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ADIOS JUNE 1996
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PRODUCT OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
CHANGING DEFAULTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
NAME & ADDRESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
TAX RATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
TERMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
HANDLING CHARGE RATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
HANDLING CHARGE BASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
SCREEN COLORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
DEFAULT PRINTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
SAVE ORDERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
ENTERING ORDER INFORMATION
CUSTOMER INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
TAX & BILLING INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
SHIP TO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
OVERRIDING TYPE FOR RETAIL CUSTOMERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
HANDLING CHARGE / DISCOUNTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
EDIT SAVED ACCOUNT INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
SAVING ACCOUNT INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
PRODUCT INFORMATION
STOCK NUMBERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
ADDING NEW PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
QUANTITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
END OF ORDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
MAKING ADJUSTMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
PRINTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
ABOUT THE AUTHOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
TECHNICAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
TSR INFORMATION (NOTE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
RUNNING UNDER WINDOWS (NOTE2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
WARRANTY INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
ERROR CODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
TURBO ERRORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
ORDERING INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
ADIOS Invoicing
ADIOS Invoicing is a full-functioned, menu-driven, invoice writing
program for Amway distributors and others. It is part of the complete ADIOS
distributor inventory and ordering system (discussed below) in use since 1982.
A complete product file with current may be purchased. Timely bi-annual
price updates are available for only $15. (Prices can be changed
individually.) Products can also be added by the user and thus the program
can be used by any type of business to write invoices.
It is an extremely flexible system. For example, sales tax rates and handling
charges can be set by the individual distributor and products can be
discounted as desired. ADIOS Invoicing offers four sales tax rates (general,
food, vitamins, and medicine) as well as tax exempt products.
Invoice information includes PV and BV month-to-date, estimated bonus, next
performance bonus bracket, points required to reach next bracket, sales tax
based on SRP (Suggested Retail Price) or distributor cost, and out-of-state
sales tax difference. Retail customer invoices can also be printed and
contain only SRP and sales tax.
ADIOS Invoicing is available in shareware for evaluation purposes only. But
if you try this program and like it, for the small registration fee of only
$5.00, you, too, can be an honest man or woman! Upon receipt of your
registration fee, we'll send you a registered copy and instructions for using
it. (It's even easier than the shareware version!)
ADIOS (A Distributor Inventory and Ordering System)
(A COMPLETE SOLUTION)
In the complete system, with minimal data entry, a distributor can track on-
hand inventory and year-to-date product sales, detect back-order situations,
allow for product exchanges and returns, add special charges, apply BV
vouchers, and generate distributor invoices which include broadcast messages.
ADIOS offers full PV (Point Value) and BV (Business Volume)
accounting for downline and service agreement distributors.
ADIOS monthly bonus calculation handles adding catalog orders, standing
orders, BV transfer, shipping charges, and other miscellaneous adjustments.
Monthly statements and bonus summary reports can be generated and printed.
Service agreement distributor statements can also be printed along with a
BV transfer report. It allows variable SCO rate by service agreement and
prints SCO debit memos to service agreement directs.
Reorder points can be specified by product and are automatically calculated
based on sales. A report showing products below-reorder-point can be
generated.
Purchasing can be based on case or unit quantities. On-order quantities
are automatically maintained. When inventory is received, the on-order
quantity is reduced and the on-hand inventory quantity is increased.
For a detailed description of ADIOS - THE COMPLETE SOLUTION choose A from
the program menu.
GETTING STARTED
1. Look for CONFIG.SYS in the root directory of the disk you boot from
and make sure it includes a statement FILES=20 (or a greater number.)
If it does not, edit the file and add the statement.
2. Put ADIOS demo disk in drive A:
3. At the C: prompt (C:\> -or- C:) type:
C:\> MD ADIOS {ENTER} (Make ADIOS directory)
C:\> CD ADIOS {ENTER} (Change to ADIOS directory)
C:\> COPY A:*.* {ENTER} (Copy files from DEMO disk)
C:\> ADIOS {ENTER} (Executes ADIOS problem)
The following screen appears (unless you have a registered version:)
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ADIOS INVOICE WRITING PROGRAM FOR AMWAY DISTRIBUTORS AND OTHERS. ║
║ (C) COPYRIGHT 1982,96 THIRD WAVE SYSTEMS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ║
║ ║
║ ADIOS IS A PROGRAM TO AID IN THE PREPARATION OF INVOICES. YOU MAY USE ║
║ IT FOR A REASONABLE TIME TO SEE IF YOU LIKE IT. IF YOU FIND IT USEFUL ║
║ AND YOU ARE HONEST, PLEASE SEND A $5 REGISTRATION FEE TO ║
║ ║
║ THIRD WAVE SYSTEMS ║
║ BOX 631 ║
║ MOLINE, IL 61266 ║
║ ║
║ THIS PROGRAM IS COPYRIGHTED AND IS BEING DISTRIBUTED AS SHAREWARE. ║
║ YOU MAY COPY IT AND GIVE IT TO OTHERS, BUY YOU MAY NOT ALTER IT OR ║
║ SELL IT. YOU MAY CHARGE A NOMINAL HANDLING CHARGE OR DISKETTE FEE. ║
║ ║
║ IF YOU ARE AN AMWAY DISTRIBUTOR USING THIS PROGRAM TO PREPARE ║
║ INVOICES, YOU MAY PURCHASE A CURRENT COPY OF THE PRICE FILE BY ║
║ SENDING $15 TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS. THE PRICE FILE IS CHANGED EACH ║
║ MARCH 1 AND SEPTEMBER 1. WHEN YOU PURCHASE A NEW PRICE FILE YOU WILL ║
║ AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE THE MOST CURRENT VERSION OF THIS PROGRAM. ║
║ ║
║ WHEN YOU REGISTER YOU WILL BE TOLD HOW TO GET RID OF THIS NOTICE. ║
║ ENTER ### TO CONTINUE? ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
3. Type in the number indicated and press ENTER. When you register,
you'll receive a new disk without this screen and new instructions.
