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Pay Advice Analyser V1.27 (Distributable version)
Created by ROBERT HART
Designed & Programmed by RICHARD SMEDLEY
Program & text (C) RICHARD SMEDLEY 1992-1993
The program "PayAdvice" is a copyrighted, but freely distributable utility. If
you use it, then please send me something in return. I'd prefer to have cash
(FIVE POUNDS STERLING), but am equally happy to receive videos, CDs, disks etc
instead.
Please write to me at:
RICHARD SMEDLEY,
257 STONEYFORD ROAD,
SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD,
NOTTS.
NG17 3GJ
ENGLAND
Everyone who registers will receive a -=>FREE<=- copy of the complete program,
which features the enabled "Printout" and "Date order" functions. Also, as an
extra bonus, I'll throw in the latest versions of some of my other utilities.
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Recently, a friend of mine was explaining to me about how much he hated having
to keep several cardboard boxes in the bottom of his warbrobe, inside which he
kept all his weekly wage slips. He was wondering whether or not I knew of any
way of keeping records of all his pay slips on his trusty Amiga.
I'm sure that almost everybody has found themselves faced by this very problem
at some time or another. The only solution which I knew of was to use some
kind of Spreadsheet, but my friend was thinking more along the lines of a
dedicated program which he could use without any fiddling about or setting up.
This is the solution which we arrived at...
A simple and easy to use utility which acts as a database for the payslip-type
application. You set the program up to your own needs, then when you receive a
pay packet, you simply type in the relevant details.
Before I get down to the details about how to use this program, there is one
point which I would like to mention. Regardless of whether you are using this
program or not, you should NEVER destroy your payslips before the end of each
financial year: If a dispute arises then you will need the original payslips
as evidence.
You might have just asked yourself: If I'm not going to throw out the payslips
then why should I bother using this program ?
The answer to this is simple. It is worthwhile keeping a regular check on your
wages, to make sure that the taxman (or, worse still, your employer) isn't
ripping you off. It is easier, quicker, and more fun (less boring!) looking at
a screenfull of numbers than what it is to sit down and search through several
cardboard boxes. Besides which, if you wanted, you can now throw out all those
payslips at the end of each financial year, but still keep a permanent record
of how much tax you've paid, and all the other relevant details.
I must stress that these instructions might sound a bit simplistic as you read
them. This is because they are intended as a step-by-step guide which will let
anybody easily set up and use this program. As always, the best way to see how
things work is to experiment by yourself first, and then if all else fails,
read the instructions... (Isn't that what you've done anyway...?)
Anyway, having got that part out of the way, we can now get down to business..
When you first load this utility, you will be asked if you want to CREATE or
LOAD a payslip file. If you are running this program for the first time, then
you will obviously have to create a new file first.
Click on the CREATE button and, when asked, type in your name, department, and
the name & address of your employer. You will now be asked whether or not you
use a clocking-on system. If you do, click YES and type in your clock number,
otherwise click on NO.
It is worth mentioning at this point that, whenever you are entering any data
into this program, you must make sure that you NEVER put any comma's into the
text that you are typing. If you do, this program will be unable to read your
PayAdvice files back from disk after you've saved them.
Next, you will be given the option of customizing the file structure according
to your individual requirements. Obviously, all wage packets are made up from
additions and deductions to your wages (eg. basic pay, overtime, taxes, union
membership, and so on), and it is unlikely that any two people will have the
exact same requirements.
By default, the file layout is as follows:
ADDITIONS: Basic pay
Overtime
DEDUCTIONS: P.A.Y.E. (ie. Paye As You Earn)
NICS IN (National Insurance Contributions)
NICS OUT (As above...)
Other Deductions
If this fits the details contained in YOUR wage packet, then you can click on
NO and get down to business.
If not, then you will need to change them (click YES). In this version (V1.27)
of the Pay Advice Analyser, there are six catagories, any number of which can
be assigned as either additions or deductions to your wages. All six of these
catagories MUST be defined, even if they are not all used.
After clicking on YES, you will have been asked how many of these catagories
you wish to use for additions to your wages. Enter the required number, and
whatever is left will be automatically assigned as deductions.
Next, you will be asked to type in a new title for each catagory. Each title
is made up of two lines of seven characters. Simply type in each line and then
press RETURN.
Incidentally, whilst you are setting up a file, don't worry about the totals
columns (eg. Total gross, Total deductions and Net pay). These are added onto
the file for you, and automatically calculated.
Having set up a suitable file, you can now start entering the information from
your wage slips. Each payslip is stored (and displayed) as one line of the
file, with the current line having a grey box around it.
At this point, the screen and box will be blank, because you haven't entered
any data yet.
If you are working with a box full of payslips, then dig one out at random.
Now, if you look at the bottom of the screen, you will see a row of buttons,
one of which contains the word "EDIT". Move the mouse pointer over this, and
then press the left mouse button (or, if you prefer, pressing the Return/Enter
key will have the same effect).
The display will now change, and you will be asked to enter the date for the
period ending on the wage slip which you are holding. Type this in, using the
form of Day/Month/Year. So, if your wage slip is for the period ending on
8th September 1992, you would enter 8/9/92. You MUST use the slashes (/)!
You will now be asked to enter, one at a time, the amount of each addition and
deduction to your wages, as previously set up. Simply type in each number when
requested, pressing RETURN/ENTER after each one.
