This option allows you to specify some of the general
parameters for the application, such as the date format, passwords, and
authority levels.
Date format
The three alternative date formats are shown at the bottom
of the screen. All dates in this
application will be in the format you select here — usually, in the UK,
the first shown, DD/MM/YY.
Password
Key in the password which will provide access to this
application as a whole. Leave blank if not required.
Authority level
Key in the authority level required to use this
application. The value entered must be
in the range 0-9. Since 0 is the most
powerful and 9 the least powerful level, the lower the number the fewer the
users who will be able to access the application. Any user with a sufficient authority level
will then be able to use this application.
Text file look up: Allow General Text File Look Up
Facility?
Text file look up:
Keyboard Character to Signify Look Up Required?
A text file, as described in the location of files discussion earlier, may form part of your application. This file is a normal data file database, but (as the screen prompts) it must be file 8 of the application, and its first item must be the code on which the look-up is to be based, and the second item the text which is looked up.
To use a text lookup database set the first question then
specify a character that you do not usually use (such as $ or @) in answer to
the second question.
Named users
Up to eight named users may be given access to the application even though their authority level is not high enough to let them have access anyway. Enter the names of any such users on the right of the screen.Names must be entered in uppercase.
Article ID: 1181
Created On: Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 1:50 PM
Last Updated On: Tue, Jun 20, 2023 at 5:40 PM
Online URL: https://kb.datafile.co.uk/article/general-details-1181.html