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Analysis Codes
Analysis codes are a way of grouping your transactions
together. For example if you have a code called 'MORT' and
assign it to all cheques or standing orders which are used
to repay your mortgage, you can then take a report showing
all transactions with 'MORT' as the analysis code.
An analysis code consists of up to four characters for the
code itself and up to 25 characters for the description.
To locate an existing code, type it in the 'Locate' field.
As you type, the highlighted bar will move to the closest
match.
Every transaction MUST have an Analysis Code.
Update Analysis Codes
You are now either Adding, Deleting or Changing an analysis
code. Simply type the code and description as you want them
to be known. If you are adding a new code and you mistakenly
type an existing code, you will be informed that this would
create a duplicate entry. Use descriptive names so that the
codes will be easily remembered. Some examples are
CANCELLED
GROC
Groceries
MORT
My Favoutite Building Soc
Entertainment
Bank Fee
HREP
Household repairs
Interest Charged
INSCE Insurance
Cheque Book Charge
VISA
VISA Card Account
LODG
Lodgement
Car Loan Repayment
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HMENU.MNU
Analysis Codes Help
Choose this menu item to enter all your Analysis codes.
Every transaction must have an associated Analysis code.
This provides an easy way of grouping transactions.
You will need to supply the following
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1. A name.
Help Menu
2. A description.
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HMENU.MNU
Archive Help
Choose this menu item to move reconciled transactions
from the Transaction file to the Archive file. This
allows you to maintain the file and prevent it from
becoming too large. You will supply a
date range of transactions to be moved.
The program will only move reconciled
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transactions between and inclusive of
Help Menu
dates you supply. You can also delete
a range of transactions and take reports
from the Archive file. Before moving or deleting, it is
recommended to take all the required reports first.
Enter a Cancelled Cheque
A cancelled cheque would be one that you made a complete
mess of filling in. Rather than trying to get it to look
right you decide to tear it up. This entry screen will
allow you to enter a cheque without a value.
Have an analysis code specially for these cheques. As the
details, you can enter simply 'CANCELLED' or a brief note
to remind you why you cancelled it.
Choose Items
This menu is a list of the various items associated
with each transaction. You may not need every item
included in the 'Comma Separated Values' file that is
about to be created. When you first enter this screen
all items are selected. A selected item has an arrow
on each side pointing to it.
To DEselect an item, highlight it and press ENTER.
(Arrows disappear)
To REselect an item, highlight it and press ENTER.
(Arrows reappear)
When finished, press CTRL-ENTER to produce the report.
Press ESC to abandon.
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HMENU.MNU
Cheques Help
Choose this menu item to enter all cheques drawn on
your account. Cheques are given a transaction type
of CQ. You will need to supply the following
1. Cheque number (must be unique).
2. Date of the cheque.
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3. An analysis code.
Help Menu
4. Payee of the cheque.
5. Amount of the cheque.
Only transactions of type CQ are listed here.
Any item on an unreconciled cheque may be changed.
Any cheque already entered may be deleted.
If you delete an unreconciled cheque or change it's
value, the account's balance will be updated.
CKEYS_TBL
!Cheques Table
This screen is a table of all cheques in the transaction file. The table is
ordered by cheque number. For example, if you enter cheque number 1001
before cheque 1
they will appear in correct numerical order in the table.
To locate a cheque in the table, type it's number in the 'Locate' field. As
you type, the highlighted bar will move to the closest match based on what
you have typed. By the time you have typed the entire number, or before, the
cheque you are looking for will be highlighted.
When you have located the required transaction press ENTER if you want to
alter it or DEL if you want to delete it. At any time you may press the INS
key to add a new transaction.
Only UNreconciled cheques may be altered. Any cheque, reconciled or not can
be deleted. However if you delete an UNreconciled cheque, or change it's
value, the UNreconciled balance and the account balance will be updated to
reflect this change.
