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Welcome to chapter 12.  In this final tutorial, we will assume
that we are using the default values that appeared when
you originally installed the program.
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ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Maintenance and Service Call Activity Tracking System ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
ACS
Main Program Menu
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1)  Master file options
2)  Other Options
3)  Select Category
X)  Exit System
Category of Maintenance: ALL
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In addition to altering values through the Custom Options Menu,
you can also pre-define the appearance of
your screens by category.  Then, as you change categories, the
program will automatically change the screens.  You can pre-define
up to 99,999,999 different screens!
To see how this works, enter '2'.
Other Options
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1)  Register Software
2)  View or Print most recent report
3)  Toggle 'Detour' Help screens
4)  Reindex/Pack ALL data files and memos
C)  Special features to customize this system to your need
I)  Install program
H)  Help
R)  Return to prior menu
C
Enter 'C'.
Custom Options
1)  Change description of category & title for Billings
2)  Default values for Maint System [overridden by turning option 7 ON ]
3)  Change heading on main screen [use option 2 for all other screens]
4)  Toggle initial graphics image for Appointments               [now off]
5)  Toggle 'Printer Off-Line Menu:'
6)  Set up screens for Service Call File, by range of category
7)  Turn Range option on or off at Service Call File             [now off]
8)  Define name used for Appointments/Schedule System
9)  Set length of search string, Activity File                   [now  1]
A)  Automatic pausing and pacing between screens       [auto pausing     ]
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In chapter 2 you changed the default program values in option 2.
Observe options 2 and 7.  Option 7 overrides #2 and works with #6.
As we progress through this tutorial, how #6 functions with #7 will
become clearer.  For now, enter '7' once to turn option 7 'ON'.
4)  Toggle initial graphics image for Appointments               [now on ]
7)  Turn Range option on or off at Service Call File             [now  on]
6
Observe that option 7 has changed from [now off] to [now on ].
We want to define two custom screens by category.
To do that, enter '6'
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³                 DEFINITION OF SCREENS                  ³
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³              A to ADD data                             ³
³              G to GET/EDIT data                        ³
³              R to RETURN to prior menu                 ³
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A
Enter an 'A'.
After this screen, you can input definitions for any range of
category that you input.  First, though, you must input the
start and stop category for your range for validation purposes
START VALUE                                   STOP VALUE
0                                            0
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This process will allow you to create customized screen values for
any category.   First, you must enter the start and stop values for
that range of categories.  If you want a screen defined for one category,
not a range of categories, then you would enter the same number for
both values.  For now, we want to create a custom screen for the
range of 500 through 599.  Enter '500', then '599'.
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0
8
500
45
599
Titles on Menus and Data Entry Screens
Maintenance and Service Call Activity Tracking System
[Required Primary Identifier]
Primary ID
[Optional Second   Identifier]
Secondary ID
[Optional Third  Identifier]
Third ID
COMMENTS FOR THIS RANGE OF CATEGORIES
CATEGORIES: START AND END RANGE
START OF RANGE:        500
END OF RANGE:      599
Default name for unit of Service/Maintenance -(Singular)    Service Call
The prior screen validated your requested range to make sure
that you had not previously defined another screen in that
same range.  You are now presented with the current default values
for the program.  Let's pretend that you enter the following new
values for this custom screen.
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Los Angeles Taxi Cab Maintenance and Repair System   <=====
4
Cab Number     <=====
Assigned driver name     <=====
10
Assigned driver license number      <=====
13
Service tracking system used for taxis.     <=====
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Cab Ticket  <====
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We've just created a Taxi cab system for categories 500 through 599.
Let's pretend that we have gone through this process a second time
for a new range of categories, 600 through 699.
START OF RANGE:        600
END OF RANGE:      699
New York Suburban Airport Preventive Maintenance System   <=====
Airplane F.A.A. registration number   <=====
Owner's Name   <=====
Altitude Rating   <=====
Perform maintenance on engines based on altitude rating.     <=====
Plane ticket #
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Here is the second custom screen that you have created for a
range of categories.  Now, whenever anyone selects a category within
either of those 2 ranges, the program will change its appearance as per
your predefined screens.
