Win OdEan - Windows Optimized Data Entry

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> Introduction and Description

> WinOdEan for windows is a powerful Data Entry package with in-built file manipulation facilities. Data can be Created or Updated at a faster pace with speed and accuracy compared to packages that use external form-interfaces or form-interfaces developed through languages. Tasks are organized in such a way that each one of them can be accomplished by its powerful interactive, menu-driven facilities and does not require any programming experience.

> The salient features of this package include:

> - The data created can be used directly by any package if SDF format is utilized

> - Conversion facility provided for xBase products like dBase, FoxPro and Clipper

> - Powerful Editing Features

> - Provides powerful file editing, file maneuver and search facilities

> - Reformatting facility allows the user to alter the file format with little effort

> - Exhaustive Date manipulation facility

> - Limited simple solution to coming Millennium problem

> - Signed field support for COBOL conversion

> - Operator statistics

> - Sort, Merge & Calculate facility

> - Browse Mode and Form Mode Create/Update/Inquire for Field Information and Data Entry

> - COBOL Source generation for the schema

> - Exhaustive help facility provided as part of the package(Next Version)

> Commonly Used Terms

> ##### Field :

> An Item of information to be stored in the file such as Employee Name, Employee Number, Basic Salary, Phone Number, etc.

> ##### Record :

> A defined set of fields.

> ##### Conventions

> All menu selections must be followed with Carriage Return or Left Mouse Click. The convention used for Carriage Return in the documentation is CARRIAGE-RETURN. The Exit button or "Alt+X" or "Alt+F4" must be utilized whenever an exit is needed from a specific screen. The windows naming convention is used wherever files are need to be created. The format files (Field information file) will always have an extension of '.FMT'. Data files will have extension of .ADF. Following are the standard file names that are used under WinOdEan:

> > *.FMT - Format File
> > *.ADF - Data File

> ##### Character:

> The term Character used here (In program and manual) is in conjunction with Bytes. The character may be an alpha, numeric, alphanumeric or special character.

> #### Key Board and Mouse:

> The standard mode of operation is through the keyboard. However, keeping in view about the need of Mouse support, this has been included for the tasks found to be very essential and where it does not disturb overall efficiency of the program.

> #### Executing WinOdEan

> Any one of the following methods can be used to execute/run the application:

> - Double click/hit CARRIAGE-RETURN on WinOdEan Short Cut
> - Position the cursor on WinOdEan executable file through explorer and double click/hit CARRIAGE-RETURN
> - For executing from DOS prompt, get into the directory where the product is installed, type WinOdEan and hit CARRIAGE-RETURN

> When you start the application, following screen is shown/displayed and focus will be in the User Name field.

> Only authorized users are allowed to get into the WinOdEan. The first time user is set as SYSTEM and Password SYSTEM. The password can be changed later, if required.

> Default Directory: The term Default Directory refers to the directory (Place) where the OdEan is installed and database file exists.

Common Menus: There are standard menus that are common to all the functions. The following section describes each of these menus in detail:

- Field Information
- Data Entry
- Report Writer
- Administration
- File Maintenance
- Help

#### File Menu

This is the primary menu that pops-up for all the functions whenever a file is required by the program for utilization or user intends to select a specific file.

#### Field Information

This option helps the user to create field information that is required for data entry and other file manipulation options. Entries of each type of field that needs to be created or used are defined under this option.

#### Data Entry

The required data can be entered here. This option also allows the user to update and verify the data. This data entry process can take place in both Form and Browse mode.

#### Report Writer

The Report writer consists of the following options:

- Checklist
- Formatted checklist
- Calc
- Calc Report
- Structured Report

#### Administration

The Administration option provides facility for creation and modification of users who can log into the software. Another important feature that it provides is operator statistics.

#### File Maintenance

The File Maintenance option provides several important features like Sort, Merge, Import and Export. Since, the Sort and Merge feature is made a part of the program, it helps the user to straight away sort/merge and carry across other tasks that (s)he intends to perform. It also carries out two other tasks Import and Export. Import feature is used to Import file from .SDF format to .ADF format and Export facility allows files in .ADF format to be exported to .DBF or .SDF or into another .ADF format file.