ESC - Leave help
ENTER - Keystrokes help
CKEYS_FOR
Update Cheques
You are now either Adding, Changing or Deleting a cheque. Five items of
information are required for each cheque. These are
1. The cheque number.
(Must be entered)
2. The cheque date.
(Must be entered)
3. An analysis code.
(Must be entered)
4. Details (Payee).
5. The cheque amount.
(Must be entered)
If you are adding a cheque and you type a number which already exists in the
file you will be shown that cheque with a message saying that this would
cause a duplicate entry. In other words all cheque numbers must be unique.
Enter each item of information and press the ENTER key. If you don't enter
an existing analysis code, a screen will pop up with a menu of choices.
Choose a code from this menu and press enter. If you need to add a new code
at this point press the INS key to do so. After you enter the amount, the
cheque will be saved and balances will be DECREASED to reflect the amount of
the cheque.
ESC - Leave help
ENTER - Keystroke help
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HMENU.MNU
Credits Help
Choose this menu item to enter all credits other than
lodgements. Credits are given a transaction type of CR.
Example: Transfer from savings account.
You will need to supply the following
1. Date of the credit.
2. An analysis code.
Exit Help
3. Details of the credit.
Help Menu
4. Amount of the credit.
Only transactions of type CR are listed here.
Any item on an unreconciled credit may be changed.
Any credit already entered may be deleted.
If you delete an unreconciled credit or change it's
value, the account's balance will be updated.
itKEYS_TBL
!Credits Table
This screen is a table of all credits in the transaction file. The table is
ordered by credit date. For example, if you enter a credit of July 6th before
a credit of July 1st they will appear in correct date order in the table.
To locate a credit in the table, type it's date in the 'Locate' field. As you
type, the highlighted bar will move to the closest match based on what you
have typed. By the time you have typed the entire date, or before, the credit
you are looking for will be highlighted.
When you have located the required transaction press ENTER if you want to
alter it or DEL if you want to delete it. At any time you may press the INS
key to add a new transaction.
Only UNreconciled credits may be altered. Any credit, reconciled or not can
be deleted. However if you delete an UNreconciled credit, or change it's
value the UNreconciled balance and the account balance will be updated to
reflect this change.
ESC - Leave help
ENTER - Keystrokes help
aKEYS_FOR
Update Credits
You are now either Adding, Changing or Deleting a credit. Four items of
information are required for each credit. These are
1. The credit date.
(Must be entered)
2. An analysis code.
(Must be entered)
3. Details of the credit.
4. The credit amount.
(Must be entered)
It is not possible to prevent duplicate credits as it is with cheques.
Cheques have a number which must be unique. Credits only have dates. If you
enter a credit twice by mistake just delete the one you don't want.
Enter each item of information and press the ENTER key. If you don't enter
an existing analysis code, a screen will pop up with a menu of choices.
Choose a code from this menu and press enter. If you need to add a new code
at this point press the INS key to do so. After you enter the amount, the
credit will be saved and balances will be INCREASED to reflect the amount of
the credit.
ESC - Leave help
ENTER - Keystroke help
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HMENU.MNU
Debits Help
Choose this menu item to enter all debits other than
cheques. Debits are given a transaction type of DR.
Examples: Interest, cheque book charge, bank fee etc.
You will need to supply the following
1. Date of the debit.
2. An analysis code.
Exit Help
3. Details of the debit.
Help Menu
4. Amount of the debit.
Only transactions of type DR are listed here.
Any item on an unreconciled debit may be changed.
Any debit already entered may be deleted.
If you delete an unreconciled debit or change it's
value, the account's balance will be updated.
KEYS_TBL
!Debits Table
This screen is a table of all debits in the transaction file. The table is
ordered by debit date. For example, if you enter a debit of July 6th before
a debit of July 1st they will appear in correct date order in the table.
To locate a debit in the table, type it's date in the 'Locate' field. As you
type, the highlighted bar will move to the closest match based on what you
have typed. By the time you have typed the entire date, or before, the debit
you are looking for will be highlighted.
When you have located the required transaction press ENTER if you want to
alter it or DEL if you want to delete it. At any time you may press the INS
key to add a new transaction.
