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PROCEDURE TO DELETE ORDER RECORDS IN III

Order records can be deleted from III ONLY from a review file. Follow the procedures below to Create a List (review file) of Order records to delete when necessary.

1. Logon. At Main Menu choose:

  1. Management information.
  1. Create Lists of records.

Key initials and password.

2. At display of review files, choose an empty file with a low number of records (1,000 or 5,000). Type F to page forward through the list of review files. Note number of List chosen.

3. Choose 2> Create a new file.

Choose O> Order List.

4. At screen: Find Order records that satisfy the following conditions,

Choose 26> Record number field.

Choose = and type record number to be deleted (e.g. .o1234567) <enter>

Type O (OR) 26= [next record number], if more than one order record is to be deleted.

5. Type \ to enter a range for searching.

Type N (No, to search records in another review file).

Type starting record # (lowest record number) <enter>

Type ending record # (highest record number) <enter>

Type Y (Yes, range is correct).

(If only one record to delete, type the same record # for lowest and highest in the range.)

6. At Enter action… type S (Start search).

Name the file: (e.g. PELL Order records to del [your initials] [date] <enter>

III searches for the order records.

When search is complete, III displays: [number] records found. Press <Space> to continue.

You may view the records before quitting from the list function.

Type Q Q (to Quit from Management information).

7. Type A> Additional system functions.

Type D> Delete records of any type.

Key initials and password.

Type F> to page forward through the list of review files. Identify your list of orders to delete. Note: your list will have a NEW NUMBER. Type the number of your list.

Type O> Delete only the order record.

Confirm 3 times that you really want to delete these record(s).

Records deleted. Review file is left empty.

 

12/23/98

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