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["TTMAIN",1,"This is the Main Menu of the TIME"]
["TTMAIN",2,"TRAKER Professional Time & Billing"]
["TTMAIN",3,"System."]
["TTMAIN",4,null]
["TTMAIN",5,"You can access the data entry and"]
["TTMAIN",6,"sub-menu screens by selecting the"]
["TTMAIN",7,"options on this menu.  If you press"]
["TTMAIN",8,"'Q' you will be returned to the op-"]
["TTMAIN",9,"erating system prompt."]
["TTSYS",1,"Here you can maintain information"]
["TTSYS",2,"on your own company; name, address,"]
["TTSYS",3,"phone, etc.  This information is"]
["TTSYS",4,"used throughout the system."]
["TTSYS",5,null]
["TTSYS",6,"You also control the accounting"]
["TTSYS",7,"basis of your business here. If you"]
["TTSYS",8,"count your income at the time you"]
["TTSYS",9,"receive the money, you are on the"]
["TTSYS",10,"cash basis.  If you count your in-"]
["TTSYS",11,"come as the hours are billed, you"]
["TTSYS",12,"are on the accrual basis.  This"]
["TTSYS",13,"parameter can be changed from cash"]
["TTSYS",14,"to accrual at any given time, as"]
["TTSYS",15,"often as you like. Try it and print"]
["TTSYS",16,"the income report for a period."]
["TTSYS",17,null]
["TTSYS",18,"You can add color to the software"]
["TTSYS",19,"if you have a color monitor, other-"]
["TTSYS",20,"wise it will be black & white."]
["TTSYS",21,null]
["TTSYS",22,"You have the ability of reindexing"]
["TTSYS",23,"the databases if necessary.  This"]
["TTSYS",24,"should be needed only if you exper-"]
["TTSYS",25,"ience a power outtage or if the"]
["TTSYS",26,"information the computer is giving"]
["TTSYS",27,"seems strangely incorrect."]
["TTSYS",28,null]
["TTSYS",29,"The final prompt lets you purge all"]
["TTSYS",30,"dated information from the files."]
["TTSYS",32,"After 6 months or a year, the prog-"]
["TTSYS",33,"ram may start to slow down due to"]
["TTSYS",34,"large amounts of information.  When"]
["TTSYS",35,"this happens you can eliminate old"]
["TTSYS",36,"information by entering 'Y' in this"]
["TTSYS",37,"prompt.  After doing so, you are"]
["TTSYS",38,"prompted for the cutoff date.  All"]
["TTSYS",39,"old, completed data prior to this"]
["TTSYS",40,"date will be eliminated, reducing"]
["TTCLNT",1,"Maintain your client base on this"]
["TTCLNT",2,"screen.  Notice the options across"]
["TTCLNT",3,"the bottom of the screen.  These"]
["TTCLNT",4,"options remain fairly consistent"]
["TTCLNT",5,"throughout the system. After Enter-"]
["TTCLNT",6,"ing A, E or D you will be required"]
["TTCLNT",7,"to enter a valid client code.  If"]
["TTCLNT",8,"you are unsure of an existing code,"]
["TTCLNT",9,"you can view existing client codes."]
["TTCLNT",10,null]
["TTCLNT",11,"Complete the fields.  Most of this"]
["TTCLNT",12,"information is used on the invoices"]
["TTCLNT",13,"created by the computer."]
["TTCLNT",14,null]
["TTCLNT",15,"The terms field is simply for your"]
["TTCLNT",16,"client's information and is printed"]
["TTCLNT",17,"at the top of the invoice.  It is"]
["TTCLNT",18,"not used in any calculations.  The"]
["TTCLNT",19,"default hourly rate is automatic-"]
["TTCLNT",20,"ally placed on the work records,"]
["TTCLNT",21,"but can be changed at that time."]
["TTCLNT",22,null]
["TTCLNT",23,"The Category Codes are simply a way"]
["TTCLNT",24,"to categorize your clients for your"]
["TTCLNT",25,"own purposes and for printing of"]
["TTCLNT",26,"labels.  These are not used in any"]
["TTCLNT",27,"other points in the system."]
