Sales Partner by Target Marketing Published by Target Marketing. Copyright, 1990, 1991, 1992, by Target Marketing of Piscataway, NJ. All rights reserved. No part of this document, software or database may be reproduced in any form or by any means without written permission from the publisher. The information contained in this publication, software and databases is believed to be accurate and reliable. Target Marketing assumes no liability for any errors or omissions in this publication, the software or databases. 1993 Target Marketing 1308 Centennial Ave. Suite 266 Piscataway, NJ 08854 (908) 424-0551 Fax (908) 424-0552 Page 1 Index Introduction Page 3 Starting Sales Partner Page 4 Main Menu: Part Number Searching Page 5 Part Description Searching Page 7 Program Searching Page 9 Keyword Page 11 Contractor Searching Page 13 Printed Reports Page 15 Installation Instructions Page 16 Uninstalling Page 20 Page 2 This software was designed to be user friendly and provide easy access to vast amounts of data. The windows and user options usually provide a clear indication of the next step. Most options are clearly listed at the top or near the bottom of the windows. Because of the easy to use options little training is needed. In fact most people can access the data and the information needed in just a few minutes. These options were provided so even a non-computer literate person could use the system. This manual will provide clear step-by-step instructions for each of the different menu options. The best way to use this manual is to follow the instructions, step-by-step, as you run the program. No damage is done to the software or data by incorrectly pressing keys. The "Esc" key will usually back up one menu selection each time it is pressed. This software is undergoing continual enhancement to provide additional features and usability. During your time on the system any comments or suggestions would be appreciated, please contact Target Marketing. Page 3 Starting Sales Partner 1. Change to the Sales Partner sub-directory on your computer by using the standard DOS commands. 2. Enter the following command "SP" 3. After the program loads and you see the opening screen press"Enter" to go to the main menu. Page 4 Part Number Searching 1. After the opening screen, the main menu will appear across the top of the screen offering 5 options: Parts, Programs, Contractors, Reports and Quit. 2. Select Parts by using the "F2" key or by using the cursor keys to highlight Parts and then press the "Enter" key. 3. The menu now shows 2 Options: Part and Part Type. 4. Use the cursor keys to select and highlight Part then press the "Enter" key. 5. The menu now displays "Part Search" and asks for a part number to be entered. 6. Enter your part number in full, or you may enter just the first 4 digits or more, to see a part series. The part number can be a contractor spec or drawing number, a MIL Spec part number or a vendor part number. Note: at least 4 digits must be entered to do a search. Any "dashes" { - } in the part number may be ignored when entering part numbers. After entering the part number press the "Enter" key. 7. Now the menu choice is either Partial or Exact. 8. "Exact" will only provide matches that exactly match each digit of the part number entered. Partial will provide a broader search showing all variations of the digits entered. Highlight your selection using the cursor keys and then press the "Enter" key. 9. Now the menu displays 3 options: Accept, List, or Cancel. The Cancel will return you to the Parts main menu. Accept will do the search requested and then provide the list of every program and contractor that has a design for the part number or part series entered. (End Search Window) "List" shows a selection list of every variation of the digits entered and then allows selection of single part numbers from the list. Page 5 Part Number Searching 10. Choose Accept or List by using the cursor keys and highlighting your choice. After making your selection, the End Search Window will appear. 11. The End Search Window will display a list of all the part numbers found. The list may be scrolled by using the cursor keys. As the list is scrolled, the program, contract award number, contractor and other information about the program that uses the part is displayed on the right side of the screen. 12. Four options are listed at the bottom of the screen: Help(F1), Print(F8), Company(F6) and Contractors(F7). 13. Selections can be made by using the keys F1, F6, F7 or F8. 14. "Contractors" will provide information about the Contractor responsible for the original design. 15. "Company" will provide information about the vendor who supplies the part if a vendor is listed. 16. "Print" will provide hard copy printout of the listing. 17. "Help" will provide a summary of the highlighted part. 18. The "Esc" key will allow you to back up one menu selection at a time. ** Note: as part numbers are scrolled in the End Search Window, "dashes" { - } will be located between the different component designs. Page 6 Part Description Searching 1. After the opening screen, the main menu will appear across the top of the screen offering 5 options: Parts, Programs, Contractors, Reports and Quit. 2. Select Parts by using the "F2" key or by using the cursor keys to highlight Parts and then press the "Enter" key. 3. The menu now shows 2 Options: Part and Part Type. 4. Use the cursor keys to select and highlight Part Type then press the "Enter" key. 5. A list of all the various part descriptions used by the DOD and contractors will appear. Using the cursor keys scroll through the list to find the description of the part desired. Press the "Enter" key when desired part description is highlighted. Note: in most situations this is a broad search which will find many programs for the description selected. 