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["@6",6]
["In this tutorial, you can observe how easy it is to customize",0]
["the program to your specific application.",0]
["Earlier, you saw 3 records for a truck maintenance system, but the",0]
["headings for each record did not really describe the 3 fields",0]
["identified in each record:  License Number, Vehicle ID Number,",0]
["and Vendor & Model Number.",0]
["We will now alter the default headings.",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Maintenance and Service Call Activity Tracking System ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ",0]
[null,0]
["ACS",0]
["Main Program Menu",0]
[null,0]
["ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿           ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿      ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿",0]
["³  03/03/87   ³           ³ Please Choose One ³      ³  09:54:15    ³",0]
["ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ           ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ      ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["1)  Master file options",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["2)  Other Options",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["3)  Select Category",0]
[null,0]
["X)  Exit System",0]
[null,0]
["Category of Maintenance: ALL",0]
["@27",27]
["2",0]
["This is the Main Program Menu.",0]
["To go to the Custom Options screen, enter '2'.",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Maintenance and Service Call Activity Tracking System ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ",0]
[null,0]
["Other Options",0]
[null,0]
["ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿",0]
["³ Please Choose One ³",0]
["ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ",0]
[null,0]
["1)  Register Software",0]
["2)  View or Print most recent report",0]
["3)  Toggle 'Detour' Help screens",0]
["4)  Reindex/Pack ALL data files and memos",0]
["C)  Special features to customize this system to your needs",0]
["I)  Install program",0]
["H)  Help",0]
[null,0]
["R)  Return to prior menu",0]
["@27",27]
["C",0]
["Observe this menu.  Option 'C' allows you to customize this program.",0]
["Enter it now.",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Maintenance and Service Call Activity Tracking System ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ",0]
[null,0]
["Custom Options",0]
[null,0]
["ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿",0]
["³ Please Choose One ³",0]
["ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ",0]
[null,0]
["1)  Change description of category & title for Billings",0]
["2)  Default values for SERVICE PLUS [overridden by turning option 7 ON ]",0]
["3)  Change heading on main screen [use option 2 for all other screens]",0]
["4)  Toggle initial graphics image for Appointments               [now on ]",0]
["5)  Toggle 'Printer Off-Line Menu:'",0]
[null,0]
["6)  Set up screens for Service Call File, by range of category",0]
["7)  Turn Part range option on or off at Service Call File        [now off]",0]
["8)  Define name used for Appointments/Schedule System",0]
["9)  Set length of search string, Activity File                   [now  1]",0]
["A)  Automatic pausing and pacing between screens       [auto pausing     ]",0]
["B)  3 Level file/index checking              [now on ]",0]
["R)  Return to prior menu",0]
["H)  Help",0]
["@27",27]
["2",0]
["This is the 'Custom Options' menu.  This menu allows you to customize",0]
["the program to your needs.  As you become more conversant with it,",0]
["you can come back and experiment with this screen.  To understand",0]
["how each option works, you could read the Help screen later .  For now,",0]
["however, we  want to change some default values.  To do this, enter '2'.",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Maintenance and Service Call Activity Tracking System ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ",0]
["Default values for Maintenance and Service Activities",0]
[null,0]
["Titles on Menus and Data Entry Screens [except main program menu]",0]
["Maintenance and Service Call Activity Tracking System   <=======",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["Primary Identifier:",0]
["Primary ID          <======",0]
[null,0]
["Optional second Identifier:",0]
["Secondary ID        <======",0]
[null,0]
["Optional third Identifier:",0]
["Third ID            <======",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["Default name for individual unit of Service/maintenance (singular):",0]
["Service Call  <=====",0]
["@7",7]
["At this screen, you can change 5 items that appear throughout the",0]
["program as default values (indicated with an '<=====').  If you now",0]
["enter any key to continue, the next screen will show one way you could",0]
["have revised these values.",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Maintenance and Service Call Activity Tracking System ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ",0]
