Chapter 4
                        Signon Procedure 
                  

Introduction

Starting the system by typing in MAINMENU at the C prompt (C>)
will display the following screen:


              Enter the COMPANY Code AAA
              WELCOME TO THE QUE ACCOUNTING PACKAGE
              PLEASE ENTER THE PASSWORD TO CONTINUE:


The user is given 3 attempts at entering the correct password
before the system is aborted.  Once successful, the MAINMENU will
be displayed.  For first time users a ZZZ company code and 'TEST'
password provides access.

Passwords and Company codes are setup in the ST Setup file.


Main menu


                   * YOUR COMPANY NAME HERE *
                           ACCOUNTING
                            MAINMENU

             QUIT. EXIT FROM SYSTEM - RETURN TO DOS
             ET. GENERAL LEDGER TRANSACTIONS
             RE. REPEATING ENTRIES
             GL. GENERAL LEDGER MASTER
             DT. DEPARTMENT MASTER
             TB. START UP PROCEDURE AND COMPARISONS
             FS. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ACCOUNT QUERY
             PE. END OF PERIOD PROCESSING
             UT. UTILITY MENU.
             ST. Setup Files



Operations

Options are selected by pressing the leftmost character in the
desired selection or by highlighting it with the cursor bar and
pressing enter.
DESCRIPTION

Although functions overlap, the MAINMENU may be segregated into
four areas:

                   SYSTEM FUNCTIONS
                   MASTER FILES
                   TRANSACTION PROCESSING
                   REPORTING

The SYSTEM FUNCTIONS are named so because of their broad and
general affect on the entire system.  They include:

     TB - Used to install beginning account balances, to enter
          Budget information, to perform account balance
          comparisons between periods and to display current and
          Year to date balances when desired.

     PE - End of Period processing assures all transactions were
          posted and the balanced sheet is balanced before
          current transactions are deleted. Also any valid
          Repeating entries are Posted to the GL transaction file
          for the new period after the current transactions files
          are archived.

     UT - Utility menu includes the Backup, Restore and Reindex
          commands.  The backup procedure copies the current data
          files to seperate areas.  Restore is used to transfer
          saved files back to hard disk.  Reindex is used to
          reorder the files and to remove unneeded space.  This
          menu also provides the means to activate the Practice
          System.

     ST - The install program is used to set up the system. 
          Entered here is a record for each company that includes
          company names to appear on reports and screen headings,
          passwords and access controls and other initialization
          data.

The MASTER TABLES are used to create and modify the validation
tables and the Chart of Accounts.  They include:

     GL - General Ledger chart of accounts module allows the
          addition, deletion and modification of account records.
          Also, records may be displayed based on ACCOUNT ranges,
          TYPEs and CLASSes.

     DT - Department master is used to manipulate and display the
          Department Master file.

The TRANSACTION PROCESSING section concerns the recording of
daily operational transactions such as, cash receipts, cash
disbursements, incoming bills, and journal entries. 


     ET - The General Ledger transaction module handles the
          recording of all transactions not recorded in the
          special journals (AP,AR and INV) such as cash receipts,
          jounal entries, prior period adjustments, etc.

     RE - Repeating entries are applied to the GL data file at
          the time of EP.  Validation is made against the chart
          of account to assure the account exists and hasn't been
          retired or marked closed.


The REPORT menu provides the ability to produce the necessary
financial statements at any desired point throughout the period. 
The balance sheet, income statement, and detailed trial balance
may be created for individual companies, for departments within a
company, or for the corporation as a whole.  Subsidiary schedules
and individual account transaction listings are provided.


     RP - The report menu includes:

            o  Balance sheets by dept, by company, and
               consolidated.
            o  Income statement by dept, by company, and
               consolidated.
            o  Account Query by account within a company,
               account/department combinations, and queries
               across company boundaries.  The queries may be
               printed or sent to the screen and may include
               searches through history files.
            o  Detailed balanced sheet, detailed trial balance,
               and  detailed income statement.