Only UNreconciled debits may be altered. Any debit, reconciled or not can be
deleted. However if you delete an UNreconciled debit, or change it's value,
the UNreconciled balance and the account balance will be updated to reflect
this change.
ESC - Leave help
ENTER - Keystrokes help
seKEYS_FOR
Update Debits
You are now either Adding, Changing or Deleting a debit. Four items of
information are required for each debit. These are
1. The debit date.
(Must be entered)
2. An analysis code.
(Must be entered)
3. Details of the debit.
4. The debit amount.
(Must be entered)
It is not possible to prevent duplicate debits as it is with cheques.
Cheques have a number which must be unique. Debits only have dates. If you
enter a debit twice by mistake just delete the one you don't want.
Enter each item of information and press the ENTER key. If you don't enter
an existing analysis code, a screen will pop up with a menu of choices.
Choose a code from this menu and press enter. If you need to add a new code
at this point press the INS key to do so. After you enter the amount, the
debit will be saved and balances will be DECREASED to reflect the amount of
the debit.
ESC - Leave help
ENTER - Keystroke help
Initialisation
This routine is provided as a means of clearing all data
files of all records. It is intended to be used after you
have experimented with the program to find out how it
works. You may enter some test data while learning to use
it and when you are ready to go live you can conveniently
use this routine to start afresh. Be aware that ALL data
files will be EMPTY after initialisation.
Entry Form Keystrokes
F1 - Help
Gray + - Increments date by 1 day or cheque no. by 1
Gray - - Decrements date by 1 day or cheque no. by 1
Esc - When in first field, move back to table
When in other fields, move up one field
Ctrl Esc - Abandon form lose data and return to table
Up arrow - Move up one field
Down arrow - Move down one field
Left arrow - Move left one character
Right arrow - Move right one character
Ins - Toggle between insert and overwrite mode
Del - Delete character at cursor position
Back space - Delete character to left of cursor
Enter - Complete entry and move to next field
Home - Move to first character in field
End - Move to last character in field
Ctrl Home - Erase entire field
Ctrl End - Erase to end of field
Table Keystrokes
F1 - Help
Esc - Return to the Main Menu
Up arrow - Move highlighted bar up one line
Down arrow - Move highlighted bar down one line
Ins - Add a new transaction
Del - Delete the highlighted transaction
Enter - Change the highlighted transaction
PgDn - Move down twelve transactions
PgUp - Move up twelve transactions
Home - Move to top of screen
End - Move to bottom of screen
Ctrl PgUp - Move to the first transaction
Ctrl PgDn - Move to the last transaction
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HMENU.MNU
Lodgements Help
Choose this menu item to enter all lodgements to your
account. Lodgements are given a transaction type of LG.
You will need to supply the following
1. Date of the lodgement.
2. An analysis code.
Exit Help
3. Details of the lodgement.
Help Menu
4. Amount of the lodgement.
Only transactions of type LG are listed here.
Any item on an unreconciled lodgement may be changed.
Any lodgement already entered may be deleted.
If you delete an unreconciled lodgement or change
it's value, the account's balance will be updated.
KEYS_TBL
Lodgements Table
This screen is a table of all lodgements in the transaction file. The table
is ordered by lodgement date. For example, if you enter a lodgement of July
6th before a lodgement of July 1st they will appear in correct date order in
the table.
To locate a lodgement in the table, type it's date in the 'Locate' field. As
you type, the highlighted bar will move to the closest match based on what
you have typed. By the time you have typed the entire date, or before, the
lodgement you are looking for will be highlighted.
When you have located the required transaction press ENTER if you want to
alter it or DEL if you want to delete it. At any time you may press the INS
key to add a new transaction.
Only UNreconciled lodgements may be altered. Any lodgement, reconciled or
not can be deleted. However if you delete an UNreconciled lodgement, or
change it's value, the UNreconciled balance and the account balance will be
updated to reflect this change.
