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In this tutorial, you can observe how easy it is to customize
the program to your specific application.
Earlier, you saw 3 records for a truck maintenance system, but the
headings for each record did not really describe the 3 fields
identified in each record:  License Number, Vehicle ID Number,
and Vendor & Model Number.
We will now alter the default headings.
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Maintenance and Service Call Activity Tracking System ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
ACS
Main Program Menu
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1)  Master file options
2)  Other Options
3)  Select Category
X)  Exit System
Category of Maintenance: ALL
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This is the Main Program Menu.
To go to the Custom Options screen, enter '2'.
Other Options
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1)  Register Software
2)  View or Print most recent report
3)  Toggle 'Detour' Help screens
4)  Reindex/Pack ALL data files and memos
C)  Special features to customize this system to your needs
I)  Install program
H)  Help
R)  Return to prior menu
C
Observe this menu.  Option 'C' allows you to customize this program.
Enter it now.
Custom Options
1)  Change description of category & title for Billings
2)  Default values for SERVICE PLUS [overridden by turning option 7 ON ]
3)  Change heading on main screen [use option 2 for all other screens]
4)  Toggle initial graphics image for Appointments               [now on ]
5)  Toggle 'Printer Off-Line Menu:'
6)  Set up screens for Service Call File, by range of category
7)  Turn Part range option on or off at Service Call File        [now off]
8)  Define name used for Appointments/Schedule System
9)  Set length of search string, Activity File                   [now  1]
A)  Automatic pausing and pacing between screens       [auto pausing     ]
B)  3 Level file/index checking              [now on ]
This is the 'Custom Options' menu.  This menu allows you to customize
the program to your needs.  As you become more conversant with it,
you can come back and experiment with this screen.  To understand
how each option works, you could read the Help screen later .  For now,
however, we  want to change some default values.  To do this, enter '2'.
Default values for Maintenance and Service Activities
Titles on Menus and Data Entry Screens [except main program menu]
Maintenance and Service Call Activity Tracking System   <=======
Primary Identifier:
Primary ID          <======
Optional second Identifier:
Secondary ID        <======
Optional third Identifier:
Third ID            <======
Default name for individual unit of Service/maintenance (singular):
Service Call  <=====
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At this screen, you can change 5 items that appear throughout the
program as default values (indicated with an '<=====').  If you now
enter any key to continue, the next screen will show one way you could
have revised these values.
Dallas Truck Maintenance Tracking System    <=====
License Number      <=====
Vehicle ID Number (V.I.N.)   <=====
Vendor and Model Number      <=====
Service Call
Observe here that the main identifier has been changed from 'Primary ID'
to 'License Number', 'Second ID' to 'Vehicle ID Number, and 'Third ID'
to 'Vendor and Model Number'.  These changes will now be reflected
throughout the program.
R
We are now back to the Custom Options screen.  Enter 'R' to return to
the prior menu.
We are now back to the Other Options menu, from which we had just
branched to 'C', Special Features: Custom Options.
To return to the Main Program Menu, enter an 'R'
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Now we are back at the Main Program Menu.
Every time you make changes in the Custom Option menu, they will
be also made throughout the rest of the program.
Enter '1'.
Dallas Truck Maintenance Trucking System
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³      Master File Menu and Other Primary Functions      ³
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³        A to ADD data--Master file                      ³
³        G to GET/EDIT data--Master file                 ³
³        1 for Activity file.                            ³
³        2 for Search through Service Call data          ³
³        3 for Billings reports.                         ³
³        4 for Appointments                              ³
³        5 for Service Call and Activity reports         ³
³        6 for automatically creating future Activities. ³
³        H for Help.                                     ³
³        R to RETURN to prior menu.                      ³
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Category of Maintenance (defaults to ALL): ALL
G
Now select option 'G' to see how the 3 records have changed that
you saw earlier.
ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Dallas Truck Maintenance Trucking System ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
License Number
STW366
Vehicle ID Number (V.I.N.)
55823WSE90321
Vendor and Model Number
Mack Truck, #R-685
COMMENTS
Conventional Truck purchased in 1982 from Mack Trucks,
3611 Irving Blvd, Dallas, TX (214)631-4770, from Bill Smith
All Billings, all activities,
Category of Maintenance:                       summed for this Service Call:
1                                                        440.00
ENTER N FOR NEXT, P FOR PREVIOUS
S FOR SEARCH, M FOR MORE COMMANDS
RETURN EXIT
N
Observe that the same information for this record is shown to you, but
the headings have changed to what you changed earlier.  To see
this on the next record, enter 'N'.
UTR399
GR45339264T50
Kenworth K100
Cabover, purchased in 1980 from Texas Kenworth Company,
4040 Irving, Irving, TX (214) 920-7300, from Ron Turnbull
1                                                          0.00
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As you can see, each record of the original 3 have changed their
headings. You can do this anytime yourself to mirror the
industry or business you are in.  For now, enter a 'Return'
to branch back to the Master File Menu.
Now enter another 'R' to return to the Main Program Menu.
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This concludes Chapter 2.
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