["TTTELE",1,"Here you will record all of your"]
["TTTELE",2,"telephone activity, if desired."]
["TTTELE",3,"Keeping track of this time separ-"]
["TTTELE",4,"ately will show up on the time"]
["TTTELE",5,"analysis report."]
["TTTELE",6,null]
["TTTELE",7,"Adding, editing or deleting these"]
["TTTELE",8,"records is accomplished by select-"]
["TTTELE",9,"ing the proper option from the menu"]
["TTTELE",10,"bar and entering a valid client"]
["TTTELE",11,"code.  Next, enter the work date"]
["TTTELE",12,"and who you spoke to.  Then the"]
["TTTELE",13,"hours spent on the line.  You can"]
["TTTELE",14,"indicate billable or not (both show"]
["TTTELE",15,"on the invoices. Complete a detail-"]
["TTTELE",16,"ed description of the conversation"]
["TTTELE",17,"to appear on invoice."]
["TTWORK",1,"You will see a lot of this screen."]
["TTWORK",2,"Here you will record all of your"]
["TTWORK",3,"normal billable hours. You may also"]
["TTWORK",4,"modify or delete existing work rec-"]
["TTWORK",5,"ords (before they are invoiced, of"]
["TTWORK",6,"course).  To see records which have"]
["TTWORK",7,"been created, but not invoiced, use"]
["TTWORK",8,"the S option. This will display all"]
["TTWORK",9,"work records by client code, number"]
["TTWORK",10,"of hours and the date the work was"]
["TTWORK",11,"performed."]
["TTWORK",12,null]
["TTWORK",13,"When creating a new work record,"]
["TTWORK",14,"you must first identify the client"]
["TTWORK",15,"code.  Next the work date will ap-"]
["TTWORK",16,"pear with the current date.  Enter"]
["TTWORK",17,"in the total time in hours and ten-"]
["TTWORK",18,"ths of hours. The client's default"]
["TTWORK",19,"hourly rate was brought up at the"]
["TTWORK",20,"time a valid code was entered (as"]
["TTWORK",21,"well as their name). You can over-"]
["TTWORK",22,"ride this amount."]
["TTWORK",23,null]
["TTWORK",24,"Next you may indicate whether this"]
["TTWORK",25,"work is actually billable.  if not,"]
["TTWORK",26,"it wil still apper on the invoice"]
["TTWORK",27,"but asa N/C - no charge.  Finally,"]
["TTWORK",28,"enter up to 5 lines of free-form"]
["TTWORK",29,"notes describing the services per-"]
["TTWORK",30,"formed for the charge.  Lastly, you"]
["TTWORK",31,"are prompted to confirm the record."]
["TTEXP",1,"Whenever you have expenses to be"]
["TTEXP",2,"charged to the client, you will use"]
["TTEXP",3,"this screen to keep them separate"]
["TTEXP",4,"from regular hourly charges.  This"]
["TTEXP",5,"keeps them from appearing on the"]
["TTEXP",6,"time analysis report. (See report"]
["TTEXP",7,"option #7.) This option also works"]
["TTEXP",8,"well with value added product sales"]
["TTEXP",9,"(no tax though)."]
["TTEXP",10,null]
["TTEXP",11,"Enter a valid client code and the"]
["TTEXP",12,"date the expense was incurred. Then"]
["TTEXP",13,"the amount to be invoiced."]
["TTBILL",1,"In order to create invoices, you"]
["TTBILL",2,"must go through the process of mov-"]
["TTBILL",3,"ing the work records onto a new"]
["TTBILL",4,"invoice."]
["TTBILL",5,null]
["TTBILL",6,"As you can see, you can bill either"]
["TTBILL",7,"all clients or a selected client."]
["TTBILL",8,"If you opt to bill one client, you"]
["TTBILL",9,"will be prompted for the client's"]
["TTBILL",10,"code. In either case, you will be"]
["TTBILL",11,"prompted for the oldest work to be"]
["TTBILL",12,"included on the invoice.  With this"]
["TTBILL",13,"you can keep some later work from"]
["TTBILL",14,"becoming a part of the invoice.  A"]
["TTBILL",15,"final prompt allows you to abort"]
["TTBILL",16,"the billing action before changes."]
