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  1.  
  2.                            Selection Criteria Menu 
  3.             [Select out records by characters, values, or 'tag']
  4.  
  5. Thσ prograφ give≤ yo⌡ thσ abilit∙ t∩ selec⌠ record≤ baseΣ oε you≥ selectioε ì
  6. criterißá iε si° places«á  
  7.  
  8. Thesσ location≤ arσ covereΣ iε PROGRAM.DOC/PROGRAM.RE╞ in:
  9.  
  10.    Logic behind Comments/name/city selection..................Appendix A-2
  11.      [select out records in 7 different places in program]
  12.  
  13.                                                                             
  14.                  Overview for "Exclusivity of Selection",
  15.                          common to Options 1 and 2
  16.  
  17.                         "Exclusivity of Selection:"
  18.  
  19. Iε thσ firs⌠ menu¼ "Exclusivit∙ oµ Selection"¼  yo⌡ mus⌠ selec⌠ whethe≥ yo⌡ ì
  20. wan⌠ onl∙ thosσ record≤ t∩ bσ selecteΣ tha⌠ havσ al∞ set≤ oµ code≤ iε ever∙ ì
  21. recorΣá o≥á selec⌠á record≤ regardles≤ oµ thσ numbe≥ oµá matche≤á madσá pe≥ ì
  22. record¼á a≤á lonτ a≤  a⌠ leas⌠ onσ matcΦ i≤ madσ iε an∙ onσ recorΣ tha⌠á i≤ ì
  23. selected.
  24.  
  25. Truσá [o≥ T▌ mean≤ al∞ matche≤ havσ t∩ bσ madσ iε an∙ onσ recorΣ fo≥ i⌠á t∩ ì
  26. bσ selected«á  Falsσ [o≥ F▌ mean≤ tha⌠ a≤ lonτ a≤ onσ matcΦ i≤ madσ iε tha⌠ ì
  27. record¼ i⌠ wil∞ bσ selected.
  28.  
  29.  
  30.                                ==============
  31.                                |  OPTION 1: |
  32.                                ==============
  33.                                                                             
  34.              1)  Select by character:  character used randomly
  35.                 [comments, first/last name, company, city] 
  36.  
  37.                             Selection Process:
  38.  
  39.                                SeconΣ Menu:
  40.                              Commen⌠ Selection
  41.  
  42. A⌠ thσ screeε afte≥ "Exclusivit∙ oµ Selection"¼á yo⌡ caε inpu⌠ u≡ t∩ ┤ set≤ ì
  43. oµá code≤á o≥á phrase≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ entereΣ previousl∙ iε thσá COMMENT╙á field«   ì
  44. Yo⌡ caε ente≥ an∙ word¼ phrase¼ o≥ codσ oε whicΦ t∩ basσ you≥ selection« Iµ ì
  45. lef⌠ blank¼á al∞ record≤ wil∞ bσ printeΣ out«á  Iµ yo⌡ makσ aε entr∙ there¼ ì
  46. thσá prograφá wil∞ searcΦ througΦ thσ comment≤ anΣ selec⌠á ou⌠á onl∙á thosσ ì
  47. record≤ tha⌠ havσ you≥ worΣ o≥ phrasσ iε thσ comment≤ section.
  48.  
  49. Yo⌡ caε als∩ selec⌠ b∙ an∙ combinatioε oµ firs⌠ name¼á las⌠ name¼á company¼ ì
  50. cit∙ state¼ o≥ zi≡ code.
  51.  
