Note: System parameters
should only be modified by a System Administrator.
Incorrect parameters could
adversely affect system functioning.
The status bar at the bottom
of the screen indicates whether you are in
View mode or Edit mode,
and also indicates how many records there are in
the Table. When in View
mode (the default) you can only view data and
navigate through the Table
but cannot make changes to any record in
the Table. When in Edit
mode you can change the current record or
add a new record to the
Table. You enter Edit mode by selecting the
the "Add" or "Edit" buttons
(as explained below).
Options:
"Add" button ("A" keystroke):
Allows you to add a new Subject record
into the Table. A blank
record will be displayed (you are now in Edit mode);
you then enter the data
for each field and press Tab to advance to the next
field (or use the mouse).
Once you have entered all fields click on "OK" to
save the record or "Cancel"
to discard changes for current record. When
you click "OK" the program
performs a validation check on the record
to ensure no invalid data
has been entered. Validations performed:
-Exam Type Code may not
be blank.
-Exam Description may not
be blank.
-Exam Type Code may not
be duplicated (entered for more than one record)
If any invalid data is
entered, a warning message is displayed and the cursor
is placed at the field
that needs to be corrected. You can then correct the
data and click on "OK"
again or click on "Cancel" to abort entry of a given
record.
"Edit" button ("E" keystroke):
Works in essentially the same way as "Add"
taking you into Edit mode,
except in this case you are making changes to an
existing record, for example
corrections. As with "Add", when you click
"OK" the program performs
the validation checks listed above to ensure no
invalid data has been entered
then saves the record. "Cancel" will discard
any edits you have made
to the current record and return you to View mode.
In a networked environment,
when a record is edited, the record is locked
by the current user and
cannot be edited by another user on the network until
editing is complete.
"Search" button ("S" keystroke):
allows you to search for a record by Exam
Type Code. First you need
to enter the Exam Type Code to search for in the box
at bottom (center) of the
dialog. If the entry is on file, the record found by
the search will be displayed
on the screen. If the record you are searching for
is not on file, a message
box will appear indicating that the entry is not on file.
The previous search value
is kept as a default (which you can overwrite) when
doing a subsequent search.
"Next" button (Down Arrow
Key): advances to the next record in the table and
displays a warning message
if you are at the last record in the Table.
"Prev" button (Up Arrow
Key): goes back to the previous record in the table and
displays a warning message
if you are at the first record in the Table.
"Top" button ("T" keystroke): Takes you to the first record in the Table.
"Bottom" button ("B" keystroke): Takes you to the last record in the Table.
"Help" button ("H" keystroke): will display a help screen for current Table.
"Delete" button ("D" keystroke):
Deletes the record currently displayed. You will
be first prompted "Yes"
or "No" to confirm that you wish to delete the record.
"Close" button ("C" or "Q"
keystroke): closes dialog.