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* INTRODUCTION *
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Any company with a fleet of company cars or trucks will appreciate
VMSYS PLUS to track vehicle maintenance and expenses. VMSYS PLUS
calculates miles per gallon, cost per gallon, cost per mile, repairs,
trip logs, warranty expiration dates, service dates, driver history,
vehicle depreciation and oil change history.
You can generate plenty of graphs, calendars and reports. If you've
been keeping this information in written form, its easy to enter your
existing information.
An on-line tutorial is available making learning VMSYS PLUS easy.
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* WHAT'S NEW IN 3.0 *
*********************
Version 3.0 includes many new functions including:
o Fuel tickets can be entered in any order in any month
o 4 Depreciation schedules for each vehicle
o Prints current asset value of vehicles
o 28 estimated service schedules based on mileage
o 28 service schedules based on the calendar
o Up to 13 line items for repairs
o Free form notes for the repair invoice
o Improved reporting capabilities
o Much easier data entry for fuel receipts
o Individualized maximum/minimum capacity settings
o Adds browse screens to easily view extra information
o Improved data entry error checking
o Can enter multiple fuel receipts for the same day
o Can now scroll through the GRAPHS and the LONG PAGE
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*** Note to users of VMSYS PLUS 2.0 ***
*****************************************
This version CANNOT read the data files from previous versions
without a special conversion available to registered users.
************
* START UP *
************
To run VMSYS PLUS from DOS press "V" from the DOS prompt:
CD \VMSYS
V
A sample PIF and ICO file have been included for installation into WINDOWS.
All of the data files must be present in the current directory for the
system to start. The required datafiles should be present when
first starting the system. They are:
vmsys3.hdr vmsys3.dt vmsys3.nx0
gas3.dt gas3.nx0 gas3.nx1
repair3.dt repair3.nx0 repair3.nx1
miles3.dt miles3.nx0
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* ERROR CHECKING *
******************
It's been estimated that up to 15% of all corporate databases are in
error due to data entry mistakes. This is why VMSYS PLUS includes
extensive error checking capabilities.
To insure that the fuel receipts that you enter are correct, you should
enter the following minimum and maximum figures for each vehicles:
o Minimum/maximum gallons per fillup
o Minimum/maximum miles traveled per fillup
o Minimum/maximum cost per tank per fillup
o Minimum/maximum hours (hourly meters only) used per fillup
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* FUEL RECEIPT ENTRY *
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After entering the initial vehicle(s) you can then print out a fuel
receipt form to carry in the vehicle. Go to the REPORTS MENU, FUEL
WORKSHEET to print.
Each time you fillup, all you need is the following four items:
o Odometer reading at time of fillup
o Date of fillup
o Cost of fuel
o Number of gallons/litres purchased
You can also enter the following optional information:
o location of fillup
o octane or fuel type used
o name of driver
o how the fuel was paid for
IMPORTANT! You MUST fill the tank everytime you purchase fuel for
accurate MPG readings.
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* REPAIR DATA ENTRY *
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You can enter repairs for any date in the past at any time, although it is
wise to enter the repair tickets as they occur so that the mileage figures
will make sense.
From the REPAIR MENU, press "A" to add a new repair. You will be prompted
for the "ID" of the vehicle. The vehicle MUST be already added to the
system from the VEHICLE MENU before proceeding.
Enter the ODOMETER reading at the time of the repair, the DATE of
the repair, the MECHANIC doing the repair and a miscellaneous MEMO.
There are 13 line items in the REPAIR SCREEN including QUANTITY,
DESCRIPTION and COST. The COST is multiplied by the QUANTITY to arrive
at a TOTAL COST for the line item.
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* SAMPLE DATA *
***************
The system comes with sample data. You may view and change the sample data.
The sample data was entered in miles and gallons.
Delete the sample to start entering your own information.
Plan on pressing the F1 key when first running the system. A help screen
will help you understand the system.
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* TUTORIAL *
************
A slide-show tutorial showing you all of the features and how to use
the system is included. There are two ways of running the slideshow
tutorial, one way is by pressing [ALT]-[S] while running the VMSYS PLUS
program. The other way is to type in TUTOR from the DOS prompt.
***********
* BACKUPS *
***********
It is important that you make regular backups of your data. At the
end of each session, answer "Y" when prompted to backup. The batch
file VBACKUP.BAT will be run. It uses the PKZIP program from PKWARE
to compress the datafiles into one file - VMSYS.ZIP. The file VMSYS.ZIP
is then copied to drive A or B (depending on the setting in the SYSTEM
SETUP MENU).
To restore the backup file, simply run the VRESTORE.BAT batch file.
It is the counterpart to VBACKUP in that it uses the PKUNZIP command
from PKWARE to uncompress the database. The batch file VRESTORE.BAT
also can be modified to suit your needs.
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* REGISTRATION *
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This version is restricted to 2 (two) vehicles. This should give you
enough capacity to fully evaluate whether or not you can actually
use VMSYS PLUS to help you maintain a fleet of vehicles.
To order press ALT-O (order) while running the program. You will be asked
to enter your name and shipping address. An invoice will then be printed
out along with a questionnaire. Mail or fax the order form to us and we
will process as soon as we receive your order.
The price for the registered version is $50 plus shipping.
You will receive a printed manual and an update disk which contains
a capacity for up to 4 vehicles. Call or write if you want prices
on larger capacities or are ordering from outside of the United States.
The registered version also includes a utility that will dump all
information to comma-delimited or tab-delimited format, thus allowing
you to create your own customized reports if you have access to
Dbase or Excel.
Call or write to:
Contact Plus Corporation
PO Box 372577
Satellite Beach, FL 32937-0577
(800) 366-9876 orders only
(407) 779-4900 orders and information
(407) 779-4422 (24 hour 14400/9600/2400 BBS system)
(407) 779-3311 fax
We also provide several other software solutions for business including:
ZeppeLAN (Novell Netware Popup Printer utility)
Hours/Expenses/Mileage tracking system
Personal Inventory System
Phone Message TSR
Contact Plus - Contact management system called :
BEST SHAREWARE 1990 - PC World Magazine (Oct 90)
BEST BUY OF THE YEAR - Business Marketing Magazine (Jan 89)
Contact Plus Professional
Rated #1 in overall performance - test of contact managers
run by National Software Testing Laboratories - Software Digest
Contact Plus Professional LAN
Contact manager for networks. Allows multiple users simultaneous
access to the customer database.