Menu F/M (SMF320)

Programs Tab   Descriptions Tab  

FACTS ships with a standard menu system; however, you can use this program to arrange and edit menus to suit the needs of your business.

The menu name, return menu and all called programs must be defined through the Program F/M program. The third character of the menu and return menu names must be S. The FACTS Master Menu is always MMS000.

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Use the following fields to modify menus or create new ones:

Programs tab

1. Menu Name

Enter the 6-character name of the menu to be defined (e.g., ARS100, ICS200, etc.) The entry must be a valid menu in the Program F/M.

2. Program Names

Enter up to 24 program names. Each program name must be six characters and defined in the Program F/M. The program description displays on the bottom of the screen.

• Click the Caption button or press F1 to work in caption mode. This lets you view the program descriptions as they will appear on the menus. The descriptions may truncate depending on their length.
  
• Click the Search button or press F2 to search for a program.
  
• Click the Delete button or press F3 to delete the entry from the field. When you delete an entry, all the following entries will move up one.
  
• Click the Insert button to put in a new entry and move all following entries down one.
  

Menu Descriptions tab

1. Description 1

Enter up to 30 characters to describe the menu. This description appears at the top of the VDT screen when displaying this menu.

2. Description 2

Enter up to 30 characters to describe the menu (if needed). This description appears just below description 1.

3. Return Menu

You can specify which menu users backup to from the menu selected on the main tab. For example, if you have APS000, the Accounts Payable master menu, selected, you can use this field to specify that users will automatically backup to MMS000, the FACTS Master Menu, when they click on the Back button or press F4.

Enter the 6-character name of the return menu. The return menu entry must be set up in Program F/M and the third character must be S.

Enter (CR) defaults to the FACTS Master Menu, MMS000.