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Title: The Apartment Renter READ.ME File
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This is a brief overview description to acquaint you with the opera-
tion of the "THE APARTMENT RENTER" template for Lotus 123(tm). We
have designed the program to be as self-supporting as possible
through the extensive use of macros.
The Apartment Renter:
1. Does all accounting to the tenants' records. Posts rents,
fees, rent credits, and NSF checks.
2. Calculates late payments.
3. Pro-rates unit rental and parking fees for move-ins and
move-outs.
4. Updates a report generated "deposit slip" and month end
results with each rental posting.
5. Post rentals at the end of each month and calculates month-end
results.
6. Gives reports on all units, vacancies, rent, pre-payments
(Next), delinquencies (Lates), paid parking, "deposits
slips", and month end.
7. Posts move-out notices and calculates the next months rent
predicated on the move-out date.
8. Posts vacancies, and cleaning status.
9. Allows for tenant search by last name or auto license number.
During the running of the template the user never leaves the macro
loop. All input to the template is done through the prompt line on
the top of the screen.
The entire template of The Apartment Renter is controlled through
macros. Although this feature has significant benefits for the user
it has a singular drawback. With macros, the escape key should
never be pressed. Due to the nature of the macros and the way they
interact, the activation of the escape key produces unpredictable
results. For the most part it only causes the macro to back up one
step, and no problem occurs, but, if the key is pressed directly
after a branch or a menubranch statement, there is no place for the
program to back up to. This may well drop the user into the end of
another macro. Should you accidentally press the escape key and the
macro should stop, restart it by simultaneously depressing the ALT
key and the A key.
If your computer does not have an automatic calendar, make sure
that you post the correct date when starting the computer. The
Apartment Renter relies on the correct date to prorate rental.
This manual is not an instruction vehicle for Lotus 123. In general
there is no direct interaction with the Lotus program that requires
any expertise with Lotus 123. Should the user decide to customize
the template they should be fully knowledgeable about the programm-
ing characteristics of Lotus 123. Such discussions are beyond the
scope of this publication.
NOTE: The APARTMENT RENTERis a WK1 file and is designed to work with
Lotus 123 Version 2.0 or higher.
The macros in this template template are not compatible with lower
numbered versions.
Each complex requires a separate template. This template is very large
(195K) and a floppy will hold only one complex.
Only $35.00 places you on the registered user's list and in turn we will
forward a much needed user's manual and a recently updated disk.
FreeBooter Software
P.O. Box 19624
Portland, OR 97219
(503) 244-4800
Copyright 1993 FreeBooter Software
*tm - Lotus Development Corporation