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- The Transaction requester allows you to edit the four
- types of transactions (Checks, Other Debits, Deposits,
- and Other Credits). You select the type of transaction
- from the Main Screen's Edit Menu. For more information,
- consult the Main Help Screen.
-
- If Batch Mode is ON [see the Main Help Screen], selecting
- the "Add" option will bring up a new transaction of the
- same type to edit. To exit Batch Mode editing, select
- "Cancel". NOTE: This will neither enter the "Cancel"led
- transaction into the checkbook nor toggle Batch Mode to
- its OFF state.
-
- After entering new or updating entered transactions,
- the running and checkbook balances are automatically
- updated.
-
- ---------------------------------------------------
-
- The following list describes the functions available in
- the Transaction Requester. The order of these functions
- corresponds to the order they appear in the requester's
- menu bar. You can select any function using either the
- keyboard (shown as "Keyboard:") or mouse ("Mouse:").
-
-
- Transaction Menu
-
- Add/Update
-
- For new transactions (menu and button labelled
- "Add", this function will add the current
- transaction into the checkbook as the last
- transaction.
-
- For previously entered transactions (menu and
- button labelled "Update", this function will update
- the current transaction's information to reflect
- the changes and recalculate the checkbook balance
- accordingly.
-
- If a transaction is, because of its
- characteristics, not a viewable transaction (as
- defined in the View (Select Groups) Requester), it
- will not be displayed in the Main Screen
- Transaction List. Although it is still in the
- checkbook, it is not currently viewable.
-
- Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA A
- Mouse: Menu Item;
- Command Buttons "Add" or "Update"
-
- Delete
-
- Remove the current transaction from the checkbook.
- This function can only be selected for previously
- entered transactions (during the update process).
- The checkbook balance will be updated accordingly.
-
- Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA D
- Mouse: Menu Item; Command Button
-
- Void
-
- Cancel the usage of a check transaction. A voided
- check cannot be further edited, although it can be
- deleted from the checkbook. Voided checks are
- defined as being "outstanding" (not cleared).
-
- This function is irreversible (no way to un-void a
- check).
-
- Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA V
- Mouse: Menu Item; Command Button
-
- Tax
-
- Toggle the labelling (YES or NO) of the current
- transaction as either being tax deductible or used
- for tax purposes.
-
- If selected (YES), the transaction entry in the
- Transaction List will contain a 'T' under the 'T'
- column (which signifies a transaction as being tax
- deductible or used for tax purposes).
-
- Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA T
- Mouse: Menu Item; Check Box
-
- Budget
-
- Allow the check transaction's amount to be
- distributed across several (maximum of 99) budgets.
- The Budget Distribution Requester will be displayed
- for the definition of this check's budget
- distribution list.
-
- The number of budget distributions for the current
- transaction is displayed in parentheses to the
- right of the "Budget" button (between the
- "IN"/"OUT" designation and the PREV/NEXT buttons).
-
- Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA B
- Mouse: Menu Item; Command Button
-
- Previous
-
- Move to the previous transaction in the Transaction
- List without having to exit the current transaction
- and double-click on the previous entry in the
- Transaction List. If the current transaction is
- the first transaction in the Transaction List, then
- this function cannot be selected. This function
- can only be selected for previously entered
- transactions (during the update process).
-
- If the current transaction has been modified,
- selecting this function will not replace the old
- information with the new information (except for
- changes made to the budget distribution list).
- To save all changes, select the Update function.
-
- If the Transaction Requester is not properly drawn
- (as can be the case when using the Keyboard
- Selection), select the Main Screen (which unselect
- the Transaction Requester), then reselect the
- Transaction Requester. This procedure should
- properly display the current transaction's
- information.
-
- Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA <
- Mouse: Menu Item; UP ARROW Button
-
- Next
-
- Move to the next transaction in the Transaction
- List without having to exit the current transaction
- and double-click on the next entry in the
- Transaction List. If the current transaction is
- the last transaction in the Transaction List, then
- this function cannot be selected. This function
- can only be selected for previously entered
- transactions (during the update process).
-
- If the current transaction has been modified,
- selecting this function will not replace the old
- information with the new information (except for
- changes made to the budget distribution list). To
- save all changes, select the Update function.
-
- If the Transaction Requester is not properly drawn
- (as can be the case when using the Keyboard
- Selection), select the Main Screen (which unselect
- the Transaction Requester), then reselect the
- Transaction Requester. This procedure should
- properly display the current transaction's
- information.