ESC - Leave help
ENTER - Keystrokes help
cuKEYS_FOR
Update Lodgements
You are now either Adding, Changing or Deleting a lodgement. Four items of
information are required for each lodgement. These are
1. The lodgement date.
(Must be entered)
2. An analysis code.
(Must be entered)
3. Details of the lodgement.
4. The lodgement amount.
(Must be entered)
It is not possible to prevent duplicate lodgements as it is with cheques.
Cheques have a number which must be unique. Lodgements only have dates. If
you enter a lodgement twice by mistake just delete the one you don't want.
Enter each item of information and press the ENTER key. If you don't enter
an existing analysis code, a screen will pop up with a menu of choices.
Choose a code from this menu and press enter. If you need to add a new code
at this point press the INS key to do so. After you enter the amount, the
lodgement will be saved and balances will be INCREASED to reflect the amount
of the lodgement.
ESC - Leave help
ENTER - Keystroke help
Look Forward
This report will allow you to look forward to any
specified date in the future and provide a bank
balance forecast by adjusting the current balance
by any recurring entries which will become due.
If you have a 'Recurring Entry' with six monthly
postings remaining and you look forward twelve
months the report will only include six occurrences
of that entry.
Note this does not actually post these entries and
no files will be changed as a result of looking
forward.
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HMENU.MNU
View Manual Help
Choose this menu item to view the Page Cheque Book user
manual on screen. This file is named MANUAL.PCB and
should be present in the current directory. If it
cannot be found you will be given an
appropriate message.
Exit Help
Approximately 17K of free memory is
Help Menu
required to view the entire manual.
MMENU.MNU
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Main Menu Help
Move the highlighted selector bar with the cursor keys. Press
ENTER when you have highlighted the appropriate menu option.
Alternatively type the first character of the menu option and
press ENTER. If there is more than one option with the same
first character a second press of that key will move to it.
More Help
Exit Help
CCQ_HLP
RRE_HLP
RREC_HLP
LLG_HLP
AANL_HLP
RREP_HLP
DDR_HLP
AARC_HLP
UUTIL_HLP
CCR_HLP
SSO_HLP
VMANUAL
QQUIT_HLP
GSTART
OOVERVIEW
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Choose the item you want more help on.
Cheques
Recurring Entries
Reconciliation
Lodgements
Analysis Codes
Reports
Debits
Archive
Utilities
Credits
Standing Orders
View User Manual
Quit
Use the cursor keys to
Alternatively type the
highlight your choice
Getting Started
first letter of your
and press ENTER.
Overview
choice and press ENTER.
Exit Help
Annual Analysis
Enter the year you want to analyse as a four figure
number. The earliest and latest transaction dates
are shown. The year you select must be within those
two dates. If it's not you will get an appropriate
message and you will be asked to enter it again.
After the analysis is finished you will have the
opportunity to send it to the printer.
POVERV3
POVERVIEW
HMENU.MNU
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Overview - Page 2
By placing the program file PCB.EXE anywhere in your path, you can execute it
from any sub directory. This avoids having it in every subdirectory you are
using.
When you run PCB for the first time it will create all the required data
files. If you use the program for different accounts make sure not to get
the data files mixed up. Make regular backups on clearly labelled disks. See
the discussion on backup by choosing 'Quit' from the Help menu.
Each transaction is given a two letter type by the program. These range from
CQ - Cheques, LG - Lodgements, DR - Debits, CR - Credits, SD - Standing Dr.
and SC - Standing Cr. Therefore in any reports, if you see DR as the type
you know it was entered by choosing 'Debits' from the main menu AND that it
decremented the UNreconciled and balance amounts.
If you ever enter a transaction incorrectly it is an easy matter to rectify
the situation. If part of the transaction is incorrect just choose the
appropriate menu option, highlight the required transaction, press the Enter
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Help Menu
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POVERVIEW
POVERV2
HMENU.MNU
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Overview - Page 3
key and correct the item on the transaction that is incorrect. However if you
for example entered a debit as a credit you will have to completely delete
the transaction. This will bring the balances back to what they were before
(provided the transaction is UNreconciled) and then enter it correctly.
