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B SUPPORT DATA
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D The Support Data Main Menu is used to set up and maintain
D all of the background information necessary for the
D efficient daily operation of EM/dBS. The information about
D employees, manufacturers/vendors, accounts/departments,
D equipment classes, service codes, and PM Procedures should
D all be entered before using the other parts of EM/dBS. These
D support databases were outlined in section 3.2,
D "Establishing Initial Support Databases", and are discussed
D in more detail in this section.
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D In addition to the maintenance of the support databases,
D this menu is used to set up the initial system configuration
D for passwords, report formats, screen colors, and printers.
D Database indexes can be rebuilt. A special option for a 13
D period (28 days per period) year can also be selected.
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B9.1 Employee Data
B
D Selecting "Employee Data" option lets you add new employees,
D display or edit individual employee data, or print a listing
D of employee data.
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D A password is required for access to the employee data. The
D default employee password required to access employee
D records is EMPPASS (all capital letters), but this should be
D changed to your own password before you begin using the
D system. After the correct password is entered you will be
D asked to select an option
D
C A)-Add D)-Display P)-Print Q)-Quit
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D Enter "A" to add a new record, "D" to display a list of
D employees, "P" to print employee data, or "Q" to return to
D the Support Data Main Menu. The "Display" option provides a
D DataView screen that lets you scroll up or down with the
D cursor keys, using <Enter> to select the employee record of
D interest.
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D The employee's Last Name and First Name are prompted when
D adding or editing an employee record. The Trade group is a
D three character entry that allows specific trade
D classification for reporting.
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D The ID # is a unique three character user defined code that
D identifies the employee. The importance of the ID code is to
D track which employee completes each task and to assign
D correct labor rates on work orders for the various reports
D that are produced. It is necessary that a coding system be
D devised that provides identification of each employee
D without duplication. Employee initials are a good
D identification code; just be sure that no duplicate initials
D are used. When an employee ID code is changed, any work
D order records using that ID will also be updated.
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D Each employee is assigned an Hourly Charge Rate that is used
D to calculate work order labor charges. This rate can be
D adjusted to compensate for department efficiency and
D overhead costs of the department. The labor rate can then
D approximate the chargeable costs necessary to cover all
D expenses in labor, supervision, and other indirect overhead.
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D Two or more different labor rates may be assigned to the
D same employee to accommodate straight time and overtime by
D using two or more different employee ID codes. As an
D example, "DB" or "DB1" may be the ID code for an employee
D with initials DB for his standard labor rate. The same
D employee may also be entered with an ID code of "DBX" or
D "DB2" to indicate an overtime rate.
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D Use "VEN" as the employee code for VENDOR with a zero hourly
D rate to accumulate hours worked by outside contractors.
D "VENDOR" should be entered as the employee last name in this
D case. When closing work orders, vendor costs are entered
D into a separate field for vendor costs and are reported as
D such on work order reports.
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D Similarly, equipment down time can be tracked using an
D employee ID code "EDT" having a zero hourly rate. When a
D work order is closed, hours entered with an "EDT" employee
D ID code will represent equipment down time. The actual time
D spent on repairs or PM's for a specific person or persons
D can still be reported on the same work order with "EDT",
D using the "Multiple" work order feature.
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D One word of caution is that the total labor hours reported
D on the "End of Month Work Order Summary by Account" report
D will include the hours for "VEN" and any other employee
D codes that have an hourly rate of $0.00. For productivity
D reporting, you should subtract the hours reported for "VEN"
D and "EDT" in the above examples from total labor hours to
D get a corrected value for in-house labor hours.
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B9.2 Manufacturer/Vendor Data
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D Selecting the "Manufacturer/Vendor Data" option allows you
D to add, display or print vendor or manufacturer information.
D Vendor names, addresses, phone numbers, contact person, and
D minimum order requirements can be displayed on the screen or
D edited. The DataView screen in the "Display" option lets you
D use the cursor keys to move the highlight bar to the record
D of interest, pressing <Enter> to zoom in on the one to edit.
D Selecting the "Print" option will produce a directory
D listing of all your vendors, with complete addresses and
D account information.
