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  7.              Case -N- Point Version 1.1       Beta Release Date: 12/17/91
  8.              (C) 1991,92 John R. Carling  Official Release Date: 02/01/92
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  10.              (Abridged) Sample Documentation.
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  12.              (1)  User Screens.
  13.                   Title Name          Use
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  15.                   CASE_N_POINT        The Menuing System for Case-N-Point
  16.                                       All other forms and controls are
  17.                                       accessed through here.
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  19.                   ABOUTCASE           The screen for copyright infor-
  20.                                       mation and user registration.
  21.                                       Click on the Picture for the
  22.                                       registration screen.
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  24.                   CASEFILE            A form used for Opening, Saving,
  25.                                       and Deleting Cases.
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  27.                   CASESRVY            A form for the survey phase of
  28.                                       a system's analyst project.
  29.                                       It is here that all preliminary
  30.                                       information about the case is
  31.                                       recorded.
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  33.                   CASESTDY            A form for the study phase of
  34.                                       the project.  It is here that
  35.                                       the problems, opportunities,
  36.                                       and corporate directives are
  37.                                       defined.
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  39.                   CASEUSER            A form for defining the user's
  40.                                       information and data requirements
  41.                                       during the Define Requirements
  42.                                       stage.
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  44.                   CASEEVAL            A form used for evaluating
  45.                                       alternative options when designing
  46.                                       a new project.  Each design option
  47.                                       is broken down into three parts.
  48.                                       These parts are then analyzed to
  49.                                       find the best combination of these
  50.                                       parts.  Using the best alternative
  51.                                       will allow the project to meet the
  52.                                       desired needs of all involved in
  53.                                       the case (the designer, the users,
  54.                                       and the purchaser).
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  56.                   CASETASK            A form used for specifying the
  57.                                       different tasks in the system and
  58.                                       delegating the operator to carry
  59.                                       out the required functions of
  60.                                       each.
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  74.                   CASEHARD            A form used to specify any required
  75.                                       hardware that is needed for the
  76.                                       NEW system.
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  78.                   CASEDOCS            A form used to generate both User
  79.                                       and System documentation.  The
  80.                                       note pad holds 64K of information.
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  82.                   CASERPTS            A generic form used for holding
  83.                                       any information in the form of a
  84.                                       report.  The report is printed to
  85.                                       the screen to allow the user to
  86.                                       edit any part of it before being
  87.                                       sent to the printer.
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  89.                   CASEGNTT            A form used for creating a project
  90.                                       time line (Gantt Chart).  The
  91.                                       information in the Gantt Chart is
  92.                                       then used to give the analyst a
  93.                                       graphic view of each project phase
  94.                                       in the time-slice screen.
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  96.                   CASETIME            A form used for generating a pie-
  97.                                       chart based on the Gantt Chart
  98.                                       data.
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  100.              (2)  For Whom the Mouse Points.
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  102.                   Case -N- Point was designed for aiding the process of
  103.              systems analysis.  Therefore, anyone performing consulting
  104.              work and wishing to maintain an organized view of a project
  105.              at all times should be using Case -N- Point.  It is not
  106.              meant for the would-be programmer struggling to understand a
  107.              new language (There are enough half-baked systems in the
  108.              world).  At the present time, it does not have the
  109.              capabilities to teach and/or guide anyone using the system
  110.              to a better design methodology, but those ideas are in the
  111.              works (and are implied by following the menu-flows).
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  140.              System Limits (Known or Otherwise Obvious):
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  142.              Object                   Capacity
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  144.              Operating System         MS DOS 3.x or greater Running
  145.                                       MS Windows 3.x
  146.                                       Not Required, but Visual Basic
  147.                                       is linked to Case -N- Point.
  148.  
  149.              Number of Projects       Limited only by disk space.
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  151.              Number of Projects to    1
  152.               be edited at the SAME
  153.               time.
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  155.              Number of Alternative    200
  156.               Options to Evaluate.    
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  158.              Number of Tasks per      200
  159.               System.
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  161.              Buffer Size of ANY       Approximately 64k
  162.               scrolling window.
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  164.              Maximum Length of        2 years (728 days = 104 weeks)
  165.              ANY phase in the         Based on Average Month Size.
  166.               Gantt Charts.
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  168.              Hardware Specs.          Limited by size of tab stop.
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  206.                        Quick Reference Guide to Case -N- Point
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  208.              Key Combination          Hot-Link
  209.              ============================================================
  210.              Ctrl-O                   Open an existing case.
  211.              Ctrl-S                   Save a case.
  212.              Ctrl-N                   Clear Memory. Ready for NEW Case.
  213.              Ctrl-X                   Save Data, then Exit Case -N- Point
  214.              Ctrl-D*                  Edit DFDs.
  215.              Ctrl-P*                  Edit PIECES Framework.
  216.              Ctrl-C*                  Edit Pert Chart.
  217.              Ctrl-E*                  Notepad Editor for Case Project.
  218.              Ctrl-G                   Edit the Gantt Chart
  219.              Ctrl-T                   View Time-Slices of the Gantt Chart
  220.              Ctrl-V                   Visual Basic -> Project Design.
  221.              Ctrl-ESC                 Windows Task Manager
  222.              Alt-F                    File Menu
  223.              Alt-E                    Edit Phase Menu
  224.              Alt-R                    Report Menu
  225.              Alt-U                    Utilities Menu
  226.              Alt--                    Windows Control Box
  227.  
  228.              ** NOTE: Ctrl-[X]* denotes an option not available in the
  229.                       beta release, and you must be a registered user
  230.                       to received any other release or version.
  231.                        
  232.                       Registered Users will also receive group technical
  233.                       support and an unabridged help document, along
  234.                       with tips and the latest version of the software.
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  246.              WHERE DID YOU GET CASE-N-POINT? ___________________________
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  248.  
  249.              RELEASE VERSION YOU NOW USE: ______________________________
  250.  
  251.              COMMENTS (GOOD or BAD): ___________________________________
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  255.              SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE VERSIONS: __________________________
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