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ADD or CHANGE Inventory Selections:
F1 = GO
Pressing the F1 key rewrites the displayed record to the file if any
changes have been made and clears the data fields on the screen.
F2 = HELP
Pressing the F2 key displays a Help Screen like this one. The Help
data will refer to the field that the cursor is in at the time you ask
for help. Press the PG UP (Page Up) or PG DN (Page Down) key to scan
forward or backwards for more information. The help screen is removed
if you attempt to scan past the last page or backwards from page one.
Press the ESC key at any time to exit the Help Screen.
F3 = DITTO
When this key is pressed, any data that was displayed in the
previously displayed record will be duplicated in the new record.
This saves time when you are adding a lot of new records that have the
same vendor name, or price etc.
NOTE: When using the ditto key in the COST or RETAIL fields you must
press the period <.> key before the DITTO or the HELP key will
operate.
F4 = FIND STK#
This moves the blinking cursor to the stock number field and waits for
you to enter an existing stock number. If the stock number exists in
your file then the data will be displayed.
F5 = PREV STK#
After first FINDing a Stock Number with the F4 key, pressing F5 will
display the data for the previous stock number that is lower in sorted
order than the stock number currently being displayed.
F6 = NEXT STK#
After first FINDing a Stock Number with the F4 key, pressing F6 will
display the data for the next stock number that is higher in sorted
order than the stock number currently being displayed.
F7 = <D>elete Record or <C>hange Control Number
Pressing this function key will give you two choices:
Press the <D> key to permanently erase the data that is currently
being displayed or press the <C> key to change the Control Number.
When you change the Control Number, the old Control Number is deleted
then the data is re-sequenced using the new number you entered.
Duplicate Control Numbers are not allowed.
F8 = TOGGLE
This is convenient if you make many manual adjustments to your
inventory numbers. Pressing this key after a record has been
displayed clears the screen and allows no entry into the data
description fields. Pressing the F8 key again reverses the process.
F9 = PREV RCD
Pressing this key displays the data for the previous control number
that is lower in value than the control number that is currently being
displayed. If this key is pressed when you first enter the "ADD or
CHANGE Inventory" program, then data for the last control number will
appear.
F10 = NEXT RCD
Pressing this key displays the data for the next sequential control
number that is higher in value than the control number that is
currently being displayed. If this key is pressed when you first enter
the "ADD or CHANGE Inventory" program, then data for the first control
number in the file will be displayed.
ESC
This key will return to the main menu.
MOVING THE CURSOR
Use the UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, TAB or ENTER keys to navigate the
cursor around the screen. The ENTER key moves to the next field on
the screen. The cursor will not stop in a protected field.
Within a field the left and right arrow keys move the cursor from
character to character. Press the <INSERT> key to insert letters in
the middle of a field. Press the <INSERT> key again to return to
normal replacement mode. Press the <DELETE> key or the <BACKSPACE> key
to delete characters.
CHANGING DATA IN THE NUMERIC FIELDS
An empty field will be displayed with underlines to define the length
of the field. ______
A field with the value of 24 will be displayed like this: ____24.
Suppose that you want to change the 24 to 36. The field will look
like this after you make the change 36__24. The new number stays on
the left and the old number stays of the right. This allows you to
edit all changes before your data is written to the disk.
WARNING: Two numbers on the same line must have a space between them
or you will get one large number instead of what you want.
NOTE: The largest number allowed for numeric fields is 32767. Larger
numbers may produce negative results.
DATA FIELD DESCRIPTIONS:
CONTROL NUMBER
When you are adding "new" records you must first enter a unique
control number for the data you are about to enter. This gives you a
user defined sorted sequence for the data. This is convenient for
printed output in on-the-shelf sequence or for listings in a vendor's
order form sequence.
Sales transactions and purchase orders may be retrieved from the
computer files in this control number sequence. Random access is
allowed. A little forethought is necessary when assigning control
numbers.