The Service Schedule Calendar Maintenance form is accessed via Vehicle Administration / Miscellaneous Options / Schedule Calendar Maintenance and is used to create, edit and delete non-working days within the service scheduling calendar.
The form is split into three areas. These are the Titlebar, the Service Schedule Calendar Maintenance Record Table and the column of Command Buttons at the side of the form.
In addition to displaying the form name the Title Bar provides a number of useful buttons.
This form displays a record table of all the current non-working day records that have been set up. This table is user-defined and may be added to on a regular basis:
A date within the service scheduling working calendar to be flagged as a non-working day.
A descriptive reason as to why the date is a non-working day e.g. Boxing Day.
The list displays up to a maximum of twenty five non-working day records at any one time. To view the remaining non-working day records the Scroll Bar immediately to the right of the second column can be operated in a number of ways:
To edit the non-working day record table a single-right-click of the mouse in either of the two columns displays a small menu box with the following options:
- Edit Row
Allows the current non-working day to be edited. Alternatively, single-left-click into the row, enter the appropriate data and use the Tab key to move to the next column.
- Insert Row
Inserts a blank row above the selected record so that a new non-working day /description may be added.
- Delete Row
Deletes the selected non-working day record.
- Copy
Enables the non-working day description for one record to be copied to other records to speed data entry.
- Filter
Presents a Selection Criteria Box which enables selection of only those records meeting the selection criteria. The following mutually exclusive selection criteria option buttons/fields are available:
- Equals
Searches the Reason column for a description matching that entered in the data entry box at the bottom of the form. Any records equaling the criteria are displayed.
- Not Equal
Searches the Reason column for a description matching that entered in the data entry box at the bottom of the form. Any records equaling the criteria are not displayed.
- Greater Than
Searches the Reason column for any records with a text character string which is alphabetically higher than the character(s) entered in the data entry box at the bottom of the form. Any records greater than the criteria are displayed.
- Less Than
Searches the Reason column for any records with a text character string which is alphabetically lower than the character(s) entered in the data entry box at the bottom of the form. Any records less than the criteria are displayed.
- Contains
Searches the Reason column for any records with a text character string containing the character(s) entered in the data entry box at the bottom of the form. Any records meeting the criteria are displayed.
- Range
Searches the Reason column for any records with a text character string which is alphabetically equal to or between the character(s) entered in the two data entry box at the bottom of the form. Any records meeting the criteria are displayed.
- No Filter
No filter is applied to the record search. The Reset command button also activates the "No Filter" option.
A number of command buttons are available. Some buttons are context sensitive and are greyed-out and only become available dependent upon the particular process that is being accessed. The full list of command buttons is as follows:
Exits the Non-Working Days Records form and returns to the Service Schedule Menu.
Provides online access to a context sensitive Help form.
Selection of this button displays a further form that provides an Ad-hoc Report Generator for the creation of quick query reports to form. An enquiry is formulated by completing a simple set of verbs and field names. A saved formulated query can be retrieved for future use.
Displays the records in grid mode so that a list of records may be viewed at once rather than individually.
Sorts the records by the chosen keypath. Upon selection, a Keypath List Box is displayed from which the appropriate keypath (if there is more than one) is selected.
A checkbox that, when ticked, sorts the records in descending order.
Restricts a Sort by allowing entry of a text string from which to start.
Restricts a Sort by allowing entry of a text string at which to finish.
Enables the creation of an additional Service Schedule Calendar record.
Deletes the currently selected Service Schedule Calendar record.
On first accessing the Service Schedule Calendar form this command button is greyed-out. Following selection of the Amend button the Cancel option then becomes available to enable any edits to be cancelled.
Saves the current record.
Displays the next Service Schedule Calendar record.
Displays the previous Service Schedule Calendar record.