6. The End Search Window will appear and display a list of all the part numbers found. The list may be scrolled by using the cursor keys. As the list is scrolled, the program, contract award number, contractor and other information about the program that uses the part is displayed on the right side of the screen. 7. Four options are listed at the bottom of the screen: Help(F1), Print(F8), Company(F6) and Contractors(F7). 8. Selections can be made by using the keys F1, F6, F7 or F8. 9. "Contractors" will provide information about the contractor responsible for the original design. 10. "Company" will provide information about the vendor who supplies the part if a vendor is listed. Page 7 Part Description Searching 11. "Print" will provide hard copy printout of the listing. 12. "Help" will provide a summary of the highlighted part. 13. The "Esc" key will allow you to back up one menu selection at a time. ** Note: as part numbers are scrolled in the End Search Window, "dashes" { - } will be located between the different component designs. Page 8 Program Searching 1. After the opening screen, the main menu will appear across the top of the screen offering 5 options: Parts, Programs, Contractors, Reports and Quit. 2. Select Programs by using the "F3" key or by using the cursor keys to highlight Programs and then press the "Enter" key. A new windows appears, select Program Name. 3. A entry window now appears, requesting a program name to be entered. A full program name can be entered or just the first few characters. Even a single letter may be entered to see a list of all the programs that begin with that letter. Note: it is also possible to leave the entry blank and just press "Enter", this will list every program in the database. 4. A listing window will appear on the left side of the screen displaying all the programs that match the characters entered. The list may be scrolled with the cursor keys to find the exact program desired. As the programs are scrolled an information window on the right will provide detailed information about the program and prime contractor. 5. Three options are listed near the bottom of the screen: Enter, "Esc" Cancel and Contractors(F6). 6. The "Esc" key will allow you to back up one menu selection at a time. 7. "Contractors"(F6) will provide a list of all the sub-contractors on the program selected. 8. "Enter" will take you to the End Search Window. This window will provide a listing of all the components designed into the program selected, including the sub-contractor designs as well. Page 9 Program Searching 9. The End Search Window will display a list of all the part numbers found. The list may be scrolled by using the cursor keys. As the list is scrolled, information about the highlighted part is displayed in the 3 small windows on the right. The Part Information window has a description of the part. The Recommendation window has information from the Parts Control Program and any recommended replacement parts. The User window will show where the design point is for the component and sub-contractor if any. 10. Four options are listed at the bottom of the screen: Help(F1), Print(F8), Company(F6) and Contractors(F7). 11. Selections can be made by using the keys F1, F6, F7 or F8. 12. "Contractors" selection will provide information about the contractor responsible for the original design. 13. "Company" will provide information about the vendor who supplies the part if a vendor is listed. 14. "Print" will provide hard copy printout of the listing. 15. "Help" will provide a summary of the highlighted part. 16. The "Esc" key will allow you to back up one menu selection at a time. ** Note: as part numbers are scrolled in the End Search Window, "dashes" { - } will be located between the different component designs. Page 10 Keyword Searching 1. After the opening screen, the main menu will appear across the top of the screen offering 5 options: Parts, Programs, Contractors, Reports and Quit. 2. Select Programs by using the "F3" key or by using the cursor keys to highlight Programs and then press the "Enter" key. 3. A new window appears, select Keyword. 4. A entry window now appears, requesting a key word to be entered. Any letter or numbers may be entered. The search will look at 4 descriptive fields in every program for any occurrence of the characters. Note: this search will take 2 - 6 minutes depending on the speed of your system. 5. A listing window will appear on the left side of the screen displaying all the programs that match the characters entered. The list may be scrolled with the cursor keys to find the exact program desired. As the programs are scrolled an information window on the right will provide detailed information about the program and prime contractor. 6. Three options are listed near the bottom of the screen: Enter, "Esc" Cancel and Contractors(F6). 7. The "Esc" key will allow you to back up one menu selection at a time. 8. "Contractors"(F6) will provide a list of all the sub-contractors on the program selected. 