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- Thank you for your purchase of DacEasy Accounting. This file contains
- documentation for last-minute changes to DacEasy Accounting that don't
- appear in your User's Guide.
-
- General
- ========================================================================
- There is no need to Post or run Period End before converting.
-
- The manual states that you will be asked during Installation if you have
- Extended Memory, but DacEasy now allows Btrieve to automatically load
- into Extended Memory, if available. If you do not wish to run Btrieve
- in Extended Memory, add a "/E" to the second line of the DEA4.BAT file.
- An example follows:
-
- BTRIEVE /M:52 /P:4096 /T:BTRIEVE.TRN /B:16 /F:60 /L:100 /E
-
- New command line parameters are:
-
- /BTSR - allows Btrieve to remain in Memory after exiting DacEasy.
- /POS - allows the invoice printed with F7 to print in Batch Mode.
-
- An example would be : DEA4 /BTSR at the C:\dea4 prompt.
-
- Edit Forms Setup
- ========================================================================
- When designing Forms, the use of Extended ASCII characters is allowed.
- If you're unable to produce extended ASCII characters on your form, add
- the following line to your CONFIG.SYS file: DEVICE=C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS
-
- For a list of Extended ASCII characters, consult your DOS Manual.
-
- In order for your printer to print these characters, the printer must be
- in Graphics or Line Printer Mode.
-
- Printing of Forms
- ========================================================================
- If encountering paging problems, check the End-of-file marker at the
- bottom of the form. This End-of-file marker looks like an arrow (->) and
- should be on line 67 for all 11-inch dot-matrix forms, line 61 for all 11
- inch laser forms and line 43 for all 7-inch forms. In certain instances,
- this marker can be moved one line to correct paging problems. This occurs
- mostly on Laser Printers, where the EOF marker will need to be moved to
- either Line 60 or 62 on 11-inch forms.
-
- File Utilities
- ========================================================================
- It is HIGHLY recommended that RECOVER be run on the following files:
-
- Cash Header (19) - General Ledger Header (28) - Invoice Header (33)
-
- The reason for running recover on these files is to correct the
- positioning of the records.
-
- The following processes need to be run in the exact order as listed
- below:
-
- Run Verify on: Invoice Header (33) - A/R Header (7) - A/P Header (4)
- Then run Recover on: A/R Open Invoice (5) - A/P Open Invoice (2)
- Finally, run Verify on: A/R Open Invoice (5) - A/P Open Invoice (2)
-
- Statements, Labels and Letters
- ========================================================================
- Due to the overwhelming demand from our current customers, some changes
- have been made in the Receivables and Payables Reports module:
-
- The ALL option was removed from the Scope sorting option. This menu
- option was deemed unnecessary, so it was removed (since the remaining
- options can both encompass all records.
-
- Also, the Criterion option was replaced with a Sort By and Rank By
- sorting routine (which duplicates the sorting routines of all other
- reports in the program).
-
- Forms Templates
- ========================================================================
- Three new variables were added to the Control section of the forms
- templates. These new variables primarily affect Invoices and Statements,
- but can be used generically on almost all forms:
-
- SL - Suppress Line. This variable is used to suppress text on multi-page
- forms on all pages except the last page. For example when
- printing plain paper statements the aging schedule in the footer
- prints on every page. If the SL variable is used on that line
- the text would be suppressed on every page except the last page.
-
- SLF - Suppress Line Feed. This variable was added to control the page feed
- between pages on 11 inch laser forms when using a Hewlett-
- Packard LaserJet Series 2 laser printer, or a printer that is
- emulating a HP Laserjet 2. If the end-of-file marker is correctly
- positioned on line 61 of the template, and a blank page feeds
- after each form, then simply paste this variable on line 60 of
- each template in order to prevent the blank page from feeding.
-
- BLANK - Blank Line. Use this variable to double-space the detail lines
- on statements and invoices.
-
- TeleMagic Link
- =====================================================================
-
- Remote Control International's TeleMagic contains a
- convenient linking system which connects it to both DacEasy
- Accounting and Order Entry. This new interface lets you
- quickly enter an accounting invoice or sales return into
- DacEasy Accounting or a sales order into Order Entry from
- the customer contact screen in TeleMagic.