To see how this works, let's return to the prior menu.
R
Enter an 'R' to return to the Other Options Menu.
To return to the Main Program Menu, enter an 'R'.
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3
As you look at this Main Program Menu, you'll observe that the category is
currently set to 'ALL', meaning all categories are combined.
Let's prepare to select category 500 by entering '3'
Select the Category for reports and to do quick searches for data.
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You can have 99,999,999 categories.  A zero is not a category.
Enter a zero if your want ALL categories combined for current
reporting and sorting purposes.
Category        : 0
This becomes your permanent default value unless you change it later.
Enter an "H" if you want Help
Enter a "C" if you want to Move all items in one category to another.
[Will convert all records in both the Prospect and activity files]
[to the new category number]
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On this screen, you have three options.  For now we are interested only
in using the first to select a category.  Enter '500' onto the screen.
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Category of Maintenance: 500
Note that the bottom of the screen has changed from 'ALL' to '500'.
Let's now inspect the Master File Menu to see how it has changed.
Enter a '1'.
Los Angeles Taxi Cab Maintenance and Repair System
³      Master File Menu and Other Primary Functions      ³
³        A to ADD data--Master file                      ³
³        G to GET/EDIT data--Master file                 ³
³        1 for Activity file.                            ³
³        2 for Search through Cab Ticket data            ³
³        3 for Billings reports.                         ³
³        4 for Appointments                              ³
³        5 for Cab Ticket and Activity reports           ³
³        6 for automatically creating future Activities. ³
³        H for Help.                                     ³
³        R to RETURN to prior menu.                      ³
Category of Maintenance (defaults to ALL): 500
Note that option 2 now read: 'Search through Cab Ticket data'.
Before, the default value was 'Search through Service Call data'.
To see how the data entry screen has changed, enter a 'A'.
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Los Angeles Taxi Cab Maintenance and Repair System ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
Cab Number
Assigned driver name
Assigned driver license number
COMMENTS
All Billings, all activities,
Category of Maintenance:                       summed for this Cab Ticket:
500                                                          0.00
[Category defaults to 1 unless another one is selected, Main Program Menu, # 3]
Make as many entries as you want.
When done, enter blanks for Cab Number.
Observe how the descriptions for the various fields have changed to
the way you identified earlier.  'Cab Number', 'assigned driver name', and
so on are all carried through to this screen.  Any time you select a
category from 500 to 599, you will be presented with this screen and
with this terminology throughout the program.
Let's return to the  Main Program Menu and select category 600.
Enter an 'R' to return.
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Since we want to change the category from '500' to '600', enter a '3'.
We're back to the select category screen.
Enter '600' onto the screen.
600
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Category of Maintenance: 600
Observe this Main Program Menu.  The Category has changed from '500'
to '600'.   Option 1 now reflects the Airport system from ranges 600-699.
Select '1'.
New York Suburban Airport Preventive Maintenance System
³        2 for Search through Plane ticket # data        ³
³        5 for Plane ticket # and Activity reports       ³
Category of Maintenance (defaults to ALL): 600
Observe option 2 on this Master File Menu.  It reflects 'Plane ticket #'.
To see the effect on the data entry screen, enter a 'A'.
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ New York Suburban Airport Preventive Maintenance System ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
Airplane F.A.A. registration number
Owner's Name
Altitude Rating
Category of Maintenance:                       summed for this Plane ticket #:
600                                                          0.00
When done, enter blanks for Airplane F.A.A. registration number.
This data entry screen has changed itself into an Airport Preventive
Maintenance System.  All of the terms you inputted earlier to be associated
with categories 600-699 have appeared on this screen.
Enter 'R' to return to the Main Program Menu.
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X
Enter an 'X' to exit the program
This concludes Chapter 12.
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