["Default values for Maintenance and Service Activities",0]
[null,0]
["Titles on Menus and Data Entry Screens [except main program menu]",0]
["Dallas Truck Maintenance Tracking System    <=====",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["Primary Identifier:",0]
["License Number      <=====",0]
[null,0]
["Optional second Identifier:",0]
["Vehicle ID Number (V.I.N.)   <=====",0]
[null,0]
["Optional third Identifier:",0]
["Vendor and Model Number      <=====",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["Default name for individual unit of Service/maintenance (singular):",0]
["Service Call",0]
["@7",7]
["Observe here that the main identifier has been changed from 'Primary ID'",0]
["to 'License Number', 'Second ID' to 'Vehicle ID Number, and 'Third ID'",0]
["to 'Vendor and Model Number'.  These changes will now be reflected",0]
["throughout the program.",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Maintenance and Service Call Activity Tracking System ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ",0]
[null,0]
["Custom Options",0]
[null,0]
["ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿",0]
["³ Please Choose One ³",0]
["ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ",0]
[null,0]
["1)  Change description of category & title for Billings",0]
["2)  Default values for SERVICE PLUS [overridden by turning option 7 ON ]",0]
["3)  Change heading on main screen [use option 2 for all other screens]",0]
["4)  Toggle initial graphics image for Appointments               [now on ]",0]
["5)  Toggle 'Printer Off-Line Menu:'",0]
[null,0]
["6)  Set up screens for Service Call File, by range of category",0]
["7)  Turn Part range option on or off at Service Call File        [now off]",0]
["8)  Define name used for Appointments/Schedule System",0]
["9)  Set length of search string, Activity File                   [now  1]",0]
["A)  Automatic pausing and pacing between screens       [auto pausing     ]",0]
["B)  3 Level file/index checking              [now on ]",0]
["H)  Help",0]
["R)  Return to prior menu",0]
["@27",27]
["R",0]
["We are now back to the Custom Options screen.  Enter 'R' to return to",0]
["the prior menu.",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Maintenance and Service Call Activity Tracking System ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ",0]
[null,0]
["Other Options",0]
[null,0]
["ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿",0]
["³ Please Choose One ³",0]
["ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ",0]
[null,0]
["1)  Register Software",0]
["2)  View or Print most recent report",0]
["3)  Toggle 'Detour' Help screens",0]
["4)  Reindex/Pack ALL data files and memos",0]
["C)  Special features to customize this system to your needs",0]
["I)  Install program",0]
["H)  Help",0]
[null,0]
["R)  Return to prior menu",0]
["@27",27]
["R",0]
["We are now back to the Other Options menu, from which we had just",0]
["branched to 'C', Special Features: Custom Options.",0]
["To return to the Main Program Menu, enter an 'R'",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Maintenance and Service Call Activity Tracking System ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ",0]
[null,0]
["ACS",0]
["Main Program Menu",0]
[null,0]
["ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿           ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿      ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿",0]
["³  03/03/87   ³           ³ Please Choose One ³      ³  09:58:17    ³",0]
["ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ           ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ      ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["1)  Master file options",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["2)  Other Options",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["3)  Select Category",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["X)  Exit System",0]
[null,0]
["Category of Maintenance: ALL",0]
["@27",27]
["1",0]
["Now we are back at the Main Program Menu.",0]
["Every time you make changes in the Custom Option menu, they will",0]
["be also made throughout the rest of the program.",0]
["Enter '1'.",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["Dallas Truck Maintenance Trucking System",0]
["ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ",0]
["ÕÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ¸",0]
["³      Master File Menu and Other Primary Functions      ³",0]
["ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´",0]
["³                                                        ³",0]
["³        A to ADD data--Master file                      ³",0]
["³        G to GET/EDIT data--Master file                 ³",0]
["³        1 for Activity file.                            ³",0]
["³        2 for Search through Service Call data          ³",0]
["³        3 for Billings reports.                         ³",0]
["³        4 for Appointments                              ³",0]
["³        5 for Service Call and Activity reports         ³",0]
