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  1.  
  2.               Base Station/Remote Site Consolidation Feature
  3.  
  4. Thi≤á featurσá give≤á yo⌡ thσ abilit∙ t∩ consolidatσá datßá froφá differen⌠ ì
  5. station≤ ont∩ onσ maste≥ station«  Yo⌡ caε thinδ oµ thσ individua∞ station≤ ì
  6. a≤ 'Remotσ Sitesº anΣ thσ maste≥ a≤ thσ 'Basσ Station'«   
  7.  
  8. Thi≤á featurσ wa≤ implementeΣ becausσ man∙ user≤ oµ thi≤ prograφ havσ askeΣ ì
  9. fo≥á thσá abilit∙ t∩ havσ ß rovinτ feature«á  Onσ manage≥ ha≤á man∙á peoplσ ì
  10. workinτ fo≥ hiφ iε thσ fielΣ usinτ thi≤ prograφ oε thei≥ individua∞á lapto≡ ì
  11. portables«á  Hσá askeΣá iµá hσ coulΣ consolidatσ everyone'≤ datßá ont∩á hi≤ ì
  12. deskto≡ computer«  WitΦ thi≤ Consolidatioε Feature¼ hσ no≈ can«  
  13.  
  14. EacΦáá Remotσá Sitσá goe≤á t∩á thσá men⌡á fo≥á Basσáá Station/Remotσáá Sitσ ì
  15. Consolidation«  Thi≤ men⌡ ha≤ ┤ selections║ 
  16.  
  17.                             1⌐  Outpu⌠ records
  18.                          [useΣ froφ ß Remotσ Site]
  19.                              2⌐  Inpu⌠ records
  20.                        [useΣ froφ thσ Basσ Station]
  21.                 3⌐  Changσ Start/Sto≡ datσ oµ Consolidation
  22.                [useΣ onl∙ witΦ outputtinτ records¼ Optioε 1]
  23.  
  24.                    4)  View 'Log File' for Base Station
  25.  
  26. Thσá Remotσá Sitσá theεá select≤ thσ rangσ oµá record≤á tha⌠á he/shσá want≤ ì
  27. outputteΣ t∩ thσ consolidatioε disk«á  Thesσ arσ thσ date≤ tha⌠ thσ record≤ ì
  28. fo≥á thσá Maste≥á Filσ anΣ Activit∙ filσ werσ originall∙ entereΣá int∩á thσ ì
  29. system«á  WitΦ thσ abilit∙ t∩ selec⌠ ou⌠ record≤ b∙ datσ oµ entr∙ int∩á thσ ì
  30. system¼ yo⌡ caε makσ incrementa∞ consolidations¼ sa∙ ever∙ ▓ o≥ ┤ weeks«  
  31.  
  32. Aεá unlimiteΣá numbe≥ oµ Remotσ Site≤ caε outpu⌠ thei≥ record≤á ont∩á thei≥ ì
  33. individua∞ consolidatioε disks«á  Thσ Basσ Station¼á iε turn¼á take≤ al∞ oµ ì
  34. consolidatioεá disk≤á anΣ input≤ theφ onσ a⌠ ß timσ usinτ optioεá 2¼á Inpu⌠ ì
  35. records«á  Iµá thσ prograφ detect≤ tha⌠ i⌠ i≤ importinτ ß duplicatσá recorΣ ì
  36. int∩á thσ Maste≥ File¼á i⌠ wil∞ stop¼á displa∙ thσá questionablσá duplicatσ ì
  37. record≤ t∩ you¼ anΣ theε asδ yo⌡ fo≥ ß decision║  t∩ overwritσ thσ origina∞ ì
  38. recorΣá witΦ thσ newl∙ importeΣ one¼á o≥ t∩ abor⌠ thσ consolidatioε oµ tha⌠ ì
  39. onσá recorΣ int∩ thσ file«á   Al∞ activit∙ record≤ froφá thσá consolidatioε ì
  40. disks¼ oµ course¼ arσ addeΣ a≤ is¼ withou⌠ an∙ validation.
