Rice Lake TransAct 2.0 User Manual

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Click New to create a new category item using a blank table.

The category window has a Code (4 alphanumeric characters maximum)
and Description (30 alphanumeric characters maximum) field.

If you define subcategories, they appear as drop-down lists. Click on the

single down arrow

to view a list of subcategory items. Point and click

on the desired item.

Click Save to save an item you created.

Note: The system warns you if you

have made changes and try to continue without clicking Save.

Click Find to view a list of all items in the main category. A Select Refuse
Type window appears with a list of all the items in the main Refuse category
of the sample database.

Select Refuse Type List

Note: TransAct automatically generates a category item called

None

that has

a code -1. You cannot edit the

None

item nor is it shown in the item list.

However, the

None

item is available elsewhere in the program. Do not

create a category item called

None

.

To edit an existing item, click on the item from the item list. The item
appears in the category window for editing. Click inside a field to edit.

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