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