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an OBJECTS::NEXUS(tm) filer
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║ { DocumentsNexus } (tm) ║
║ projects/documents development records ║
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║ (C) Copyright MCMXCIV RCCO Research Associates ║
║ All Rights Reserved under International Conventions ║
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{ DocumentsNexus: projects/documents development records } Documentation
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┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ To read this documentation on-line most anywhere in the program, press │
│ the <Alt-M> key combination. │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
{ DocumentsNexus: projects/documents development records }(tm) is an
effective, flexible, and efficient system of recordkeeping for professional,
institutional or corporate collections of documents or projects development
records and/or related data. The materials are presented and maintained in
an attractive visually-oriented environment. An extensive report writer
provides on-screen and/or printed reports.
Document records are normally maintained in a General ID or Document ID
order, with sort command options to arrange the collection in order of
Title, Source, Date Created, Start Date, End Date, Assigned To, or Category.
Users may view entries in either of Form View or Table View formats --
editing, deleting or replacing records with the users' specific data.
Additional records may be appended in any number required (theoretical
limit: 1 billion records). Edits or corrections are easy and quick to
make in either Form or Table View.
On-line documentation is available at the touch of a hot-key selection.
Pop-up calculator and text-search facilities are provided, also via hot-key
choices. Mouse support is provided for scrolling through the data table;
however, a mouse is not necessary to utilize the program.
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An automatic report facility provides attractive on-screen and printed
reports. A printer selection utility provides for a wide choice of available
printers.
The program is simple to use and offers intuitive features commonly found
in RCCO Research OBJECTS::NEXUS(tm) filer applications.
The unregistered copy is not in any way limited as to the usefulness,
capacity, or reporting facilities of the program. Registration will remove
the unregistered reminder notices and provide legal authorization for con-
tinued use of the program after a thirty-day trial period.
Introduction
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After you have had some practice dealing with the data table concept in
{ DocumentsNexus }, you will find entry and maintenance of the table quite
familiar and simple. Review the initial sample entry to start, add your
own, and delete or edit/overwrite the sample. (The sample entry is not a
complete or actual entry; it exists to demonstrate display format and to
provide material for running sample reports.)
The entries in this table are sorted in any of nine ways; they are then
maintained in sort order no matter how you choose to enter new items.
The View/Print Reports window offers the opportunity to preview on-screen
the appearance of the printed report. Again, records may be sorted in any
of seven ways, resulting in an attractive ASCII text report. Print output,
when selected, is sent to the default printer.
Easy batch file idea
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You may wish to create a batch file for your batch directory:
┌────────────┐
│ DOCS.BAT │
└────────────┘
@ECHO OFF
C: (or whatever drive you use)
CD \DOCSNX
DOCSNX
Please consult your DOS manual if you are unfamiliar with creating batch
files. The above batch file will make operation of { DocumentsNexus }
easier for you.
If you have not yet created your batch file and simply want to get right in-
to the program, change to the \DOCSNX directory and type:
DocsNx<enter>
to begin the { DocumentsNexus } program.
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The main records table
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After the program loads behind the sign-on screen, the user is presented
with a selection of sorting options for the initial presentation of data.
After selecting a sort command option, the primary Table View screen is
shown. In this view, the cells (or fields) are displayed with horizontal
column headers indicating the different cell/field names; a multiple selec-
tion of records (or rows) indicate the different data entries. In Form View
( <Alt-E> or <Alt-N> ), a single data record is shown with the cell struc-
tures available in vertical presentation.
The cells available for data entry in { DocumentsNexus } are:
1 GENERAL_ID
2 DOCUMENTID (Document ID)
3 TITLE
4 SOURCE
5 DESCRIPT (Description)
6 VERSION
7 ACTION
8 CREATED
9 START_DATE
10 START_TIME
11 COMPLETED (√)
12 END_DATE
13 END_TIME
14 ASSIGNEDTO (Person Assigned to)
15 CHANGED_BY
16 LASTCHANGE (Date of Last Change)
17 SUBJECT
18 ENTRY
19 CATEGORY
20 ISSUE
21 ENVIRONMNT (Environment)
22 RESOLUTION
23 OPENED_BY
24 CLOSED_BY
25 CODE
26 STATUS
27 NOTIFIED (√)
28 OVERDUE (√)
29 CONVERSATN (Conversation)
30 OTHER_A
31 OTHER_B
32 OTHER_C
33 COMMENTS_A
34 COMMENTS_B
35 COMMENTS_C
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The cells for GENERAL_ID and DOCUMENTID (Document ID) entry are of the
type that will accept either numerical or alphabetic data. A numerical type
entry will be maintained in sort order as long as there are leading zero
placeholders (ie, 0001, 0002, 0003, etc.). The alphanumeric format allows
one to use any combination of letters or numbers within the Document ID
entry, up to and including eight alphanumeric characters. For example,
different categories may be grouped within the same table simply by prefixing
the number with a letter code. One might then begin certain ID's with
something like "A1001" while other selections may begin with "B1001," etc.
-- maintaining separation between categories. The point here is that
flexibility is provided for creation of codes that will work best for users'
specific data. (The codes may also have letters appended to the end of a
number, as in "1001A" or "1002B," etc.)
So that sort mechanisms for name cells will be effectively maintained, names
should be entered in t