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- MikeSoft
- Software Products
- P.O. Box 29161
- Columbus Oh 43229
-
- Presents
-
-
- THE AUCTIONEER
- Version 2.0
- Evaluation Copy
-
-
-
-
- 1. LAPTOP SUPPORT:
- Monochrome laptops (or PCs) are supported automatically, the program checks
- for monochrome and if found operates in black and white. Laptops that support
- color with shades of blue, silver etc. may be hard to read because the shades
- for two colors are too close. To over come this, Auctioneer can be started to
- force monochrome. Execute auction with a /m to force monochrome, eg.;
-
- C:\>auction /m
-
-
- 2. AUCTION MENUS:
- To move the light bar at any Auction menu use the up/down arrow keys.
- Press Enter to select an option, press Esc or select Quit to return to the
- previous menu.
-
-
- 3. INSTRUCTIONS:
- Instructions/messages are displayed at the bottom of the screen. When a
- decision is to be made by the user such as 'Input more? [Y]/N?' the
- letter enclosed in brackets is the default. Pressing Enter on this
- example will select Y (yes). If the default is not desired you must press
- the proper letter (upper or lower case).
-
-
- 4. SALE INFORMATION:
- a. SELECT SALE - When Auctioneer is started sale number 1 is made the
- default sale. If this is the desired sale there is no need to select a
- sale. However, if there is more than one sale on file and you want a sale
- other than number one, use the Select Sale option in Sale Information.
-
- b. ADD SALE - When starting an auction for the first time sale
- information must be entered. Select Sale Information at the main menu,
- then select Add Sale. The system will provide the sale number. Enter the
- appropriate information. None of the sale information is mandatory, to
- bypass any item press Enter at that item. Add as many sales as needed.
- Data for each sale is kept in separate files and can be changed or
- deleted at any time.
-
- c. CHANGE SALE - Sale information can be changed at ant time by using
- the Change Sale option. Enter the sale number and change sale data as
- needed.
-
- d. DELETE SALE - When a sale is complete all data on the sale is removed
- from the system using the Delete Sale option. Before deleting, the user may
- optionally save the Bidder file to an ASCII file for further reference. The
- file may be saved to ASCII without deleting the sale by pressing N (no) at the
- following Delete Sale? prompt.
-
- e. Data elements for Sale Info are;
-
- Sale ID max 30 characters
- Sale Number assigned by system
- Auctioneer Name max 30 characters
- Auctioneer Address
- Street max 20 characters
- City, Zip Code max 35 characters
- Phone Number max 10 numerics
- Bidder Surcharge max 99.99
- Seller Surcharge max 99.99
- Tax Rate max 99.9 %
- Local Tax Rate max 99.9 % 2.0
- Date of Sale mm/dd/yy
- Country U (U.S.) or C (Canada) 2.0
- Lots Y/N 2.0
-
-
- Note: The Install Disk comes with sale number one on file with no
- entries. To setup the first sale after installation choose CHANGE SALE, enter
- the number 1, and fill in the sale information.
-
- f. NEW FEATURES - Version 2.0 has added the following new features to
- Sale Information;
-
- 1. Local tax rate - optional, if zero will not appear on Bill-of-Sale
- 2. Country - U.S. or Canada (default is U.S.) Affects terminology,
- eg. State for U.S. Providence for Canada.
- 3. Lots - Yes or No. If yes, inventory is input by Lot. Sale Recap then
- reports tracking information about each Lot.
- 4. Save Bidder file to ASCII - see Delete Sale.
-
-
- 5. INVENTORY MAINTENANCE:
- a. ENTER INVENTORY - The system will assign the Item Number. Enter
- quantity, Description, Owner Number, and owner information. Owner
- information need only be input the first time, once on file the system
- will display owner information when the owner number is entered. If the
- owner is on file but the owner number is not known, enter 0 and a list of
- all owners on file will be displayed. While entering an item, if you wish
- to abort the item, enter 0 quantity and the item will not be put on file.
- Details of the item may be entered by pressing Y at the Details ? prompt.