CHANGING DEFAULTS
EDITING INFORMATION:
Wherever you see information in a reverse video box - that field can be
edited. The ARROW, END, HOME, INSERT, and DELETE keys can be used to edit
the fields. Changes to your screen are marked in bold type.
Use the ESC key or Enter to return to previous menus.
The first time you use the program you should change the defaults.
1. Type a 4 in the OPTION field and press ENTER.
The screen is modified with the defaults options:
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ PROGRAM DM001020 Version 8.0 USING THE MARCH 1996 PRICE FILE ║
║ THIRD WAVE SYSTEMS ORDER ENTRY ║
║ ║
║ 0 - RETURN TO DOS ║
║ 1 - ENTER ORDER ║
║ 2 - VIEW/PRINT ORDERS ║
║ 3 - REINDEX PRODUCT FILE ║
║ 4 - CHANGE DEFAULTS ║
║ 5 - HELP!! ║
║ 6 - ERROR CODES ║
║ 7 - ADIOS USER MANUAL ║
║ 8 - PROGRAM INFORMATION ║
║ 9 - PRINT REGISTRATION FORM ║
║ A - ADIOS (complete system) ║
║ ║
║ ENTER OPTION _4_ ║
║ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
NOTE: ITEMS 6 THROUGH 9 DO NOT APPEAR ON THIS SCREEN IN THE FULL SYSTEM.
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ PROGRAM DM001020 Version 8.0 USING THE MARCH 1996 PRICE FILE ║
║ THIRD WAVE SYSTEMS ORDER ENTRY ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ CHANGE PROGRAM DEFAULTS -- PROGRAM WILL RESTART WHEN DONE! ║
║ ║
║ 0 - RETURN TO PROGRAM ║
║ 1 - TERMS CASH ║
║ 2 - HANDLING CHARGE BASED ON WHOLESALE ║
║ 3 - TAX RATES ║
║ 4 - NAME & ADDRESS ║
║ 5 - HANDLING CHARGE RATE 0.040 ║
║ 6 - SET SCREEN COLORS ║
║ 7 - DEFAULT PRINTER LPT1: ║
║ 8 - SAVE ORDERS N ║
║ 9 - CHANGE DATE 960630 ║
║ ║
║ ENTER SELECTION ___ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
1.1. NAME & ADDRESS - To personalize shareware copies, replace the Name &
Address with yours, type a 4 in the SELECTION field and press ENTER.
(This information prints at the top of your invoices.) If you got a
copy of this program from someone else, change their name to yours -
it unregisters the program - but it works identically.
The screen is modified with the Name & Address information:
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ PROGRAM DM001020 Version 8.0 USING THE MARCH 1996 PRICE FILE ║
║ THIRD WAVE SYSTEMS ORDER ENTRY ║
║ ║
║ ║
║ CHANGE PROGRAM DEFAULTS -- PROGRAM WILL RESTART WHEN DONE! ║
║ ║
║ 0 - RETURN TO PROGRAM ║
║ 1 - TERMS CASH ║
║ 2 - HANDLING CHARGE BASED ON WHOLESALE ║
║ 3 - TAX RATES ║
║ 4 - NAME & ADDRESS ║
║ 5 - HANDLING CHARGE RATE 0.040 ║
║ 6 - SET SCREEN COLORS ║
║ 7 - DEFAULT PRINTER LPT1: ║
║ 8 - SAVE ORDERS N ║
║ 9 - CHANGE DATE 960630 ║
║ ║
║ ENTER SELECTION _4_ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
1.1.1 Replace THIRD WAVE SYSTEMS with your business name. Press ENTER.
1.1.2 Replace BOX 631 with your address. Press ENTER.
1.1.3 Replace MOLINE, IL 61266 with your city, state, and zip.
Press ENTER.
1.1.4. Replace the area code with yours and press ENTER. Replace Third
Wave's phone number with yours. Press Enter.
The Name and Address options will disappear and you will return
to the defaults menu.
1.2. TAX RATE - The tax rates are set to 0.00 (or if you received this from
someone else - they may be set for that state). In most states, you
will receive a message "TAX RATES NOT SET" when the rates are 0.00.