D
D The Mfg/Vendor ID is a user defined five character code that
D is used to identify the manufacturer/vendor in other parts
D of the EM/dBS system. You can set up any system you want to
D define these codes. Usually a code that begins with the
D manufacturer or vendor's name is useful to help locate the
D correct vendor during data entry. Pop-up windows are used in
D the other EM/dBS screens so that vendors can be selected by
D their names rather than just their ID code. Changes made to
D the vendor ID code will be adjusted throughout the parts,
D equipment, and work order databases. These global changes
D are done automatically to maintain consistent databases.
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D The Mfg/Vendor Name is used for placing vendor parts orders,
D as well as by the pop-up data selection screens to identify
D Manufacturer/Vendor ID codes. The Street, City, State, and
D Zip Code are prompted. Three separate Phone numbers can be
D entered as well as an Account Reference contact. If there is
D a Minimum Order amount, that can be entered (in dollars).
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B9.3 Account/Department Data
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D Selecting the "Account/Department Data" option allows you to
D add, display, and print account information. When you select
D "Display", all accounts will be displayed for your
D selection. You may use the cursor keys to scroll up, down,
D left, or right to scan the account data. Press <Enter> to
D zoom in on the highlighted account for editing.
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D The Account ID is a fourteen character user defined field
D which will be used for the accounts or departments needed
D to keep track of labor and cost totals. Any changes made to
D an existing account/department ID will be adjusted
D automatically in the equipment and work order databases.
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D The Account Name can be used to enter a more complete name
D for the account. This, along with the Account ID, will be
D displayed in the data selection pop-up windows.
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D The other fields in the account database are computed
D fields. These fields include Total Hours, Labor Cost, Parts
D Cost, Vendor/Contract Cost, the number of Scheduled Work
D Orders, and the number of Unscheduled Work Orders. These
D fields are updated when the "End of Month Work Order Summary
D by Account" report is produced, and are year-to-date totals.
D Although it is possible to edit these fields, the totals
D will not match with work order history if changes are made
D to the total data.
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D The "Print" option will produce a master list of the current
D account names or numbers with their primary name, first
D sorted by account or department number and then sorted by
D the account's primary name. The "Report" option allows you
D to print a summary report of the year-to-date labor hours,
D labor costs, parts costs, vendor costs and the total number
D of scheduled and unscheduled work orders for each account or
D department. This report is current as of the last time the
D "End of Month Work Order Summary Report" was printed (which
D transfers complete work order data from the previous month
D to the Account/Department database).
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B9.4 Equipment Class Codes
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D Each equipment record should be assigned an equipment
D classification. The classification is helpful in assigning
D parts, displaying specific equipment inventories, and acts
D as a specific identifier for different equipment categories.
D The options let you add, display or edit, and print the
D equipment classification codes. Using the display option and
D the up and down cursor keys, you may select any of the
D classes for editing, zooming in on the one of interest by
D pressing the <Enter> key.
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D The Equipment Class Codes can be up to eight characters
D long. The classification Description allows up to 23
D characters. Each type of equipment should be assigned a
D unique class identification code. The classification code is
D used not only to identify groups of equipment, but also to
D correlate parts with their correct equipment end item.
D Pop-up windows are also available for equipment class code
D selection. The name assigned to the description field will
D become the default description name when adding a new piece
D of equipment and assigning a class code to it. Editing class
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D codes that have already been assigned to equipment records
D will update all occurrences of the code in the databases,
D but will not change the equipment descriptions.
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D You can devise any method of classification that suits you
D needs. Since equipment classification codes can be used to
D search for groups of equipment, you should consider how to
D structure the codes.
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D For example, a patient monitor manufactured by Hewlett
D Packard could be identified as a "MON/HP". "MON" is the
D designator for a monitor and "HP" is the manufacturer
D identification code for Hewlett Packard. Equipment or Parts
D display search options will let you select all records that
D belong to the HP class of monitors by searching for
D "MON/HP", or you may select all monitors by all
D manufacturers if you search only on "MON".
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D Other classification schemes could utilize a numbering
D system, such as the ECRI coding for medical equipment, or an
D eight character identification such as "02001HP". The 020
D might represent the generic monitor class, 01 might
D represent a specific type monitor, and HP is the
D manufacturer.
