Contents

Getting Started

MAST Overview

Dive Planner Guided Tour

Order Entry Guided Tour

The Dive Planner Module

Main Screen

Sites Screen

Destinations Screen

Wrecks Screen

Marine Life Screen

Vacations Screen

The Order Entry Module

Main Order Entry Screen

Equipment Orders Screen

Reference

Main Reference

Sites Reference

Destinations Reference

Wrecks Reference

Marine Life Reference

Vacations Reference

Main Order Entry Reference

Equipment Orders Reference


MAST Overview

Use the Marine Adventures and Sunken Treasures (MAST) application in your dive shop to help your customers choose vacation locations, book travel arrangements, and purchase or rent diving equipment. MAST consists of two modules: Dive Planner and Order Entry.

The Dive Planner module

You and your customers can use the Dive Planner module to learn about

Dive sites in various destinations

Marine life

Shipwrecks located around the world

As you explore these topics, you can choose vacation destinations by specifying your customer's preferences on site characteristics, marine life, shipwrecks, or any combination of the three. The application uses these specifications to find destinations that match your customer's preferences by creating a query and running it against the possible destinations. The result of the query is displayed in the Vacations Screen.

MAST saves all the selections you've made in a session. To start a new query, you must press the Clear button from the Main screen.

The Dive Planner module consists of the following screens:

Main screen

Sites screen

Destinations screen

Marine Life screen

Wrecks screen

Vacations screen

The Order Entry module

The Order Entry module lets you

Make travel arrangements for your customers

Place their orders for equipment rental or purchases

Each module of the MAST application can be treated as a separate application and run independently. You can also run the Dive Planner module, choose a destination, and start the Order Entry module directly by clicking the Book It! button.

The Order Entry module consists of the following screens:

Main Order Entry screen

Equipment Orders screen

See also

Dive Planner Guided Tour

Order Entry Guided Tour


defSite
A site is a dive spot at a particular destination. A destination contains several sites. For example, the site Punta Sur is one of several sites at the destination Cozumel.


defDestination
A destination is an area that contains several dive sites. For example, Cozumel is a destination that contains the Palancar Reef and Punta Sur sites.


Dive Planner Guided Tour

Follow this guided tour by minimizing the Help screen so that the MAST screen is visible beneath it or printing out the guided tour and following along from a hard copy. To print this topic, choose File|Print Topic.

Follow these steps to try out the Dive Planner module:

1.	Choose File|Open|Form and specify DIVEPLAN.FSL in the dialog box.

2.	Click the SITES button to display the Sites screen.

Under Accommodations, check Cheap and Moderate.

Under Water Temp, check Tropical.

3.	Click the Accept button to accept the search criteria and leave the Sites screen. The Main screen appears.

4.	Click the Marine Life button to display the Marine Life screen.

A SpeedBar appears enabling you to select the first, prior, next, or last Marine Life record in the database. You can browse through the records by clicking the button(s) on the SpeedBar, if you choose.

5.	In Species Common Name, choose Red Emperor from the drop-down list.

The Species Latin Name, Picture, and Description boxes show information about the Red Emperor.

6.	Click Cancel to return to the Main screen without saving the marine life selection.

7.	Click the Process button on the Main screen.

MAST runs a query to find destinations that match the criteria you have selected and then displays them on the Vacations screen.


Order Entry Guided Tour

Follow this guided tour by minimizing the Help screen so that the MAST screen is visible beneath it or printing out the guided tour and following along from a hard copy. To print this topic, choose File|Print Topic.

To learn more about the Order Entry module:

1.	Choose File|Open|Form and specify MASTORD.FSL in the dialog box.

2.	Press Insert to create a new customer record.

3.	Type a new customer's name in the Name text box. The application creates a new, unique customer number. Fill in the rest of the new customer information by pressing Tab to move to different text boxes and entering the appropriate information in each.

4.	Move to the Destination text box by choosing the Enter Vacation Info button.

5.	Select a destination by pressing Ctrl+Spacebar and choose a destination from the list. To display all possible destinations, check the List All check box.

6.	Press Tab or Enter to move to the Travelers field.

7.	Enter the number of Travelers in the party.

8.	Press Tab or Enter to move to the Depart Date field.

9.	Enter the departure date, 1/3/94 (for January 3, 1994).

10.	Press Tab or Enter to move to the Return Date field.

11.	Enter the return date, 1/10/94 (for January 10, 1994).

12.	Press Tab or Enter to move to the Payment method field.

13.	Enter the payment method by pressing Ctrl+Spacebar and choosing Check from the list that appears.

The vacation and total costs are calculated and displayed.

