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- File Maintenance Instructions
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- The File Maintenance option will allow you to build and maintain
- your inventory database. Options are available to add new
- entries, or to delete, change or view existing entries. An
- option is also available to search the database for specified key
- words or phrases.
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- File maintenance actions are accomplished using the Function
- Keys. The Function Keys are located on the top row of your
- keyboard and are numbered F1 through F10. The uses of the
- Function Keys are as follows:
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- F1 - New Key. Depress this key to enter a new record key.
- In this case, the record key is the name of the article. To
- simplify record searches, enter all article names using lower
- case characters.
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- F2 - Append. Depress this key to Add a new record to the
- database. To complete the add process, first depress F1 to enter
- the Article Name and then depress F2 to enter the remaining
- information about the item.
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- F3 - Change. Depress this key to Change a previously
- entered item. To complete the change process, first depress F1
- to enter the Article Name for which the database entry will be
- displayed. If the entry is the correct one to be changed,
- depress F3 to make the change. If the entry is not the one to be
- changed, depress F5 (View Next) to continue down the database
- until the correct entry is found. The Change may also be
- preceded by the Find function.
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- F4 - Delete. Depress this key to Delete a previously
- entered item. To complete the Delete process, first locate the
- appropriate item entry using F1 or the View or Find functions,
- then depress F4. You will then be ask to verify that the correct
- entry is being deleted.
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- F5 - View Next. Depress this key to view the next
- sequential record in the database. Entries are filed in the
- database in Article Name order. Remember that lower case
- letters follow upper case letters.
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- F6 - View Previous. Depress this key to view the previous
- sequential record in the database.
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- F7 - Find. Depress this key to Find the first entry that
- contains the specified key word or phrase. After depressing F7,
- you will be asked to enter the key word or phrase. You may abort
- the Find function by depressing the ESC key.
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- F8 - Find Next. Depress this key to Find the next
- occurrence of the specified key word or phrase. This function
- must be preceded by the Find (F7) function.
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- Note: An alternative way to rapidly locate desired items is to
- use F1 to locate the record key. If the specified entry is not
- found, F5 may then be used to display the next higher key or F6
- may be use to display the next lower key. To move to the top of
- the database, depress F1 and then depress RETURN.
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- F9 - not used.
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- F10 - Quit. Depress this key to exit the File Maintenance
- program and return to the Main Menu.
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- The following data entry conventions are used:
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- (1) Depressing the TAB key will cause the cursor to be
- positioned at the first character of the next field.
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- (2) Depressing the Up Arrow will cause the cursor to be
- positioned at the first character of the previous field.
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- (3) Depressing the Down Arrow will cause the cursor to be
- positioned at the first character of the next field.
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- (4) Depressing the Left Arrow when the cursor is located in
- the first position of a field will cause the cursor to be
- positioned at the first character of the previous field.
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- (5) Depressing the Right Arrow when the cursor is located
- in the last position of a field will cause the cursor to be
- positioned at the first character of the next field.
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- (6) Depressing Control V will turn on Insert Mode. When in
- Insert Mode, all characters of a field to the right of the cursor
- will be moved one position to the right as new characters are
- entered. The right most character will be lost.
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- (7) Depressing the ESC key will cause the function in
- progress to be aborted.
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- (8) Depressing the Return key will cause remaining fields
- to be skipped and the entry to be written to the database.
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- (9) Depressing the Help key will give you assistance
- relating to what kind of data are required to be entered at the
- current position of the cursor.
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- WARNING!!
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- Be sure to exit the File Maintenance Program using F10.
- Depressing F10 causes the index file to be written to disk. The
- failure to exit properly from the File Maintenance program may
- result in the data being rendered unusable. As insurance against
- such a disaster, be sure to backup your data files often.
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