["TTBILL",17,null]
["TTBILL",18,"You are then prompted to prepare"]
["TTBILL",19,"the printer. A hard copy of the"]
["TTBILL",20,"billing process is to be kept for"]
["TTBILL",21,"your records. In order to actually"]
["TTBILL",22,"print the invoices created using"]
["TTBILL",23,"this option, use report option #1."]
["TTCASH",1,"You record the receipt of payments"]
["TTCASH",2,"on this screen.  To locate an inv-"]
["TTCASH",3,"oice for payment, select the 'SEEK'"]
["TTCASH",4,"INVOICE' option and press ENTER."]
["TTCASH",5,"Only invoices with open balances"]
["TTCASH",6,"will be displayed. Press 'A' to ap-"]
["TTCASH",7,"ply payment to an invoice.  Then"]
["TTCASH",8,"enter a valid invoice number."]
["TTCASH",9,"Relevant data will be displayed for"]
["TTCASH",10,"your review.  You can modify the"]
["TTCASH",11,"cash received date. Next, enter the"]
["TTCASH",12,"amount received and any applicable"]
["TTCASH",13,"discount.  A new balance will be"]
["TTCASH",14,"displayed.  You may then enter misc"]
["TTCASH",15,"ellaneous notes.  A final prompt"]
["TTCASH",16,"lets you abort the payment."]
["TTVOID",1,"If you need to void an invoice,"]
["TTVOID",2,"this option exists. All work on the"]
["TTVOID",3,"invoice will become outstanding"]
["TTVOID",4,"again. Of course, you will not be"]
["TTVOID",5,"able to void an invoice once a pay-"]
["TTVOID",6,"ment has been applied to it."]
["TTVOID",7,null]
["TTVOID",8,"Once you have located the valid in-"]
["TTVOID",9,"voice, some of its identifying data"]
["TTVOID",10,"will be displayed and you will be"]
["TTVOID",11,"asked to confirm that you want to"]
["TTVOID",12,"void it."]
["TTRPTS",1,"This reports menu give you the full"]
["TTRPTS",2,"range of reports required of any"]
["TTRPTS",3,"A/R system. Each is self-explanat-"]
["TTRPTS",4,"ory and a final prompt allows you"]
["TTRPTS",5,"to abort execution of all reports."]
["TTRPTS",6,"Help screen are available upon sel-"]
["TTRPTS",7,"ection of each report to further"]
["TTRPTS",8,"explain it."]
["TTRPT1",1,"This option provides 3 possible"]
["TTRPT1",2,"ways of printing you invoices:"]
["TTRPT1",3,null]
["TTRPT1",4,"1 - This option lets you print all"]
["TTRPT1",5,"the invoices recently created which"]
["TTRPT1",6,"have not been printed before."]
["TTRPT1",7,"2 - With this option you specify"]
["TTRPT1",8,"the invoice number to be reprinted."]
["TTRPT1",9,"3 - This option will print each in-"]
["TTRPT1",10,"voice which has an open balance."]
["TTRPT1",11,null]
["TTRPT1",12,"After selecting an option you can"]
["TTRPT1",13,"add a one line note which will be"]
["TTRPT1",14,"printed at the end of each invoice."]
["TTRPT2",1,"The A/R Aging Report lists all out-"]
["TTRPT2",2,"standing invoices for each client"]
["TTRPT2",3,"in client code order.  It ages the"]
["TTRPT2",4,"invoices into 0-30, 31-60 and over"]
["TTRPT2",5,"60 days columns. It totals each"]
["TTRPT2",6,"client's invoices and gives a grand"]
["TTRPT2",7,"total of all receivables."]
["TTRPT3",1,"The Income Report lets you know"]
["TTRPT3",2,"what your receipts (if on a cash"]
["TTRPT3",3,"basis) or billings were for any"]
["TTRPT3",4,"given period.  You are prompted for"]
["TTRPT3",5,"the period begin and end dates. The"]
["TTRPT3",6,"income will be presented in order"]
["TTRPT3",7,"of client code, sub-totalling each."]
