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Creating and Modifying Database Information

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4.0

Creating and Modifying Database Information

OnTrak

’s

database allows you to store information for customers, products, haulers, trucks, jobs, and discounts.

You must be logged in as a user with administrator permissions to create or modify database information. See
Section 16 on page 17 for information on permissions.

When creating or modifying database information, a consistent element of the dialog boxes is the

Broken Rules

section. When modifying database information, the

Search

function can be used. These two features are

described below.

Broken Rules Section

This appears in any dialog box where you are entering database information.
The

Broken Rules

section displays any error messages during database information

creation (i.e., too many characters; text used in a numbers-only field; etc.).

Search Function

When making a selection from the

View

menu (excluding

Users

), a dialog box similar to that shown in Figure 4-1

on page 19 will appear. To quickly locate an item, it is recommended that you use the

Search

function. To do so,

in the

Search Text

text box, type a keyword matching the item you want to retrieve and click the

Search

button.

This will display only items matching your keyword; however, if you want to view all items (e.g., all customers),
you can leave the

Search Text

text box blank and click the

Search

button. Doing so may be a time-consuming

operation if you have a large database.

4.1

Creating a New Customer

1. While logged in as an administrator, from the

View

menu, select

Customers

. Or, from the toolbar, click

the

Customers

button.

The

Select Customer

dialog box appears.

Figure 4-1. Select Customer dialog box.

2. Click

Add

.

The

Edit Customer

dialog box appears.

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