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Time is Money(TM)
Version 2.2
Copyright (c) 1986 - 1991 by Custom Data Solutions
All Rights Reserved
Written by Martin Schiff
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|___|___| MEMBER
Table of Contents
Introduction.......................................... 4
Purchasing Time is Money.............................. 6
Disk Vendor Rules..................................... 9
Association of Shareware Professionals................ 10
Warranty.............................................. 11
Getting Started....................................... 13
Installation...................................... 13
Starting Program.................................. 15
Main Menu............................................. 16
Client List........................................... 20
Define Project........................................ 24
Add New Time Records.................................. 26
Enter Fixed Expense Records........................... 29
Invoicing............................................. 32
Reports............................................... 38
Logging Invoice Payments.............................. 41
File Maintenance...................................... 43
Utilities............................................. 48
Helpful Hints......................................... 51
Miscellaneous..................................... 51
Retainers......................................... 52
Glossary.............................................. 54
INTRODUCTION
Time is Money(TM) is a Shareware time and expense billing and
accounting system that will allow you to completely automate
your billing and receivables. It supports time billing in
any increment, and also the sale of equipment or fixed price
contracts. Time is Money (for the sake of brevity I will
sometimes refer to Time is Money as TIM) facilitates the time
recording and billing process for anyone who bills by time
and project. It is a versatile time and expense billing
system that maintains records, automatically generates
invoices, and keeps a history of the payment of those
invoices. TIM is not a complete accounting system. No
general ledger or payables system is included, but it will
handle all your time and expense billing requirements. Some
of the features included in this version of TIM are:
Time recording in any increment by project
Expense or fixed price contract recording
Maintenance of client list
Print labels
Maintain client credit balances for retainers
Bill to/Ship to reference
Inclusion of contact name on "Attention:" line of
invoice address
Automatic generation of invoices for all unbilled time
and expenses by project for one or all clients
All clients and projects can be billed for their
unbilled time with one menu selection
Statements of account by client
Unbilled time and expense reports
Pro-forma invoice
Sales tax reporting and recording
Unpaid bill report
New printer support module with support for laser printers
Although many time billing systems are available, very few
can handle equipment sales as easily and as effectively as
TIM. Additionally, the source code is included in the
registration package, allowing TIM to be customized to your
own specifications. Finally, TIM is designed to be simple to
operate yet versatile.
PURCHASING TIME IS MONEY
Time is Money is being distributed as user supported software
(Shareware). That is, if you are using TIM in your business
you should pay for it based on the schedule below. Please
send all payments to:
CUSTOM DATA SOLUTIONS
248 Wood Lake Drive
Maitland, Florida 32751
or phone (407) 767-9278 to order by MasterCard or Visa.
I hope you will register this copy as an indication of your
support for the Shareware concept. Registration is required
if you are using this program in a business environment after
initial testing. Please send in the registration form
provided in the file license.txt with your registration.
You may ask what will I receive in return if I pay for the
program? Well, besides the satisfaction of paying for a
program that you use and from which you derive benefit, you
will receive the following based on the amount you send:
$50 - Basic shareware registration package
1. The latest shareware version of the program
2. 1 hour of telephone support
3. Installation guide
4. On-line documentation
5. Unlimited support on the CONSULT forum on CompuServe
6. Free sign up kit and connect time for CompuServe
$95 - Deluxe commercial distribution version (not shareware)
1. The latest shareware version of the program
2. 2 hours of telephone support
3. Installation guide
4. A FoxPro version of the program (if requested) which
includes a FoxPro runtime, and a command prompt
that allows you to create new reports, and do
your own queries on the databases.
5. Unlimited support on the CONSULT forum on CompuServe
6. Free sign up kit and connect time for CompuServe
7. Printed user manual
Additional support will be charged at $60 per hour computed
by the minute at the discretion of the support personnel. In
many cases there will be no charge for the additional
support.
Support or registration may be paid for by Mastercard, Visa,
or by sending a check in advance. For $200 per year, you can
receive unlimited free support, and free updates as they are
issued.
I am eager to hear suggestions, compliments and criticisms
about Time is Money. If you are a registered user, and I
feel that your suggestion will add to the value of the
program, it is quite likely that I will implement it very
quickly and send you a new version of the program at no
charge. Custom modifications can also be implemented at an
agreed upon charge. If you are not a registered user, I
would still like to hear your comments, etc.
DISK VENDOR RULES
Time is Money may be distributed by any approved member of
the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP), and it will
be included in the officia