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- Copyright WordPerfect Corporation 1993
- All Rights Reserved
-
- README.MEM 2/1/93
-
- This README file is in DOS text format and is 4 pages long.
-
- The Members database keeps track of membership for organizations.
- It records general member information, meetings attended,
- contributions, and family relationships. The database is
- designed for use with DataPerfect 2.3.
-
- The Members database is useful for churches, community groups,
- volunteer associations, and other organizations that need to
- organize and list information about people.
-
- For information on deleting the sample data in MEMBERS, see the
- file titled README.APP.
-
- You may copy and modify this database for your own or your
- company's use. You may not copy the database and resell it.
- Please be aware that while WordPerfect Corporation provides
- support on DataPerfect questions, only limited support is
- available for these predefined databases. No support is
- available for the databases if they have been modified.
-
- PANELS
- The Members database was created with a built-in menu to make
- navigating easier. The menu allows access to all panels as well
- as most functions and built-in reports.
-
- You will enter information in all panels except the Contribution
- Summary panel, which displays contribution totals for each
- member. As you tab through each field, a help message at the top
- of the screen explains what to do while in that field. Press
- Help (F3) twice for further information about the field.
-
- MEMBERSHIP
- The Membership panel is the main panel. This is where you
- enter general information about each member, such as name,
- address, phone number, birth date, comments, and spouse's
- name. This panel has links to the Contributions and
- Contribution Summary panels.
-
- ATTENDANCE RECORD
- The Attendance Record panel records events attended by each
- member. The panel has fields for date, event, and name.
-
- FAMILY GROUPS
- The Family Groups panel allows you to establish family
- relationships between members. You enter the father's and
- mother's names in the appropriate fields to establish the
- parental relationship. From this panel, you also access the
- Children panel, where you create a record for each child.
- When there are children's records in the Children panel,
- those names are displayed in the Family Groups panel.
-
- CONTRIBUTIONS
- The Contributions panel records contributions for each
- member. For every contribution, the date, amount, and
- category are recorded.
-
- CHILDREN
- The Children panel relates children to a parent or parents.
- When you need to enter information in this panel, you should
- access it from the Family Groups panel.
-
-
- CONTRIBUTION SUMMARY
- The Contribution Summary panel displays the total
- contribution for each member. The individual contributions
- for each member are also listed. This is the only panel
- where you are not required to enter any information; the
- totals are created for you through links.
-
- EVENT NAMES
- The Event Names panel records all possible event names to be
- used in the Attendance Record panel. When you enter records
- in the Attendance Record panel, you may look up all events
- listed and select the desired event.
-
- CONTRIBUTION CATEGORY NAMES
- The Contribution Category Names panel records all possible
- contribution categories to be used in the Contributions
- panel. When entering records in that panel, you may list
- all categories in the Contribution Category name panel and
- select the desired category.
-
- REPORTS
- Members provides four custom reports in addition to Built-In
- Short Reports. These custom reports print information about
- members, attendance, and families. Using DPPrint when running
- reports is recommended. For more information about DPPrint, see
- Appendix L: Utilities--DPPrint in DataPerfect Reference.
-
- ATTENDANCE REPORT
- This report prints the names of members who attended a
- certain event. As the report begins, you are prompted to
- enter the event, starting date, and ending date to search
- for. You are also asked to enter the number of event
- periods. This is the number of times that particular event
- was held, and is used to calculate the attendance percentage
- for each member.
-
- LIST OF MEMBERS
- This report will print a list of all people entered in the
- database, or a list of members only, depending on what
- information you enter in answer to the prompt given as the
- report begins.
-
- BIRTHDAY LIST
- This report prompts you for the month to search. It then
- lists the name and birth date for each member who has a
- birthday in that month.
-
- FAMILY GROUPS REPORT
- This report lists the father, mother, and children for each
- family in the database.
-
- USING THE DATABASE
- To use the database, you need to first set up the events and
- contribution categories you will need.
-
- In the Event Names panel, press Create (F9) to create a new
- record and enter the event name (for example, Sunday School).
- Continue creating records until you've established the events
- you'll need. If you need to add another event later, you may do
- so by following the same process. When finished, press Exit (F7)
- to leave the Event Names panel and return to the panel list.
-
- In the Contribution Category Name panel, press Create (F9) to
- create a record. Enter the contribution category (for example,
- Dues). Continue creating records until you've established the
- contribution categories you'll need. If you need to add other
- categories later, you may so by following the same process.
- Press Exit (F7) to leave the Contribution Category Names panel
- and return to the panel list.
-
- Now that you have your events and contribution categories set up,
- you are ready to enter information in the database, beginning
- with the Membership panel. In the Membership panel, press Create
- (F9) to create a record. Enter the general information about the
- member, pressing Tab to move from field to field. After you have
- entered information in all of the fields, you should be on the
- Contributions panel link.
-
- Press Down Panel (F5) to go through the link into the
- Contributions panel and start a new record. The name and date
- will be filled in for you; however, you can change the date if
- you wish. Enter the amount of the contribution as well as the
- contribution category. If you don't remember which contribution
- category to use, press Lookup (F8) or Up Arrow to see the list of
- categories. Highlight the desired category and press Enter, and
- the category will be inserted in the field. If you have more
- contributions for this member, continue creating records until
- you've entered them all. If you need to add other contributions
- later, you may do so by following the same process. When
- finished, press Exit (F7) to return to the Membership panel.
-
- With your cursor on the Summary link, press Down Arrow to move to
- the Contribution Summary panel. That particular member's summary
- will be shown, displaying the total contribution as well as
- listing each individual contribution. When finished, press Exit
- (F7) twice to return to the panel list.
-
- The next panel to enter information in is the Attendance Record
- panel. In that panel, press Create (F9) to create a record.
- Enter the date of the event, then enter the event name. If you
- don't know which event to enter, press Lookup (F8) or Up Arrow to
- see a list of events. Highlight the desired event and press
- Enter, and the event name will be inserted for you. Enter the
- member's name in the same way you entered the event name. If you
- have more attendance records for this member, continue creating
- records until they've all been entered. If you need to add other
- records later, you may do so by following the same process.
- Press Exit (F7) to return to the panel list.
-
- The next panel to enter information in is the Family Groups
- panel. While in that panel, press Create (F9) to create a record
- and enter the father's name. If you don't remember the father's
- name, press Lookup (F8) or Up Arrow while you are on the first
- name field to see a list of members. Highlight the correct name
- and press Enter, and the name will be inserted in the field. If
- you do not have the father's name, leave the field empty. Enter
- the information in the mother's name field in the same way.
-
- Move to the Children panel link, and press Down Panel (F5) to
- move to the Children panel and start a new record. Enter the
- name of the first child for this family in the same way you
- entered the names for father and mother. If you have more
- children for this family, continue creating records until they've
- all been entered. If necessary, additional names may be added at
- another time. Once you have entered all of the children for this
- family, press Exit (F7) twice to return to the panel list.