Preferences available with General Data Entry

Date Formats
Display Options
Queries
Record Browser
Start-up mode
Time Formats
Year 2000

Global Data Entry
Selecting Run-time - General Data Entry from the Application Launchpad will* display the Open Table panel:

* This depends on the setting of Preferences - Start-up mode (e.g. if it is set to Start with last opened table, then this panel does not come up).

When selecting a Global data entry template it will display the Global Data Entry window (which is almost identical to the Subledger data entry window) with the selected template image shown in the scrollable (subject to Preferences) data entry view. For our example, we selected the Global table Names (the New record Procedure of this Template generated the information displayed in the Numeric ID, Added to the list on, and File Make Up fields, as well as the Status Prospect switch):

• The Title Bar displays the Name of the Template
  
  
• The view for the selected Input Template is filled with the selected template design. Whether or not this view is to be scrollable is defined with the Preferences - Display option - Scroll options.
  
  
• The Data entry option pop-up list offers the following options:
  • Add new record
    this is the default setting. Enter your data and press the Save button.
  • Change existing record
    this option will be displayed when loading an existing record from the Record browser.
  • Clone current record
    if you wish to add a new record which is substantially similar to an existing record, load the existing record and change the Data entry option from Change existing record to Clone current record. Make the desired changes and press the Save button. (The original record will remain unchanged and a new (cloned) record is added to the Record browser.)
  • Search
    this is a simplified, single field search alternative to the Find panel. Enter the search value in whole or in part (Search is LIKE-enabled). Assume you know you have records which contain the State value of "USA" and you want to load them from the database table: if you type "US" or "USA" into the State field it will load the records which have "US" in the State field; it will also load the "USA" record in response to entering "%A".
    
    
• The Find button will display the Find panel which allows the loading of the selected record(s) into the Record Browser of the General Data Entry window.

• The Bank of buttons displays two buttons: New and Save.
  • New = click to reset all fields of the template and switch the Data entry option to Add new record.
  • Save = click when record editing is done, whether New, Change, or Clone. This will update the database table and list the record on the Record browser.
    
    
• The Record browser will display each record being entered, or display all the records that have been retrieved from the database table in response to a Search or Find operation:

Menu Items

• Table > Record > New = select to reset all fields of the template and switch the Data entry option to Add new record. This is the same as clicking on the New button.
• Table > Record > Save = select  when record editing is done, whether New, Change, or Clone. This will update the database table and list the record on the Record Browser. This is the same as pressing the Save button.
• Table > Record > Delete = select  to delete the record selected in the Record Browser.
• Tools > Import = select to display External File Import panel.
• Tools > Query = select to display Select Query panel. This panel will list all Reports that have been designated with the Preferences Queries option as being available for display and/or printing while working with General Data Entry.
• Preferences = select to display the Preferences panel offering these views: Display options,
  Date formats, Time formats, Year 2000, Record browser, Queries, and Start-up mode.

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