Rice Lake TransAct 3.5 - Manual (Page 187)

Editing the TransAct Initialization File Appendix
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Position the mouse I-beam after Title= and type the word Area , just as you would like to see it displayed
in TransAct.
[Category 2]
Title=Area
Save the file and Exit the Notepad editor. Quit TransAct and then restart TransAct to make certain all
changes take effect . The changes made to the TRANSACT.INI file will take effect when you run TransAct.
When you return to TransAct and select Admin | Categories, your new category heading appears in the
menu. Select your new category to begin adding items.
Example No. 3
Ok, let’s try something harder.
Two sub-categories can be added to each category. We will use the new Area category from example
#2. Area will be used to determine where Material is going to or coming from. The Area list will include
a list of townships, cities, and villages. To help classify each Area we will add Type as a subcategory.
The sub-category will help create more detailed reports. To setup a sub-category, run the Notepad editor
found in Windows. Select File | Open. Find TRANSACT.INI in the Windows subdirectory and open the
file. Scroll through the text until you find the following lines.
Position the cursor after SubCat1Title=. Type in the word ‘Type’ as you would like to have it appear in
the program.
[Category 2]
Title=Area
SubCat1=
SubCat1Title=Type
SubCat2=
SubCat2Title=
Position the cursor after SubCat1= , type a single unique character identifier followed by a comma and
name surrounded by parenthesis.
[Category 2]
Title=Area
SubCat1=(C,City)(T,Township)(V,Village)(O,Other)
SubCat1Title=Type
SubCat2=
SubCat2Title=
Unlike the main category where TransAct automatically defines a none category item, you must define
None as a sub-category item if desired. All sub-category items must fit on one line. The screen will
scroll to the right as you type. As soon as it wraps to the next line you have gone too far.