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   M i n e r v a   S o f t w a r e   T e c h n i c a l   R e l e a s e

   Number: 007/ACADFS                                     Minerva House
   Date:   30/11/87                                     Baring Crescent
   Author: MK                                             Exeter, Devon
   Pages:  03                                                   EX1 1TL

                  Using System Delta Accounts Under ADFS
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Using System Delta Accounts Under ADFS

The System Delta Accounting Suite has been designed to run under any Disc
Filing System and hence can be used under ADFS. However, because of the need
to be compatible with all filing systems, the procedure is not simple and
YOU SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO CARRY OUT THE CONVERSION UNLESS YOU HAVE A
REASONABLE KNOWLEDGE OF ADFS. If you do not feel confident after reading
these instructions, you could ask your dealer to carry out the work but he
will probably charge you. 

If you are planning to use floppy disc, it is recommended that the COPYFILES
program be used to transfer the software to the root ($) directory of an
ADFS floppy disc and that you then proceed as per DFS. However, if you have
a winchester hard disc, you will wish to use sub-directories. In this case,
read the instructions below in their entirety before proceeding.

In order to use the System Delta Accounting Suite under the ADFS Disk Filing
System, various operations must be performed to make the system work if you
wish to make use of sub-directories. It is recommended that a sub-directory
of the root directory should be made and given a suitable name, eg ACCOUNTS.
This should then have several sub-directories, one for each of the modules
being used. A typical structure might be:

                        SALES
                      /
          (Others)    - PURCHASE
         /          /
       $ - ACCOUNTS --- NOMINAL   
         \          \
          (Others)    - INVOICING
                      \
                        STOCK

Thus, the Purchase Ledger programs and data will be in a directory called
$.ACCOUNTS.PURCHASE and be separate from other ledger programs/data. If you
do not understand this idea, you should refer to you ADFS manual and learn
about tree-structured directories. You should be familiar with the concepts
before attempting the procedures described in this document.

The remainder of this document will assume you are adopting the above
structure, with the directory names given. If, for some reason, you are not
then change the instructions accordingly.

Having created the directories described above (or those needed for your
system), copy each of the supply discs for the accounting modules into its
own directory using the COPYFILES utility supplied with your ADFS. You are
now ready to configure the software. Firstly, several files must be copied
into the directory :0.$ (normally the root directory of the hard-disc. These
are as follows:
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From ANY directory:
          SDext1
          SDext2
          SDext5
          PAAscr1 (optional)
          PAAscr2 (only if PAAscr1 copied)
          Banner
          !Boot   (optional, for auto-boot)
From the SALES directory:
          SL-Init
          params
          SL-Pgen   *
From the PURCHASE directory:
          PL-Init
          pparms
          PL-Pgen   *
From the NOMINAL directory:
          NL-Init
          nparms
          NL-Pgen   *
From the INVOICING directory:
          IN-Init
          IN-Vars
          I-parms
From the STOCK directory:
          SM-INIT
          SM-PVAL
          SM-PARMS  *
          SM-STUP   *

(Those files marked by an asterisk (*) may be removed after initial
configuration of the relevant modules) 

Having copied the files listed above into the root directory, you must now
make a minor modification to the Invoicing package to allow the
configuration to take place. Enter *DIR :0.ACCOUNTS.INVOICING to select the
directory and then LOAD"IN-Pgen". Now enter LIST20 and line 20 should be
displayed as:

   20disp=count

Change this to read: 

   20disp=count2

and then type LIST to list the whole program. You should see a line at about
line 870 which reads (eg):

  870CHAIN"IN-Init"

so change this by entering, with the same line number, (eg):

  870END

and then type RUN to run the program. Cursor down until you reach parameter
number 66 (prog command) and enter *DIR :0.ACCO*.INV* (don't forget to press
RETURN). Now press ESCAPE to save the parameters.
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You should now configure each of the modules as described in section four of
the appropriate manuals. When doing this, remember that the programs are now
in sub-directories. Therefore, when configuring the Sales Ledger for
example, you must first enter *DIR :0.ACCOUNTS.SALES before entering CHAIN
"Setup". Also be especially careful when defining the directory commands for
the data and program files. Note that directory names may be abbreviated
under ADFS so that the Purchase Ledger directory, for example, may be
referred to as $.ACC*.PU* or similar.

Once the configuration is complete, you may remove from the root directory
those files marked by an asterisk (*) in the list above, to make more room
in the directory for other files.


APPENDIX 1 - A Cluttered Root Directory

If your root ($) directory is too full, you may move the files Banner,
PAAscr1, PAAscr2 and ##-Init (ie all files ending in -Init) into the
$.ACCOUNTS directory. Having done this, you must LOAD the BASIC program,
Banner, and replace all occurrences of :0. with :0.ACCOUNTS. and SAVE it
again. You can now use the accounts suite by CHAINing this program.
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