         mailing labels you want to generate.

      B. Press <Enter> to get to the "Choices" menu.

      C. Select "Write Labels to File", press <Enter>, and follow the
         instructions on the screen to generate the labels.  See also the
         instructions in Appendix 10.5, chapter "Writing Mailing Label(s) to
         a File in CMS" for more details.

      D. Press <Esc> when you are done, and you will be returned to the "SIG
         Processing" screen.


5.267 Generate Merge File
      ===================

      Sometimes you may want to share the information in CMS with other
      software packages (e.g. for word processing, mail merge, statistical
      reporting). CMS lets you create "Merge Records" that you can later import
      into your other application software.  For technical information on the
      structure of the merge record refer to the Appendix, chapter 10.7 "Merge
      Record Structure - Technical Information".

      To generate merge records for this SIG:

      A. At the "Special Interest Group Processing" screen move your cursor to
         the SIG for which you want to generate merge records.

      B. Press <Enter> to get to the "Choices" menu.

      C. Select "Generate Merge File", press <Enter>, and follow the
         instructions on the screen to generate the merge records.  See also
         the instructions in Appendix 10.6, chapter "Generate Merge Record(s) in
         CMS" for more details.

      D. Press <Esc> when you are done, and you will be returned to the "SIG
         Processing" screen.



5.268 Exit the Special Interest Group's Choices Menu
      ===============================================

      To exit the choices menu:

      Press the <Esc> key, and the choice menu will disappear.



5.27  Exit Special Interest Group Processing
      ======================================

      Press <Esc> to return to the "Group Menu", and again to return to the
      "Main Menu".

