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  1.  
  2.               Base Station/Remote Site Consolidation Feature
  3.  
  4. Thi≤á featurσá give≤á yo⌡ thσ abilit∙ t∩ consolidatσá datßá froφá differen⌠ ì
  5. station≤ ont∩ onσ maste≥ station«  Yo⌡ caε thinδ oµ thσ individua∞ station≤ ì
  6. a≤ 'Remotσ Sitesº anΣ thσ maste≥ a≤ thσ 'Basσ Station'«   
  7.  
  8. Thi≤á featurσ wa≤ implementeΣ becausσ man∙ user≤ oµ thi≤ prograφ havσ askeΣ ì
  9. fo≥á thσá abilit∙ t∩ havσ ß rovinτ feature«á  Onσ manage≥ ha≤á man∙á peoplσ ì
  10. workinτ fo≥ hiφ iε thσ fielΣ usinτ thi≤ prograφ oε thei≥ individua∞á lapto≡ ì
  11. portables«á  Hσá askeΣá iµá hσ coulΣ consolidatσ everyone'≤ datßá ont∩á hi≤ ì
  12. deskto≡ computer«  WitΦ thi≤ Consolidatioε Feature¼ hσ no≈ can«  
  13.  
  14. EacΦáá Remotσá Sitσá goe≤á t∩á thσá men⌡á fo≥á Basσáá Station/Remotσáá Sitσ ì
  15. Consolidation«  Thi≤ men⌡ ha≤ 5 selections║ 
  16.  
  17.                             1⌐  Outpu⌠ records
  18.                          [useΣ froφ ß Remotσ Site]
  19.                              2⌐  Inpu⌠ records
  20.                        [useΣ froφ thσ Basσ Station]
  21.                 3⌐  Changσ Start/Sto≡ datσ oµ Consolidation
  22.                [useΣ onl∙ witΦ outputtinτ records¼ Optioε 1]
  23.  
  24.                    4)  View 'Log File' for Base Station
  25.                     5)  Category Consolidation Feature: 
  26.  
  27. Thσá Remotσá Sitσá theεá select≤ thσ rangσ oµá record≤á tha⌠á he/shσá want≤ ì
  28. outputteΣ t∩ thσ consolidatioε disk«á  Thesσ arσ thσ date≤ tha⌠ thσ record≤ ì
  29. fo≥á thσá Maste≥á Filσ anΣ Activit∙ filσ werσ originall∙ entereΣá int∩á thσ ì
  30. system«á  WitΦ thσ abilit∙ t∩ selec⌠ ou⌠ record≤ b∙ datσ oµ entr∙ int∩á thσ ì
  31. system¼ yo⌡ caε makσ incrementa∞ consolidations¼ sa∙ ever∙ ▓ o≥ ┤ weeks«  
  32.  
  33. Aεá unlimiteΣá numbe≥ oµ Remotσ Site≤ caε outpu⌠ thei≥ record≤á ont∩á thei≥ ì
  34. individua∞ consolidatioε disks«á  Thσ Basσ Station¼á iε turn¼á take≤ al∞ oµ ì
  35. consolidatioεá disk≤á anΣ input≤ theφ onσ a⌠ ß timσ usinτ optioεá 2¼á Inpu⌠ ì
  36. records«á  Iµá thσ prograφ detect≤ tha⌠ i⌠ i≤ importinτ ß duplicatσá recorΣ ì
  37. int∩á thσ Maste≥ File¼á i⌠ wil∞ stop¼á displa∙ thσá questionablσá duplicatσ ì
  38. record≤ t∩ you¼ anΣ theε asδ yo⌡ fo≥ ß decision║  t∩ overwritσ thσ origina∞ ì
  39. recorΣá witΦ thσ newl∙ importeΣ one¼á o≥ t∩ abor⌠ thσ consolidatioε oµ tha⌠ ì
  40. onσá recorΣ int∩ thσ file«á   Al∞ activit∙ record≤ froφá thσá consolidatioε ì
  41. disks¼ oµ course¼ arσ addeΣ a≤ is¼ withou⌠ an∙ validation.
  42.  
  43. Thσá Basσá Statioε mus⌠ havσ ß harΣ disk¼á bu⌠ thσ Remotσ Site≤ caε havσá ß ì
  44. harΣá disδá o≥ bσ floppy-based«á  Thi≤ featurσ caε als∩ bσá though⌠á oµá a≤ ì
  45. providinτá thσ functionalit∙ oµ ß Loca∞ Areß Networδ withou⌠ thσ bothe≥ anΣ ì
  46. uncertaint∙ oµ beinτ dependen⌠ oε ß network«á  Let'≤ sa∙ tha⌠ ┤  datß entr∙ ì
  47. peoplσ arσ usinτ thi≤ prograφ t∩ takσ informatioε ove≥ thσ phone«  Iµ thei≥ ì
  48. superviso≥ want≤ acces≤ t∩ thσ consolidateΣ record≤ oµ al∞ ┤ people¼á  eacΦ ì
  49. persoεá coulΣ submi⌠ ß weekl∙ consolidatioε disδ t∩á thσá supervisor«á  Thσ ì
  50. supervisor¼á iε turn¼ woulΣ havσ ß fiftΦ systeφ tha⌠ functioneΣ a≤ thσ Basσ ì
  51. Statioε anΣ containeΣ onl∙ thosσ record≤ brough⌠ iε usinτ optioε 2¼ above.
  52.  