To prevent your transaction file from becoming too large you can move older,
reconciled transactions to the archive file. To prevent the archive file
becoming too large you can delete a range of transactions between two dates.
Period and Annual Analysis reports are only available from the transaction
file. Therefore, before moving to archive make sure you have taken all the
required reports. Also, don't forget to take a report from the archive file
before deleting.
I hope you enjoy using Page Cheque Book. If you have any suggestions on how
to improve it or if you find any 'undocumented features' I would be grateful
if you could inform Shareware Publishing.
9Gary Finlay (Author)
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Help Menu
Exit Help
POVERV2
HMENU.MNU
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Overview - Page 1
Page Cheque Book requires MS DOS or PC DOS. It has been tested with DOS 3.2,
3.3, 4.01 and 5.0. It also requires 640kb of memory. If you have 640kb and
you get a message saying 'Insufficient Memory' then free some memory by
unloading some TSR programs.
Your config.sys file should have a line saying FILES = 25. If it doesn't,
refer to your DOS manual to find out how to include it. A single floppy disk
is all that is required but of course an hard disk is recommended.
The program consists of three files, PCB.EXE which is the program, PCB.HLP
the help file and PCB.PSW the password file. The program will NOT run unless
it finds PCB.PSW in the current directory. PCB.PSW is encrypted, so if
someone types it to the screen they won't discover your password.
There are five different methods of entering transactions, these are
Cheques, Lodgements, Credits, Debits and Standing Orders. It is organised
this way so that the program can be used for savings accounts as well as
cheque book accounts. I personally have four different sub directories on
my hard disk for my cheque book, visa account, savings account and mortgage.
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Help Menu
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Period Analysis
Enter the starting and finishing date of the period you want
to analyse. The earliest and latest transaction dates are
shown.
The period you select must be within those two dates.
The finishing date must be later than the starting date.
After the analysis is finished you will have the opportunity
to send it to the printer.
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HMENU.MNU
Quit Help
It's probably fairly obvious what this menu option does.
However it's worth mentioning that this is the only way
you should end your session with PCB. Do NOT quit by
rebooting or switching off.
A word about backup. There is no built
Exit Help
in backup procedure in PCB V1.2. This
Help Menu
will be added in a future release.
Your data files are named as follows
PCB_TRAN, PCB_ARCH, PCB_ORD, PCB_ANLS and PCB_BAL.
Therefore if you issue the following DOS command from
the PCB directory all your data files will be backed up
to floppy disk. DO THIS REGULARLY.
BACKUP C:PCB_*.* A:
Substitute drive names where necessary.
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HMENU.MNU
Reconciliation Help
Choose this menu option to reconcile the account with
your bank statement. Only UNreconciled transactions of
all types are listed here.
Press F1 after choosing this option
for more help.
Exit Help
Help Menu
Reconciliation Table
This screen is a table of all unreconciled transactions. The table is
ordered by transaction date.
When you receive your statement from the bank you come here to reconcile
your transactions with it. Only UNreconciled transactions are listed here.
Before starting, check that the B/F balance on the statement matches the
program's B/F balance. If it doesn't, you didn't reconcile correctly last
time. Check that each transaction you reconcile actually matches the state-
ment. To reconcile an item, highlight that item and press the F10 key.
The following occurs when an item is reconciled. The B/F balance and the
UNreconciled balance are adjusted depending on the type of transaction you
have just processed and that item's 'Rec.' flag is changed from 'No' to
'Yes'. It is then removed from the table. Tick that item on your statement.
If you reconcile a transaction by mistake it can be unreconciled from the
utilities menu.
When you have finished reconciling, the B/F balance will equal the final
balance shown on your statement.
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HMENU.MNU
Reports Help
Choose this menu option when you want a report from any
of the data files. Reports can be taken from the
Transaction, Archive, Analysis Code and Recurring Entries
files. Reports can be sent to the screen,
the printer or a disk file. Reports sent
to disk file are automatically named by
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the program. These names range from
Help Menu
REPORT.001 to REPORT.
