I. Navigation

A. Logging on to alio

- Java installed – Java 6.31

- Do NOT block popups

- Adobe Reader installed

- Leave blank web page open

- _tree

- &clientdpi=135

- Create desktop icon

- Talk about items displayed on screen

o Menu

o History

o Favorites (use button menu to modify Favorites)

§ Modify

§ Enter Sequence #

§ Click on Drop Down list

§ Find Program to add

§ Click ADD

§ Add more or close

o User Roles

o Password

§ User screen

§ Organization Master

§ Password tab

o User Reports

- Tree menu structure


B. Screen Basics

1. Understanding Screen Regions

- Blocks of Information on screen (use Vendor Master to show)

- Menu: File / Edit / Query / Record / Help / Window

- Tabs – tab between field, tab off of last field before saving

- Enter Key – takes you to the next record / block

2. Using Wildcards - %

- Use Main Menu (house) leave vendor screen open – go to Chart of Accounts Screen

- Enter Account # using % and also _

3. Using Tabs

- Tabs on Vendor Master screen (Terms, Federal, Standard Items, etc.)


4. Using Drop Down Lists

- Click drop down arrow (info from MASTER table)

- Find Account #

o Start typing

o Click after %

o Type info, then click Drop Down List button

o Type info (difference with Tab & Enter)

- List of Values (F9) – information comes from a MASTER table, which you can customize

- Using Clipboards – same as Drop Down List (show Vendor Merge screen)

- Using Selection Calendar

o Double click in date field (use batch master window)

o Type date without dashes, use 4-digit year

C. Changing Default Years

- FAS Menu

- Enter year (13) (2 digit) / SAVE

- Displays on menu screen at top right

D. Common Operations in alio (add, change, delete, find)

- Find & Find/Find (F2) (Modes: Entry & Find)

- Save (F3)

- Add record or block of info (i.e. address/contact) (F4)

- Delete record (F5) (explain effect based on block cursor is in)

- Print (F6) print active screen

- Green Left/Right arrows (also use up/down arrows)

o Find group of account #’s – show arrow through

o Talk about changing data in multiple found records (clicking back into field, then clicking next

- Red X – Exit (F10)

E. Logging off alio

- Close alio BEFORE closing browser

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