Time zone look up feature: This program now has a feature to lookup and display the time zone of your Debtor record. It bases its logic on the area code you enter. The time zones for all phone numbers in the U.S.A. or Canada are calculated and displayed. Internally, the program maintains this time zone phrasing: Time Definition of time zone: Zone: PST = Pacific Standard Time MST = Mountain Standard Time CST = Central Standard Time EST = Eastern Standard Time AST = Atlantic Standard Time WATS = Wide Area Telephone Service [800 Service] Hawaii = Area code 808 Alaska = Area code 907 Other = Area code 809 [Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Bahamas, Barbados, and the Caribbean Islands.] In those cases where one area code contains two time zones, the program will display it accordingly, such as: Nebraska Plumbing, 10:30 AM [402/CST,MST:U.S.A.] This information is displayed in five locations: Debtor Add screen Debtor Get screen Activity Get screen Callback Data Sheet Greeting screen, prior entering program The initial Greeting screen, for example, would display this information while in the test data, with the system date set to 1-3-86: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Appointments are : | Accounting & Tax Service [214/CST:U.S.A.] | Addmaster/Marchant [818/PST:U.S.A.] | Micro Distribution Center [214/CST:U.S.A.] | Texas Commerce Plumbing, 10:30 AM [214/CST:U.S.A.] | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S.A. TIME_ZONE / AREA_CODE data: TIME_ZONE AREA_CODE TIME_ZONE AREA_CODE TIME_ZONE AREA_CODE EST 201 CST 507 CST 816 EST 202 EST 508 CST 817 EST 203 PST 509 PST 818 CST 205 CST 512 CST 901 PST 206 EST 513 CST,EST 904 EST 207 CST 515 CST,EST 906 MST,PST 208 EST 516 Alaska 907 PST 209 EST 517 EST 912 EST 212 EST 518 CST,MST 913 PST 213 CST 601 EST 914 CST 214 MST 602 CST,MST 915 EST 215 EST 603 PST 916 EST 216 CST,MST 605 CST 918 CST 217 EST 606 EST 919 CST 218 EST 607 CST,EST 219 CST 608 EST 301 EST 609 EST 302 CST 612 MST 303 EST 614 EST 304 CST,EST 615 EST 305 EST 616 MST 307 EST 617 CST,MST 308 CST 618 CST 309 PST 619 CST 312 CST,MST 701 EST 313 PST 702 CST 314 EST 703 EST 315 EST 704 CST,MST 316 PST 707 EST 317 CST 708 CST 318 CST 712 CST 319 CST 713 EST 401 PST 714 CST,MST 402 CST 715 EST 404 EST 716 CST 405 EST 717 MST 406 EST 718 EST 407 MST 719 PST 408 WATS 800 CST 409 MST 801 EST 412 EST 802 EST 413 EST 803 CST 414 EST 804 PST 415 PST 805 CST 417 CST 806 EST 419 Hawaii 808 CST 501 Other 809 CST,EST 502 CST,EST 812 MST,PST 503 EST 813 CST 504 EST 814 MST 505 CST 815 Canada TIME_ZONE / AREA_CODE data: TIME_ZONE AREA_CODE CST 204 MST,CST 306 MST 403 EST 416 EST 418 AST 506 EST 514 EST 519 PST 604 EST 613 EST 705 AST 709 CST,EST 807 EST 819 Another example of how the program will display this data can be observed in this screen fragment from the Callback Data Sheet, found in the Callback section of the Activity menu: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -- Callback Data Sheet for Friday, January 3, 1986 -- | Mr. John D. Cauble, Jr. [Salutation = John D.] | (214)357-5454 [214/CST:U.S.A.] | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AM/PM Conventions used: On those activity records where you enter a callback date and time, the program uses this generally accepted convention in performing its indexing and searching: Definition of AM: Midnight Hour [12 hour clock] 12:00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Hour [24 hour clock] 00:00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Definition of PM: Noon: Hour [12 hour clock] 12:00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Hour [24 hour clock] 12:00 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 20 21 22 23 If, for example, you wish to establish a callback time of 15 minutes after midnight, you would enter this time: 12:15 AM Intuitively, one might think to enter "00:15", though this would be incorrect. Another example would be in the instance where you wish to make an appointment at 30 minutes after a noon lunch. You would then enter: 12:30 PM As you create activities, you enter the callback times, if any, in an AM/PM form. By default, all reports will then be printed out in this format. If, however, you want the reports to display the callback time in a 24 hour format, then go to this menu: Other Custom Options: ============== | OPTION C: | ============== "C) AM/PM conversion"