14.	Choose the Order Equipment button. The Equipment orders screen appears.

15.	Press Ctrl+Spacebar to display a list of equipment.

16.	Select a piece of equipment from the list and choose the OK button.

The item number, description, and price appear on the Equipment orders screen.

17.	Enter 2 in the Qty field.

18.	Press Tab or Enter to move to the Rental/Sale field

19.	Choose Buy. Equipment and TOTAL are calculated and displayed and a blank line appears.

20.	Click the Ship equipment via drop-down arrow to display a list of shipping methods.

21.	Choose a shipping method from the list. Ship Cost and TOTAL are recalculated to add the shipping cost.

22.	Click the Vacation Booking button to return to the Order Entry screen.

The total cost of the trip is calculated and displayed.

23.	Click the Exit button to save this customer record in the database and return to Paradox.


Main Screen

Use the Main screen of the Dive Planner module to learn about

Dive sites in various destinations

Marine life

Shipwrecks located around the world

As you go through the different screens, you can specify your preferences for various sites, destinations, marine life, and shipwrecks. When you are finished selecting your vacation requirements, you can return to the Main screen and choose the Process button.

The MAST query

A query, based on your specifications, is run against the possible destinations. The result of the query is displayed in the Vacations screen. MAST saves all the selections you've made in a session. To start a new query, you must press the Clear button from the Main screen.

Example

If you choose Tropical for Water Temp in the Sites screen and run the query, all destinations with tropical water temperatures are displayed in the Vacations screen. Next, if you choose Red Emperor in the Marine Life screen and run the query, all destinations with tropical water temperatures and the Red Emperor are found.

MAST introductory materials

If this is the first time you've used MAST, you may find the following introductory material useful:

MAST Overview

Dive Planner Guided Tour

Order Entry Guided Tour

Screen reference

See Main Reference for information on each item in the Main screen.

See also

MAST Overview

Dive Planner Guided Tour

Order Entry Guided Tour

Sites Screen

Destinations Screen

Marine Life Screen

Wrecks Screen

Vacations Screen


Main Reference

The Main screen of the Dive Planner module has the following items:

SITES	Displays the Sites screen and allows you to choose characteristics of your vacation site. Also allows you to display the Destinations screen.

MARINE LIFE	Displays the Marine Life screen and allows you to choose a fish's habitat as part of your vacation site requirements.

WRECKS	Displays the Wrecks screen and allows you to choose a shipwreck location as part of your vacation site requirements.

Process	Uses your selections in the Sites, Marine Life, and Wrecks screens to find vacation sites that fit your requirements. These sites appear in the Vacations screen.

Choose the Process button after you have selected the search criteria on the Sites, Marine Life, and/or Wrecks screens.

Exit	Exits the MAST application and returns to Paradox for Windows.

Clear	Removes all the vacation site requirements from the Sites, Marine Life, and Wrecks screens.

To clear selections for a single screen, display that screen and choose the Clear button.

Help 	Displays the online Help system.


Sites Screen

Use the Sites screen to select the characteristics you'd like the dive sites at your vacation destination to have.

Within a category

Choose any number of characteristics within a category:

If you choose both Reefs and Caves from the Features category then any dive sites that have either reefs or caves are found.

Across categories

You can choose various characteristics among categories. As you choose from more categories, the number of destinations that fit your requirements decreases.

If you choose Cheap from the Accommodations category and both Reefs and Caves from the Features category, only the dive sites that are inexpensive and also have either reefs or caves are retrieved when you run the query.

Choosing a specific site

If you already have a specific site in mind, you can choose it from the Site preference drop-down list, but you should not choose any other characteristics. If you specify a site and you also choose other characteristics, the query might not retrieve any destinations.

If you choose Palancar Reef from the Site Preference drop-down list and Beginning for the Dive skill level, no destinations are retrieved because the Palancar Reef site is recommended for intermediate or advanced divers only.

Screen reference

See Sites Reference for information on each item in the Sites screen.

See also

Main Screen

Destinations Screen

Wrecks Screen

Marine Life Screen

Vacations Screen


Sites Reference

The Sites screen has the following options:

Site preference	Allows you to choose a specific site by clicking the drop-down arrow next to the text box and highlighting the site.