After a brief pause, you will be returned to the main screen, where you will
see that the information which you have just typed in has been transfered into
the file (and is located inside the grey box).
You can move the current line, say if you wanted to enter another payslip, via
two methods: The other four buttons at the bottom of the screen contain arrows
pointing left and right. Pressing the buttons which contain a single arrow
will move the file up/down by one line, and pressing the double-arrow buttons
will move it by a screen-full of lines at a time.
Otherwise, if you prefer, you can use the up/down cursor keys to emulate the
single-arrowed buttons.
Now, after moving to whatever line you wish to work on next, you simply press
the EDIT button and continue as above.
If you make a mistake whilst entering some information, you will want to edit
that line. To do this is simple: You just select the line as if you were going
to enter it, as above, but this time, instead of the computer asking you all
the usual questions, you will see that it brings up a new display, containing
all the answers which you previously gave the computer. To actually change one
of the answers, move the mouse pointer over to the number that you want to
change, and then press the left mouse button. You will be asked to enter a new
value: Type it in, then press RETURN. After you've changed as many numbers as
you need, click on the OK button to transfer them into the file, or the CANCEL
button to leave the numbers as they were.
Sooner or later, you are going to have to save your payslip file. To do this,
select "SAVE CURRENT FILE" from the "FILES" menu on the titlebar. Use the file
requester to select the appropriate filename & directory, and then click on
the SAVE button. Because all payslip details are highly confidential, you will
next be asked to enter a password to save the file with. I advise you to use
this feature, it is impossible to re-load a payslip file without knowing the
password that it was saved with. If you want, you can save the same file under
a different password each time you save it.
OTHER OPTIONS
All of the menu entries have been given names to make them self-explanatory,
but I shall briefly cover what each one means.
NB. Please note that the freely distributable version of this utility has had
the "PRINTOUT" and "DATE ORDER" functions disabled. A -=>FREE<=- copy of the
complete program will be sent to everybody that registers (see top of file).
The FILES menu:
CREATE Create a new file, as above. Make sure that you
save the previous file first!
LOAD Load a previously saved file. Again, save the
current file before selecting this!
SAVE Save current file - detailed above.
DELETE Use the file requester to delete any unwanted
files from disk.
PRINTOUT Make a printout of all/part of the current file
Enter the start & end dates for the printout in
the form DD/MM/YY, as previously shown.
QUIT Exit the program. Save the current file before
you select this!
The OPERATIONS menu:
MOVE/TOP Move current line to the top of the file.
" BOTTOM Moves the current line to the bottom of the
file.
MOVE % Move current line to a percentage of the way
down the file. Enter the percentage (1-100).
INSERT Insert a blank line at the position of the
current line.
DELETE Delete the current line.
SEARCH Search through the file, from the current line,
for a particular entry. Click on a button to
select which field you want to search, and then
enter the text that you are looking for. If it
is found, the line containing the text will be
made the current line.
DATE ORDER Arrange all entries in the current file into
date order. It is recommended that you do this
before making a printout or selecting the TOTAL
option (below).
TOTALS Calculate the totals in each column between any
two sets of dates. Enter the dates using the
DD/MM/YY format again, and click on OK when
you've finished.
These instructions might sound complicated as you are reading them, but the
program is actually very easy to use. I'd recommend playing around with things
yourself to see how everything works.
HOW MANY PAYSLIPS ?
It is probably best to keep the number of payslips in each file down to a
reasonable number. The whole point of using this program is to cut out the
hastle and inconvenience of keeping several boxes of payslips lying around,
but if you insist on having inconveniently large files, then you will find
that using this utility isn't much more fun than searching manually through
several boxes to keep a check on things.
But, for those of you who DO insist on keeping large files, I have programmed
this utility to accept up to 500 payslips (about ten years worth!) to each
seperate file.
Personally, I think that the best thing to do is to start a new file at the
beginning of each financial year (why not use filenames like "FredBloggs1988"
if you work for "Fred Bloggs Grocers", so you'll know where you are ?)
Regardless of whether you get paid weekly, monthly, or whatever, you can be
sure that by doing this, things won't get out of hand!
A WORD ABOUT MEMORY...
This program requires a large chunk of unfragmented RAM in order to operate.
If you find that the operating system crashes after loading this program, or
if Workbench doesn't seem to work properly after you've been using it, then
your RAM was probably too fragmented at the time of loading.
If you find yourself suffering from this problem, then I'd suggest that you
try running this program straight after booting into Workbench, making sure
that you DON'T load anything else in between.
This should cure the problem.
FINAL NOTES
Thanks must go to ANDY ESKELSON for his invaluable advice. Thanks Andy!
Pay Advice Analyser V1.27 was written using compiled GFABasic V3.51E
Oops! I almost forgot! I haven't mentioned any of my favourite duff jokes yet.
Oh well, here goes...
(1) How do you make the trousers of a suit last ?
Make the jacket first!
(2) What has two heads, four eyes, six legs and a tail ?
A horse and rider!
(3) If you have a referee in football and boxing, what do you
have in bowls ?
Soup!
(4) If two's company, and three's a crowd, what's four and five ?
Nine!
Finally, an important joke for everybody who is suffering the effects of this
never-ending recession... (and who isn't...)
(5) Where can everyone find money if they look for it ?
In the dictionary!
Hmm... Perhaps that's enough jokes for now...
Auf Wiedersehen,
Richard Smedley
14th January 1993
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