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- OWL Business OperationS Suite (BOSS) for Windows
-
- PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
-
- The Business OperationS Suite is comprised of two programs,
- OWL Basic Bookkeeping (BBK) and OWL Automated Sales and
- Invoicing System (OASIS).
-
- What is OWL Basic Bookkeeping (BBK)
-
- BBK is an easy to use single entry accounting system that
- provides organized and accurate accounting. The "single
- entry" is especially suited for small businesses and
- individuals.
-
- BBK helps you manage your bottom line by giving you instant
- access to up-to-the-minute reports showing your income,
- expenses, profits and losses. You don't need to be an
- accountant to use BBK.
-
- BBK can handle up to 1000 different expense types and
- supports both calendar and fiscal year accounting. BBK's
- accounting folders allow independent bookkeeping for
- multiple businesses or multiple business elements within the
- same business.
-
- An import option within Basic Bookkeeping links the program
- to OASIS allowing direct transfer of income data from OASIS
- into Basic Bookkeeping.
-
- What is OASIS?
-
- OASIS (OWL Automated Sales and Invoicing System) is a
- complete sales management system that includes: invoicing,
- automated billing, customer correspondence, mailing list
- management, and sales tracking. OASIS Features:
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- Intuitive menus that minimize typing. For example, to
- create an invoice you simply choose the customer and
- products sold from a series of menus. OASIS fills in the
- invoice and computes the sales tax for you.
-
- Customer tracking. Customer profile reports show each
- customer, the items they have purchased and the dates each
- item was purchased.
-
- Sales tracking. Product sales reports give a complete
- picture of the products that are selling and those that are
- not. The Buyers report shows you the names of customers who
- have purchased a particular product.
-
- Mailing list management. Customers can be separated into up
- to 100 groups. Mailing labels and mail merge files can be
- generated for any combination of one or more groups of
- customers. This feature lets you target your mass mailings
- to just those customers who are most likely to respond to a
- given mailing.
-
- OASIS can be configured to automatically compute two sales
- taxes (e.g., Canadian GST and PST).
-
- Income data entered into OASIS can be imported into OWL
- Basic Bookkeeping to provide complete tracking of both sales
- income and business expenses.
-
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- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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- Microsoft Windows 3.1 or above, a hard disk, 4 MB of memory
- and a windows printer.
-
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- UPGRADING FROM BBK and/or OASIS for DOS.
-
- Complete instructions for upgrading your data files from DOS
- versions of BBK and/or OASIS are contained in the on-line
- user's guides. When installing DO NOT install BBK and OASIS
- for Windows in the same directory where your DOS version of
- BBK and/or OASIS resides.
-
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- REINSTALLING or UPGRADING from earlier Windows Versions.
-
- If you are upgrading from earlier Windows Versions of BBK
- and/or OASIS or are reinstalling the program(s), we strongly
- advise that you run the Backup Data option(s) in the
- previously installed program(s) prior to installation. This
- way, if you make a mistake during installation and
- accidentally overwrite your data files, you will be able to
- restore your data.
-
-
- INSTALLATION
-
- To install BBK and/or OASIS, use the Program Manager to run
- BOSS4644.exe
-
- 1. From the Program Manager File menu or Windows 95 Start
- menu, choose Run.
- 2, In the Run dialog box, type "A:\BOSS4644" and choose OK.
-
- The setup program offers the following installation options:
-
- 1. Installation Directory? If you already have a copy of
- BBK for Windows or OASIS for Windows on your hard disk,
- then choose the directory where they presently reside.
- The default is C:\OWL_BUS.
- 2. Programs to Install? You may install BBK, OASIS or
- both BBK and OASIS.
- 3. Backup Replaced Files?: Select "Yes" if you would like
- the setup program to make backup copies of all files
- that are replaced during the installation.
- 4. BBK Full or Upgrade Installation? If you are
- installing to the same drive and directory where BBK
- for Windows was previously installed then choose the
- Upgrade Installation option. This will prevent your
- existing BBK data files from being overwritten.
- 5. OASIS Full or Upgrade Installation? If you are
- installing to the same drive and directory where OASIS
- for Windows was previously installed then choose the
- Upgrade Installation option. This will prevent your
- existing OASIS data files from being overwritten.
-
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- RUNNING THE PROGRAMS
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- The data files shipped with BBK contain sample data which is
- provided to help you become familiar with the various
- options and capabilities of the program. The sample data
- covers calendar year 1996. The Getting Started section of
- the User's Guide contains a step-by-step guide to getting
- acquainted with Basic Bookkeeping.
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- TECHNICAL SUPPORT
-
- Need help? Call, write or EMail your questions to:
-
- 'Otto-Williams Ltd. (OWL)
- P.O Box 794
- Lanham, MD 20703-0794
-
- Phone: 301-306-0409
- Fax: 301-794-4533
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- EMail: 72144.1223@compuserve.com
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- For information on the latest versions of these and other
- programs see our homepage at:
- http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/owlsoft
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