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CHAPTER 3
DATA INPUT/OUTPUT
PROCEDURES
1. General
1.01
Prior to actual
system
programming,
cus-
tomer data is recorded
on special System Record
Sheets which correspond
with the prompts outlined
in the data block tables contained
in this manual
(see Appendix
1). Afterthese
sheets arecompleted
and after the PERCEPTION,
or PERCEPTlONe,
system
is connected
to the data terminal
(see
Chapter 2), data can be entered
into the system via
the Data Input Utility Programs.
Once the informa-
tion is input, it can be printed
out via Data Output
Procedures
and tested
via special
Maintenance
Procedures.
The Utility Programs
used to program
and maintain
customer
data are summarized
as
follows:
1) Data Input Procedures-used
when entering
or making changes
to Customer
Data.
2) Data Output
Procedures-used
for obtaining
printouts
of the contents
of the Customer
Data
memory.
3) Maintenance
Procedures-used
when test-
ing the system. The System FD contains
only
the
DSYS, DTRF,
and
TPER
maintenance
programs,
while the maintenance
FD con-
tains all other maintenance
programs.
1.02 Within this manual,
tables dealing
with Data
input and Data Output
Procedures
are presented
collectively
under each chapter
category
of data
(e.g., System
Data, Station
Data, etc.). This pro-
vides a convenient
reference
to all information
that
deals with a specific
type of data.
Maintenance
Procedures,
consisting
of the
Data
Dump
and
various test procedures,
are grouped
into their own
chapter
at the end of this manual.
For convenient
reference,
each
Utility Program's
location
within
this manual
is listed in Table 3-l.
1.03
Each Utility Program
has a4-letter
mnemonic
name that is used to identify it and to call it up from
the disk on which it is contained.
Each program's
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mnemonic
name is included in the listing in Table 3-
1. Before a Utility Program
can be called up, an
Authorization
Procedure
must be performed.
2. Data Input
2.01
Before PERCEPTION,~,,
system data can
be input, option selections
must be made and then
listed on the System Record Sheets (see Appendix
1). The System
Record
will then serve as a pro-
gramming
guide and installation
record.
2.02
The System Record contains
a form for each
Data Input Utility Program.
Each form is identified
by the Utility Program
name and by the program's
corresponding
mnemonic
that is requested
by the
system
(for example:
System
Data Block =
DSYS
Program).
2.03
Data input via a Utility Program
is accom-
plished
by responding
to the program's
prompts.
These prompts are listed in their proper order in the
System
Record Sheets.
Space is provided
to rec-
ord a response
to each prompt.
2.04
Refer to each Utility Program's
specific
in-
structions
for an explanation
of the possible
re-
sponses
to each prompt.
Record
each selected
response
on the program's corresponding
System
Record Sheet.
2.05 To input new customer
data or to change
an
established
database,
perform
the Authorization
Procedure
and then enter the mnemonic
name of
the desired Data Input Utility Program (see Chapter
4). Refer to the completed
System Record Sheets
and input the required
information.
3. Data Output
3.01
To print. out data that
is contained
in the
various
data
blocks
of the customer
database,
perform
the Authorization
Procedure
and then en-
ter the mnemonic
name of the desired Data Output
Utility Program.
Within
this manual,
Data Output
programs
are grouped
next to their related
Data
Input Program.
For detailed
instructions
on how to
print out data, refer to each specific
program
and
program
table.
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