-
- With the interface intact, you can access either of the
- DacEasy programs, make your entry and then return when
- you've finished the transaction. You'll even see a record of
- your transactions on the Notepad section of your customer
- contact screen.
-
-
- Setting up the interface
- =====================================================================
- The following paragraphs present the minimum number of steps
- to interface TeleMagic with DacEasy Accounting and/or Order
- Entry. After these steps, you can dig a little deeper into
- customizing the link between the two programs.
-
- Activating the interface
- =====================================================================
- When you turn on the interface, you're actually adding a
- field to the database that represents the pathway (or
- bridge) to the DacEasy programs.
-
- 1 Enter TeleMagic as you normally do. Your first step is
- to initiate the interface and add a field to the data
- base. From the TeleMagic Main Menu, select Other
- Options/Database Utilities/Add, Change, and Delete
- Fields.
-
- 2 Press PgDn or Down Arrow until you arrive at the last
- field, Field No. 24. Press A to add a 25th field to the
- database.
-
- 3 Complete the screen except for the Prompt field. You
- can enter any description you desire for the customer
- code label.
-
- 4 Press F10 once to save the new field in the database
- and once again to save the entire database. Answer Y to
- confirm you want to save the database.
-
- The preceding steps prepare the database to access the
- DacEasy programs; however, you must still supply TeleMagic
- with the path names to the programs you intend to use.
-
-
- Entering the path names
- =====================================================================
- Now you need to tell TeleMagic where to locate the DacEasy
- programs. This section is particularly important if you
- chose not to use the default path names for the programs
- during the installation process. Nonetheless, you must
- complete these steps regardless of the path names you're
- using.
-
- 1 Choose Other Options/Master Controls/Order Entry from
- the TeleMagic Main Menu.
-
- 2 Press Enter until your cursor arrives at the "Change
- external accounting setup?" question. Answer Y to this
- prompt so you can enter the data path names for the
- DacEasy programs.
-
- You should also answer Y to the two Notepad options.
- These options direct DacEasy to supply TeleMagic with a
- means of printing a record of all order and invoice
- activity on the customer contact screen of both the
- Bill To and Ship To customers.
-
- After answering these three questions, you'll see a
- selection screen for the DacEasy programs. Use the
- arrow keys to highlight the desired program and press
- Enter.
-
- 3 Enter the program and data paths for DacEasy Order
- Entry. When you've completed both fields, press F10 to
- save the entry and exit. You can repeat the procedure
- as many times as necessary to set up all your program
- applications.
-
- 4 Press F10 to save the external accounting interface.
-
-
- Setting the customer id
- =====================================================================
- With this new interface, TeleMagic inserts the customer with
- whom you're currently dealing into the Accounting and Order
- Entry programs. Since the customers' company names could
- easily be duplicated in TeleMagic, and each customer must
- have a unique customer code in all DacEasy program, you must
- tell TeleMagic to use a unique primary and secondary
- identification. To do so, you should select Other
- Options/Master Controls/Contact Screen and answer Y to the
- "Unique PID/SID?" prompt.
-
- These few steps are necessary to set up the basic interface
- between TeleMagic and DacEasy. For more advanced
- customization options, see the next section.
-
-
- Adding more options to the interface
- =====================================================================
- In addition to the three default applications (Order Entry,
- Invoices and Returns) supplied with the program, you can add
- up to three more options to the applications menu. To do
- this, however, you'll need a database program like
- Microsoft's FoxPro (or a comparable program).
-
- The applications menu is held in a database file,
- TMACLINK.DBF. After you've accessed this file, you can add
- three more applications to use in your daily routine. When
- you're editing the file, you can use the following table for
- the correct column data.
-
- Application Menuopt Filename Check
- ==========================================================================
- (OE) Order Entry OE OE_2.EXE 04:41
- (OE) Customer Inquiry CI OE_1.EXE 04:41
- (OE) Product Inquiry PI OE_1.EXE 04:41
- (OE) Order Inquiry OI OE_1.EXE 04:41
- (Acct) Invoices I DEA4-2.EXE 04:41
- (Acct) Returns R DEA4-2.EXE 04:41
-
- For more detailed information on the day-to-day operation of
- TeleMagic, consult that program's documentation.
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