If you need to change the tax rates, type a 3 in the Selection field.
Press ENTER.
The screen is modified with the Tax Rate information:
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ PROGRAM DM001020 Version 8.0 USING THE MARCH 1996 PRICE FILE ║
║ THIRD WAVE SYSTEMS ORDER ENTRY ║
║ ║
║ GEN 06.25 ║
║ FOOD ║
║ VITA ║
║ MED ║
║ ║
║ CHANGE PROGRAM DEFAULTS -- PROGRAM WILL RESTART WHEN DONE! ║
║ ║
║ 0 - RETURN TO PROGRAM ║
║ 1 - TERMS CASH ║
║ 2 - HANDLING CHARGE BASED ON WHOLESALE ║
║ 3 - TAX RATES ║
║ 4 - NAME & ADDRESS ║
║ 5 - HANDLING CHARGE RATE 0.040 ║
║ 6 - SET SCREEN COLORS ║
║ 7 - DEFAULT PRINTER LPT1: ║
║ 8 - SAVE ORDERS N ║
║ 9 - CHANGE DATE 960630 ║
║ ║
║ ENTER SELECTION _3_ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Make changes to each tax category as necessary, pressing ENTER
between each selection.
After pressing ENTER the last time, the tax rate information will
disappear and you will return to the defaults menu.
1.3. TERMS - There are four options: CASH - COD - NET 10 - NET 30
To "toggle" through them, press 1, then ENTER. If that is not the
correct choice, press 1, then ENTER again. Continue until the correct
choice is displayed. Press ENTER. (Terms are printed on the invoice
No calculations are performed.)
1.4. HANDLING CHARGE RATE - If you charge a handling charge, the rate is
set here. Press 5, then ENTER. Type in the percentage and press
ENTER again. (A negative number can be used to generate a discount -
rather than a handling charge.)
1.5. HANDLING CHARGE BASED ON - This default is set to 'Wholesale' - but
can be changed to 'Retail'.
To change it, press 1, then ENTER. To change it back, press 1, then
ENTER again.
1.6. SCREEN COLORS - if you have a color monitor you can select a color
scheme to your liking. You will be asked to choose both a background
color and a foreground color. After choosing, the program will show
you how your choices look and ask if they are OK. When you answer "Y"
the scheme will be saved.
1.7. DEFAULT PRINTER - if you wish to print orders on a different printer
this option allows you to direct the printing to LPT2:. NOTE: Do not
change this option unless you have a printer connected to LPT2:!
1.8. SAVE ORDERS - when you enter an order it is saved to a file in your
C:\ADIOS subdirectory. The file name is ORDER.FLE. When you write
your next order, the contents of ORDER.FLE are replaced with the
new information. If you change SAVE ORDERS to Y, orders will be saved
in individual files. Your first order will be saved to INV00001.FLE.
Your second order will be saved to INV00002.FLE and so on.
Later you will be able to view the orders by selecting option 2 from
the program menu (VIEW/PRINT ORDERS). If the SAVE ORDERS is N, you
will be taken to a view of ORDER.FLE. If the SAVE ORDERS is Y, you
will be taken to a screen listing all order files present. Selecting
one will take you to a view of that order. Any time you are viewing an
order, the program will allow you to print it by pressing P.
2. When all your defaults are set to your liking, press 0, then ENTER.
At this point the program will automatically initialize and the
program menu will be displayed.
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ PROGRAM DM001020 Version 8.0 USING THE MARCH 1996 PRICE FILE ║
║ THIRD WAVE SYSTEMS ORDER ENTRY ║
║ ║
║ 0 - RETURN TO DOS ║
║ 1 - ENTER ORDER ║
║ 2 - VIEW/PRINT ORDERS ║
║ 3 - CHANGE DATE ║
║ 4 - CHANGE DEFAULTS ║
║ 5 - HELP!! ║
║ 6 - ERROR CODES ║
║ 7 - ADIOS USER MANUAL ║
║ 8 - PROGRAM INFORMATION ║
║ 9 - PRINT REGISTRATION FORM ║
║ A - ADIOS (complete system) ║
║ ║
║ ENTER OPTION _1_ ║
║ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
3. To begin entering orders, type 1 and press ENTER.
ENTERING ORDER INFORMATION
1. The following screen appears:
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┬──────────┬─────────────┐ ║
║ │ ACCOUNT ░░░░░ SHIP TO: │ TAX RATES│DATE 15JUN96│ ║
║ │ NAME │ GEN │ INV# 1 │ ║
║ │ STREET │ FOOD │ TYPE │ ║
║ │ CITY │ VITA │ HDLG │ ║
║ │ PHONE │ MED │ │ ║
║ ├──┬───────┬────────────────────────┬─────┬────┬──┴──┬─────┬─┴────┬────────┤ ║
║ │# │STOCK #│ PRODUCT DESCRIPTION │ QTY │SHIP│ P.V.│ B.V.│ COST │ S.R.P. │ ║
║ ├──┼───────┼────────────────────────┼─────┼────┼─────┼─────┼──────┼────────┤ ║
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║ ├──┴───────┴────────────────────────┼─────┴────┼─────┼─────┼──────┼────────┤ ║
║ │░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│SUB-TOTAL │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│SALES TAX │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│ HANDLING │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│ TOTAL │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ ╞═══════════════════════════════════╧══════════╧═════╧═════╧══════╧════════╡ ║
║ │ ENTER A NUMERIC ACCOUNT NUMBER <PRESS ENTER OR 0 FOR ORDER ENTRY MENU> │ ║
║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
The current date (ADIOS uses the date on the computer) and invoice
number are automatically inserted. The invoice number automatically
increments with each new invoice.
