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Key Features
- Object/Program Linkage
- Visual Basic Program Generation
- Database Query Definition Tools
- On-Line Help Generation
- On-Line Help Global Links
- On-Line Help Object/Program Links
- Global Data Dictionaries
- File Data Dictionaries & Files
- Terminal Based Object & Program Generation
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- User Defined Indexes/Locations
- User Defined Screens
- User Defined Menus
- Unlimited Terminal Support
- Ethernet/Network Support
- Custom Report Program Generation
- Multi-Tasking Support
- Hot Key Support
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File Utilities Selector
Creating new
Programs or Data Files is an extremely easy step-through process with ProfiC
System Utilities. Data File Dictionary Maintenance
allows you to create and maintain your file dictionaries and assign each dictionary its
specific attributes.
The Global Dictionary Maintenance feature simplifies
changes that affect all files associated with the dictionary. Maintaining system help text
is also handled through Global Help Text Maintenance.
System Control File Maintenance provides the ability to
make changes to or manipulate and maintain system parameters such as the Order Processing
program to use, whether or not a price/discount window will appear on your Order Entry
Screen, or whether you want inventory to prompt for a substitute product. This feature is
commonly used to strip down or add to some of the existing prompts located throughout the
system, giving you customizing capabilities at your fingertips. Additional benefits to the
File Utilities Selector of System Utilities include Automated File Sizing with Back-up
Report and Update, Print or Display the list of dictionary descriptors, Print or Display
file dictionaries and attributes by a specified file, such as Accounts Receivable.
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Program Maintenance Utilities Selector
Program Template Utilities provide the
ability to move fields around the screens, add or remove fields from screens, change field
characteristics and indicate how a user can affect a field with regard to data entry.
Access and Report templates make it easy to design complex access statements/reports.
Plus, easily embed the reports you design on any screen. Create comprehensive data entry
screens simply by taking a file and capturing the associated dictionary items. The copy a
Program File Template is a great time-saving feature. With it, you can create a new
program by copying the templates of a similar program then maintain or modify it to create
a new program. A Program Modification log provides a detailed trail including dates for
all programs modified.
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Keyword Search Building
Each ProfiC
module ships with a cross reference index, referred to
as key word search, already built for most major fields. Locator maintenance, creation and
inquiries may be maintained or enhanced upon. For example, a user may want his or her
customer locator to accept that Customers telephone number to find the customer.
This Locator Building Selector feature allows the user to customize to their own specific
preference, the practical way.
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Visual Basic Interface
Set new levels of
productivity with this integration to Visual Basic. Client Server Applications, what all
users are now demanding, will be simple to create with the ProfiC
tool set. This new feature allows even the novice user
to create Visual Basic Programs based on any objects defined with these tools. Now menus
and programs can be easily created and set up on the users PC in seconds versus the
days and weeks of the past.
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Options
The Define Keyboard option allows you to enter Cursor Key Escape
Codes, Un-shifted Function Key Codes, and Shifted Function Key Codes. User Logon
Maintenance allows you to perform maintenance for each user, such as the individuals
Operator Name, Terminal Type, Color Type, etc. Menu Control File Maintenance allows you to
list the programs to run from the corresponding selection number on any ProfiC
menu with the ability to password protect any item.
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