Rice Lake TransAct 1.0 - Manual (Page 135)

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It’s possible to add two subcategories to each main category. We’ll
use the Refuse main category and add two subcategories to it for our
example.
Different types of Refuse may go into specific locations within a
landfill operation, and you may wish to track refuse going to those
different locations. One of the subcategories then under Refuse could
be Location. When subcategories are used in this manner, it will help
to create more detailed reports.
To setup a subcategory, run Notepad found in the Windows Accesso-
ries group. Select File | Open. Find transact.ini in the Windows sub-
directory and open the file. Scroll through the text until you find the
following lines:
[Category 2]
Title=Refuse
SubCat1=
SubCat1Title=
SubCat2=
SubCat2Title=
Position the cursor after SubCat1Title= and type in the word Location
as you would like it to appear in the program. Do not leave any
spaces.
[Category 2]
Title=Refuse
SubCat1=
SubCat1Title=Location
SubCat2=
SubCat2Title=
Position the cursor after SubCat1= and type in the specific subcat-
egory items (each location) that would be available to choose from,
enclosed in parenthesis. It is important not to leave spaces (except as
previously noted) or you will receive an error when rerunning
TransAct. Within the parenthesis, each location must have a sequen-
tial number starting with 0, unlike the main category where TransAct
automatically defines a “none” category item. In subcategories, you
must define None as a subcategory item if desired. All subcategory
items must fit on one line. The screen will scroll to the right as you
type. If it wraps to the next line, you’ve gone too far.