Accommodations	Allows you to specify a price range for the dive site. You can choose Cheap, Moderate, and/or Expensive.

Features	Allows you to choose physical features of the dive site. You can choose Reef, Caves, Shipwrecks, Pinnacle, and/or Marine Life.

Night Life	Allows you to specify the type of entertainment you'd like at the dive site location. You can choose Sleepy, Pleasant, and/or Wild.

Water Temp	Allows you to choose the water temperature in which you like to dive. You can choose Sub-Tropical, Tropical, and/or Cold.

Dive skill level	Allows you to specify your diving level. You can choose Beginning, Intermediate, and/or Advanced.

Accept	Saves the selected characteristics and uses them (along with any criteria you specify in the Marine Life or Wrecks screens) for the query, then returns to the Main screen.

Cancel	Returns to the Main screen without saving the specified characteristics.

Destinations	Displays the Destinations screen. Note: If you want to save the choices you made on the Sites screen, first choose the Accept button. Then choose Sites from the Main screen and choose Destinations from the Sites screen.

Clear	Clears all selections from the Sites screen.

Help	Displays the online Help system.


Destinations Screen

Use the Destinations screen to display information about vacation destinations and dive sites.

Choosing a specific destination

If you already have specific destinations in mind, you can choose them with the Add to list => button. When you specify destinations with the Add to list => button, you should not choose any other characteristics. If you specify destinations in this screen and you also choose other characteristics, the query might not find any destinations that match your other choices.

If you choose Sub-Tropical for Water Temp in the Sites screen and New Jersey in the Destinations screen, no destinations are retrieved when the query is run because New Jersey has cold water temperatures.

Screen reference

See Destinations Reference for information on each item in the Destinations screen.

See also

Main Screen

Sites Screen

Wrecks Screen

Marine Life Screen

Vacations Screen


Destinations Reference

The Destinations screen has the following options:

Destination Names	Lists the destinations in the MAST database. Choosing a destination changes the information displayed in the Site Name list, the description box, and the Seasonal Temperatures graph. Click a destination to choose it.

Add to list =>	Adds the selected destination to the Chosen Destinations list and the search criteria. You can add more than one destination to the Chosen Destinations list.

Clear list	Clears all destinations from the Chosen Destinations list.

Chosen Destinations	Lists the destinations that have been selected with the Add to list => button. If you press the Accept button, these choices are added to the query.

Seasonal

Temperatures	Displays a graph of the seasonal temperatures of the destination highlighted in the Destination Names list.

Site Name	Lists the dive sites associated with the destination highlighted in the Destination Names list. Choosing a site changes the information displayed in the Description list. Click a site to choose it.

Description box	Displays information about the site highlighted in the Site Name list.

SpeedBar	Enables you to browse through the first, prior, next, and last records in the Destination database by clicking the appropriate SpeedBar button.

Accept	Saves the chosen destinations and uses them (along with any criteria you specify in the Sites, Marine Life, or Wrecks screens) for the query, then returns to the Main screen.

Cancel	Returns to the Main screen without saving the chosen destinations for the query.

Sites	Returns to the Sites screen. Note: If you want to save the choices you made on the Destinations screen, first choose the Accept button, then choose Sites from the Main screen.

Clear	Clears the chosen destinations from the screen.

Help	Displays the online Help system.


Marine Life Screen

Use the Marine Life screen to display information about different species of marine life and choose a species to add to the query.

When you choose a species to add to your query, you should choose characteristics from other screens carefully. If you specify fish in this screen and you also choose other characteristics, the query might not find any destinations that match your other choices.

If you choose Cold for the Water Temp category in the Sites screen and Clown Triggerfish in the Marine Life screen, the query does not retrieve any destinations because the Clown Triggerfish does not live in cold water temperatures.

Screen reference

See Marine Life Reference for information on each item in the Marine Life screen.

See also

Main Screen

Sites Screen

Destinations Screen

Wrecks Screen

Vacations Screen


Marine Life Reference

The Marine Life screen has the following options:

Species Common Name	Displays the common name of a fish. Common names can be selected from a drop-down list. When the common name of a fish is changed, the Latin name, picture, and description changes.

Species Latin Name	Displays the Latin name of a fish. Latin names can be selected from a drop-down list. When the Latin name of a fish is changed, the common name, picture, and description changes.