Notice the instructions on the white bar at the bottom of the screen.
1.1 CUSTOMER INFORMATION
1.1.1 ACCOUNT NUMBER: The cursor is positioned in the Account Number
field. Type the Account Number and press ENTER. (The account
number is REQUIRED - you must enter something in this field,
preferably a number between 1 and 32,765).
1.1.2 NAME / ADDRESS / PHONE NUMBER: The name, address, and phone
number information is optional and can be bypassed by pressing
Enter at each field. (In the complete Inventory and Ordering
System, the customer's name, address, and phone number is based
on the account number and is automatically inserted by ADIOS.)
If you are not using the Inventory and Ordering System, but you
SAVEed the account, all information discussed below will be
automatically filled in.
The cursor moves to the Name field. Type the customer's name,
press ENTER.
The cursor moves to the Street field. Type the street address,
press ENTER.
The cursor moves to the City field. Type the city, press ENTER.
The cursor moves to the Phone field. Type the phone number,
press ENTER.
1.2 TAX AND BILLING INFORMATION
When ENTER is pressed, a bell will sound, and the tax information,
date, invoice number, and handling charge information will be
automatically filled in and a new set of instructions appears at the
bottom of the screen.
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┬──────────┬─────────────┐ ║
║ │ ACCOUNT 1001 SHIP TO: │TAX RATES │DATE 15JUN96│ ║
║ │ NAME CAROL CREST │GEN .0625│INV# 1 │ ║
║ │ STREET 1040 14TH AVENUE │FOOD .0100│TYPE WHLSALE│ ║
║ │ CITY MOLETTE, IL 61266 │VITA .0100│HDLG W +.040│ ║
║ │ PHONE (309) 555-0913 │MED .0100│ │ ║
║ ├──┬───────┬────────────────────────┬─────┬────┬──┴──┬─────┬─┴────┬────────┤ ║
║ │# │STOCK #│ PRODUCT DESCRIPTION │ QTY │SHIP│ P.V.│ B.V.│ COST │ S.R.P. │ ║
║ ├──┼───────┼────────────────────────┼─────┼────┼─────┼─────┼──────┼────────┤ ║
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║ ├──┴───────┴────────────────────────┼─────┴────┼─────┼─────┼──────┼────────┤ ║
║ │░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│SUB-TOTAL │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│SALES TAX │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│ HANDLING │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│ TOTAL │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ ╞═══════════════════════════════════╧══════════╧═════╧═════╧══════╧════════╡ ║
║ │ Esc=QUIT F2=BEGIN F3=SHIPTO F4=TAXRATE F7=TYPE F8=HDLG F9=EDIT F10=SAVE │ ║
║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
If the customer's address is in a different state than your own
(as reflected in the defaults) and in the format as specified
above, you will be prompted for the applicable tax rates. (The
prompt will be flashing the following message at the bottom of
the screen:
OUT OF STATE CUSTOMER <CHANGE TAX RATES> - PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE
1.2.1 SHIP TO: If the customer name and address is different from the
SHIP TO name and address, press F3 and enter that information.
1.2.2 TAX RATE: If the tax rate needs to be different from the
defaults, press F4 and make the changes.
1.2.3 TYPE: Change type to RETAIL for retail customers by pressing F7.
This suppresses the PV, BV, and COST from printing on the invoice.
Non-Amway users will want to use 'Retail' since this choice controls
the format of the invoice.
1.2.4 HANDLING: Both basis and rate can be changed if desired by pressing
F8. If, for example, you have a handling charge for your
distributors, you might want to give retail customers a discount
(or eliminate the handling charge.) Enter discounts as negative numbers.
1.2.5 EDIT: If the account has been saved, choosing EDIT by pressing F9 will
allow you to change SAVEd name and address information.
1.2.6 SAVE: Choosing this option will save all information about this
about this account: name, street, city, phone, shipto, tax rates,
handling charge basis and handling charge rate.
Also for those using only the ADIOS Invoicing program, SAVEing
the account will permit PV/BV month to date to be accumulated
for that account.
1.2.7 Press F2 to begin entering product information and the following
screen will be displayed (only the bottom line is different).
