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  3.                                   Overview:    
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  5. WitΦá thi≤á option¼á yo⌡ caε "layer-inó u≡ t∩ 99,999,99╣ differen⌠á layer≤á o≥ ì
  6. grouping≤ oµ customers«á   Oncσ yo⌡ identif∙ ß ne≈ grou≡ oµ customers¼ sucΦ a≤ ì
  7. ßá newly-purchaseΣ mailinτ list¼á yo⌡ caε separatσ theφ b∙ assigninτ ßá uniquσ ì
  8. CATEGOR┘ numbe≥ t∩ thσ grou≡ whilσ yo⌡ arσ enterinτ thei≥ informatioε int∩ thσ ì
  9. Customer File«á  Froφ tha⌠ poin⌠ on¼á anytimσ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ segregatσ tha⌠ blocδ ì
  10. oµ record≤ froφ eithe≥ thσ Customer Filσ o≥ Activit∙ file¼ jus⌠ g∩ t∩ thσ Maiε ì
  11. Prograφ Men⌡ anΣ ente≥ optioε  8¼ Selec⌠ Category.
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  17.                                |  OPTION 1: |
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  20.                         1)  Select Category [0= all]  
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  22. WitΦ thi≤ option¼á yo⌡ caε selec⌠ ou⌠ thσ ON┼ specifiπ categor∙ tha⌠ yo⌡ wan⌠ ì
  23. thσ prograφ t∩ operatσ on«  Oncσ selected¼ al∞ othe≥ record≤ appea≥ t∩ vanisΦ ì
  24. unti∞ t∩ reselec⌠ anothe≥ category«  Iµ yo⌡ selec⌠ '0'¼ thσ defaul⌠ category¼ ì
  25. AL╠ categorie≤ arσ jumbleΣ together.
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  29.                                |  OPTION 2: |
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  31.                 2)  Move all items in one category to another         
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  33. WitΦ optioε 2¼á yo⌡ caε renumbe≥ al∞ item≤ iε onσ categor∙ t∩ another«á  WitΦ ì
  34. thi≤ option¼á yo⌡ caε movσ al∞ record≤ withiε ß categor∙ t∩ anothe≥á categor∙ ì
  35. o≥ combinσ differen⌠ categorie≤ int∩ thσ samσ category.
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  38.                                |  OPTION 3: |
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  41.                          3)  Delete any ONE category                           
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  43. This option will delete ALL records in any ONE category.
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  46.                                |  OPTION 4: |
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  48.                                                                            
  49.                    4)  UN-delete any ONE category                        
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  51. Optioεá ┤ i≤ thσ reversσ oµ optioε ┤ anΣ wil∞ UN-DELET┼ al∞ record≤ iεá an∙ ì
  52. onσá category«á  Thi≤á optioε wil∞ worδ unti∞ yo⌡ elec⌠ t∩ g∩ t∩ thσá Othe≥ ì
  53. Option≤ Men⌡ anΣ selec⌠ optioε 9¼á Repacδ anΣ Reinde° records«  Oncσ yo⌡ d∩ ì
  54. that¼á optioεá ┤ wil∞ no⌠ worδ an∙ morσ fo≥ thosσ categorie≤á deleteΣá witΦ ì
  55. optioε │ abovσ PRIO╥ t∩ repackinτ anΣ reindexing.è                                                                           
  56.                                ==============
  57.                                |  OPTION 5: |
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  60.               5)  Change category based on COMMENTS,NAME,CITY:      
  61.             [merge multiple categories into 1 with this criteria]        
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  64. WitΦ thi≤ powerfu∞ selectioε criteria¼á yo⌡ caε selec⌠ ou⌠ record≤ baseΣ oε ì
  65. Comments¼á name¼á city¼á state¼á anΣ zi≡ code«  Fo≥ morσ informatioε oε ho≈ ì
  66. thi≤ works¼ seσ thi≤ Appendi° iε thσ PROGRAM.DOC/PROGRAM.REF file:
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  68.    Logic behind Comments/name/city selection..................Appendix A-2
  69.      [select out records in 7 different places in program]
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