Picture	Displays a picture of the selected species.

Description box	Displays information about the selected species.

SpeedBar	Enables you to browse through the first, prior, next, and last Marine Life records by clicking the appropriate SpeedBar button.

Accept	Saves the selected species and uses it (along with any criteria you specify in the Sites or Wrecks screens) for the query, then returns to the Main screen.

Cancel 	Returns to the Main screen without saving the selected species for the query.

Clear 	Clears all selections on the screen.

Help 	Displays the online Help system.


Wrecks Screen

Use the Wrecks screen to display information about different shipwrecks and select the type of shipwrecks you would like to see at your vacation destination.

Within a category

You can choose any number of characteristics within a category. For example, you can choose both Intact and Scattered from the Condition category. When you run the query, any destinations that have shipwrecks that are intact or scattered are found.

Across categories

As you choose from more categories, the number of destinations that fit your requirements decreases. If you choose Treasure from the Interest category and both Intact and Scattered from the Condition category, only destinations that have intact or scattered shipwrecks with treasure are retrieved.

Choosing a specific wreck

If you already have a specific wreck in mind, you can choose it from the Shipwreck drop-down list, but you should not choose any other characteristics. If you specify a wreck in the Shipwreck text box and you also specify criteria on other screens, the query becomes narrower and might not retrieve any destinations. For example, if you choose Tropical for the Water Temp category in the Sites screen and Delaware in the Wrecks screen, the query does not retrieve any destinations because the Delaware's remains are in New Jersey where the water temperature is not tropical.

Screen reference

See Wrecks Reference for information on each item in the Wrecks screen.

See also

Main Screen

Sites Screen

Destinations Screen

Marine Life Screen

Vacations Screen


Wrecks Reference

The Wrecks screen has the following options:

Shipwreck	Allows you to select a shipwreck by clicking on the arrow next to the text box and choosing a wreck from the drop-down list.

Category	Allows you to choose the type of wrecked ship. You can select Passenger, Commercial, and/or Military.

Interest	Allows you to choose special features found in the wreck. You can select Treasure, Fixture, and/or Machinery.

Condition	Allows you to choose the condition of the wrecked ship. Select Intact, Broken, and/or Scattered.

Name box	Displays the name of the wreck you selected.

Shipwreck picture	Displays a picture of the currently selected shipwreck.

Shipwreck description	Displays information about the currently selected shipwreck.

SpeedBar	Enables you to browse through the first, prior, next, and last records in the Wrecks database by clicking the appropriate button.

Accept	Uses the selected criteria for the next search and then returns to the Main screen.

Cancel	Returns to the Main screen without using the selected criteria.

Clear	Clears all selections on the screen.

Help	Displays the online Help system.


Vacations Screen

The Vacations screen displays the destinations that meet the criteria specified in the Sites, Marine Life, and Wrecks screens. You can also display the Order Entry module from the Vacations screen.

The Vacations screen displays a table showing destinations you might want to visit and the following information for each destination:

Destination number

Destination name

Average temperatures (Fahrenheit and Celsius)

Spring, summer, fall, and winter temperatures (Fahrenheit and Celsius)

Accommodations

Night life

Body of water

Travel cost

Screen reference

See Vacations Reference for information on each item in the Vacations screen.

See also

Main Screen

Sites Screen

Destination Screen

Wrecks Screen

Marine Life Screen

Main Order Entry Screen


Vacations Reference

The Vacations screen has the following options:

Table of

Destinations	Displays a table of destinations containing the following information: destination number, destination name, average temperatures, seasonal temperatures, accommodations, night life, body of water, and travel cost.

Book It!	Allows you to book your vacation by displaying the Main Order Entry screen for your use.

Exit	Leaves the MAST application and returns to Paradox for Windows.

Main	Returns to the Main screen.

Help	Displays the online Help system.


Main Order Entry Screen

Use the Order Entry module of the MAST application to

Make travel arrangements for your customers

Place their orders for equipment rental or purchases

It consists of two screens:

The Main Order Entry screen allows you to make travel arrangements for your customers and display existing bookings. It also allows you to display the Equipment Orders screen.

The Equipment Orders screen allows you to place orders for equipment rentals and purchases.

MAST introductory material

If this is the first time you've used MAST, you may find the following introductory material useful:

MAST Overview

Dive Planner Guided Tour

Order Entry Guided Tour

Screen reference

See Main Order Entry Reference for information on each item in the Main Order Entry screen.