1.3 PRODUCT INFORMATION
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┬──────────┬─────────────┐ ║
║ │ ACCOUNT 1001 SHIP TO: │TAX RATES │DATE 15JUN96│ ║
║ │ NAME CAROL CREST │GEN .0625│INV# 1 │ ║
║ │ STREET 1040 14TH AVENUE │FOOD .0100│TYPE WHLSALE│ ║
║ │ CITY MOLETTE, IL 61266 │VITA .0100│HDLG W +.040│ ║
║ │ PHONE (309) 555-0913 │MED .0100│ │ ║
║ ├──┬───────┬────────────────────────┬─────┬────┬──┴──┬─────┬─┴────┬────────┤ ║
║ │# │STOCK #│ PRODUCT DESCRIPTION │ QTY │SHIP│ P.V.│ B.V.│ COST │ S.R.P. │ ║
║ ├──┼───────┼────────────────────────┼─────┼────┼─────┼─────┼──────┼────────┤ ║
║ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ ├──┴───────┴────────────────────────┼─────┴────┼─────┼─────┼──────┼────────┤ ║
║ │░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│SUB-TOTAL │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│SALES TAX │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│ HANDLING │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│ TOTAL │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ ╞═══════════════════════════════════╧══════════╧═════╧═════╧══════╧════════╡ ║
║ │ Esc=ABORT Enter=END ORDER F1=HELP F3=NEW PRODUCT F4=PV/BV MTD PgDn=NEXT│ ║
║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
1.3.1 STOCK NUMBER FIELD: The cursor moves to the first line in the
stock number field. Choose a stock number (EX: E1, E8268, or
A7000).
If you want to use "eaches" pricing prefix the Stock
number with a "W" e.g. WE1 for LOC. Press Enter.
PgDn/PgUp will move to the next or previous stock number on the
price file.
The product file also contains three special stock numbers: TOOLS,
COUPON, and ORDER.
TOOLS can be used as a generic stock number for non-Amway items
such as tapes, books, etc.. Of course, you can also add numbers
to the file if you wish.
COUPON offers an additional means of entering coupons. You should
enter either a negative quantity or a negative amount (not both)
so that the amounts are subtracted from the order totals.
ORDER can be used to calculate bonuses at month end. Simply enter
one line item (with ORDER as the Stock Number) for each order that
earned PV/BV). The program will accumulate totals and calculate
an estimated bonus. If there are any amounts due, they can be
entered in the amounts column.
1.3.2 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The product description is automatically
inserted by ADIOS. When using one of the special Stock Numbers,
you will be asked to enter a description.
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┬──────────┬─────────────┐ ║
║ │ ACCOUNT 1001 SHIP TO: │TAX RATES │DATE 15JUN96│ ║
║ │ NAME CAROL CREST │GEN .0625│INV# 1 │ ║
║ │ STREET 1040 14TH AVENUE │FOOD .0100│TYPE WHLSALE│ ║
║ │ CITY MOLETTE, IL 61266 │VITA .0100│HDLG W +.040│ ║
║ │ PHONE (309) 555-0913 │MED .0100│ │ ║
║ ├──┬───────┬────────────────────────┬─────┬────┬──┴──┬─────┬─┴────┬────────┤ ║
║ │# │STOCK #│ PRODUCT DESCRIPTION │ QTY │SHIP│ P.V.│ B.V.│ COST │ S.R.P. │ ║
║ ├──┼───────┼────────────────────────┼─────┼────┼─────┼─────┼──────┼────────┤ ║
║ │1 │E1 │LOC REG │ │ │ 2.60│ 5.90│ 5.15│ 6.75│ ║
║ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ ├──┴───────┴────────────────────────┼─────┴────┼─────┼─────┼──────┼────────┤ ║
║ │░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│SUB-TOTAL │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│SALES TAX │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│ HANDLING │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│ TOTAL │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ ╞═══════════════════════════════════╧══════════╧═════╧═════╧══════╧════════╡ ║
║ │ F1=HELP F2=PROD-INFO F3=PRICES F4=PV/BV-MTD F7=CASE-QTY F8=TAX F10=DEL │ ║
║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
After nine items are typed, that portion of the invoice screen will
scroll to allow additional entries.
The cursor will then move to the quantity ordered field.
BEFORE ENTERING A QUANTITY, THERE ARE SEVERAL ACTIONS AVAILABLE!
* ADIOS allows you to add additional products. To add a new product,
press F3. (This handy feature allows ADIOS to be used by a non-Amway
business. The TYPE field should have been changed to RETAIL if being
used by non-Amway distributors.) F10 will delete the stock number.
Type the stock number, press ENTER.
Type the product description, press ENTER.
Type the point value, press ENTER.
Type the business volume, press ENTER.
Type the wholesale cost, press ENTER.
Type the suggested retail price, press ENTER.
At this point, the white information box in the lower left corner
will prompt for three more items.
Type the Tax Indicator, press ENTER.
Group only applies on complete system. Press ENTER.
Type the Case Quantity, press ENTER.
* You can request more information about the product by pressing
F2 PROD-INFO. The requested information will be displayed in the lower
left-hand corner of the screen.
* If you want to change the prices, you can do so by pressing F3 PRICES
NOTE WELL -- the prices will be saved as CASE prices.