-
- b. DELETE ITEM - To delete an item from inventory choose Delete Item and
- enter the Item Number. If the Item Number is not known, press Enter with
- no entry to select item from Inventory Window. Scroll the light bar with
- up/down arrow keys until the item is on the light bar. Press Enter to
- select item to delete or press left arrow key to abort delete.
-
- c. QUERY INVENTORY - To view or change an item choose Query Inventory
- and enter the Item Number. If the number is not known, press Enter
- without entering a number to go to the Inventory Window. Use up/down
- arrow keys to scroll the light bar. Once the item to select is on the
- light bar, press Enter to exit the window and make changes to item. To
- exit the window with no selection press the left arrow key. To view the
- item and make no changes press F2 when the desired item is on the light
- bar.
-
- e. Data elements for Inventory Maintenance are;
-
- Item Number assigned by system
- Lot Number max 99999 2.0
- Item Quantity max 99999
- Item Description max 30 characters
- Details Y/N If yes enter free-form details, no limit 2.0
- Owner Number 1-99
- Vendor Number optional max 10 characters
- Owner Name max 30 characters
- Owner Address
- Street max 20 characters
- City, State(Prov) max 30 characters
- Zip Code max 7 characters (alfa/numeric for Canada)
-
- f. NEW FEATURES - Version 2.0 has added the following new features to
- Inventory Maintenance.
-
- 1. Optional Details of item, if Yes enter free-form details of the item.
- Some word processing features apply, press F1 for Help.
-
- 2. Lots - If Lots is Yes in Sale Information, a prompt will appear for
- the Lot Number.
-
-
- 6. BIDDER MAINTENANCE:
- a. ADD BIDDER - To add new bidders choose Add Bidder. Enter appropriate
- information.
-
- b. CHANGE BIDDER - Once a bidder is on file, if changes are necessary
- choose Change Bidder. If bidder number is not known, press F2 when prompted
- to pick bidder from the bidder list.
-
- c. Data elements for Bidder Maintenance are;
-
- Vendor Number optional 10 characters
- Bidder Number assigned by system
- Bidder Name max 30 characters
- Bidder Address
- Street max 20 characters
- City, State(Prov) max 30 characters
- Zip Code max 7 characters (alfa/numeric for Canada)
- Phone Number max 12 numerics
- Bidder Fee max 99.99
- Credit Limit max 9,999,999.
- Credit ID max 30 characters
- Tax Exempt Y/N 2.0
- Local Tax Exempt Y/N 2.0
-
- f. NEW FEATURES - Version 2.0 has added the following new features to
- Bidder Maintenance.
-
- 1. Tax Exempt - If Yes, tax will not be added to Bill-of-Sale.
-
- 2. Local Tax Exempt - If Yes, local tax will not be added to
- Bill-of-Sale.
-
- 3. Vendor Data Base - A data base of all vendors is maintained and
- available to all sales. When a vendor number is entered, the data
- base is searched and if found all information on the vendor is filled
- in. If not found the information given will be recorded for future
- reference.
-
-
- 7. CONDUCT A SALE:
- a. ENTER ITEM TO SELL - Choose this option to sell an item if the Item
- Number is known. Pressing Enter with no entry or Press Esc to return
- to the menu with no sale. If an item is selected for sale that has
- already been sold, indicated by an asterisk next to the item name in the
- Inventory Window, a message will be displayed at the bottom of the screen
- and another item must be re-entered.
-
- b. GET ITEM FROM WINDOW - Choose this option to select an item to sell
- from the Inventory Window. Use up/down arrow keys to scroll light bar.
- Press Enter when the light bar is on the desired item. Press Esc to abort.
-
- c. BID ON ITEM - New to version 2.0. Enter a bid on any item. When all
- bids are in, select Enter Item to sell, enter the item number, then select
- Pick Bidder. The system will then select the highest bid with the earliest
- date (if bids were entered on different dates).
-
- d. QUIT, NO SALE - This option aborts the sale and returns to the
- previous menu.