-
- Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA >
- Mouse: Menu Item; DOWN ARROW Button
-
- Cancel
-
- Terminate the current editing session. If Batch
- Mode is ON, selecting Cancel will exit Batch Mode
- processing without changing the Batch Mode status.
-
- For new transactions, this function does not enter
- the current transaction into the checkbook.
-
- For previously entered transactions, this function
- ignores any changes made during the current editing
- session (except those made to the transaction's
- budget distribution list which are preserved) and
- restores the previous information.
-
- Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA N
- Mouse: Menu Item; Command Button
-
-
- Description List Menu
-
- Select
-
- Display the Description List Requester for you to
- select a phrase to be placed in the current
- transaction's PAY/DESC or MEMO input fields. If
- the cursor is currently in the PAY/DESC input field
- and this function is selected, the selected
- description will be placed in the PAY/DESC input
- field, replacing the previous description. If the
- cursor is currently in the MEMO input field and
- this function is selected, the selected description
- will be placed in the MEMO input field. If the
- cursor is in any other input field or not shown at
- all, the selected description will be placed in the
- PAY/DESC input field.
-
- Keyboard: RIGHT-AMIGA L
- Mouse: Menu Item
-
- ----------------------------------------------------
-
- The following list describes the input fields which hold
- the transaction's description. The input format of each
- field is also given (shown as "FORMAT:").
-
- CHECK#
-
- The check number is entered here. This input field
- is only shown for check transactions.
-
- FORMAT: nnnnn
- a number between 1 and 99999
-
- DATE
-
- The date of the transaction is entered here. This
- date is used to determine if this transaction is
- within View Range and within the analysis period.
-
- If the current check transaction falls within the
- current analysis period, the word "IN" is displayed
- next to the "Budget" button. If the check falls
- outside the analysis period, the word "OUT" is
- displayed in the same area.
-
- FORMAT: MM/DD/YY or MM/DD/YYYY
- any date between 1/1/0100 and 12/31/9999
- (MM/DD/YY is equivalent to MM/DD/19YY)
-
- SHORTCUTS: Enter 's' to use current system date.
-
- PAY / DESC
-
- The description of the transaction is entered here.
-
- For check transactions (labelled as "PAY"), this
- field should contain the payee (to whom the check
- is written). It is initialized to "CHECK", if the
- S:CAdefault.CAp file does not exist. Otherwise,
- the description defined in the Default Description
- For -- Checks input field of the Program Prefs
- Requester will be used.
-
- For non-check transactions (labelled as "DESC"),
- this field will contain the word "DEBIT" (for
- debits), "DEPOSIT" (for deposits), and "CREDIT"
- (for credits), if the S:CAdefault.CAp file does not
- exist. Otherwise, the descriptions defined in the
- Default Description For input fields of the Program
- Prefs Requester will be used. This initial
- description can be edited.
-
- FORMAT: Any sequence of characters (maximum of 50).
-
- Amount ($)
-
- The dollar value of the transaction is entered
- here.
-
- For check transactions, this amount is equivalent
- to the amount unbudgeted. If a budget distribution
- list currently exists and this dollar amount is
- edited, causing a discrepancy with the amount
- unbudgeted, the program will notify this fact.
- This amount can be increased without affecting the
- budget distributions, but can only be decreased by
- the amount currently unbudgeted before a
- discrepancy will occur.
-
- FORMAT: nnn,nnn.nn (commas not mandatory)
- an amount between 0.00 and 999,999.99
-
- MEMO
-
- Additional information about the current
- transaction is entered here. This is what would
- normally be written in the second line of a
- transaction entry in the checkbook register and on
- the MEMO line of a check.
-
- FORMAT: Any sequence of characters (maximum of 50).
-
- CLEARED
-
- The date the current transaction was cleared
- (posted) by the bank. This information can be
- found on the bank statements. Once a transaction
- contains a valid cleared date, it will be defined
- as being cleared. The resulting transaction entry
- in the Transaction List will contain a 'C' under
- the 'C' column (which signifies a transaction as
- being cleared).
-
- FORMAT: MM/DD/YY or MM/DD/YYYY
- any date between 'DATE' date and 12/31/9999
- (MM/DD/YY is equivalent to MM/DD/19YY)
-
- SHORTCUTS: Enter 's' to use current system date.
-
- -- END OF TRANSACTION HELP --
-