See also

Equipment Orders Screen

MAST Overview

Order Entry Guided Tour

Dive Planner Guided Tour


Main Order Entry Reference

The Main Order Entry screen has the following options:

Name	Allows you to display an existing customer's order by pressing Ctrl+Spacebar and choosing a name from the list. You can add a new customer by pressing Insert, then entering the customer's information.

Customer No	Displays the number of an existing customer. If the customer is new, Paradox assigns a unique number.

Address	Allows you to enter a new customer's address. If the customer exists, the address appears automatically.

City	Allows you to enter a new customer's city. If the customer exists, the city appears automatically.

State/Prov	Allows you to enter a new customer's state or province from the drop-down list. If the customer exists, the state or province appears automatically.

Zip	Allows you to enter a new customer's Zip code. If the customer exists, the Zip code appears automatically.

Country	Allows you to enter a new customer's country. If the customer exists, the country appears automatically.

Telephone	Allows you to enter a new customer's telephone number. If the customer exists, the phone number appears automatically.

Enter Vacation

Info	Allows you to enter the customer's vacation information in the lower portion of the form. Moves the cursor to the Destination text box.

Order No	Displays the unique order number for the customer's order.

Sale Date	Displays the date the order was entered. If the order is new, the current date is displayed.

Destination	Allows you to enter the customer's vacation destination by pressing Ctrl+Spacebar and choosing a destination from the lookup list. If you have run a query before displaying this screen, the query results appear in the list. If you choose the List All button, all possible destinations appear in the list.

Travelers	Allows you to enter the number of people traveling. This information is used to calculate travel costs.

Depart/Return

Date 	Allows you to enter dates in the MM/DD/YY format.

Payment

Method	Allows you to specify a payment method by pressing Ctrl+Spacebar and selecting the payment method from the menu. If you choose Credit Card, two dialog boxes appear requesting the card number and expiration date.

Vacation Cost	Displays the cost of the trip, calculated by multiplying the travel cost information in the MAST database and the number of travelers in the party.

Equipment

Cost	Displays the total cost of equipment sales and rentals, calculated by multiplying the equipment cost information in the MAST database and the quantity ordered on the Equipment Orders screen.

Ship Cost	Displays the shipping cost based on the shipment method.

TOTAL	Displays the total cost, calculated by adding the Vacation cost, Equipment, and Sales tax fields.

Order

Equipment	Displays the Equipment Orders screen.

Exit	Performs validity checks on the information on the Main Order Entry and Equipment Orders screens, saves the order, and exits to the Main screen (if Order Entry was started from within the Dive Planner module) or to Paradox (if Order Entry was started independently).

Help	Displays the online Help system.


Equipment Orders Screen

Use the Equipment Orders screen to enter and find the total cost of equipment rentals or sales for a particular customer.

Screen reference

See Equipment Orders Reference for information on each item in the Equipment Orders screen.

See also

Main Order Entry Screen

Order Entry Guided Tour


Equipment Orders Reference

The Equipment Orders screen has the following options:

Line number	Displays the line number in the equipment order.

Item No	Allows you to enter an item number for a piece of equipment by pressing Ctrl+Spacebar and choosing an item from the list.

Description	Displays a description of the selected equipment after a choice has been made from the Stock Items dialog box.

Qty	Allows you to enter the desired quantity of an item. This is used to calculate the total cost of equipment.

Rental/Sale	Allows you to specify whether the customer is renting or buying the equipment by checking the appropriate check box.

Price	Displays the rental cost or purchase price of the equipment.

Line Total	Displays the total amount of the line, calculated by multiplying the quantity by the price.

Ship equipment

via	Allows you to choose the method of shipment from the drop-down list.

Ship Cost	Displays the shipping cost based on the shipment method.

Vacation Cost	Displays the cost of the trip, calculated by multiplying the travel cost information in the MAST database and the number of travelers in the party.

Equipment	Displays the total cost of equipment sales and rentals, calculated by multiplying the equipment cost information in the MAST database and the quantity ordered on the Equipment Orders screen.

TOTAL	Displays the total cost, calculated by adding the Ship Cost, Equipment, and Sales Tax fields.

Note	Displays a blank dialog box into which a note containing up to 255 characters can be entered and saved.

Vacation

Booking	Returns to the Main Order Entry screen.

Help	Displays the online Help system.