-
- e. SELL ITEM - To sell an item, enter the bidder number, the quantity
- being sold, and the amount of the sale. If the bidder number is not
- known, press F2 for a list of all bidders. The bidders name will be
- displayed by the system. To abort the sale, enter 0 in the quantity field
- and continue to press Enter until a No Sale is displayed. If the quantity
- of an item is one, or when the last one is sold, an asterisk is displayed
- in the right most column of the item in the Inventory Window. If the bidder
- has a credit limit and the total items bided plus the current item exceeds the
- credit limit, the system will not permit the sale of the current item. In
- order to sell the item, go to Bidder Maintenance and increase the bidders
- credit limit.
-
- Note: When entering price, enter unit price only if sale is by the unit. If
- price is for the total sale, press enter or down arrow key at Unit price.
- If sale is by the unit, enter unit price and press Enter at Total price
- with no entry, total will be calulated and displayed.
-
- f. PICK BIDDER - Use only if bids were entered with the Bid on Item option.
- When selected, the system will search for the highest bid with the earliest
- date. If no bidders are found, a message will display in the lower left of
- the screen and the item will remain un-sold.
-
- g. Data elements for Bidder Maintenance are;
-
- Item Number assigned by system
- Bidder Number max 9999
- Quantity Sold max 9999
- Unit Price max 999,999.99
- Total Price max 999,999.99
-
-
- 8. BILLING:
- a. PRINT ALL BILLS - This option will print a Bill-of-Sale for all
- bidders on the printer connected to LPT1.
-
- b. SELECTIVE PRINT - This option will print or display a Bill-of-Sale
- for a single bidder. Enter the number of the bidder, press Enter with no
- entry or enter 0 to abort print.
-
- c. PRINT BILL - This option will print a Bill-of-Sale for the selected
- bidder on the printer.
-
- d. DISPLAY BILL - This option will display the Bill-of-Sale for the
- selected bidder on the screen.
-
-
- 9. SALE RECAP:
- a. PRINT SALE RECAP - This option prints a sale recap to the printer.
- The Buyer Recap shows a summary of each bidders purchases. The Sale Recap
- shows total items to be sold, total items sold, total item cost (before
- tax and surcharge), total bidder fees, total taxes charged, and gross
- sale income (total of item cost, bidder fees, and tax).
-
- b. DISPLAY SALE RECAP - This option displays the sale recap on the
- screen. The recap can be displayed at any time during a sale to see how the
- sale is going.
-
- c. OPTIONS - The Buyer, Seller, Lot, or Inventory recaps may be toggled
- on or off in any combination. A recap that is toggled off will not be printed
- or displayed.
-
-
- 10. OPTIONS:
- a. PRINTER PORT - The default printer port is PRN (LPT1). The port may be
- changed to LPT2, LPT3, COM1, COM2, or COM3. Once changed, the default printer
- port will be the new port each time the program is executed.
-
- b. TOGGLE SOUND - Sound may be toggled on or off with this option. Once
- changed, sound will remain on or off each time the program is executed.
-
- c. DEFAULT COUNTRY - The default country may be changed by entering U for
- U.S. or C for Canada. Prompt for country may be set to yes or no. When set
- to yes, the program will prompt for country when adding or changing Sale
- Information, when set to no, the program will by-pass the country entry.
-
- d. COMPANY NAME - Five lines with 25 characters are provided for your
- company name, address etc. The information entered will be printed on each
- bill-of-sale. (Not included in Evaluation Copy)
-
- e. LABELS - Mailing labels may be printed from the currently selected
- bidder file.
-
- f. Backup - Use to back-up/restore all auction data files. (Not included in
- Evaluation Copy)
-
-
- 11. HELP:
- a. Context Sensitive Help -
- Help is available when entering data. Before entering the data, press F1
- for help on the data being entered.
-
- b. User Updateable Help -
- Auctioneer has a unique feature that gives users the ability to update help
- screens. Add your own notes to any help screen by pressing F10 at the screen
- to be changed. Press Ctrl-W to save the changes and your notes will be there
- when ever needed.
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