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Table of Contents
M ..................................................................................................................................... 35
System Prompts - Unix......................................................................................................... 36
exit................................................................................................................................... 36
m...................................................................................................................................... 36
User Groups - SuperDOS ..................................................................................................... 37
File Structure ......................................................................................................................... 38
File .................................................................................................................................. 38
Record ............................................................................................................................. 38
Field ................................................................................................................................ 39
Key .................................................................................................................................. 39
File Maintenance Guidelines ............................................................................................. 40
Edit Options (A,V,E,?).................................................................................................... 40
Printing Reports.................................................................................................................... 42
Batches..................................................................................................................................... 45
On-Line Help System ............................................................................................................47
On-Line Help Files......................................................................................................... 47
On-Line Help Programs................................................................................................. 47
Using On-Line Help Programs...................................................................................... 48
Custom Help................................................................................................................... 48
Guidelines for Backup ......................................................................................................... 50
What Is a Backup? ......................................................................................................... 50
Why Do I Back Up? ........................................................................................................ 50
When Do I Back Up? ...................................................................................................... 50
How Do I Back Up? ........................................................................................................ 50
Where Do I Get the Backup Tapes? .............................................................................. 50
How Do I Care for the Tapes? ....................................................................................... 51
Backup Procedures (using "BACKUP" job) .................................................................. 51
Conventions Used in the User Manuals........................................................................... 52
Manual Organization..................................................................................................... 52
Type Used in Dim3D (Rev. 10.0) User Manuals .......................................................... 52
Chapter 3. "Go Live" Tracks ..................................................... 55
1. A/R Invoice Posting ................................................................................................... 56
2. Point of Sale (computer-generated invoices) ........................................................... 58
3. Inventory Control with Physical Count & Purchasing/Receiving ......................... 60
4. Accounts Payable ...................................................................................................... 61
5. General Ledger.......................................................................................................... 62
Chapter 4. Accounts Receivable .............................................. 65
A/R Overview.................................................................................................................. 65
Customer Files ............................................................................................................... 67
Getting A/R Started............................................................................................................... 69
Basic Customer Data ..................................................................................................... 70
Numbering Accounts...................................................................................................... 72
Getting into A/R ............................................................................................................. 75
Adding Customers.......................................................................................................... 77
Changing Customer Information .................................................................................. 80
Printing Customers........................................................................................................ 82
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