9. "Enter" will take you to the End Search Window. This window will provide a listing of all the components designed into the program selected, including the sub-contractor designs as well. Page 11 Keyword Searching 10. The End Search Window will display a list of all the part numbers found. The list may be scrolled by using the cursor keys. As the list is scrolled, information about the highlighted part is displayed in the 3 small windows on the right. The Part Information window has a description of the part. The Recommendation window has information from the Parts Control Program and any recommended replacement parts. The User window will show where the design point is for the component and sub-contractor if any. 11. Four options are listed at the bottom of the screen: Help(F1), Print(F8), Company(F6) and Contractors(F7). 12. Selections can be made by using the keys F1, F6, F7 or F8. 13. "Contractors" selection will provide information about the contractor responsible for the original design. 14. "Company" will provide information about the vendor who supplies the part if a vendor is listed. 15. "Print" will provide hard copy printout of the listing. 16. "Help" will provide a summary of the highlighted part. 17. The "Esc" key will allow you to back up one menu selection at a time. ** Note: as part numbers are scrolled in the End Search Window, "dashes" { - } will be located between the different component designs. Page 12 Contractor Searching 1. After the opening screen, the main menu will appear across the top of the screen offering 5 options: Parts, Programs, Contractors, Reports and Quit. 2. Select Contractors by using the "F4" key or by using the cursor keys to highlight Contractors and then press the "Enter" key. 3. An entry window now appears, requesting a contractor name to be entered. A full contractor name can be entered or just the first few characters. Even a single letter may be entered to see a list of all the contractors that begin with that letter. Note: it is also possible to leave the entry blank and just press "Enter", this will list every contractor in the database. 4. A listing window will appear on the screen displaying all the contractors that match the characters entered. The list may be scrolled with the cursor keys to find the exact contractor desired. The contractors are listed for each location that is involved with design efforts. 5. Three options are listed near the bottom of the screen: Enter, "Esc" Cancel and Contractors(F6). 6. The "Esc" key will allow you to back up one menu selection at a time. 7. "Contractors"(F6) will provide additional information about the contractor highlighted. 8. Select "Enter" and a listing window will appear on the left side of the screen displaying all the programs that the selected contractor is involved with at that location. The list may be scrolled with the cursor keys to find the exact program desired. As the programs are scrolled an information window on the right will provide detailed information about the program and prime contractor. 6. The "Esc" key will allow you to back up one menu selection at a time. 7. "Contractors"(F6) selection will provide a list of all the sub-contractors on the program selected. 8. The "Enter" selection will take you to the End Search Window. This window will provide a listing of all the components designed into the program selected, including the sub-contractor designs as well. Page 13 Contractor Searching 9. Three options are listed near the bottom of the screen: Enter, "Esc" Cancel and Contractors(F6). 10. The "Esc" key will allow you to back up one menu selection at a time. 11. "Contractors"(F6) will provide a list of all the sub-contractors on the program selected. 12. The "Enter" selection will take you to the End Search Window. This window will provide a listing of all the components designed into the program by the contractor selected. 13. The End Search Window will display a list of all the part numbers found. The list may be scrolled by using the cursor keys. As the list is scrolled, information about the highlighted part is displayed in the 3 small windows on the right. The Part Information window has a description of the part. The Recommendation window has information from the Parts Control Program and any recommended replacement parts. The User window will show where the design point is for the component. 14. Four options are listed at the bottom of the screen: Help(F1), Print(F8), Company(F6) and Contractors(F7). 15. "Contractors" will provide information about the contractor responsible for the original design. 16. "Company" will provide information about the vendor who supplies the part if a vendor is listed. 17. "Print" will provide hard copy printout of the listing. 18. "Help" will provide a summary of the highlighted part. 19. The "Esc" key will allow you to back up one menu selection at a time. Page 14 Printed Reports 1. After the opening screen, the main menu will appear across the top of the screen offering 5 options: Parts, Programs, Contractors, Reports and Quit. 2. Select Reports by using the "F5" key or by using the cursor keys to highlight Reports and then press the "Enter" key. 3. After selecting "Enter" a window will appear that will duplicate all the other selections in the previous sections. Follow the directions in the other sections of this manual for selecting a printed report. 4. One important added feature in the Report menu is batch processing. This option allows you to select multiple parts, programs or contractors simply by pressing the "space" key to tag the desired selections. 5. Once all items desired are tagged follow the on screen instructions for printing. 