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                          Auto Repair Shop Management
                              ShareWare Version
                           (C)1992-1995 Viet Q. La
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                              ABOUT THIS PROGRAM

This is easy to use application for auto repair shop. It help to keep track 
and print the work order and invoice. You may copy it for free and share it 
with your friends on a "try before you buy" basis.  It was written with great 
care and took an enormous amount of time.  That means you should register if 
you use it.  Every effort was made to give you to best program possible. If 
you register you'll receive a full working version, a free update, limited 
telephone support, and a discount on customized version order or next product.

                             SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Any IBM PC system that has at least 512KB RAM, hard disk, printer. A PC
386SX/20 MHZ with 2 MB Ram, a hard disk with 19 ms access time, VGA monitor,
and 24 pin dot matrix printer is recommend.

                               COPYRIGHT NOTICE

The Auto Repair Shop Management (ARSM) program are copyright (C) 1992-1995 by
Viet Q. La dba VN Software.  All rights are reserved.  Non-registered users
are granted a limited license to use this product on a trial basis, and to
copy the program for trial use by others subject to the following limitations:

The program must be distributed in unmodified form, complete with all files and
documentation. See the file list later in this documentation for details.

No fee, charge or other consideration may be requested or accepted for
program distribution with one exception.  PC software libraries may charge a
maximum of $6 per distribution diskette to defray costs of copying and
mailing.

Auto Repair Shop Management may NOT be distributed in conjunction with any
other hardware or software product without the written permission of the
author. For example, this means the program can NOT be given away by computer
outlets as part of a computer system without my written permission.

If you intend to use ARSM program after an evaluation period, you MUST
register the program.  To do otherwise is a violation of the distribution
license and United States Copyright laws.

                             SOFTWARE DISCLAIMER

Although a great deal of time and effort have been spent in designing,
coding and debugging this software, it cannot be certain that they are
totally error free. It should be clearly understood that this
software is released 'AS IS'. Viet Q. La makes no warranties,
express or implied, with respect to this software, including without
limitation, warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
particular purpose. In no event shall Viet Q. La be liable for any
direct, indirect or consequential damages, real or imagined.


                                INSTALLATION

1.  Insert diskette into the floppy drive.
2.  Type: A:> INSTALL.

                                GETTING START

1.  Type ARSM to run Auto Repair Program.
2.  For the first time, you should set up the shop policy, sales tax, labor 
    rate, startup quote and invoice number. These information can edit any 
    time when you select option "E. Sys.Utility" from main menu.


                             ITEM/PART DATA FILE

Before you create the first estimate quote or invoice, you should build 
item/part data file. This file used to speed up the entry in estimate quote 
and invoice. Also, it will serve as inventory control in the next release. To 
access this data file, select option "C.  Item/Part" from main menu. After 
you pressed <C>, the browse screen for item/part will appear on screen. There 
are three columns for Items Browse:  Items Codes, Description, and Prices. At 
the bottom of the screen, you should see the following options:  <A>dd  <E>dit 
<D>elete <S>earch <O>rder <Print>. If you already add new items to the data 
file, you will see it appear on the screen. One record per row. To move to the 
next record, press DOWN ARROW key.  To move to the previous record, press UP 
ARROW key. To back to the main menu, press <Esc>.

1.  Add New Item/Part:  After press <A> from item/part screen, a new screen 
    "Add New Items Record" will appear on screen. Assign the unique code to 
    item code for each record. Also, please do not leave this field blank or 
    make a duplicate item code. Enter the description and unit price for new 
    item.  The following fields had the default value "Y" (Yes) for Part and 
    Taxable fieldsd and "N" (No) for Mechanic Labor and Sublet fields. If the 
    code is for labor, you should enter "N" for Part field and "Y" for labor.

2.  Edit Item/Part:  To edit or update the items record, press <E> from 
    item/part screen. At this time you can edit any field except the item 
    code.

3.  Delete Item/Part:  To remove the Item/Part record out of the data 
    file, press <D>. A confirmation box will shown on the screen. Select "Yes" 
    if you want to delete. Otherwise, select "No" or press <Esc> key to 
    cancel.

4.  Search an Items:  Press <S> to search the item. Enter the item code you 
    want to search on the searching criteria. If the browse screen in 
    description order, enter the Item/Part description. Program will 
    position to the new record if it found. Otherwise, it goes back to the 
    current record.