. REPORT files
can be viewed on the screen by choosing
the 'View REPORT file' option on the Reports menu.
ERETURN
HMENU.MNU
Recurring Entries Help
This menu item accesses a separate file in which you can record
your various recurring entries. You can also post them from here
and have the 'Next Due' date incremented by the frequency of the
order. Posting from this routine is the only way transactions of
type SD and SC can be added to the transaction file.
Press F1 from within the Recurring Entries screen
Exit Help
for more help.
Help Menu
uKEYS_TBL
Recurring Entries Table
This screen is a table showing all records in the 'Recurring Entries' file.
This is a separate file to the transaction file. When you add a record here
you are NOT updating the transaction file, you are merely recording the
information necessary to post these entries at a later date.
The table is listed in 'Next Due' date order.
Each time you start the program it examines this file to see if any items
are due to be posted. This works on the basis of the date you enter on the
password screen. If any item is found with a 'Next Due Date' equal to or
less than the supplied date, and has a 'Remaining' value of 1 or more, you
will be informed that they are due to be posted. Use the F10 key to post
them to the transaction file. After being posted, an entry's 'Next Due Date'
is updated depending on the combination of it's 'Frequency' and 'Every'
fields. The number remaining is decremented by 1 until it reaches 0. Items
due to be posted will have a flashing arrow pointing to it's 'Next Due Date'.
A Recurring Entry will appear in the 'Standing Orders' table as a type 'SD'
or 'SC' depending on whether you have said it is a debit or a credit.
ESC - Leave help
ENTER - Keystrokes help
PRO_UPD2
KKEYS_FOR
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Update Recurring Entries - Page 1
You are now either Adding, Changing or Deleting a Recurring Entry. Eight
items of information are required for each Recurring Entry. These are
1. The Next Due date.
!(Must be entered)
2. The Frequency of the entry. (days, weeks, months) (Choose from menu)
3. Occurs every. (x days, x weeks, x months)
(Must be entered)
* 4. The no. of postings remaining.
(Must be entered)
5. An analysis code.
"(Must be entered)
6. Details (Payee).
7. The amount to be posted.
(Must be entered)
8. Whether it should be posted as a DR or a CR.
(Choose from menu)
* The figure entered here will be decremented by 1 each time the entry is
posted until it reaches 0. If a 'remaining' figure of
is specified the
order is open ended and will not be decremented when posted.
See the next page for examples of the link between the
'Frequency' field and the 'Every' field.
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Keystrokes
Exit Help
PRO_UPD
KKEYS_FOR
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Update Recurring Entries - Page 2
Combination
Actual frequency of Recurring Entry
Frequency
Every
Once a week on a given day (e.g. Monday).
Weeks
Once every 2 weeks on a given day (e.g. Monday).
Weeks
Once a month on a given date (e.g. 17th).
Months
Once every 2 months on a given date (e.g. 17th).
Months
Once every 3 months on a given date (e.g. 17th).
Months
Once a year on a given date (e.g. 17th).
Months
Twice a year on a given date (e.g. 17th).
Months
Last day of every month.
Last D.O.M.
Last day of every second month.
Last D.O.M.
Last day of every third month.
Last D.O.M.
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Keystrokes
Exit Help
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HMENU.MNU
Standing Orders Help
Choose this menu item to change or delete any standing orders that
have been posted to your account through Recurring Entries. Entries
cannot be made from this menu option. Standing Orders and Direct
Debits / Credits could be entered as debits or credits, however by
posting them from Recurring Entries they will be given the correct
transaction type of
SD (Standing Debit) or
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SC (Standing Credit).
Help Menu
Only transaction types SD and SC are listed here.
Any item on an unreconciled standing order may be changed.
Any standing order already entered may be deleted.
If you delete an unreconciled standing order or change it's
value, the account's balance will be updated to reflect this.
