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 You May Access The
 Data In The File
 By Any KEY Listed
 In The Selections
 Window.

061d160b02514000000000000000000000000000 Access Data By
 PARTIAL Or EXACT
 KEY.

 For Example, If
 You Know Part Of A
 KEY Value, Select
 PARTIAL KEY MATCH.

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 If You PRESS The ENTER KEY Now The Item Will NOT
 Be DELETED.  The Only Way To Really DELETE The
 Item Is To PRESS "Y" Key At This Time.


0b05480905514000000000000000000000000000 Field Numbers Are Shown With Each Of The Fields.  Enter The Field
 Number For The Field You Want To Change.

 When You Have Made The Changes Necessary In The Record You Will Be
 Prompted To Write Any Changes Back To The File Or To Disgard Changes.

 You Must Press The "Y" Key For "Yes" To Write Changes Back To File.


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0505480f63514000000000000000000000000000 ADD - INQUIRE - CHANGE - DELETE

     ADD      Select The ADD Mode To Enter New Items Into File.

     INQUIRE  Select The INQUIRE Mode To View Information In File.

     CHANGE   Select The CHANGE Mode To Change Information In File.

     DELETE   Select The DELETE Mode To Delete An Item From File.

     EXIT     Select EXIT To Return To The Main Menu.


1204330505514000000000000000000000000000 The RECORD NUMBER Is The PRIMARY KEY For Data
 File.  Enter Any Number Equal To Or Larger Than
 1.  The RECORD NUMBER For An Item Is UNIQUE.


04034d1105514000000000000000000000000000 TYPE OF RECORD Refers To The Type Of Media The Record Is Stored On. COMET
 Is Setup To Handle Vital Records That Were Made On A Computer And Those
 Produced Without A Computer.  Manual Vital Records Not Produced On A
 Computer Might Include Accounts Payable Invoices, Contracts, Insurance
 Policies.  Computer Vital Records Might Include Payroll Records, Accounts
 Receivable Records, Personnel Records, Customer Lists, Vendor Lists,
 Personnel Records, General Ledger Records, Word Processing Documents,
 Spreadsheet Templates/Files, Computer Program Files, Or Any Other Vital
 Record That May Be Stored On The Computer.

 Space For One (1) Character Is Provided.  This Means That You Can Define
 Your Own Codes For Classification.  Initially, You Might Want To Use:
         D For Disk; T For Tape; M For Manual; And O For Other.

 TYPE OF RECORD Is A KEY Field.  A Response Is Required.

0805480c05514000000000000000000000000000 The DESCRIPTIVE NAME Of A Vital Record Is The Name Used When Talking
 About The Vital Record.  The DESCRIPTIVE NAME May Be Thirty (30)
 Characters Long And Contain Any Type Of Character.  When Naming A
 Vital Record You Should Remember That Consistency Will Make It Much
 Easier For You Or Anyone Else To Benefit From Your Work.

 Characters Are Automatically Converted To Uppercase.

 DESCRIPTIVE NAME Is A Required Field.  This Means That Pressing The
 ENTER Key Without Keying In Data Will Produce An Error Message.


0805480c05514000000000000000000000000000 FILENAME Refers To The Full Name Of The File Being Listed As
 A Vital Record.  If The Vital Record Is Stored In A Computer
 Disk File, Enter The Full Filename, Including Pathname.  If
 The Vital Record Is Not A Computer File, Enter The Name Of The
 Document And Its Location.

 Space For Forty (40) Characters Is Provided.

 FILENAME Is A KEY Field.  Blank Responses Will Produce An Error.


0505481105514000000000000000000000000000 PRIORITY Refers To The Importance And/Or Value Of The Item For The
 Organization Or Group.  You Are Being Asked To Rank The Importance
 Of The Item Relative To Other Items Logged In The Vital Record Log.

 A PRIORITY Ranking System Might Be As Simple As Assigning A Value
 From "A" - "Z" To Each Item Logged In The Vital Record Log With
 Items Ranked "A" Having The Highest PRIORITY And Items Ranked "Z"
 Having The Lowest PRIORITY.  Regardless Of What System Is Adopted
 It Is Important To Be Consistent In The Data Entry.  The PRIORITY
 Field Has A Very Special Significance Should There Ever Be Any
 Problem Within The Organization Such As A Fire, Theft, Or Other 
 Loss.

 PRIORITY Is A KEY Field.  A Blank Response Will Produce An Error.

0505480d05514000000000000000000000000000 STATUS Refers To The Accessibility Of The Vital Record.  You Are
 Being Asked To State The Availability Of The Item Through Use Of
 A Single Character Code That You Or Your Organization Has Defined.

 Example Coding System:
 
    0 = Status Not Established     5 = Offsite Backup Record
    1 = Immediately Available      6 = Item 100% Recoverable
    2 = Available Onsite           7 = Item Mostly Recoverable
    3 = Available Offsite          8 = Substantial Parts Missing
    4 = Onsite Backup Record       9 = Item Missing/Lost
0505480d05514000000000000000000000000000 ARCHIVED AT Refers To The Location Where A Backup Copy Of The Vital
 Record Is Stored.  By Definition Vital Records Are Records That The
 Organization Absolutely Must Safeguard And Protect, So It Is Also
 Important That Every Vital Record Is Either Backed Up Or Stored At
 A Safe (Usually Offsite) Location.

 Twenty (20) Spaces Are Provided For The Field.  If Abbreviations Are
 Necessary, Remember To Be Consistent In Your Data Entry.  ARCHIVE AT
 Is A KEY Field.  A Blank Response Will Produce An Error.  You Might
 Enter "NONE" If The Vital Record Is Not Currently Archived.

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0605480a05514000000000000000000000000000 There Are Two (2) DETAIL Fields.  Fifty-Five (55) Spaces Are Provided
 For Each DETAIL Field.

 You May Enter Any Additional Information You Would Like Regarding
 This Item.  Remember To Press The ENTER Key At The End Of The First
 Line Before Moving To The Next DETAIL Field.


0505480c05514000000000000000000000000000 This Is The Second DETAIL Field.  Enter Additional Information In The
 Space Provided.









0807410c05514000000000000000000000000000 FILENAME OF RECORD Refers To The Full Name Of The File Being
 Listed As A Vital Record.  If The Vital Record Is Stored In
 A Computer Disk File, Enter The Full Filename, Including File
 Pathname.  If The Vital Record Is Not A Computer File, Enter
 The Name Of The Document And Its Location.

 Space For Forty (40) Characters Is Provided.

 FILENAME OF RECORD Is A KEY Field.  A Responses Is Required.


