User`s guide

11.
Dossier (database) rename, merge, copy, archive
The opened dossier (database) can be renamed by using the function File
Rename (Alt-F, R)
Merging data items of another dossier (database) to the opened use the function File
Merge (Alt-F,
M). The mode of merge can be selected in the Action menu that data items to Append to dossier, or to
Overwrite the full dossier with the registers of another one. You can choose Write in , too when data
items are beeing written to the original registers of actual dossier and overwrite the contents of that. The
contents of opened dossier can be refreshed corresponding to the selected „keyfields” of both dossiers
using Action
Update.
The File
Copy function (Alt-F, Y) can be used to copy the data items of opened dossier (database) into
another – even not existing – dossier by selecting transaction in Action menu. Data items of actual
dossier can be copied into equivalent registers of destination dossier by Action
Append keeping the
originals unchanged . Selecting Action
Overwrite the full destination dossier will be overwritten with
the registers of the actual dossier. In case of Action
Write in only the source data items of the
destination dossier will be overwritten. The contents of destination dossier can be refreshed
corresponding to the selected „keyfields” of both dossiers using Action
Update.
Old date data items can be moved to archival dossier by using the menu point File
Archive (Alt-F, A).
12.
Deleting, Clearing, Regenerating dossier, getting Information
You can delete the full opened dossier permanently (database) from fixed disk or floppy disk by using
the menu point File
Delete (Alt-F, D).
You can empty the full opened dossier (database), or only some registers by using the menu point File
Clear (Alt-F, L). In this case data items are deleted only the dossier itself not.
If the database has been damaged or you want to reduce the file size you can refresh, resort by using the
menu point File
Regenerate (Alt-F, R).
Status of the opened dossier can be seen in the File
Information window (Alt-F, F): file name, date of
data communication and edition, sorting, users, and all number of the data items in dossier, or one by one
in registers of dossier.
13.
Viewing, Searching, Replacing, Filtering
The data items can be reviewed in the List panel in the left side of the dossier, while details of the actual
data item can be seen on the right in Editor panel (
, PgUp, PgDn, Home.End).
You can jump to another side (panel) by using the Tab, Shift-Tab keys, or clicking to panel with mouse.
The active side is the one having the register name framed on top of. E.g. Telephone .
Other registers can be chosen by using the register tabs (Telephone, Memo, …etc. ), or left, right (
)
keys.
The required data item can be found by entering the initial letters.
You can search by any fragment of the text, in the window Search
Search... (Ctrl-F or Alt-S, S) by the
specified parameters (e.g. Search in register or Search in full database, Case sensitive, Match whole
words, Non stop search, Search in selected, Search by selecting …etc.).
You can continue searching the actual data item on by using the menu point Search
Find next (F3 or
Alt-S, N) according to the parameters entered in the Search window.
Any text part of the database can be replaced by another text by using the window Search
Search and
replace... (Ctrl-R or Alt-S, R).
The required data items can be filtered by one or more text parts with the aid of the function Search
Filter (F9 or Alt-S, F). The data items corresponding to the filtering criteria will be displayed in this case.
Sorting can be set by using the menu View
Sort (F7 or Alt-V, S).
14.
Select, Copy, Cut, Paste, Delete, Make to secret/opened, Mark
The required data items can be selected for an operation (Copy, Delete, etc.) by means of the mouse
(Shift-Left or Right button) or the keyboard (Shift-
).
If no data items are selected, the operation (Copy, Delete, etc.) will be performed on the actual data item.
Selected data items can be copied to the Clipboard by Edit
Copy to clipboard (Ctrl-Insert or Ctrl-C).