6. The printed reports will provide the same basic information as seen in the End Search window. Page 15 Installation, Version 5962 Microcircuits Installation, Version 5935 Connectors 1. Make sure there's approximately 100 MB of disk space available. This installation process will take 30 - 95 minutes depending on the speed of your machine. 2. The system will run on any IBM or compatible running MSDOS 3.0 or later. 3. To install onto your system, please insert the installation disk into a 3.5" 1.44 Meg floppy drive. 4. Type: x:install x y Where "x" is the drive letter containing the installation disk and "y" is the drive letter of your hard disk. 5. You'll be prompted if you wish to continue the install process ( and will be informed as to the number of installs available) Answer "Y". 6. Insert the Program disk when prompted. 7. Insert the Data disks when prompted. 8. It'll take approximately 10 - 30 minutes to unpack the data depending on the speed of your machine. 9. Insert the Keys disks as prompted. 10. It'll take approximately 10 - 30 minutes to unpack the key data depending on the speed of your machine. 11. From the Sales Partner directory type "SP" to run the program. 12. Make a backup of your installed system and keep your original disks in a safe place. *** To move the system to another machine you must use the uninstall process on the installation disk. Page 16 Installation, Version 5961 Discrete Semiconductors Installation, Version 5905 Resistors Installation, Version 5910 Capacitors 1. Make sure there's approximately 45 MB of disk space available. This installation process will take 20 - 40 minutes depending on the speed of your machine. 2. The system will run on any IBM or compatible running MSDOS 3.0 or later. 3. To install onto your system, please insert the installation disk into a 3.5" 1.44 Meg floppy drive. 4. Type: x:install x y Where "x" is the drive letter containing the installation disk and "y" is the drive letter of your hard disk. 5. You'll be prompted if you wish to continue the install process ( and will be informed as to the number of installs available) Answer "Y". 6. Insert the Program disk when prompted. 7. Insert the Data disks when prompted. 8. It'll take approximately 10 - 20 minutes to unpack the data depending on the speed of your machine. 9. Insert the Keys disks as prompted. 10. It'll take approximately 10 - 20 minutes to unpack the key data depending on the speed of your machine. 11. From the Sales Partner directory type "SP" to run. 12. Make a backup of your installed system and keep your original disks in a safe place. *** To move the system to another machine you must use the uninstall process on the installation disk. Page 17 Installation, Version 5950 Transformers&Coils Installation, Version 5985 RF and Microwave Installation, Version 5930 Switches 1. Make sure there's approximately 30 MB of disk space available. This installation process will take 15 - 30 minutes depending on the speed of your machine. 2. The system will run on any IBM or compatible running MSDOS 3.0 or later. 3. To install onto your system, please insert the installation disk into a 3.5" 1.44 Meg floppy drive. 4. Type: x:install x y Where "x" is the drive letter containing the installation disk and "y" is the drive letter of your hard disk. 5. You'll be prompted if you wish to continue the install process ( and will be informed as to the number of installs available) Answer "Y". 6. Insert the Program disk when prompted. 7. Insert the Data disks when prompted. 8. It'll take approximately 10 - 15 minutes to unpack the data depending on the speed of your machine. 9. Insert the Keys disks as prompted. 10. It'll take approximately 10 - 15 minutes to unpack the key data depending on the speed of your machine. 11. From the Sales Partner directory type "SP" to run. 12. Make a backup of your installed system and keep your original disks in a safe place. *** To move the system to another machine you must use the uninstall process on the installation disk. Page 18 Installation, Version 5945 Relays Installation, Version 5920,25 Fuses&Circuit Breakers Installation, Version 5915 Filters 1. Make sure there's approximately 10 MB of disk space available. This installation process will take 10 - 30 minutes depending on the speed of your machine. 2. The system will run on any IBM or compatible running MSDOS 3.0 or later. 3. To install onto your system, please insert the installation disk into a 3.5" 1.44 Meg floppy drive. 4. Type: x:install x y Where "x" is the drive letter containing the installation disk and "y" is the drive letter of your hard disk. 5. You'll be prompted if you wish to continue the install process ( and will be informed as to the number of installs available) Answer "Y". 6. Insert the Program disk when prompted. 7. From the Sales Partner directory type "SP" to run the program. 8. Make a backup of your installed system and keep your original disks in a safe place. *** To move the system to another machine you must use the uninstall process on the installation disk. Page 19 UN-Installing *** To move the system to another machine you must use the uninstall process on the installation disk. 1. Put the install disk into a floppy drive. 2. Type: x:uninstall x y Where "x" is the drive letter containing the installation disk and "y" is the drive letter of your hard disk. 3. You'll be prompted if you wish to continue the uninstall process ( and will be informed as to the number of installs available) Answer "Y". Page 20