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              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.

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                    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  pre-
                           selected SIG only.


              5.22  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.







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                 5.23  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                                                |
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              5.24  Special Interest Group Specific Choices
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                    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>.


              5.241 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.
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                    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.

              5.242 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]                 |
                   ====================================================


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                    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.





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              5.243 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.


              5.244 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.

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                    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.


              5.245 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.


              5.246 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.
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                    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.


              5.247 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.







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

                    To exit the choices menu:

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


              5.25  Exit Special Interest Group Processing
              =========================================================

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































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