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MENU.MNU
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Getting Started - Page 1
The first thing you should do is set up your Analysis Codes. Choose that
option from the main menu and enter some if not all the codes you intend to
use. Press F1 when in the Analysis Codes screen for more help. Next, you
need to decide from when you are going to enter transactions. Decide how far
back you want to start and get your bank statements out. One way or the
other you should start from the top of a statement. To get the B/F balance
entered correctly follow these steps.
1. If the B/F (brought forward) balance is a CR. choose 'Credits' from the
main menu and enter it. If it is a DR. choose 'Debits'. For the Analysis
Code choose OB (Opening Balance) which you should have set up in advance.
After entering this, your UNreconciled and balance will show the amount.
2. Choose 'Reconciliation' from the main menu. Press F10 to reconcile the
opening balance. You will then be returned to the main menu because there
are no more UNreconciled transactions.
3. You will notice that the balances are now correct. B/F is the correct
amount, UNreconciled is zero and your balance is the same as the B/F.
Choose the appropriate option from the main menu to enter the first
transaction on the statement.
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Help Menu
Exit Help
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Getting Started - Page 2
4. Enter all of the transactions from the statement. You may need the cheque
stubs to remind you of the payees. You will notice the UNreconciled and
balance changing as you proceed. After all the transactions have been
entered, and provided you entered all the amounts correctly, the balance
on the screen will equal the final balance on your statement. If they
don't agree, then you got an amount wrong. Look over them and change the
one that is incorrect. Notice also that the B/F plus UNreconciled equals
the balance. While entering transactions don't forget that the gray + key
will increment the date by one day and the gray - key will decrement it
by one day. The gray + and - keys will also increment and decrement the
cheque number field.
5. Before going on to the next statement, reconcile this one.
6. Continue entering transactions from other statements or from your cheque
and lodgement books.
7. When you have nothing left to enter you could choose 'Recurring Entries'
and enter the details of any orders in readiness for their next due date.
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CKEYS_TBL
Standing Orders Table
This screen is a table of all standing orders in the transaction file. The
table is ordered by standing order date. Standing orders can only be added
to the transaction file through the 'Recurring Entries' option on the main
menu. A standing order can be a debit or a credit. If a transaction in this
table is of type 'SD' it is a Standing Debit and was debited to the account.
If it is of type 'SC' it is a Standing Credit and was credited to the
account.
Use the usual keys to navigate through the table. When you have located the
required transaction press ENTER if you want to alter it or DEL if you
want to delete it.
Only UNreconciled standing orders may be altered. Any standing order,
reconciled or not can be deleted. However if you delete an UNreconciled
order or change it's value, the UNreconciled balance and the account balance
will be updated to reflect this change.
ESC - Leave help
ENTER - Keystrokes help
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Update Standing Orders
You are now either Changing or Deleting a standing order. Four items of
information are required for each standing order. These are
1. The date of the order.
(Must be entered)
2. An analysis code.
(Must be entered)
3. Details of the order.
4. The amount of the order.
(Must be entered)
It is not possible to prevent duplicate orders as it is with cheques.
Cheques have a number which must be unique. Standing orders only have dates.
If you post a standing order twice by mistake just delete the one you don't
want.
Type each item of information and press the ENTER key. If you don't enter
an existing analysis code, a screen will pop up with a menu of choices.
Choose a code from this menu and press enter. If you need to add a new code
at this point press the INS key to do so. After you enter the amount, the
order will be saved and balances will be INCREASED or DECREASED depending on
whether it is an 'SD' or an 'SC'.
ESC - Leave help
ENTER - Keystroke help
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Transaction / Archive Report - Example 1
This screen allows you to select the transactions to be included in the
report. Each pair of fields refer to a range of records in the file. If you
leave all the selections blank you are in effect asking for a report of all
transactions in the file. Most of the time you will only want to see a subset
of the transactions. For example, you have an Analysis Code named 'CL' which
is assigned to all Car Loan repayments. Now you want to see all transactions
for analysis code 'CL'. This will show you how many payments you've made and
how much you have paid off the loan. The selection screen for this report
From :
(Cheque no.)
