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Stellaris HR(tm)
Human Resource Management System
Version 2.00
Copyright 1991-1994
by
Mark W. Geisinger
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
APPLICATION NOTES
All trademarks and registered trademarks referenced within this document
are the property of their respective holders.
Thank you for evaluating Stellaris HR. I hope you will find Stellaris HR
to be a valuable human resource management tool.
System Requirements
===================
An IBM compatible computer with an 80386 (or greater) CPU.
DOS 3.3 or greater (or 100% compatible operating system)
Enough RAM to load and execute the application (approximately 560K)
Monochrome or color video. EGA/VGA color is recommended.
A Microsoft compatible mouse (optional).
A printer (optional).
Quick Start
===========
For those of you who, like me, usually jump right into new software
without so much as a glance at the manuals, here's a fast track to
installing and using Stellaris HR.
First, complete the installation. Stellaris HR's electronic distribution
is in the form of a self extracting archive file. You have already
executed that file to extract the installation files, along with this
document. To install Stellaris HR, simply run INSTALL.EXE and follow the
prompts.
Prior to entering any employee information, you need to enter some of
the supporting data first. See the Overview section below for a quick
start guide to entering this data.
The Stellaris HR User Interface
===============================
Stellaris HR has an SAA/CUA (System Application Architecture / Common
User Access) compliant user interface. SAA/CUA was developed by IBM and
is intended to provide users with a standard interface across
applications.
Pulldown Menu Usage
-------------------
Stellaris HR's menus may be used with either a mouse or the keyboard.
Using the mouse, clicking on any item on the main menu (the action bar
at the top of the screen) causes its associated menu to appear.
Clicking the mouse on an item in a menu executes that menu item. If the
selected item has its own menu associated with it (indicated by a solid
right arrow), that menu is displayed when the item is selected.
When you click the mouse anywhere outside the menus, a the open menus
are closed and the File menu item on the main menu is highlighted.
You may also use the keyboard to navigate the menu system. When at the
main menu, the LEFT arrow and RIGHT arrow allow you to move among the
menu items. The down arrow or ENTER key selects a main menu item and
displays its pulldown menu. Once a pulldown menu is open, the LEFT and
RIGHT arrows allow you to circle through the pulldowns on the main menu.
Use the RIGHT arrow to display the menu associated the items on upper
level menus. These items are signified by a solid right arrow. Use the
LEFT arrow key to traverse back up the menu tree.
The UP and DOWN arrow keys move the highlight bar through the items in
a menu. To select an item, press the ENTER key when the item is
highlighted.
Menu items also use hot keys. Each item has one highlighted letter which
indicates that item's hot key. Pressing a menu item's hot key executes
that item.
Navigating In Screens
---------------------
Both the mouse and keyboard may be used to move the screens and data
entry forms. You may select any field on a screen by clicking in the
field with the mouse. The field you leave is completed and you are moved
to the selected field for input.
Clicking a pushbutton executes the action associated with that button.
Clicking a radio button or check box selects and completes the item
clicked.
Using the keyboard, press the TAB and SHIFT-TAB keys to move forward and
backward through fields on a screen. When you leave a field in this
manner, the field is completed and any required data validation takes
place.
The arrow keys move you through radio buttons and check boxes. The SPACE
BAR toggles a highlighted check box and selects (or deselects) a radio
button. When a button is highlighted, pressing the ENTER key or the
SPACE BAR executes the action associated with the pushbutton.
Pressing the ESC key in an entry field will restore the filed's original
value, if it has been changed.
Other Interface Conventions
---------------------------
Most pushbuttons have keystroke equivalents. The OK and CANCEL buttons
are executed by the ENTER and ESC keys respectively. On a screen,
pressing the OK button indicated that you have completed the screen or
form and wish to save your data. The ESC key indicates that you have
completed the screen or form and wish to discard your entries.
When browsing database records in an on screen list, the INSERT key
allows you to add a record to the database, if this is appropriate in
context. The DELETE key will delete a highlighted record, if allowed.
The ENTER key will display the record in a screen form, allowing you to
change its data.
Some entry fields will have an associated pop-up list which may be used
to place an entry into the field. These fields are noted on screen forms
by a downward pointing arrow on the right side of that field's prompt.
When editing these fields, you may press the F2 key to display the pop-
up list of available entries.
Overview of Stellaris HR
========================
Database Management
-------------------
Stellaris HR is designed to allow you to maintain a database of
information about your employees. At its core is a sophisticated data
management engine.
Using Stellaris HR for the First Time
-------------------------------------
After starting the program, you will be ready to begin entering your
employee information. Prior to actually entering your employee data, it
is necessary to create entries in the tables (I call these Action Lists)
that Stellaris HR uses to classify your employee records and other
information.
Create Your Action Lists First
------------------------------
To begin creating your action lists, pull down the Lists menu. This menu
contains six items. They are:
Department List
Ethnicity List
Event List
Position List
Separation Codes
Status List
Each menu item provides access to one of the action list tables.
The purpose of each table is to facilitate the classification and
tracking of employee records by Stellaris HR. As the data in these
tables feeds pop-up lists used to speed data entry, they also help to
make Stellaris HR easier to use. Prior to entering any other data in
Stellaris HR, you should at lease make initial entries into these action
lists.
Department List
The department table lets you define departments within your company to
which you will assign your employees. Department assignments allow
Stellaris HR to track and report information on a departmental basis.
Ethnicity List
The ethnicity table lets you the different ethnicities used during
employee record entry.
Event List
The event list table is where you define the different events you may
record for your employees.
Position List
The position table is used to define the positions which your employees
are assigned to.
Separation Codes
Separation codes are defined to allow you to classify employee
separations.
Status List
The status table contains the employee status types which you define.
Create Your Employee Records
----------------------------
After completing the entry of the supporting data you are ready to begin
entering your employee records. Select the Master Employee Records item
from the File menu. This will allow you to enter and modify your
employee records.