* The accumulated point value and business volumes may be reviewed with
each additional item by pressing F4. They will appear in the white
information box in the lower left corner.
* You can change case quantity by pressing F7.
* You can change the tax indicator by pressing F8.
* If you want to delete the item, press F10
* Press the Esc key if you wish to ABORT the order. You will be asked to
confirm such a request.
1.3.3 QUANTITY: The cursor moves to the Quantity field. Type the
quantity, press Enter.
Sometimes the price for a case of the product is not the same as
the case quantity multiplied by the unit price. If you want to use
case prices, add a "C" at the end of the quantity...e.g. 1C.
You can also enter fractions e.g. 2/15 which is useful when
breaking up packages such as napkins.
If this is not the product you want, enter 0.
If a mistake has been made on previous item, reverse it by entering
a matching negative quantity. If you want to give credit for
products returned, enter a negative quantity.
1.3.4 When ENTER is pressed, ADIOS automatically fills in the point value,
business volume, cost, suggested retail price, handling, and tax
information, as well as the sub-totals.
Repeat until the order is complete.
1.3.5 If no Stock Number is entered and ENTER is pressed, you will be
asked if you want to end the order. If you answer yes, a bell will
sound.
The screen will look something like the following:
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┬──────────┬─────────────┐ ║
║ │ ACCOUNT 1001 SHIP TO: │TAX RATES │DATE 15JUN96│ ║
║ │ NAME CAROL CREST │GEN .0625│INV# 1 │ ║
║ │ STREET 1040 14TH AVENUE │FOOD .0100│TYPE WHLSALE│ ║
║ │ CITY MOLETTE, IL 61266 │VITA .0100│HDLG W +.040│ ║
║ │ PHONE (309) 555-0913 │MED .0100│ │ ║
║ ├──┬───────┬────────────────────────┬─────┬────┬──┴──┬─────┬─┴────┬────────┤ ║
║ │# │STOCK #│ PRODUCT DESCRIPTION │ QTY │SHIP│ P.V.│ B.V.│ COST │ S.R.P. │ ║
║ ├──┼───────┼────────────────────────┼─────┼────┼─────┼─────┼──────┼────────┤ ║
║ │ 1│E1 │ L.O.C. REGULAR │ 3 │ 3 │ 7.80│15.00│ 12.30│ 17.55 │ ║
║ │ 2│E8268 │ S-A-8 PLUS PREMIUM │ 2 │ 2 │21.20│34.50│ 31.88│ 40.50 │ ║
║ │ 3│A7000 │ HONEY CREAM SHEER MKUP │ 5 │ 5 │23.75│38.25│ 29.15│ 42.50 │ ║
║ │ 4│NEW-01 │ NEW PRODUCT INFORMATION│ 1 │ 1 │ 5.20│ 7.80│ 10.25│ 12.75 │ ║
║ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ ├──┴───────┴────────────────────────┼─────┴────┼─────┼─────┼──────┼────────┤ ║
║ │░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│SUB-TOTAL │57.95│95.55│ 83.53│ 113.30 │ ║
║ │░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│SALES TAX │ │ │ 6.42│ │ ║
║ │░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│ HANDLING │ │ │ 4.54│ │ ║
║ │░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│ TOTAL │57.95│95.55│ 94.54│ │ ║
║ ╞═══════════════════════════════════╧══════════╧═════╧═════╧══════╧════════╡ ║
║ │F2=VOUCHER F3=CREDITS F4=TAXES F7=B/Os F8=PAYMENT F9=MESSAGE F10=END&PRINT│ ║
║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
The white bar at the bottom of the screen now offers a number of
options for completing the invoice.
MAKING ADJUSTMENTS
1. VOUCHERS - Press F2 - Do not use negatives to indicate voucher
amounts. The cursor will move to the P.V. field.
Type in the P.V. figure. Press Enter.
Type in the B.V. figure, press ENTER.
Enter the wholesale cost figure, press ENTER.
2. CREDITS - Press F3 - The menu bar will offer a new selection:
F2 - COUPON
F3 - SENIOR CITIZEN
F4 - TRADE-IN
F5 - OTHER (Reads DISCOUNT on the invoice)
Pressing one of these function keys will add that category to the
invoice and allow the corresponding figures to be entered. Do not use
negatives to indicate credits. Press ENTER after typing figures.
3. TAXES - Press F4 - The lower left-hand corner window shows amount and
tax on four tax categories: general, food, vitamins, and medicine.
4. BACKORDERS - Only applies in complete inventory and ordering system.
5. PAYMENT - F8 - If a payment was made against the order, you can enter
that amount. The results will appear on the invoice showing total
AMOUNT DUE after payment is subtracted. After the payment is entered
the program goes to END & PRINT automatically.
6. MESSAGE - Press F9 - You may add an optional message to print at the
bottom of the invoice with as many lines as desired. It might be used
to notify recipients of upcoming price changes - or - to print a
seasonal greeting.
