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Glossary

A

ALPHA

Any character within a field

AUTOLINE

Kerridge Dealer Management System

C

CHECKBOXES

Enable you to select any combination of alternatives. When a Check box is selected, it is usually displayed with a checkmark. Check boxes can represent a group of non-exclusive choices and are occasionally referred to as tick boxes.

D

DCS

Dealer Communication System

DMS

Dealer Management Systems

DROP DOWN MENUS

Present a list of selections to you in a drop-down menu format. You can either select one or multiple items, depending on the configuration of the drop down menu.

E

EOD

End-of-Day

F

FIELD

A piece of information such as a surname or telephone number.

FILE

A collection of related records.

K

K-MAIL

Kerridge Electronic Mail System

KCC

Kerridge Programming Language

KERMIT

A file transfer mechanism.

M

MASTER MENU

Opening menu of the module

MODULE

A module is a collection of related files that can be maintained by the user.

P

POS

Point of Sale

PUSH BUTTONS

Enables you to submit the form or reset it to its initial state. Push buttons can also perform customized actions.

R

RADIO BUTTONS

Radio buttons allow you select only one alternative from a group. They are presented in a list, one of which is selected by default. Clicking a new button clears a previously selected item.

RECORD

A collection of fields which relate to one item.

REV.8

The current Kerridge software revision that you are operating with.

RTS

Repair Time Schedule

T

TEXT BOXES

Enable you to type text in a form. The style of each text box may differ.

TIMED OPERATIONS

The timed operations daemon (Agent) is a background process that allows you to execute options automatically at a given time, at intervals throughout the day, once each day, once a week, month or year.

W

WIP

Work In Progress

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