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B9.5 Service Codes
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D Service Class Codes of up to three characters with an
D associated Service Description of up to 23 characters can be
D added, displayed or edited, or printed from this Support
D Data Main Menu option. Service Codes are defined by the user
D based on department needs and reporting requirements. From
D the "Display" option data view screen of service codes and
D descriptions, use cursor keys to select a service code of
D interest, and press <Enter> to zoom in on any one for
D editing. The <ESC> key will always return the screen to the
D previous display.
D
D Service codes can be general identifications like "PM"
D (preventative maintenance), "RP" (repair), and "SUP"
D (support), or can be very specific identifications. Specific
D identification examples would be "R01", "R12", and "R53".
D You may then define an "R01" service code to mean "Repair,
D minor"; an "R12" code to mean "Repair, lubrication"; and an
D "R53" service code to mean "Repair, major, compressor
D exchange". Since total hours, labor, parts, and vendor costs
D are reported by service code for each account at the end of
D each month, service code reporting becomes a valuable
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D management tool. "EDT" for Equipment Down Time may also be
D used as a service code to identify a piece of equipment that
D has been out of service. Special codes, such as "DEC" for
D installing and removing holiday decorations, may also be set
D up to identify infrequent or seasonal work that you wish to
D track for management reporting.
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C NOTE: Scheduled work orders are assumed successfully
C completed only if a "PM" is included in the service code
C ("PM", "RPM", etc.).
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B9.6 PM Procedures
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D Preventive maintenance procedures for scheduled equipment
D maintenance may be added, displayed or edited, printed, or
D compressed by selecting the "PM Procedures" option. If you
D enter the supervisor password, you will be able to view and
D edit the Standard Labor Hours field. If you do not enter the
D password, you will have access to the other procedure
D information.
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D PM procedures can be added by creating them with the word
D processing features of the program, importing them from
D other sources that provide output in ASCII text format, or
D by copying existing procedures from within the PM procedure
D database and editing and renaming them to create new
D versions from similar procedures.
D
D Preventative maintenance procedures are developed for each
D kind of maintenance needed. One or more procedures are
D entered for each equipment classification or equipment
D model. These procedures may be general or very specific; the
D level of detail is your choice. PM procedures are printed on
D the lower portion of each scheduled work order.
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D Specific instructions can be made to print on unscheduled
D work orders by giving the equipment class name to the PM
D procedure. This will cause these specific instructions to be
D printed on every unscheduled work order opened on equipment
D having that class name. If different information should be
D printed for scheduled and unscheduled work orders for a
D particular equipment class, then choose a name other than
D the equipment class code when defining the procedures used
D for scheduled maintenance.
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D After all of the PM Procedures have been set up, the
D procedures can be assigned to individual equipment
D maintenance schedules using the Equipment Main Menu - "Add
D New Equipment" option. It is not necessary to create a PM
D Procedure for each piece of equipment, since the same PM
D Procedure can be assigned to as many individual equipment
D schedules as desired. Up to thirty PM procedures can be
D assigned to the schedule of each equipment item. Pop-up
D windows eliminate the need to memorize the exact procedure
D names when entering a PM schedule. The method for setting up
D equipment maintenance schedules is described in more detail
D in section 7.2.
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D PM procedures may be added by selecting "Add" option.
D Preventative Maintenance Equipment Procedure names can be up
D to eight characters long. You then have further options of
D creating New Procedures using the word processing features
D of the EM/dBS program, Importing PM procedures that are in
D ASCII text format with a particular file name, or Copying
D existing procedures to edit and assign new names.
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D First time users need only to enter the PM procedure names
D initially, if it is important to get equipment records added
D as quickly as possible. The detailed PM inspection
D instructions can then be entered later using the editing
D feature.
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D If you selected "New Procedure" option, you may create your
D own PM inspection and procedural instructions, being as
D brief or as lengthy as you choose, up to 32 pages. A
D recommendation is to develop procedures that fit on a single
D printed page. The program makes use of word wrap so it is
D not necessary to use the <Enter> key at the end of each line
D of text. The line number is displayed on the screen, and it
D is displayed in red when the procedure becomes too long for
D the work order to fit on one page (line 30). You can select
D either normal (80-column) or compressed (132-column) format
D for the PM Procedures (Support Data Main Menu - Utilities
D Menu - Utilities Menu, Page 2 - "Memory Variables" option).
D
D PM procedures may contain a required parts list, several
D safety instructions about how to power down the equipment,
D or even directions on where to find it.
