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- SETUP
-
- This module is used to set up and modify the structure of the accounts and
- categories in PHASAR's register file. It is also used to perform various
- maintenance functions.
-
- SETUP ACCOUNTS: This function allows you to define new accounts,
- delete old accounts, edit and renumber accounts, and change the total number of
- accounts. To specify a new account you will need to give it a name (10 or fewer
- characters), the latest confirmed balance, and the date of that balance. You
- will then need to enter all unconfirmed transactions so that the program can
- compute the current balance. To re-arrange accounts type the desired number of
- an account over its current number. This will cause the two accounts to switch
- positions. Blank slots can be opened or deleted by using the <Insert> and
- <Delete> keys, allowing you to group accounts into meaningful groups.
-
- SETUP INCOME/EXPENSE CATEGORIES: These functions work just like
- the SETUP ACCOUNTS function.
-
- SET UP CHECK PRINTING: PHASAR has the ability to print checks in a format
- which you specify. The format may be different for each of the accounts. You
- establish the location of each of the items (e.g. payee, numeric amount,
- lexical amount, date) by specifying a line and column for the beginning of the
- item's print field. Requesting a "test pattern" will print out a grid which
- will help you determine where each item needs to be printed. Any item with a
- row and column location of 0 (zero) will not be printed. If the row and column
- location for the payee are both 0 (zero), no checks are printed for that
- account.
-
- NEW YEAR CARRY OVER: This function sets up a new data disk at the
- beginning of a new year. All of the unconfirmed transactions from the previous
- year are carried over to make the first reconciliation of the new year as
- smooth as possible. MAKE A COPY OF THE OLD YEAR DATA DISK AND USE THAT COPY.
- DO NOT USE THE ORIGINAL. Otherwise you will lose all of the records for the
- old year.
-
- CREATE NEW REGISTER FILE: This function establishes a skeleton structure
- for the PHASAR register file. You will then define accounts and categories as
- appropriate to your needs. USING THIS FUNCTION WILL DESTROY ANY TRANSACTIONS
- ON THE DISK.ə