["³        6 for automatically creating future Activities. ³",0]
["³        H for Help.                                     ³",0]
["³                                                        ³",0]
["³        R to RETURN to prior menu.                      ³",0]
["³                                                        ³",0]
["ÔÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ¾",0]
[null,0]
["Category of Maintenance (defaults to ALL): ALL",0]
[null,0]
["@27",27]
["G",0]
["Now select option 'G' to see how the 3 records have changed that",0]
["you saw earlier.",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Dallas Truck Maintenance Trucking System ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ",0]
[null,0]
["License Number",0]
["STW366",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["Vehicle ID Number (V.I.N.)",0]
["55823WSE90321",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["Vendor and Model Number",0]
["Mack Truck, #R-685",0]
["COMMENTS",0]
["Conventional Truck purchased in 1982 from Mack Trucks,",0]
["3611 Irving Blvd, Dallas, TX (214)631-4770, from Bill Smith",0]
["All Billings, all activities,",0]
["Category of Maintenance:                       summed for this Service Call:",0]
["1                                                        440.00",0]
[null,0]
["ENTER N FOR NEXT, P FOR PREVIOUS",0]
["S FOR SEARCH, M FOR MORE COMMANDS",0]
["RETURN EXIT",0]
["@27",27]
["N",0]
["Observe that the same information for this record is shown to you, but",0]
["the headings have changed to what you changed earlier.  To see",0]
["this on the next record, enter 'N'.",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Dallas Truck Maintenance Trucking System ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ",0]
[null,0]
["License Number",0]
["UTR399",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["Vehicle ID Number (V.I.N.)",0]
["GR45339264T50",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["Vendor and Model Number",0]
["Kenworth K100",0]
["COMMENTS",0]
["Cabover, purchased in 1980 from Texas Kenworth Company,",0]
["4040 Irving, Irving, TX (214) 920-7300, from Ron Turnbull",0]
["All Billings, all activities,",0]
["Category of Maintenance:                       summed for this Service Call:",0]
["1                                                          0.00",0]
[null,0]
["ENTER N FOR NEXT, P FOR PREVIOUS",0]
["S FOR SEARCH, M FOR MORE COMMANDS",0]
["RETURN EXIT",0]
["@17",17]
["13",0]
["As you can see, each record of the original 3 have changed their",0]
["headings. You can do this anytime yourself to mirror the",0]
["industry or business you are in.  For now, enter a 'Return'",0]
["to branch back to the Master File Menu.",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["Dallas Truck Maintenance Trucking System",0]
["ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ",0]
["ÕÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ¸",0]
["³      Master File Menu and Other Primary Functions      ³",0]
["ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´",0]
["³                                                        ³",0]
["³        A to ADD data--Master file                      ³",0]
["³        G to GET/EDIT data--Master file                 ³",0]
["³        1 for Activity file.                            ³",0]
["³        2 for Search through Service Call data          ³",0]
["³        3 for Billings reports.                         ³",0]
["³        4 for Appointments                              ³",0]
["³        5 for Service Call and Activity reports         ³",0]
["³        6 for automatically creating future Activities. ³",0]
["³        H for Help.                                     ³",0]
["³                                                        ³",0]
["³        R to RETURN to prior menu.                      ³",0]
["³                                                        ³",0]
["ÔÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ¾",0]
[null,0]
["Category of Maintenance (defaults to ALL): ALL",0]
[null,0]
["@27",27]
["R",0]
["Now enter another 'R' to return to the Main Program Menu.",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Maintenance and Service Call Activity Tracking System ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ",0]
[null,0]
["ACS",0]
["Main Program Menu",0]
[null,0]
["ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿           ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿      ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿",0]
["³  03/04/87   ³           ³ Please Choose One ³      ³  17:39:46    ³",0]
["ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ           ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ      ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["1)  Master file options",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["2)  Other Options",0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
[null,0]
["3)  Select Category",0]
[null,0]
["X)  Exit System",0]
[null,0]
["Category of Maintenance: ALL",0]
["@1",1]
[null,0]
["@6",6]
["This concludes Chapter 2.",0]
[null,0]
["@5",5]