D
D Normally, the EM/dBS system will generate separate work
D orders for each piece of equipment that needs service. A
D complete service history is then maintained for each
D equipment item. It is not necessary to specify the
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D equipment's ID or location in the PM Procedure since that
D will be added to the work order from information available
D in the equipment database. Sometimes, however, it is not
D necessary for individual work history to be maintained for
D some equipment (i.e., fire extinguishers). When this is
D true, procedures can be created for groups of equipment. In
D this case, the procedures should list each of the equipment
D ID's, locations, and other information required to locate
D and identify each item. Group procedures should also detail
D the PM instructions. This type of scheduling is discussed in
D more detail in section 7.2.5.
D
D When editing a procedure, the following keys provide useful
D editing control:
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D PM procedures that have been created outside the EM/dBS
D program may be imported into the PM procedure database using
D the "Import File" option. Each individual procedure must be
D in ASCII text and given a file name. Such files should then
D be copied into the DATA1 subdirectory. After selecting the
D I) - Import File option, the program asks for the file name
D of the procedure you wish to import. Enter the complete file
D name and the extension, if both exist: "TEXTFILE.TXT". It is
D also possible to insert text into the middle of an existing
D procedure by editing the procedure, positioning the cursor
D on the desired import location, and hitting the <F4> key.
D The program will then ask for the file name of the text you
D wish to import.
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D The "Copy Procedure" option is a very useful feature that
D enables one to copy an existing PM procedure, edit the
D procedure as needed, and then assign it a new name. This
D feature can save considerable time when creating procedures
D that have many similarities. For example, if you want
D monthly, quarterly and annual procedures for the PM of an
D air handler unit, you might first create the monthly
D procedure and assign it the name of "AHU MO". Assuming the
D quarterly procedure contains all of the inspection steps
D detailed in the monthly PM plus a few more that are done
D only quarterly, it would be easiest to select the C)-Copy
D Procedure option to copy the "AHU MO" file, add the few
D extra inspection steps that are needed, and then assign it
D the name of "AHU QTR". The same can then be done to create
D the annual procedure. Select the "Copy Procedure" option,
D specifying "AHU QTR", add the few extra inspection steps
D needed for the annual procedure, and assign it the name "AHU
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D AN". The copy feature in this example can save significant
D time.
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D Standard labor hours can be entered for each PM Procedure,
D but this information can be viewed, entered, or edited only
D after entering the supervisor password. The standard labor
D hours are used in the management labor reports (Work Order
D Main Menu - Scheduling Work Menu), to help forecast labor
D requirements as well as to determine whether or not
D completed work was performed within the standard times
D allowed.
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D Editing of PM procedures is done by selecting the "Display"
D option, and entering the name of the procedure you wish to
D view. If the procedure name is not known, just enter "ALL"
D to display a list of all procedures available. You may then
D scroll through a list of the procedures. When the desired
D procedure is highlighted, you may choose to edit it by
D typing <Enter>, and the entire procedure is displayed. You
D may then change the body of the procedure, change the
D procedure name, or delete it.
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D The "Print Option" can be used to print an individual PM
D procedure or "All" procedures.
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D The "Compress" option should be used when extensive changes
D or deletions are made to the PM procedure database. Since
D this database contains text information, it can become quite
D large. Changes are not actually deleted until you "Compress"
D them out. It is not necessary to use this option every time
D you change a PM procedure, since it may take a considerable
D amount of time.
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B9.7 Utilities
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D The Support Data Utilities Menu is the most comprehensive of
D all of the utilities menu. It gives access to memory and
D system parameters, sorting data, and still another menu
D which allows you to edit your facility address information,
D security passwords, system configuration defaults, screen
D color, printer selection, thirteen period option and global
D utilities.
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B 9.7.1 Reset Printer
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D This allows for resetting the printer to its standard
D operating mode. Use of this option should not be necessary
D since all reports return your printer to normal print mode
D after they complete successfully. However, if there is a
D problem printing a report, the printer may be left in an
D abnormal mode and using this option will correct the
D problem.