5.  Order:  To switch the browse listing from item code order to item 
    description ord, press <O>.

6.  Print the Item/Part:  Press <P> to print the listing of all records in 
    item/part data file.


                             QUOTATION DATA FILE

After you setup the items/parts data file, you can create the estimate quote 
or invoice. The estimated quotes used to keep track all the estimated quotes 
or work order. Once you have quote record, you can transfer it to invoice data 
file without re-enter any customer, auto, and part information.  To access 
this data file, select option "A. Quotation" from main menu.  After you 
pressed <A>, the browse screen for estimated quotations will appear on screen.  
There are seven columns for quotation browse:  Quote #, Date, Name, Phone, Car 
License, Yr/Make, Model, and Date Out. At the bottom of the screen, you should 
see the following options:  <A>dd  <E>dit <D>elete <S>earch <O>rder <Print> 
<I>nvoice.  If you already have some quotations, you will see it appear in 
order of quote number on the screen. One record per row. To move to the next 
record, press DOWN ARROW key.  To move to the previous record, press UP ARROW 
key. To back to the main menu, press <Esc>.

1.  Add New Quotation:  After press <A> from quotations screen, a new screen 
    "Make New Quote" will appear on screen. Program will automatic generate 
    the next quote number and default today date for quote date. Press <Enter> 
    to accept the data generated by program. Otherwise, enter the desire data. 
    After you finised last entry of quotation header (MC field), program goes 
    back to the quotation browse. To open the quotation to add/edit the detail 
    line item, press <Enter>. If the quotation have no detail line item, it 
    will pop up the screen "Make New Quote Detail". In the "Make New Quote 
    Detail", enter the item code. If program find the code you just entered on 
    item/part data file, it will retreive the description and other info 
    from item/part record. Otherwise, it displays the pick list to help you 
    select. You also overwrite the description. After you complete the input 
    for the first detail line item, the Quote Detail browse screen will 
    appear. This new browse screen has the following options: <A>dd  <E>dit 
    <D>elete  <Print>  <S>torage  <W>aste  <R>ecalc

    1.1.Added New Quote Detail: To continue to add the second items, press <A> 
        to add.

    1.2.Edit Quote Detail: Use this option to change the description or any 
        other information. Your cannot change the item code. All amounts will 
        adjust per new modification.

    1.3.Delete Quote Detail: Use this option to remove the item out of the 
        quotation. The confirmation will display on screen.

    1.4.Print Quotation: Enter number of copies you want to print. If you are 
        not using the laser printer, enter "N" for "Print to laser" field.

    1.5.Storage: Press <S> to enter the storage amount.

    1.6.Waste: Press <W> to enter waste amount.

    1.7.Recalculation: After you edit or delete detail items and for some 
        reaseon, you believe the amount is incorrect, press <R> to recalculate 
        the total for this quotation.

2.  Edit Quotation:  To edit or update the quotation, press <E> from 
    quotations screen. At this time you can edit any field except the quote 
    number.

3.  Delete Quotation:  To remove the quotation record out of the data file, 
    press <D>. A confirmation box will shown on the screen. Select "Yes" if 
    you want to delete. Otherwise, select "No" or press <Esc> key to cancel.

4.  Search Quotation:  Press <S> to search the quotation. Enter the quote 
    number you want to search on the searching criteria. If the browse screen 
    in customer name, enter the customer name to search. If the browse screen 
    in the car license, enter the license plate to search. Program will 
    position to the new record if it found.  Otherwise, it goes back to the 
    current record.

5.  Order: To switch the browse listing from quote number order to customer 
    name or car license plate order, press <O>.

6.  Print the Quotation: Press <P> to print a hilight quotation.

7.  Transfer to Invoice: To send the quotation to invoice data file, press <I> 
    to make new invoice base on this quotation.


                             INVOICE DATA FILE

After   you   setup   the    items/parts   data   file,   you   can create  the
estimate quote or  invoice. The invoice   data file   used to   keep track  all
invoices.  To access this data  file, select   option "B. Invoice"   from  main
menu.   After you    pressed  <B>,    the browse   screen for   invoices   will
appear on screen.   There are seven columns  for   invoice  browse:   Quote  #,
Date,  Name, Phone,  Car   License,  Yr/Make,   Model,  and  Date Out.   At the
bottom of   the  screen, you should see the  following options:   <A>dd  <E>dit
<D>elete  <S>earch <O>rder  <Print>.  If   you already    have some quotations,
you will see  it   appear in order    of invoice number  on   the screen.   One
record per row.  To  move  to  the  next  record,  press  DOWN  ARROW key.   To
move to  the previous   record, press  UP   ARROW key.  To   back to  the  main
menu, press <Esc>.