To :
From :
(Transaction date)
To :
From : CL
(Analysis code)
Next Example
To : CL
Exit Help
From :
(Transaction amount)
To :
Details :
(Any occurrence of (partial) string)
Type : All
(All CQ LG DR CR SD SC)
Exclude : None
(None CQ LG DR CR SD SC)
Reconciled : Both
(Both Yes No)
NTRAN_EX3
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Transaction / Archive Report - Example 2
You have an Analysis Code named 'GROC' which represents all cheques made
payable for any groceries. This could be the local supermarket or the milkman
at the end of each week. The one thing all the cheques have in common is the
Analysis Code 'GROC'. Now you want to see how much was spent on groceries
for the month of June 1991.
The selection screen for the above report would look like this
From :
(Cheque no.)
To :
From : 01/06/91
(Transaction date)
To : 31/06/91
Next Example
From : GROC
(Analysis code)
Previous Example
To : GROC
Exit Help
From :
(Transaction amount)
To :
Details :
(Any occurrence of (partial) string)
Type : All
(All CQ LG DR CR SD SC)
Exclude : None
(None CQ LG DR CR SD SC)
Reconciled : Both
(Both Yes No)
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Transaction / Archive Report - Example 3
On the back of your bank statement there is the facility to reconcile your
account and come up with your exact balance. The balance figures in PCB show
you this but you want to fill in the reconciliation statement anyway.
Usually there will be the facility to fill in unreconciled transactions.
First reconcile the statement with PCB ('Reconciliation' option on the main
menu). What you need now is a report of all unreconciled transactions. Each
transaction is flagged as being reconciled or not. All you have to tell the
report generator is to show all transactions whose flag is 'No'.
The selection screen for the above report would look like this
From :
(Cheque no.)
To :
From :
(Transaction date)
To :
Next Example
From :
(Analysis code)
Previous Example
To :
Exit Help
From :
(Transaction amount)
To :
Details :
(Any occurrence of (partial) string)
Type : All
(All CQ LG DR CR SD SC)
Exclude : None
(None CQ LG DR CR SD SC)
Note you are saying you
Reconciled : No
(Both Yes No)
want unreconciled only.
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From:
(Cheque no.)
Example 4
From: 01/05/91
(Transaction date)
You want a report of
To: 31/05/91
all cheques drawn in
From:
(Analysis code)
May 1991 containing
the string 'AbCdEf'
From:
(Transaction amount)
anywhere in the
details field.
Details: AbCdEf
(Any occurrence of (partial) strg.
Type: CQ
(All CQ LG DR CR SD SC)
Exclude: None
(None CQ LG DR CR SD SC)
Reconciled: Both
(Both Yes No)
Example 5
From:
(Cheque no.)
You want a report of all
From:
(Transaction date)
lodgements of 100.00 and
over.
From:
(Analysis code)
From:
100.00 (Transaction amount)
Previous Example
Details:
(Any occurrence of (partial)
Exit Help
Type: LG
(All CQ LG DR CR SD SC)
Exclude: None
(None CQ LG DR CR SD SC)
Reconciled: Both
(Both Yes No)
Unreconcile Table
This screen is a table of all reconciled
transactions. It is provided here simply to
allow you to UNreconcile a transaction that
you mistakenly reconciled.
Balances WILL be updated if you unreconcile.
They will be incremented or decremented.
This will depend on the type of transaction
that you unreconcile.
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Utilities Help
Various utilities can be run from this menu option. You can change your
password. However you will need to know the existing one to do this. PCB
will NOT run unless it finds the password file (PCB.PSW) in the current
directory.
If you mistakenly reconcile a transaction, you can
Exit Help
UNreconcile it and have the UNreconciled, and B/F
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balances adjusted.
File Statistics will tell you the number of records in each data file.
Fix Damaged Data Files will rebuild each data file's associated indices.
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