The Delete Automatic Contact form is accessed via Fleet System Management / Miscellaneous Options / Delete Auto Contact and is used to create, edit and delete ?
The form is split into three areas. These are the Titlebar , the Delete Automatic Contact Record Table and the column of Command Buttons at the bottom 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 ? records that have been created. This table is user-defined and may be added to on a regular basis.
The Customer Address Group code.
The list displays up to a maximum of twenty five ? records at any one time. To view the remaining records the Scroll Bar immediately to the right of the second column can be operated in a number of ways:
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 Delete Automatic Contact form and returns to the Miscellaneous Options 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 all records. Each field for the record is displayed in the appropriate row with the code displayed in the left-hand column and the field data in the right hand column(s). Selection of this command button makes available several alternative command buttons not available within Column mode:
RefreshRedisplays the records on the form with any new modifications.
AutorefreshA checkbox that, when ticked, automatically redisplays all records on the form after an amendment.
FieldsThe purpose of this command button is to allow the display of a user-defined selection of fields for every record. This is intended to reduce data entry errors. It is not really applicable to this form.
ColumnDisplays one record at a time. Within this option, records may be created, amended or deleted.
Whilst within Grid mode, the record table may be edited with a single-right-click of the mouse in either of the two columns which then displays a small menu box with the following options:
- Edit Row
Allows the current ? record 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 ? record may be added.
- Delete Row
Deletes the selected ? record.
- Copy
Enables the ? 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 selected 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 selected 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 selected 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 selected 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 selected 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 selected 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.
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 record.
Deletes the currently selected record..
On first accessing the Delete Automatic Contact 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 record.
Displays the previous record.