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Glossary

A

ALPHA

Any character within a field

AUTOLINE

Kerridge Dealer Management System

C

CHECK BOXES

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

D

DCS

Dealer Communications System

DROP DOWN MENUS

Presents you with a list of options in a drop down menu format. You can select either one item or numerous items, depending on the individual configuration of the drop down menus

F

FIELD

A individual piece of information, such as a address or surname.

FILE

A collection of related records

K

K-MAIL

Kerridge Electronic Mail System

KCC

Kerridge Computer Company

KCML

Kerridge Programming Language

M

MASTER MENU

Opening menu of the module

MODULE

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

P

PUSH BUTTONS

Enable you to submit the form or reset the form to it original state. Push buttons can also perform customized actions.

R

RADIO BUTTONS

Allow you select only one option from a group. Radio buttons are presented in a list, one of which is selected by default. Clicking a new radio button will deselect the 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.

T

TEXT BOXES

Enable you to type in 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. i.e. Once a day, once a week, month or year.

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