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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