  52. [Notσá tha⌠á yo⌡ caε havσ u≡ t∩ ┤ differen⌠ code≤ o≥ phrase≤ entereΣá  herσ ì
  53. anΣá al∞á record≤á wil∞á bσá pulleΣ whicΦ havσ an∙á onσá oµá theφá  o≥á an∙ ì
  54. combinatioε oµ them]
  55. èIµ yo⌡ placσ onσ characte≥ iε thσ las⌠ name¼á sucΦ a≤ 'L'¼ theε al∞ record≤ ì
  56. tha⌠á havσá thσá lette≥ 'Lº occurrinτ anywherσ iε thσá las⌠á namσá wil∞á bσ ì
  57. selected«á  Iµá yo⌡ wisΦ onl∙ thosσ record≤ t∩ bσ selecteΣ tha⌠ begiεá witΦ ì
  58. 'L'¼ theε yo⌡ mus⌠ usσ selectioε ┤ below.
  59.  
  60.  
  61.                                ==============
  62.                                |  OPTION 2: |
  63.                                ==============
  64.                                                                      
  65.                   2)  Select by value or range of values:          
  66.              [Revenue/Expenses, Category, Zip, Economic Value]    
  67.  
  68. Thσ comment≤ froφ optioε ▒ oε "Exclusivit∙ oµ Selectionó appl∙ herσ also.
  69.  
  70. Wherσá optioεá ▒á make≤ you≥ selectioε baseΣá oεá characte≥á o≥á character≤ ì
  71. inputted¼ optioε ▓ wil∞ d∩ thi≤ baseΣ oε value≤ o≥ ß rangσ oµ values«  WitΦ ì
  72. thi≤á option¼á fo≥á example¼á yo⌡á caε selec⌠ ou⌠ ß rangσ oµ zi≡á code≤á o≥ ì
  73. categories.
  74.  
  75.  
  76. ááá                            ==============
  77.                                |  OPTION 3: |
  78.                                ==============
  79.  
  80.                       3)  Select All 'tagged' records
  81.  
  82. Wheneve≥ yo⌡ arσ iε thσ Prospec⌠ file¼ Ge⌠ option¼ yo⌡ wil∞ observσ thi≤ oε ì
  83. thσ bottoφ lef⌠ oµ you≥ screen:
  84.  
  85.  
  86.                                  F2  Tag/
  87.                                    Untag
  88.  
  89. B∙á enterinτá thi≤á ke∙ repeatedly¼á yo⌡ caεá makσá an∙á individua∞á recorΣ ì
  90. 'taggedº o≥ 'no⌠ tagged'«á  B∙ default¼ AL╠ record≤ arσ 'no⌠ tagged'«  Wheε ì
  91. yo⌡á ente≥á 'F2'¼á yo⌡á wil∞ seσ 'TaggeΣ Recordº appea≥ oε thσ to≡á oµá thσ ì
  92. screeε oµ thσ recorΣ yo⌡ arσ examining«  
  93.  
  94. Thi≤ abilit∙ t∩ individuall∙ selec⌠ ou⌠ record≤ i≤ independen⌠ oµ an∙ code≤ ì
  95. yo⌡ ente≥ int∩ thσ Comment≤ field≤ o≥ an∙ othe≥ selectioε criteria.
  96.  
  97. Wheεá yo⌡á wisΦ t∩ 'untagº al∞ records¼á g∩ t∩ thσ Othe≥ Option≤á Men⌡á anΣ ì
  98. observσ option:
  99.  
  100.                 4⌐ 'Untagº al∞ record≤ iε thσ Prospec⌠ file
  101.  
  102.  
  103.  
  104. ááá                            ==============
  105.                                |  OPTION 4: |
  106.                                ==============
  107.  
  108.  
  109.              4)  Select by character: leftmost character used è                     [first/last name, company, city]    
  110.  
  111. Iµá yo⌡á wisΦá t∩ selec⌠ onl∙ thosσ record≤ tha⌠ BEGI╬ witΦ thσá lette≥á o≥ ì
  112. letter≤á yo⌡ enter¼á theε thi≤ selectioε wil∞ retrievσ thosσá record≤á tha⌠ ì
  113. star⌠ witΦ thσ leftmos⌠ characte≥ o≥ character≤ yo⌡ requested.
  114.  
  115.