  53.                              Note on Log File:
  54.  
  55. Ever∙ timσ yo⌡ usσ optioε ▓ a≤ thσ Basσ Statioε t∩ impor⌠ data¼ thσ prograφ ìèkeep≤ ß loτ oµ eacΦ procedure¼ 'LOG.DBF'¼ iε thi≤ form:
  56.  
  57.  
  58. ááá--------------------------------------------------------------
  59. áááBasσ Statioε Importinτ performeΣ oε 06/28/1989               |       
  60. ááá    Star⌠ Date║ 01/01/190▒   EnΣ Date║ 12/12/2999            |
  61. ááá    Categor∙ Selected║ ALL                                   |
  62. ááá    Numbe≥ oµ record≤ importeΣ froφ Prospec⌠ file║       5
  63. ááá    Numbe≥ oµ record≤ importeΣ froφ activit∙ file║     178
  64. ááá    Datß importeΣ fo≥ EΣ Zung¼ salesmaε fo≥ thσ Ba∙ area
  65.  
  66. áááBasσ Statioε Importinτ performeΣ oε 06/30/1989
  67. ááá    Star⌠ Date║ 01/01/190▒   EnΣ Date║ 12/12/2999
  68. ááá    Categor∙ Selected║ ALL
  69. ááá    Numbe≥ oµ record≤ importeΣ froφ Prospec⌠ file║       3   |
  70. ááá    Numbe≥ oµ record≤ importeΣ froφ activit∙ file║     288   |
  71. ááá    Datß importeΣ fo≥ Southerε Distric⌠ salesman¼ Phi∞ Smith |
  72. ááá--------------------------------------------------------------
  73.  
  74.   
  75. Wheεá yo⌡á impor⌠ datß a≤ thσ basσ station¼á thσ prograφ wil∞ creatσ ßá si° ì
  76. linσ entry¼á startinτ witΦ 'Basσ Statioε Importing...º anΣ endinτ witΦ you≥ ì
  77. comment«  Thσ prograφ create≤ thσ firs⌠ fivσ line≤ automatically¼ whilσ yo⌡ ì
  78. ente≥ you≥ commen⌠ fo≥ linσ six.
  79.  
  80. 'LOG.DBFºá i≤á aεá ASCI╔ filσ tha⌠ yo⌡ caε manipulatσá externall∙á witΦá aε ì
  81. externa∞ worΣ processor¼ iµ s∩ desired.
  82.  
  83.  
  84.                                ==============
  85.                                |  OPTION 5: |
  86.                                ==============
  87.  
  88.                         Category Consolidation:
  89.  
  90. A⌠ thi≤ option¼á yo⌡ caε basσ you≥ datß outputtinτ iε selectioε ▒ oε eithe≥ ì
  91. ßá rangσ oµ categorie≤ o≥ ß lis⌠ oµ non-continuou≤á individua∞á categories«   ì
  92. Fo≥á example¼á iµá yo⌡á haΣ selecteΣ ß range¼á theε yo⌡ coulΣá combinσá al∞ ì
  93. record≤ froφ categorie≤ ▒ througΦ 50«á  Yo⌡ caε selec⌠ an∙ sizσ range¼ froφ ì
  94. ßá rangσ oµ 5░ t∩ ß rangσ oµ 50,00░ categories«á   Iµ yo⌡ haΣá selecteΣá t∩ ì
  95. inpu⌠á ß non-continuou≤ lis⌠ oµ categories¼á theε yo⌡ coulΣ ente≥ u≡ t∩ 20░ ì
  96. categorie≤ fo≥ consolidation¼ sucΦ a≤ t∩ combinσ categorie≤ 10¼ 11¼ 15¼ anΣ ì
  97. 20.
  98.  
  99. Notσá tha⌠á thi≤ Categor∙ Consolidatioε logiπ i≤ availablσ iεá thesσá threσ ì
  100. location≤ iε thσ program:
  101. ááá                   
  102.                   'Report≤ fo≥ Prospect≤ anΣ Activitiesº 
  103.                      [Main Program Menu, Selection 3]
  104.  
  105.                             'Appointments Menu'                          
  106.                      [Main Program Menu, Selection 7]
  107.  
  108.                'Base Station/Remote Site Consolidation Menu'
  109.                      [Main Program Menu, Selection 9]è                     -----> where you are now <-------  
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