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- EASY SOFTWARE - PETTY-CASH
-
- ...............IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT......................
-
- This program is supplied with the date format pre-set to the
- North American format:- Month/Day/Year
-
- If you normally write dates:- Day/Month/Year
- Then you must reset the format before using the program. To change
- the date format, select "Administration" from the main menu, then
- "Configuration" then "Network Common Items" You can then choose
- your prefered date order, date separator character and numeric
- format.
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- OVERVIEW
-
- Welcome to Easy Software's Petty-Cash record keeping system.
-
- This program is designed for any organization that allocates
- cash to branch or office levels for incidental expenses. The
- program is very simple to operate and does not require the user
- to have any accounting knowledge. The program keeps a running
- balance of the petty-cash account plus an associated bank
- account if required. All the user has to do is enter each
- transaction: Cash Received , Cash to Bank, Cash withdrawal, Cash
- purchases and cheque purchases, choosing an analysis (Nominal)
- heading as he enters them. At the end of an accounting period
- the program prints a full history of all transactions in a "Bank
- Statement" format followed by an analysis of expenditure by
- nominal heading. This printout can then be forwarded to the
- accounts department and the system can be reset, carrying
- forward the current balances in cash and at the bank.
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- The analysis (nominal) headings are not pre programmed, you can
- enter any heading you wish and the accounting period is not
- fixed, you can reset after any convenient period.
-
- USING PETTY-CASH
-
- The evaluation copy is shipped with headings and some example
- data so that you can test and get a feel for it quickly:
-
- Select "Make Cashbook Entries" from the main menu. The input
- screen appears with the current date pre entered and a choice
- list for the entry type displayed ( Cash Payment, Cheque
- Payment, Cash to Bank, Bank Withdrawal or Cash Received )
- Select "Cash Payment" and press return. Cash Payment is copied
- to the type field and a choice list of all analysis headings is
- displayed. Choose the heading under which you wish the payment
- to be analyzed and press return. Your choice is copied to the
- analysis field and all you have to enter is the amount with an
- optional remark.
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- If the transaction was not for the current date, just press the
- home key to take the cursor to the date field and edit it.
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- Press F2 to record the transaction. The input screen repeats
- automatically for further transactions - Press Esc when
- complete.
-
- Now select the second menu item "List Cashbook Entries". First,
- you are offered the choice to include or exclude the remarks.
- Then you are asked whether the output is to go to the screen or
- the printer. Select "Output To Screen" and press return. Two
- reports are sent to the screen. The first is a full transaction
- record to date with running balances for Cash and Bank. The
- second is a period analysis.
-
- At the end of your chosen accounting period you simply print
- these two reports and reset the system for the next period.
- If you wish to see the reports in print, select "Administration"
- from the main menu followed by "Configuration" Select a suitable
- printer driver and enter the paper size you are using first.
-
- There are several other options you can choose in
- "Configuration" including the screen colors, menu borders and
- date / numeric formats.
-
- With the "administration" menu on screen, you can add and delete
- analysis headings with the first two menu items and the third
- item resets for the next period by erasing all transactions and
- carrying forward the Cash and Bank balances.
-
- When you are familiar with the program and are ready to start
- with live data, select item six ( Clear Existing Data ) on the
- administration menu.
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- With "Clear the System" highlighted, press the return key to
- clear all data. Now select item three, "Enter new Opening
- Balances". Enter the current cash balance and the bank balance
- if you have one and press F2.
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- Now go back to the Administration menu, select item one and
- enter the analysis headings that you wish to use. The system is
- now ready for your live data.
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- LOOKUP PREFERENCE
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- When you enter transactions, the choice list for transaction
- type is a fixed list. The list of Analysis headings however is
- looked up from a file containing the headings you have entered.
- As supplied, Petty-Cash displays the entire list of analysis
- headings as soon as you have chosen the entry type. This is
- convenient if your list of analysis headings is small. If you
- have entered many analysis headings, however, you may find it
- more convenient to restrict the length of your list by entering
- a wildcard lookup spec. To do this, select "Analysis Lookup
- Preference" on the administration menu. Select "User Select" and
- press F2.
-
- Now, when entering transactions, after you choose the
- transaction type, the cursor will enter the analysis field but
- no list will appear. To select the analysis heading type one
- or more characters of the heading you require followed by an *
- followed by the return key.
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- The list will now appear but contain only those headings which
- begin with the character or characters you have typed. If only
- one analysis heading begins with the characters you have typed,
- it will be entered directly to the field.
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- CORRECTIONS
-
- If you realize that you have made an error after entering a
- transaction, you can correct it using item three (Edit Entries)
- on the main menu. In order to edit an entry, you have to know
- its number in the records. "View entry numbers" will list
- records with their numbers, either for the entire period or for
- any one day and you can send the output to the screen or to the
- printer. Once you know the number for the record to correct,
- choose "Edit an Entry", enter the record number to edit, make
- your correction and press F2 to correct the record on disk.
-
- BACKUP AND RESTORE
-
- Petty-Cash includes its own built in backup system. To backup
- your data, insert a blank floppy disk and then select item 8 on
- the main menu.
-
- If your computer or hard disk ever fails, you can re-install
- Petty-Cash on a new machine then restore your data by inserting
- your backup disk and selecting "Restore Data" from the
- administration menu.
-
- REBUILD INDEX FILES
-
- Petty-Cash uses BTree index files. These can be corrupted if you
- suffer a power failure while entering records. If this ever
- happens, select this item to re-write them.
-
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- EVALUATION LICENCE
-
- If this is an evaluation copy of Petty-Cash, you are licensed to
- use it for a period of thirty days. If you wish to continue
- using it beyond the evaluation period, you must purchase a
- registered copy. The current price is $40 US or 25 Pounds UK for
- use on a single machine. Easy Software also provide "Site
- Licenses" for multiple use at discount. Please call or Fax for
- details. Or check our WWW page at:
- http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/easysoftware
-
- If you are still using the evaluation copy at the end of the
- thirty day period, the program will remind you of your
- obligation to purchase a registered version. At no time,
- however, will it cease to function.
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- USER MODIFICATIONS
-
- Petty-Cash is written in Easy Base, Easy Software's relational
- data management system and can be user modified by copying all
- files to a sub directory of Easy Base.
-
- Petty-Cash is copyright Easy Software Ltd. 1996
-
- Easy Software, however, grant to any registered user of Easy
- Base the right to use and modify the code in Petty-Cash provided
- that such modified code is for their own use and is not re-sold.
-
- All other rights are reserved.
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