1.  Add New   Invoice:   After  press  <A> from   invoice screen, a new  screen
    "Make  New   Invoice"  will   appear  on   screen.  Program  will automatic
    generate the next invoice number  and default today date for  invoice date.
    Press <Enter>  to accept  the data  generated by  program. Otherwise, enter
    the desire   data.   After you  finised last  entry   of invoice header (MC
    field),  program goes back to the invoice  browse. To open the  invoice  to
    add/edit the  detail line  item,  press <Enter>.   If the  invoice have  no
    detail   line  item,   it  will  pop   up  the   screen  "Make  New Invoice
    Detail".  In   the  "Make  New  Invoice  Detail",  enter  the item code. If
    program find the code you just entered  on item/part  data  file,  it  will
    retreive   the   description  and   other  info  from  item/part    record.
    Otherwise,   it displays   the pick   list to  help you  select. You   also
    overwrite the description.  After you complete   the input for  the   first
    detail  line  item,  the   invoice  detail browse screen will appear.  This
    new browse   screen has   the following   options: <A>dd   <E>dit  <D>elete
    <Print>  <S>torage  <W>aste  <R>ecalc

    1.1.Added New Invoice  Detail: To continue  to add the  second items, press
        <A> to add.

    1.2.Edit Invoice Detail: Use this  option to change the description  or any
        other information. Your cannot change  the item code. All amounts  will
        adjust per new modification.

    1.3.Delete Invoice Detail: Use  this option to remove  the item out of  the
        invoice. The confirmation will display on screen.

    1.4.Print Invoice: Enter  number of copies  you want to  print. If you  are
        not using the laser printer, enter "N" for "Print to laser" field.

    1.5.Storage: Press <S> to enter the storage amount.

    1.6.Waste: Press <W> to enter waste amount.

    1.7.Recalculation:  After  you  edit  or  delete  detail items and for some
        reaseon, you believe the amount is incorrect, press <R> to  recalculate
        the total for this invoice.

2.   Edit Invoice:   To edit  or update  the invoice,  press <E>  from invoices
    screen. At this time you can edit any field except the invoice number.

3.   Delete  Invoice:   To  remove  the  invoice  record  out of the data file,
    press <D>. A  confirmation box will  shown on the  screen. Select "Yes"  if
    you want to delete. Otherwise, select "No" or press <Esc> key to cancel.

4.  Search Invoice:  Press <S> to search the invoice. Enter the invoice  number
    you want  to search  on the  searching criteria.  If the  browse screen  in
    customer  name  order,  enter  the  customer  name to search. If the browse
    screen  in  the  car  license  order,  enter  the  license plate to search.
    Program will position to  the new record if  it found.  Otherwise,  it goes
    back to the current record.

5.  Order: To switch the  browse listing from invoice number order  to customer
    name or car license plate order, press <O>.

6.  Print the Invoice: Press <P> to print a hilight invoice.


                          HOW TO REBUILD THE INDEX

When you got the following errors such as: "DBFNTX/1012 Corruption Detected" 
or "DBFNTX/1003 Open Error (Index)" or "Internal Error/1210", it means your 
index file corrupted. You need to build a new index files. Following the easy 
steps to create new index files:  

1.  CD \ARSM 
2.  DEL *.NTX   (Note: DO NOT DELETE OTHER FILES WITH EXTENSION '.DBF' OR 
                       '.EXE' OR '.MEM' OR '.LBL') 
3.  ARSM        (ARSM will auto create the new index files).

                        HOW TO PRINT THE GRAPHIC LINE

To print the graphic line on dot matrix printer, the character set should be 
set to graphic.

For the Panasonic KXP-P2123, please see pages 3-22 and 3-29 of Operating 
instruction manual.  

1. Turn the power switch on while press the "Function" switch.  

2. Press the "Super Quiet" when four rows lit until the second row ("Pitch") 
    lit and other row off 

3. Press the "Load Park" switch to set to the graphic mode.  

4. Press the "Function" switch to save.

To print out the current settings of the printer:  
1. Turn the power switch on while press the "Function" switch.  

2. Make sure that all rows indicators are lit.  

3. Press "Tear Off" switch



                                  ORDER FORM

When you order ARSM program you will receive a full working current version, a
new version of the software in the future (without the reminder notices),
limited telephone support, and a discount on customized version order or
next product. The basic registration fee entitles you to use ARSM for one
store locations. Each additional location requires another registration fee.


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            Make checks payable to:     Viet (Dominic) La
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                                        Internet: vnsw@iname.com


