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Simplified Logic
of accessing records in the Activity file:
The tutorials describe the process of adding records into the activity file
from the Activity file menu, Add screen, and will help you in understanding
the flow of logic in the program. Over time, however, some new functions
have been added into the program that make access into the activity file
much more streamlined.
From the Client file, Get option, you will observe these 3 functions:
S for search
F6 for Act Now
F7 for Flash Report
The 'S' option gives you the ability to look at the Client file in any one
of six 'views' or search criteria:
"1) Search by Company Name"
"2) Search by First Name"
"3) Search by Last Name"
"4) Search by Phone Number"
"5) View or search by Zip Code"
"6) View or search by Category"
Once you select your 'view,' then all records are stacked or ordered in
that sequence. If, for example, you select the last name 'view', then
after you search and locate one record, all records before and after that
one will be ordered alphabetically by last name.
After you have identified and isolated your single record in the Client
file using this 'S' option, then enter the 'F7' function key. In a few
seconds Flash Report will appear and will display to you all associated
activity records for the person. The most recent activity will appear
first. If, for example, you have entered 50 activities for that person
over the last three years, then you will be looking at all of those
activities, and can scroll up or down to see the entire listing of comments
that you had entered at the time you originally created the activity.
At that point, you enter function key 'F6' for Act Now, or Activity Now.
This single function key sets up a blank record in the activity file,
partly filled out with that person's information but waiting on you for any
comment specific to that activity as well as any future commitment date.
If you enter a commitment or callback date, then in a few seconds a window
appears and displays to you all associated activities on that date. In
this way, you can level your work load without leaving the record or while
still on the phone.
"Light bars"
Each selection on any menu is highlighted with a light bar. As you scroll
up or down the light bar, explanatory text appears on the bottom line of
the screen, explaining the highlighted option. Each light bar selection
has different explanatory text.