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Helpful Hints
Find what you
need in DTE –FAST!
All
versions of Down To Earth include a “Find” feature for coded fields like Account number, Vendor
master, or Terms Codes.
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With DTE v7 series, you have the added ability to look up any part of the code
description, too.
The
“Locate record” and “Find” shortcuts can sometimes display very long lists of
data. Both the Windows and Non-Windows environments include control-key
sequences to search for a value within that results window.
Once the results of your search are displayed, use…
§ Windows - Ctrl-f within the ‘results’ window, Ctrl-n
next find, and Ctrl-d change direction
§ Non-Windows - Ctrl-g within the ‘results’ window, Ctrl-n
next find, and Ctrl-d change direction
As an example, you know a vendor name includes “ski” but can’t remember the first
part of the name. Display a list of all vendors then use the ‘Find within a
Find’ feature to find all occurrences of the value
ski.
Don’t forget that you can change the direction, disable case sensitivity, or do a partial lookup of
any value. If it is displayed in the window, you can... Find It Fast!
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Tighten up Security Access
If an employee leaves or you redefine your
departments, you may consider tightening up security within DTE to protect your
data. Here are some possibilities to help…
For more
information, view or download either DTE version System Manager
manual from our Technical Support web-site.
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Password protection can be defined for a whole
application or menu selections within an app.
Within DTE v7 System Manager
>> Maintenance menu column >> Security, enter your Operator and Company
code. Enter the Application code (PR, AP, etc), then
DTE_XX (where XX equals the application) or any Menu entry
code defined. (A complete list of all Menu Entry codes is found in
Appendix B of the System Manager User Reference Manual.)
Define the application access as ‘Yes” or “No” for each function (Add, Change,
Delete, or Look) and enter the password you want to define in the Password
field.
NOTE: For this same function in DTE v3.5, entry is the same with the
exception of a blank value (spacebar/space) for the Application field in lieu of the
application code.
Changing Operator ID passwords frequently is
another step to tighten security.
Using the shortcut from the Operator login window in DTE v7 makes
it easy. This "Field Maintenance" shortcut is
often missed but is the quickest way for a user to change their own password.
Use “Field Maint
^A” (Ctrl-A) for a non-windows environment or click on the green Password field label in Windows. You’re prompted for your old password, new password, and a
confirmation.
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F requently
U sed
G eek
T erms
Desktops
&
Workstations
If you’re
looking to upgrade your PC, start here.
Technology is changing so rapidly, it’s difficult for anyone to keep up, but
especially hard for “non-geeks.” New computers are something
most people will purchase several times in their lives so we thought it important to help
out.
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The below are top choices based on data from Consumer Reports Magazine (July
2011), PC World, and
CNET online product reviews. All Systems compared are
Desktop models (not Laptops), CPU Box only (no monitor), 64-bit processor, Windows 7 OS, and
are priced between $600 - $700*.
MicroFlex 23B ($600)
–
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Intel Core i3 processor, 3.3GHz, 4GB RAM
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500 GB hard drive
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ATI Radeon Graphics card with 1 GB memory.
Dell
Inspiron 620 ($600) –
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Intel Core i3 processor, 3.1GHz, 4GB RAM
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500 GB Hard drive
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Intel® HD Graphics chip.
Lenovo H320 ($700)
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Intel Core i5 processor, 3.2GHz, 6GB Ram,
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640 GB hard drive
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Nvidia GeForce Graphics card with 512
memory.
Dell Studio XPS 7100
($700) –
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AMD Phenom II processor, 1.3GHz, 4GB RAM,
°
1TB Hard drive
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ATI Radeon Graphics card with 1 GB memory
HP Pavillion p67xx series
($700) –
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AMD Phenom II processor, 3.0GHz, 4GB RAM,
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1TB Hard drive
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ATI Radeon Graphics card with 1 GB memory.
If you’re in the market for a new PC, consider
these. Now you
know!
* Suggested Retail Price may
vary. All Brand names are
trademarks of their respective corporations.
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Equivalents
When you see a file that’s 5,000 KB on your computer, that’s the same as
saying it’s 5 Megabytes (MB).
Knowing the equivalents will help you decide what type of storage you should
have.
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Data storage is fairly inexpensive these days so
you can store large files, such as graphics, games, or music files very
easily.
For example, an MP3 file type for the song “Smoke on the Water,” by Deep
Purple is a little more than 5 MB. Or the entire album of
“Rubber Soul” by The Beatles is about 34MB.
So consider this for the size or storage you want…
1000
(MB) = 1 Gigabyte (GB)
1000
(GB) = 1 Terabyte (TB)
1000 (TB)
= 1 Petabyte (PB)
1000 (PB)
= 1 Exabyte (EB)
1000 (EB) = 1 Zettabyte (ZB)
1000 (ZB) = 1 Yottabyte (YB)
1000
(YB) = 1 Brontobyte (BB)
1000 (BB) = 1
Geopbyte
BTW -- It would take about 11 trillion years to download a Yottabyte file
using high-power broadband. And, the entire Internet takes up about a Yottabyte.
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