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  1.                            MENU FOR CUSTOM FEATURES
  2.  
  3.  
  4.                                ==============
  5.                                |  OPTION 1: |
  6.                                ==============
  7.  
  8.  
  9. Optioεá ▒á wil∞ changσ thσ descriptioε oµ thσ categor∙ oµá maintenancσá anΣ ì
  10. titlσ fo≥ billings«  Thσ descriptioε currentl∙ default≤ t∩ :
  11.  
  12.               "Category of maintenance"
  13.  
  14. Yo⌡ caε changσ  thi≤ t∩ an∙  phrasσ yo⌡ wisΦ tha⌠ morσ closel∙ describe≤á you≥ ì
  15. business¼ sucΦ a≤ :
  16.  
  17.                          "Classes of Service Tickets"
  18.                                       or
  19.                              "Service Bay Number"
  20.  
  21.  
  22.                                ==============
  23.                                |  OPTION 2: |
  24.                                ==============
  25.  
  26.  
  27. Optioε ▓ wil∞ changσ thσ heading≤ tha⌠ appea≥ oε thσ datß entr∙ screen¼ Maste≥ ì
  28. Filσ Menu«  I⌠ currentl∙ default≤ to:
  29.  
  30. ============ Maintenance and Service Call Activity Tracking System =========
  31.           Default values for Maintenance and Service Activities
  32.  
  33. Titles on Menus and Data Entry Screens [except main program menu]
  34. Maintenance and Service Call Activity Tracking System
  35.  
  36.  
  37. Primary Identifier:
  38.     Primary ID
  39.  
  40. Optional second Identifier:
  41.     Secondary ID
  42.  
  43. Optional third Identifier:
  44.     Third ID
  45.  
  46.  
  47. Default name for individual unit of Service/maintenance (singular):
  48.     Service Call
  49. [used for activity file]
  50. =====================================================================
  51.  
  52. T∩ understanΣ ho≈ thi≤ works¼á g∩ t∩ thσ Maste≥ Filσ Menu¼ optioε A« Theε looδ ì
  53. a⌠á thσ screeε fo≥ datß entry¼á Maste≥ File«á Yo⌡ caε changσ thσ heading≤ tha⌠ ì
  54. yo⌡ seσ withiε thσ guideline≤ above«  Experimen⌠ witΦ this.
  55. è
  56.                                ==============
  57.                                |  OPTION 3: |
  58.                                ==============
  59.  
  60. Optioεá │ wil∞ changσ thσ headinτ oε al∞ screen≤ anΣá reports«á  I⌠á currentl∙ì
  61. defaults to :
  62.  
  63.                 Maintenance and Service Call Activity Tracking System
  64.  
  65. Yo⌡ coulΣ changσ i⌠ t∩ anythinτ tha⌠ describe≤ you≥ busines≤ o≥ industry¼ sucΦì
  66. as:
  67.              "Los Angeles Yellow Cab Maintenance Tracking System"
  68.                                       or
  69.              "Dade County Equipment Rental Yard Tracking System"
  70.  
  71.  
  72.                                ==============
  73.                                |  OPTION 4: |
  74.                                ==============
  75.  
  76.  
  77.         Optioε ┤ is║  Togglσ initia∞ graphic≤ imagσ fo≥ Appointments.
  78.                                Default=[now on]
  79.  
  80. Wheε you≥ prograφ firs⌠ begins¼á i⌠ perform≤ tw∩ processes║ 1⌐ Display≤ t∩ yo⌡ ì
  81. ho≈á man∙ appointment≤ yo⌡ havσ fo≥ tha⌠ day¼á iµ any╗á anΣ 2⌐ iµ yo⌡ havσá a⌠ ì
  82. leas⌠ onσ appointmen⌠ fo≥ today¼á theε thσ prograφ create≤ ß graphic≤ imagσ oµ ì
  83. you≥ appointment≤ fo≥ thσ nex⌠ tw∩ weeks«á  Thesσ ▓ processe≤ takσ somσá time« ì
  84. Iµá yo⌡á wisΦ t∩ turε botΦ ofµ s∩ tha⌠ thσ prograφ goe≤ directl∙ t∩á thσá Maiε ì
  85. Prograφ Menu¼ theε selec⌠ optioε ┤ t∩ bσ [no≈ off].
  86.  
  87.  
  88.  
  89.                                ==============
  90.                                |  OPTION 6: |
  91.                                ==============
  92.  
  93.  
  94.                6)  SET UP SCREENS FOR Master File,  by range of category
  95.  
  96.  
  97. Thi≤ optioε allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ se⌠ u≡ pre-designeΣ screen≤ fo≥ thi≤ program¼á baseΣ ì
  98. oεá ßá rangσ oµ categories«á  Afte≥ yo⌡ desigε you≥ screeε anΣá designatσá thσ ì
  99. rangσá oµá categorie≤ covereΣ b∙ you≥ screen¼á tha⌠ screeε wil∞á automaticall∙ ì
  100. appea≥á anytimσá yo⌡á o≥ someonσ elsσ select≤ ß categor∙ iεá tha⌠á rangσá froφ ì
  101. optioε 3¼ Maiε Prograφ Menu.