7. END & PRINT - Press F10 - Asks for number of copies to print (0-9).
PRINT INVOICE
When you print an invoice, it will look something like this:
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │
│ YOUR NAME GOES HERE PAGE 1 │
│ YOUR STREET ADDRESS │
│ YOUR CITY, STATE, ZIP │
│ YOUR PHONE NUMBER │
│ │
│ │
│ 15JUN96 INVOICE 1 │
│ │
│ SOLD TO: CAROL CREST ORDER # 1 SHIP TO: │
│ 1040 14TH AVENUE │
│ MOLETTE, IL 61266 │
│ │
│ │
│ TERMS CASH │
│ │
│ QTY STOCK # DESCRIPTION P.V. B.V. COST SRP │
│ 3 E1 L.O.C. REGULAR 7.80 15.00 12.30 17.55 │
│ 2 E8268 S-A-8 PLUS PREMIUM 21.20 34.50 31.88 40.50 │
│ 5 A7000 HONEY CREAM SHEER MAKEUP 23.75 38.25 29.15 42.50 │
│ 1 NEW-01 NEW PRODUCT INFORMATION 5.20 7.80 10.25 12.75 │
│ SUB-TOTAL 57.95 95.55 83.58 113.30 │
│ SALES TAX 7.09 │
│ HANDLING 3.35 │
│ *ORDER TOTAL 94.02 │
│ TOTAL AMOUNT DUE 94.02 │
│ P.V. MONTH TO DATE 57.95 │
│ B.V. MONTH TO DATE 95.55 │
│ ESTIMATED BONUS 0.00 │
│ NEXT BRACKET 100.00 POINTS NEEDED 42.05 │
│ TAX ON WHOLESALE 5.24 │
│ │
│ │
│ ......HERE IS WHERE YOU MIGHT PUT A MESSAGE TO YOUR CUSTOMERS......... │
│ │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
If you are using the Inventory and Ordering System, the accumulated
PV and BV for the month will be printed.
If you are using only the ADIOS Invoicing program and have SAVEd the
account information, the accumulated PV and BV for the month will be
printed. NOTE: When the month changes, the PV and BV are reset to zero
automatically. If you are using this feature of ADIOS Invoicing, you
will want to print invoices for all distributors on the last day of
the month.
If the invoice is for a RETAIL customer, the format will be different
and will not show PV, BV, or COST information.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
The author of ADIOS was an Amway distributor from 1979 - 1993, has been a
direct distributor, and operated a warehouse for his downline for several
years.
He has over twenty years of computer programming experience, and nearly as
many with inventory systems.
He has been successfully using this program in his own business since 1982.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
This program was developed using Turbo Pascal and Quick Basic which are
products of Borland and Microsoft respectively. The program is copyrighted
by Third Wave Systems of Moline, IL 61266 and all rights are reserved.
COMPUTER: IBM Compatible
DISK: One floppy drive or hard drive
PRINTER: 80 or 132 Column
OPERATING SYSTEM: MSDOS/PCDOS/DRDOS
The following files should be present:
ADIOS.BAT Used to invoke the program
ADIOS.DOC An ASCII file version of the user's manual
ADIOS.ERR An ASCII file listing runtime error codes
ADIOS.HLP Online help file
ADIOSW.BAT Used to invoke the program under Windows (see note)
BRUN30.EXE Microsoft Quick Basic runtime
CSYS.FLE System file
DM001020.EXE The Invoicing Program
DM001098.COM TSR for ISAM needed by DM001020.EXE
DSYS.FLE System file
PRODUCT.FLE Product file
PRODUCT.IDX Index to product file
READ.ME A file of brief instructions
REGISTER.TXT Registration form
SEE.EXE A utility program for viewing/printing ASCII files
(refer to NOTE2 for more information)
WINFIX.EXE This program is run by ADIOSW.BAT
NOTE:
If you execute the program and return to DOS, the TSR DM001098 IS NOT
released from memory. So if you re-execute ADIOS, you will receive a brief
message 'ISAM ROUTINES LOADED'.
DM001098 takes 40,720 bytes of memory.
Running this program under Windows sometimes gives unpredictable results. If
you want to run it under Windows, we suggest you call ADIOSW.BAT and that you
do not close the ADIOS window until you are ready to quit Windows altogether.
NOTE2:
Included with the program is SEE.EXE, a FREEWARE program courtesy of
Pinnacle Software of Swanton, VT. It is invoked by the invoicing program
if you choose ERROR CODES or ADIOS USER MANUAL from the program's main menu.
You can also use it to view any ASCII file from a DOS prompt. For example,
to view the user manual from a DOS prompt type the following command and
then press Enter: SEE ADIOS.DOC
LIMITED WARRANTY
Third Wave Systems has used its best efforts to ensure the software is
error free. However, all software, by its very complexity, has the
possibility of undiscovered errors. Third Wave Systems will not be held
responsible for any difficulties arising from said undiscovered errors.
ERROR CODES
When running ADIOS make sure your AUTOEXEC.BAT or ADIOS.BAT have the
following statements included:
SET ADIOS=C:
DM001098 C:
If the colon is missing, you can get strange results when looking up
products. If you are running from a drive other than C use that drive name
followed by a colon. e.g. A:
Also, make sure your CONFIG.SYS includes:
1) a FILES=nn statement where nn is a number with a value of 20 or more.