  41.  
  42. Thσá Basσá Statioε mus⌠ havσ ß harΣ disk¼á bu⌠ thσ Remotσ Site≤ caε havσá ß ì
  43. harΣá disδá o≥ bσ floppy-based«á  Thi≤ featurσ caε als∩ bσá though⌠á oµá a≤ ì
  44. providinτá thσ functionalit∙ oµ ß Loca∞ Areß Networδ withou⌠ thσ bothe≥ anΣ ì
  45. uncertaint∙ oµ beinτ dependen⌠ oε ß network«á  Let'≤ sa∙ tha⌠ ┤  datß entr∙ ì
  46. peoplσ arσ usinτ thi≤ prograφ t∩ takσ informatioε ove≥ thσ phone«  Iµ thei≥ ì
  47. superviso≥ want≤ acces≤ t∩ thσ consolidateΣ record≤ oµ al∞ ┤ people¼á  eacΦ ì
  48. persoεá coulΣ submi⌠ ß weekl∙ consolidatioε disδ t∩á thσá supervisor«á  Thσ ì
  49. supervisor¼á iε turn¼ woulΣ havσ ß fiftΦ systeφ tha⌠ functioneΣ a≤ thσ Basσ ì
  50. Statioε anΣ containeΣ onl∙ thosσ record≤ brough⌠ iε usinτ optioε 2¼ above.
  51.  
  52.                              Note on Log File:
  53.  
  54. Ever∙ timσ yo⌡ usσ optioε ▓ a≤ thσ Basσ Statioε t∩ impor⌠ data¼ thσ prograφ ì
  55. keep≤ ß loτ oµ eacΦ procedure¼ 'LOG.DBF'¼ iε thi≤ form:è
  56.  
  57. ááá--------------------------------------------------------------
  58. áááBasσ Statioε Importinτ performeΣ oε 06/28/1989               |       
  59. ááá    Star⌠ Date║ 01/01/190▒   EnΣ Date║ 12/12/2999            |
  60. ááá    Categor∙ Selected║ ALL                                   |
  61. ááá    Numbe≥ oµ record≤ importeΣ froφ Service Call file║     5
  62. ááá    Numbe≥ oµ record≤ importeΣ froφ activit∙ file║     178
  63. ááá    Datß importeΣ fo≥ EΣ Zung¼ technician fo≥ thσ Ba∙ area
  64.  
  65. áááBasσ Statioε Importinτ performeΣ oε 06/30/1989
  66. ááá    Star⌠ Date║ 01/01/190▒   EnΣ Date║ 12/12/2999
  67. ááá    Categor∙ Selected║ ALL
  68. ááá    Numbe≥ oµ record≤ importeΣ froφ Service Cal file║    3   |
  69. ááá    Numbe≥ oµ record≤ importeΣ froφ activit∙ file║     288   |
  70. ááá    Datß importeΣ fo≥ Southerε Distric⌠ tech,  Phi∞ Smith    |
  71. ááá--------------------------------------------------------------
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  73.   
  74. Wheεá yo⌡á impor⌠ datß a≤ thσ basσ station¼á thσ prograφ wil∞ creatσ ßá si° ì
  75. linσ entry¼á startinτ witΦ 'Basσ Statioε Importing...º anΣ endinτ witΦ you≥ ì
  76. comment«  Thσ prograφ create≤ thσ firs⌠ fivσ line≤ automatically¼ whilσ yo⌡ ì
  77. ente≥ you≥ commen⌠ fo≥ linσ six.
  78.  
  79. 'LOG.DBFºá i≤á aεá ASCI╔ filσ tha⌠ yo⌡ caε manipulatσá externall∙á witΦá aε ì
  80. externa∞ worΣ processor¼ iµ s∩ desired.
  81.