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B 9.7.2 Format Blank Diskette
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D You can format a diskette through this utility menu without
D having to exit to DOS. This option allows you to select the
D drive letter for formatting, and can accommodate either low
D or high density diskettes in either 5 1/4 or 3 1/2 inch
D size. However, you must have copied FORMAT.COM to your EMS
D directory. If you use a format program other than DOS
D format, it may not run within the available memory.
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B 9.7.3 Memory and System Parameters
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D Memory and system status information will be displayed to
D the screen. This is information about your computer
D hardware, available memory and hard disk space.
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D 30K bytes of Random Access Memory (RAM) is required to
D successfully run the program. If you system has less RAM,
D you should remove resident programs (TSR's) that may be
D running in the background.
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B 9.7.4 Sort Data (Rebuild Indexes)
B
D This utility provides a method of reindexing all the
D databases. The databases are normally maintained
D automatically; but if system errors occur, it may be due to
D a corrupted database. By using this utility, you will be
D able to reconstruct the data index for each database.
D
D Reindexing the databases is recommended any time data
D records do not seem to be properly sorted, or are not
D displayed in their usual alphabetical sort order. Reindexing
D is also recommended if the program is stopped, giving an
D error message across the top of the screen listing a file
D name with a ".NTX" extension.
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D On rare occasions, an indexing error message (*.NTX) may
D still occur at the top of the screen following an attempt to
D execute some command in the EM/dBS program even after
D performing the above Sort Data procedure. In such cases, you
D may Quit out of the program to DOS and change to the
D \EMS\DATA1 subdirectory to delete all of the current index
D files with the ".NTX" extension.
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C NOTE: Caution: Do not erase any of the .DBF, .DBT, or .MEM
C files since they contain all of your data.
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D EM/dBS program to automatically rebuild all new index files
D when you reenter the program. This procedure often corrects
D the most severe indexing problems. A DOS command to delete
D index files, which are located in the DATA1 subdirectory, is
D shown as follows:
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B9.8 Utility Menu, page 2
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D The Utility Menu, page 2, allows the EM/dBS System
D supervisor to display and edit unrestricted fields in the
D Facility Name option, and in Security Passwords, Memory
D Variables, Display Screen Colors, and Printer Selection
D options. A Global Utilities option is also provided to the
D supervisor to update PM schedules globally. The supervisor
D password must be known in order to enter the Utility Menu,
D page 2. The default password for the supervisor should be
D changed on a regular basis to prevent unauthorized access to
D this portion of the program.
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B 9.8.1 Facility Name
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D The facility name entries can be displayed and edited, with
D the exception of the Facility Name and Department Name
D fields which are encoded into the program at the time it is
D purchased.
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B 9.8.2 Security Passwords
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D Passwords can be displayed and edited from this option. Note
D that the program strictly interprets all capital and lower
D case letters entered for passwords. The default passwords
D that come with the program are shown below, but may be
D changed at any time according to your preference.
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D 1. Entering the Utilities Menu, page 2, requires the
D following supervisor password:
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C SUPERPASS
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D This password is also required for access to other
D areas in the EM/dBS program such as printing the labor
D management reports.
D
D 2. Opening a new year accounting period for departments
D requires the following password to proceed:
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C OPENNEWYEAR
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D 3. Purging completed work orders to archive floppy diskettes
D requires the following password to continue:
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D 4. Printing End of Month Work Order Summary by Account
D requires the following password to continue:
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C SUMMARY
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D 5. Entering Employee data files requires the following
D password to continue:
D
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B 9.8.3 Memory Variables
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D Memory variables can be set for work order number, part
D number, purchase order number, and work order print format.
D
D The Work Order Number will default to 0 when the program is
D new, but can be set from 0-99,999. When the 99999 value is
D reached, the program restarts the numbers at 1, checking to
D make sure there are no active work orders with the number
D being reused. The number shown represents the last work
D order number assigned.
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D The Purchase Order Number will default to 0 when the program
D is new, but can be set from 0-999,999. It will be used when
D Vendor Purchase Orders are printed. The number shown
D represents the last purchase order number assigned.
D
D The Part Inventory Number defaults to 0 when the program is
D new, but can be set from 0-999,999. The number shown
D represents the last part inventory number assigned.
D
D The Work Order Charge option will default to "Y". This input
D is used as the default for the work order Chargeable field.
D Previous versions of EM/dBS displayed the Chargeable
D information on various reports. It is no longer used by
D EM/dBS, but may be used in custom dBASE reports.