2) a SHELL=X:\COMMAND.COM statement where X is the drive indicator where
COMMAND.COM can be found. If COMMAND.COM is in the same directory as the
ADIOS programs, this modification to CONFIG.SYS is not necessary.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
ADIOS - run time error codes from Quick Basic.
When you get the error message to turn on the printer and call us with
the error code can be found on the list below. Many times you can fix the
problem without calling. TURBO errors are more technical and are listed
on the opposite side of this page.
5 Illegal function call - program was not started correctly
If the line number is 5564, see the comments about CONFIG.SYS above.
7 Out of memory
14 Out of string space
24 Device timeout
25 Device fault
27 Out of paper
51 Internal error
52 Bad filename or number
53 File not found
57 Device I-O error
61 Disk full
64 Bad file name
67 Too many files - check CONFIG.SYS FILES=20 or more
68 Device unavailable
70 Permission denied
71 Disk not ready
72 Disk-media error
75 Path File access error
76 Path not found
TURBO ERRORS
An error in an input or output operation at run-time results in I/O error.
If I/O checking is active (I compiler directive active), an I/O error
causes the program to halt and the following error message is displayed:
I/O error NN, PC-addr
Program aborted
Where NN is the I/O error number, and addr is the address in the program
code where the error occurred.
If I/O error checking is passive ({$I-}), an I/O error will not cause the
program to halt. Instead, all further I/O is suspended until the result of
the I/O operation has been examined with the standard function IOresult. If
I/O is attempted before IOresult is called after an error, a new error
occurs, possibly hanging the program.
The following contains explanations of all run-time error numbers. Notice
that the numbers are hexadecimal!
NOTE: The decimal equivalent has been added and is the first number to be
listed.
145 91 Seek beyond end-of-file.
153 99 Unexpected end-of-file.
1) Physical end-of-file encountered before EOF-character (Ctrl-Z)
when reading from a text file. 2) An attempt was made to read
beyond end-of-file on a defined file. 3) A Read or BlockRead is unable
to read the next sector of a defined file. Something may be wrong with
the file, or (in the case of BlockRead) you may be trying to read past
physical EOF.
240 F0 Disk write error.
Disk full while attempting to expand a file. This may occur with the
output operations Write, WriteLn, BlockWrite, and Flush, but also Read,
ReadLn, and Close may cause this error, as they cause the write buffer
to be flushed.
241 F1 Directory is full.
You are trying to Rewrite a flle, and there is no more room in the disk
directory.
243 F3 Too many files open.
Change CONFIG.SYS FILES= to a higher number.
255 FF File disappeared.
An attempt was made to Close a file which was no longer present in the disk
directory, e.g. because of an unexpected disk change.
ORDERING INFORMATION:
General permission is granted to copy and distribute this program. After a
reasonable evaluation period, a registration fee of $5 is expected if use
continues.
The complete ADIOS Distributor Inventory & Ordering System can be ordered
for $75.
Price updates are available for registered and shareware copies of the
Invoice portion for $15.
Order from: Third Wave Systems, P.O. 631, Moline, IL 61266
or call: (309) 762-8778 FAX (309)-762-9654
Master Charge or Visa welcome.
AMWAY Distributor Invoicing Program
The AMWAY Distributor Invoicing Program is available in IBM compatible
formats only. It requires a minimum of 512K, 1 disk drive and a printer.
THIRD WAVE SYSTEMS
PO BOX 631
DEPT 38W
MOLINE, IL 61266
(309) 762-8778
FAX (309) 762-9654
Compuserve 76537,1253
Name _____________________________________________________________________
Business Name ____________________________________________________________
Address ___________________________ City _____________________ State _____
Zip Code ____________ Phone (______) _______________________
I require 5.25 inch diskettes ____ 3.5" inch diskettes ____
AMWAY Distributor Invoicing Program
The AMWAY Distributor Invoicing Program is available in IBM compatible
formats only. It requires a minimum of 512K, 1 disk drive and a printer. A
license to use the program for your business costs $5. Upon purchase of your
license, we will send you a registered copy of the most current version of
the program and a complimentary copy of the current price file.
PRICE UPDATE SERVICE
New price files are mailed to paid subscribers semi-annually, in February
and August. These files include all changes in the SA13 for March and
September respectively. Also included on the distribution diskettes is a
copy of the SA13 Analysis reports.
PRICE UPDATE SERVICE costs $15 per update. We also provide price updates
on a standing order basis at $12.50 per update for customers paying with
Mastercard or VISA.
Please enter my order as follows (check all that apply):
Please place me on standing order for price updates _____.
ITEM COST TOTAL
ADIOS Invoicing license $5 _____
Illinois residents add sales tax 0.34 _____
Price update next September $15 _____
Price update next March $15 _____
TOTAL _____
Cash ______ Check ______ Money Order _____ VISA ______ Master Card _____
VISA/MC Number __________________________________ Expiration Date ________
Signature _________________________________________________________________