Maintain Contents Window

 

This window appears when you select a startpoint in the Select Startpoint Window

Purpose

This window lists any existing 'contents lists' for the selected startpoint and enables you to create, amend and delete contents lists for the selected startpoint.

 

Contents lists define the data to be exported or imported. You can set up as many contents lists as you want for each startpoint; for example for an export startpoint, you might want to set up one containing customer name and address details for a mail merge letter, and one containing figures for a spreadsheet.

 

However, you can use a single contents lists for different purposes. Maintain Scenarios enables you to use the same contents list with different styles, and program and data paths etc.

Move through list

You can move through the list using the cursor and <Page Up> and <Page Down> keys in the standard way.

Add

To add a new contents list, move the cursor to the line below the last entry in the list. Alternatively you can press <F5> to insert an entry into the list, or <F4> to go into 'Add' mode. The prompts are described in detail below.

Amend

To amend an existing contents list, move the cursor to the required entry and press <Return>. Þ Contents Options Menu.

Delete

To delete an unwanted contents list, move the cursor to the required entry and press <Return>. Þ Contents Options Menu.

The prompts are:

Contents

Enter a code for the contents list in up to eight characters.

Title

Enter up to 30 characters to enable you to identify the contents list.

On completion

If you are creating a new contents list Þ Basis of New Contents List Menu.

 

Otherwise Þ Contents Options Menu.

On exit

Þ Scenario Maintenance Menu.