  102.  
  103.  
  104.  
  105.                                ==============
  106.                                |  OPTION 7: |
  107.                                ==============
  108.  
  109. Optioε ╖ turn≤ optioε ╢ oε o≥ off«á  Iµ lef⌠ on¼á thσ prograφ check≤ t∩ seσ iµ ìèyo⌡ havσ createΣ pre-defineΣ screen≤ fo≥ tha⌠ category«á  Iµ not¼á i⌠ use≤ thσ ì
  110. defaul⌠ value≤ defineΣ iε optioε 2«  Otherwise¼ thosσ screen≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ createΣ ì
  111. iε optioε ╢ wil∞ appea≥ throughou⌠ thσ program.
  112.  
  113.  
  114.                                ==============
  115.                                |  OPTION 8: |
  116.                                ==============
  117.  
  118. Thi≤á optioεá establishe≤ thσ namσ useΣ fo≥ Appointments/Schedulσá System«á I⌠ ì
  119. default≤ t∩ 'Appointments'.
  120.  
  121.  
  122.                                ==============
  123.                                |  OPTION 9: |
  124.                                ==============
  125.  
  126.  
  127. Thi≤ optioε set≤ thσ lengtΦ oµ searcΦ string¼á Activit∙ File¼á AdΣá option«  ì
  128. Thi≤á mean≤ tha⌠ iµ yo⌡ ente≥ ß primar∙ I─ iε thσ Activit∙ filσ tha⌠ eithe≥ ì
  129. ha≤á n∩á matche≤ o≥ ha≤ morσ thaε onσ matcΦ giveεá you≥á entry¼á theεá thi≤ ì
  130. optioεá dictate≤ thσ numbe≥ oµ character≤ froφ thσ leftmos⌠ margiε tha⌠ arσ ì
  131. useΣ fo≥ searcΦ anΣ display« 
  132.  
  133.  
  134.                                ==============
  135.                                |  OPTION A: |
  136.                                ==============
  137.  
  138.                A)  Automatic pausing and pacing between screens
  139.                                Default=[auto pausing  ]
  140.  
  141.  
  142. Thσ prograφ wil∞ automaticall∙ pausσ betweeε ß numbe≥ oµ it≤ screens¼ allowinτì
  143. yo⌡á t∩á seσ wha⌠ i≤ oε thσ screeε withou⌠ thσ necessit∙ oµá you≥á continuall∙ì
  144. havinτ t∩ interac⌠ witΦ thσ program«   Iµ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ over-ridσ thi≤ automatiπì
  145. pacinτ feature¼á selec⌠ optioε ┴ t∩ bσ [manua∞ pausinτ ]«á  Wheε yo⌡ d∩á this¼ì
  146. al∞á oµá thσ automatiπ pause≤ wil∞ havσ beeε replaceΣ b∙ ß beep¼á followeΣá b∙ì
  147. thi≤á message║á "Ente≥ An∙ Characte≥ t∩ continue"«á  Thi≤ signifie≤á tha⌠á thσì
  148. prograφá i≤ waitinτ fo≥ yo⌡ t∩ ente≥ ß ke∙ t∩ continuσ insteaΣ oµ showinτá yo⌡ì
  149. tha⌠ screeε fo≥ ß predetermineΣ numbe≥ oµ seconds«á  Iµ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ bypas≤ al∞ì
  150. pauses¼ whethe≥ pre-timeΣ o≥ manual¼ selec⌠ [n∩ pausing   ].
  151.  
  152.  
  153.  
  154.                                ==============
  155.                                |  OPTION "B"|
  156.                                ==============
  157.  
  158. Thi≤á featurσ bypasse≤ thσ │ leve∞ datß file/index/batcΦ filσ checkinτ tha⌠ ì
  159. thσ prograφ perform≤ ever∙ timσ thσ progrφ i≤ started« 
  160.  
  161.  
  162.  
  163.                                ==============è                               |  OPTION "C"|
  164.                                ==============
  165.  
  166.             Create a default date for Appointments in Activity Add
  167.  
  168. Normally¼á thσá prograφá create≤ ß defaul⌠ datσ iε thσ Activit∙á AdΣá filσá oµ ì
  169. '01/01/1901'«á  Thi≤á datσ i≤ ß codσ tha⌠ tell≤ thσ prograφ no⌠ t∩ schedulσá ß ì
  170. futurσá appointmen⌠ o≥ commitment«á  Yo⌡ woulΣ changσ thi≤ defaul⌠ datσ iµ yo⌡ ì
  171. wisΦ AL╠ ne≈ activit∙ record≤ t∩ havσ ß futurσ appointment≤ date.
  172.