["TTRPT3",8,"A grand total of income is listed."]
["TTRPT4",1,"As you can see, labels can be ob-"]
["TTRPT4",2,"tained in several ways. labels con-"]
["TTRPT4",3,"sist of the client name and contact"]
["TTRPT4",4,"name (if any) and the address.  For"]
["TTRPT4",5,"each option you are prompted for"]
["TTRPT4",6,"the number of lines per label. This"]
["TTRPT4",7,"allows flexibility in the labels"]
["TTRPT4",8,"you can use. You are then prompted"]
["TTRPT4",9,"for label alignment tests. When you"]
["TTRPT4",10,"print a test, your company data is"]
["TTRPT4",11,"used. This is handy for the return"]
["TTRPT4",12,"address portion of the envelope."]
["TTRPT4",13,null]
["TTRPT4",14,"If you select the option for one"]
["TTRPT4",15,"client, you will be prompted for a"]
["TTRPT4",16,"valid client code. If you opt for"]
["TTRPT4",17,"all clients of a category, you will"]
["TTRPT4",18,"be prompted for the category code."]
["TTRPT5",1,"The Uninvoiced Activity Report lets"]
["TTRPT5",2,"you know about all the work records"]
["TTRPT5",3,"which have not been applied to in-"]
["TTRPT5",4,"voices. This helps you determine"]
["TTRPT5",5,"for whom and when to perform a"]
["TTRPT5",6,"billing."]
["TTRPT6",1,"The Cash Receipts Report lists all"]
["TTRPT6",2,"amounts received, any discounts ap-"]
["TTRPT6",3,"plied and the corresponding invoice"]
["TTRPT6",4,"number of applied payments for any"]
["TTRPT6",5,"given date.  This can be used to"]
["TTRPT6",6,"verify you cash deposits, etc."]
["TTRPT7",1,"The Time Analysis Report was creat-"]
["TTRPT7",2,"ed to aid the professional in det-"]
["TTRPT7",3,"ermining the effectiveness of their"]
["TTRPT7",4,"hours on a day-to-day basis.  You"]
["TTRPT7",5,"can specify any past period to be"]
["TTRPT7",6,"anaylzed. It uses the work records"]
["TTRPT7",7,"to display the amount and type of"]
["TTRPT7",8,"activity performed on each day of"]
["TTRPT7",9,"the period. It also analyses the"]
["TTRPT7",10,"overall period in terms of average"]
["TTRPT7",11,"hourly rate, total hours for the"]
["TTRPT7",12,"period broken down by type (regular"]
["TTRPT7",13,"telephone, and no-charge)."]
["TTRPT8",1,"The Client History Report will let"]
["TTRPT8",2,"you make a hardcopy of the descrip-"]
["TTRPT8",3,"tive text for all work performed"]
["TTRPT8",4,"for the entire history of a client."]
["TTRPT8",5,"It places the records in chronolog-"]
["TTRPT8",6,"ical order and shows the hours req-"]
["TTRPT8",7,"uired to perform the described work"]
["TTRPT9",1,"When you request the Statments of"]
["TTRPT9",2,"Account, you are prompted as to"]
["TTRPT9",3,"whether you want to include the"]
["TTRPT9",4,"paid invoices as well as the unpaid"]
["TTRPT9",5,"on the statements.  statement will"]
["TTRPT9",6,"print for each client with an out-"]
["TTRPT9",7,"standing invoice in the A/R file."]
["TTRPT9",8,"It will display in columns, the in-"]
["TTRPT9",9,"voice number, original date and"]
["TTRPT9",10,"amount and the current balance of"]
["TTRPT9",11,"the invoice. These are formatted in"]
["TTRPT9",12,"such a way as to be easily mailed"]
["TTRPT9",13,"in window envelopes. Requesting"]
["TTRPT9",14,"paid invoices will result in state-"]
["TTRPT9",15,"ments for the entire client base."]