D
D Normally, when work orders are printed in the long format,
D the work order number, equipment ID and description, various
D other equipment information, space to write service
D comments, work order history, and PM procedure are printed
D on each work order. Some users do not use all of this
D information and wish to use a short format. For scheduled
D work orders, the short format print includes the work order
D number, the equipment ID and description, and the PM
D procedure. The work order history and detailed equipment
D information are omitted. Enter "Y" for Short Form Work Order
D Printing, Scheduled to use the short format for scheduled
D work orders. On unscheduled work orders, the work order
D number, equipment detail information, and space to write
D service comments are printed if the short format is
D selected. The work history and PM Procedure are omitted.
D Enter "Y" for Short Form Work Order Printing, Unscheduled to
D use the short format for unscheduled work orders. These
D options will default to "N".
D
D Use Wide PM Procedure Format should be set to "Y" if you
D want to print all your PM procedures in 132 column format on
D work orders. The option defaults to "N", which will use 80
D column print format.
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D Priority for Scheduled Work Orders should be set to the
D value that should be used for the default priority of
D scheduled work orders. The option defaults to 1.
D
D Priority for Unscheduled Work Orders should be set to the
D value that should be used for the default priority of
D unscheduled work orders. The option defaults to 2.
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D Prompt Print For Closed Scheduled should be set to "Y" if
D you wish to be prompted "Print (Y/N)?" as you close each
D scheduled work order. The option defaults to "N", with no
D print available from the Open/Edit/Close Work Order screens.
D The work order can still be printed at any time from the
D Work Order Reports Menu.
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D Prompt Print For Closed Unscheduled should be set to "Y" if
D you wish to be prompted "Print (Y/N)?" as you close each
D unscheduled work order. The option defaults to "N", with no
D print available from the Open/Edit/Close Work Order screens.
D The work order can still be printed at any time from the
D Work Order Reports Menu.
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B 9.8.4 Screen Color
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D Screen display colors can be set between three standard
D settings or you can customize screen color to match your
D taste. The standard colors are monochrome, cyan on blue, and
D green on black. The custom colors are selected graphically,
D so you can see how the colors you are selecting will look.
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B 9.8.5 Printer Selection
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D This section will allow you to select the printer
D configuration that you will be using. Each type of printer
D uses different codes to specify compress, expanded, and bold
D print. Most printers will have either an Epson/IBM or Laser
D Jet emulation mode. Select the option that most closely
D matches your printer and try a sample printout. If the
D sample is correct, you have chosen the proper configuration.
D If not, try another configuration, until the best is found.
D Older Laser Jet printers may need a special cartridge to
D print in the compressed format required by EM/dBS.
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D This option may also be used to select the "Epson/IBM with
D half-sheet forms" print format for Epson printers. This
D option should only be used if you have half sheet perforated
D forms, and will require the short format option to be
D selected for unscheduled work orders (Support Data Main Menu
D - Utilities Menu - Utilities Menu, page 2 - "Memory
D Variables" option).
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B 9.8.6 Global Utilities
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D This option should be selected only if you have not been
D using the EM/dBS program for a long period of time and your
D equipment maintenance schedules are out of date. If the Next
D Work Order Date for most equipment procedures is in the
D past, this option will bring them up to the current date.
D The last scheduled dates plus even multiples of the service
D interval will be used for fixed procedures. Floating
D procedures will be due on the current date. Use of this
D option is not recommend, since the actual service that would
D have been required to bring the procedure up to date has not
D been performed. However, the option is available, if needed.
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B 9.8.7 Thirteen Period Options
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D The "Monthly" account/department totals in EM/dBS will
D normally be based on the calendar months (January, February,
D etc.). However, if you wish to use a 13 period year, with
D equal 28 day periods, you may select this option.
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D When this option is selected, you will be asked to enter
D three dates, the first day of the previous 13 period year,
D the first day of the current 13 period year, and the first
D day of the next 13 period year. These dates are used to
D calculate the period number from the current calendar date
D for display and reporting.
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D It is generally not recommended that this option be selected
D mid-year since the account/department totals should always
D be calculated one way or another for an entire year.
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B 9.8.8 Quit
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D Enter "Q" or <ESC> to return to the Support Data Utility
D Menu.
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