
                                  EZ-TICKLE

EZ-TICKLE is a reminder program. It maintains and produces things to do lists.
Each task or activity has available up to 400 characters(8 lines - 50 charc-
ters each). It utilizes a variable length format to store only the number of
characters you have used. By utilizing wild card dates(see below), it provides
you the capability to set up one time tasks or activities that recur at the
same time each month and EZTICKLE will keep track of these and list them for
you on a list of things to do for that day when it is selected for display or
printing. Function code F1(Help) and the ESC(Escape) key are available to you
at any point within the program. Function codes F3(Save) and F4(End of Data)
are available only within description of activity. Description of Activity is
a rudimentary text editor. Curser movement up, down, left and right is avail-
able but INS and DEL is not. So that you don't split a word between two lines,
word wrap is in effect. F3 causes everything in description of activity to be
saved regardless of curser position. F4 does the same as F3 except it deletes
everything following the current curser position. ESC will get you out of any
place in the program, returning you to a previous prompt. EZTICKLE provides an
option to assign billing information to each task. Billing information con-
sists of 3 digit client code, 2 digit project code, 2 digit sub project code,
initials of the person assigned and number of units. Units can be hours, days,
dollars or any other unit of measure that you bill by. An interface file, in
Lotus import format, can be generated to  be read into Lotus, Symphony, vari-
ous database programs or our own TIMEBILL program. Priorities can be assigned
to each task. An option is provided to select and list by priority. Only tasks
that are not time or date dependent can be assigned a priority.

NOTE: Priorities cannot be assigned to tasks that are assigned a specific time
day or date, because this in effect automatically prioritizes the task.

Remember to go into utilities to turn off billing option, if not desired.
Also, remember to print documentation and registration from the utilities
section so that the serial number will print. When you register your copy,
BELTECH will send $5.00 to the person that the serial number is assigned to.
When you register you will receive your own serial number so that you can
profit from circulating EZTICKLE.

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                                 ACTION CODES

<A>DD          - Add activities to your things to do lists.
<C>HANGE       - Change an activity by entering a tickle number. Tickle number
                 is number shown in parenthesis on all things to do lists. A
                 "C" can be entered at anytime to change a record as you are
                 paging forward or back.
<D>ELETE       - Delete an activity by entering a tickle number. Also, may be
                 used in conjunction with Forward page and Back page.
<I>NQUIRE      - Look at the values and descriptions of an activity. Enter a
                 tickle number. If it does not find the number it will return
                 the next one in sequence. Can be used to randomly jump around
                 the tickle file for starting forward page and back page in
                 different places.
<F>ORWARD PAGE - Page forward from current point in tickle file. As you are
                 paging thru records they may be changed or deleted by enter
                 ing the proper code and then continue paging.
<B>ACK PAGE    - Move back a record at a time from the current position in the
                 file. Also, can be used in conjunction with change and
                 delete.
<L>IST         - Produce a listing of things to do by day either on the screen
                 or on the printer. You specify the range of dates to list.
<P>URGE        - Purge dates or wild card entries older than date specified.
<U>TILITIES    - Options:
                 1. ENTER SERIAL NUMBER  - You are provided with a unique
                 serial number that prints on your documentation. Any time
                 someone registers from a copy of EZTICKLE with your serial
                 number, BELTECH sends you $5.00.
                 2. PRINT USER GUIDE - Documentation should always be printed
                 with this option. This inserts your unique serial number in
                 the documentation.
                 3. SELECT 12/24 HOUR OPTION FOR TIME - This provides for
                 appointment times to be printed either in 24 hour military
                 time or 12 hour times.
                 4. SELECT BILLING OPTION - This turns billing option on or
                 off. If answer is <N>o, you will not be prompted for billing
                 information.
                 5. GENERATE BILLING INTERFACE FILE - Generate Lotus import
                 file containing Client(CLT), Project(PRJ), Sub-Project(SUB),
                 Assigned(ASG), Units(Units) in the following format:
                 "CLT","PRJ","SUB","ASG",Units


\                               WILD CARD DATES

  In addition to a normal MMDDYY date, you have the ability to enter what
EZTICKLE calls wild card dates. You can code activities to show up on a things
to list for the first Monday of the month, the fourth Sunday of the month,
every Friday of every month, every Friday of a specific month, or a certain
day of every month. This provides you with a way by which you enter the acti-
vity only one time in the tickle file and it is smart enough to know when the
first Monday is, etc. The wild card character is the circumflex "^". Here are
a few examples of how it works:

  TIME          DAY           DATE                EXPLANATION
  2:00          WED^        ^^/^^/^^ This is a task we do every wednesday at
                                     2:00.

  TIME          DAY           DATE                EXPLANATION
  Blank         Blank       ^^/^^/^^ This is a task we want to see every day
                                     do everyday. No specified time. This is
                                     the only task that can be assigned a
                                     priority.

  TIME          DAY           DATE                EXPLANATION
  3:30          SUN4        ^^/^^/^^ This is a task we do every fourth Sunday
                                     at 3:30.

  TIME          DAY           DATE                EXPLANATION
  Blank         MON^        09/^^/^^ This is a task we do every Monday during
                                     the month of September. No specified
                                     time.

  TIME          DAY           DATE                EXPLANATION
  Blank         Blank       ^^/25/^^ This is a task we do on the 25th of every
                                     month. No specified time.

  TIME          DAY           DATE                EXPLANATION
  5:30          WED1        ^^/^^/^^ This is a task we do the first Wednesday
                                     of every month at 5:30.

  TIME          DAY           DATE                EXPLANATION
 10:00          Blank       10/25/86 This is a task we are to do at 10:00 on
                                     October 25, 1986.
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                                LIST EXAMPLES

If you selected a range of dates to print, such as 10/29/86 thru  11/01/86,
the output might look like the following:

                      THINGS TO DO FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29,1986

        (25)    |_|      6:00 P.M.    ASM meeting

        (22)    |_|      8:00 P.M.    Meet with Jim concerning new apartment
                                      design

        (33)    |_|                   Status Reports due on the 31st

         (1)    |_|                   Wife's birthday


                      THINGS TO DO FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30,1986

                           ***** No activities scheduled *****


                      THINGS TO DO FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31,1986

         (5)    |_|                   Status reports due

        (11)    |_|      2:00 P.M.    Staff meeting

        (44) A  |_|                   Pick up Mary's retainer at Dentist


                      THINGS TO DO FOR SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1,1986

        (55) B  |_|                   Change oil on wife's car

         (6)    |_|                   Mom and Dad's Anniversary

         (9)    |_|      9:00 A.M.    Tim's football game

        (11)    |_|      4:00 P.M.    Pick up Jim and Nancy. Eat at the
                                      Greasy Spoon

        (12)    |_|      6:00         Alabama concert
