README.TXT

FastMaint v4.0

http://www.smglobal.com/fastmaint

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                        Table Of Contents
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    Installation
    Feature List
    System Requirements
    Support
    Reporting Problems, Bugs And Suggestions

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                         Installation
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  Unzip fastmaint.zip into a temporary directory and run setup.exe.
  You can update from an older version of FastMaint and retain
  existing task and other data by installing the new version of
  FastMaint in the same location as the old version.

  IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR USERS UPGRADING FROM PRIOR VERSIONS:

  1) NEW REGISTRATION KEY NEEDED:
  Users upgrading from FastMaint versions prior to version 4.0 will
  need a new registration key. Please visit 
  http://www.smglobal.com/fastmaint for details. Once you run the
  install program, the new version of FastMaint will be a trial 
  unregistered version (with a limited time trial registration key)
  and functional limits will be applied. You will need to get a 
  new registration key to continue to use this version after the 
  trial period. If you are just evaluating the software please 
  install this version on a new machine or make a copy of the old 
  installation prior to upgrading it. To return to using the old 
  version you will need to completely uninstall this version, 
  reinstall the prior version of FastMaint and restore your backup
  copy of the FastMaint.mdb file. 

  2) BACKUP OLD DATA:
  Prior to installing this version please ensure that you have made
  a copy of the FastMaint.mdb file. Keep it in a safe place. This 
  file may be found in the directory where you installed the prior
  version of FastMaint. FastMaint.mdb contains the database and will
  be upgraded when the new version of FastMaint is first used.

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                         Feature List
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   * Quickly define periodic tasks, jobs or to-dos
   * Define people, equipment and parts needed for tasks
   * Define vendors for equipment and parts
   * Specify meters and alarms on equipment to plan tasks
   * Specify labor, material & other costs for tasks
   * HTML editor to insert pictures, hyperlinks, etc...
   * Track use of inventory
   * Define working calendars for people and equipment
   * Specify off days for people
   * Review workload and remove schedule conflicts
   * Plan and print task schedules for any defined period
     - Check people's availability
     - Group planned tasks by person for printing
     - Calculate costs of tasks & material needed
     - Support for work order style task printing
   * Print equipment, people, parts and vendor information
   * Enter feedback on each task occurrence (task history)
     - Specify status of each task occurrence (Planned, Completed,...)
     - Specify task completion dates, report problems, etc.
   * Print task feedback history for any defined period
     - Print tasks where problems occurred/ pending tasks
     - Group task history by task for printing
     - Track costs of tasks
   * Multi-user support (Professional edition only)
   * Administrator can restrict user rights (Professional edition only)
   * Request a task to be scheduled (Professional edition only)
   * Export data (Professional edition only)
   * Import external data (Professional edition only)
   * Web based work request module (Professional edition only)
   * Program help with Quick Start Guide
   * Supports Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 7.0 and above (Professional edition only)
   * Supports 640 X 480 resolution and higher

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                    System Requirements
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   Windows 95/98/ME/NT 4.x/2000/XP
   32 MB RAM
   28 MB disk space

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                            Support
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  http://www.smglobal.com/fastmaint

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            Reporting Problems, Bugs And Suggestions
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  Be sure to check our web site at http://www.smglobal.com/fastmaint
  for the newest version and other technical support information.

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