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Multiple Views Capture Multiple Subject Account Codes into SDS Recor

1103 -
1103 -    ..
1104 - Summary/Objective
1105 -
110501 - Follow up ref SDS 10 0000. ref SDS 9 0000.
110502 -
110503 - Addd support and developed new method for entering multiple subjects
110504 - from a sorted index into an SDS record Control Field.  This
110505 - complements support for context management using F5, F3 and Shift F3
110506 - in the Subject Index for creating and replicating multiple views.  The
110507 - new method applies existing user interface to press Enter or double
110508 - click.  This saves a lot of time and effort by eliminating keystrokes
110509 - for creating multiple views that make finding information fast and
110510 - easy. ref SDS 0 AH53  This completes work begun about the firs of the
110511 - year aimed primarily at applying the Windows Start command to work
110512 - around the problem of limited DOS memory, and in particular culminates
110513 - work to expand the utility of the Subject Index begun September.
110514 -
110515 -
110516 -
110517 -
110519 -  ..
1106 -
1107 -
1108 - Evaluation
1109 -
110901 - Context Management Faster Better Cheaper with Unlimited Capacity
110902 -
110903 - Follow up ref SDS 10 PPTW, ref SDS 5 VO9K.
110904 -
110905 - Work today complements improvements on 031114 that increased capacity
110906 - to use sorted Subject Indexes for finding relevant information based
110907 - on context. ref SDS 10 PPTW  Completes major improvements to Subject
110908 - Index begun on 030902 that largely solve prior problems of limited
110909 - capacity due to DOS using only 640K of memory. ref SDS 6 0001
110910 - Evaluation criteria developed on 030810, ref SDS 5 VO9K, indicate
110911 - improvements today make context management faster and easier....
110912 -
110913 -    1.  Fast and easy to use, hard to cause a failure, with significant
110914 -        increase in performance.
110916 -         ..
110917 -    2.  Existing procedures either remain the same or are improved, so
110918 -        there is minimal learning curve -- things work better with
110919 -        existing skills.  Today, users can identify one subject or 10
110920 -        or 20 with a single keystroke, to greatly magnify connectedness
110921 -        of history and analysis to organic structure in the same time
110922 -        previously required to enter one subject account, so that
110923 -        finding relevant information is fast and easy, even more
110924 -        amazing than reported on 010916. ref SDS 4 0001
110926 -         ..
110927 -    3.  Memory management improved by reducing reliance on cut and
110928 -        paste that previously burdened fixed limits of DOS and
110929 -        fragmented memory which caused the program to fail.  This prior
110930 -        problem is now eliminated for this class of knowledge work in
110931 -        SDS.
110933 -  ..
110934 - The new design consolidates two separate processes into only one (1)
110935 - simple (hopefully intuitive) process that reduces keystrokes by 80%,
110936 - and enables people to use existing skills, so there is very little to
110937 - learn. The new method requires only one additional keystroke to press
110938 - Alt F1 that marks the top line of the group in a sorted subject index,
110939 - and then pressing Enter or double click on the last line in the group
110940 - to enter into an SDS record Control Field.  This design then
110941 - "piggybacks" the system for entering one subject. ref SDS 0 EU3N
110943 -  ..
110944 - Key improvement today is using Enter and double click to replace prior
110945 - methods using Cut and Paste to enter multiple subject accounts into an
110946 - SDS record Control Field for multiple views.  This is a major step
110947 - extending ability developed previously to perform context management
110948 - consistently, listed in the record on 031114, ref SDS 10 6S9L  Cut and
110949 - Paste has proven difficult for people to acquire skills, especially
110950 - using keyboards not designed for ergonomics to work quickly, set out
110951 - on 001206. ref SDS 3 TQ6K  Since Knowledge Management is a lot of hard
110952 - work using information technology, reported on 000307, ref SDS 2
110953 - 5362, there is not enough time to improve skills with practice.
110954 - Without tools and skills, good management seems like unnecessary
110955 - overkill, and so is avoided.  When good management is avoided, skills
110956 - for converting information into knowledge remain dormant along with
110957 - the tools.  People never acquire the experience to discover that
110958 - investing time to learn and use skills for good management takes less
110959 - time and expense and tragedy than relying on bad management and
110960 - recovering from the consequences.
110962 -  ..
110963 - Making good management faster and easier using skills people already
110964 - have pressing Enter and clicking the mouse, increases the number of
110965 - people willing and able to perform Knowledge Management that is
110966 - otherwise a lot of hard work using information technology, discussed
110967 - previously on 031124. ref SDS 11 TS4J
110968 -
110969 -
110970 -
110972 -  ..
1110 -
1111 -
1112 - Planning and Background
1113 -
111301 - Select Multiple Subjects for Assignment to Control Fields
111302 -
111303 - Follow up ref SDS 10 VO5K, ref SDS 9 03A5.
111304 -
111305 - On 031114 developed a virtual memory method for sorted subject indexes
111306 - to increase the capacity of memory. ref SDS 10 6Q4O  Previously, on
111307 - 030902 a new system was developed using the Windows Start command to
111308 - run the Subject Index in a separate memory segment that increases the
111309 - capacity of SDS generally, and the Subject Index in this case for
111310 - context management.
111312 -  ..
111313 - When an index is sorted, multiple subject lines sometimes are assigned
111314 - to a Control Field in order to cross reference accounts that
111315 - facilitate finding information later when needed.  The ability to find
111316 - information is a core objective and requirement for SDS, as shown by
111317 - the record on 010916. ref SDS 4 0001  This requirement has been
111318 - accomplished using cut and paste to capture multiple lines and place
111319 - them into a Control Field.  This feature was supported with macro 145
111320 - in 000008 by code that shears off dots included with the copy process
111321 - from the Subject Index, because this was faster and easier than being
111322 - careful about executing the steps in the prior process.
111324 -  ..
111325 - The change to the Subject Index on 030902 that moved the operation
111326 - into a separate memory segment eliminates availability to use cut and
111327 - paste for the prior function of transfering multiple subject lines
111328 - into a Control Field.  A method might be configured to write content
111329 - in the cut file to the disk and then move it into a Control Field.
111331 -  ..
111332 - Would like to try something else at this time...
111333 -
111334 -    1.  Enter and double click currently transfer a single account in
111335 -        the Subject Index into an SDS record Control Field, reported on
111336 -        030902, ref SDS 6 SL8J, linked to the code for Enter in 03501.
111337 -        ref OF 1 QX8G
111339 -         ..
111340 -    2.  Multiple lines are transferred only when an index is sorted, so
111341 -        the code will now investigate and process Enter differently,
111342 -        for a sorted index, per below. ref SDS 0 XJ94
111344 -         ..
111345 -    3.  Sorted indexes do not have blank lines, so if a blank line is
111346 -        encountered this could control where to capture a block of
111347 -        account lines based on using Alt F10 to add a blank line that
111348 -        separates a group of accounts to enter into the SDS record.
111350 -         ..
111351 -        Another method is to enter Mark 1 at the top and Mark 2 at the
111352 -        bottom, and if these marks are not set, then only the current
111353 -        line will be processed.
111355 -         ..
111356 -        Another method is to select all lines with the same first
111357 -        string, e.g., "Accountability ....... "
111359 -         ..
111360 -        The user issue is how to set and/or change selection scope with
111361 -        minimal time and effort?
111363 -         ..
111364 -        This is an aspect of situational awareness and command and
111365 -        control.  Sometimes the user wants to select only a single
111366 -        account, and other times, depending on the situation, the user
111367 -        wants to select multiple lines that cross reference multiple
111368 -        accounts.  Can the user implement a decision with a single
111369 -        command to control content in the SDS record to prepare for
111370 -        commanding assembling of a report?
111372 -         ..
111373 -        Sounds like the easiest and surest method is to require a blank
111374 -        line above and below the group of lines to enter, and if there
111375 -        are not two blank lines, one above and one below the cursor
111376 -        location, then only the cursor line is used for the second
111377 -        blank line.
111379 -         ..
111380 -        Actually, it turned out that the standard assignment of Alt F10
111381 -        to create blank lines is assigned in a sorted index to scroll
111382 -        the file up one line to complement using Alt F9 to scroll down
111383 -        one line.  As a result, there is no function in a sorted
111384 -        Subject Index to create a blank line, so this method is not
111385 -        only not the fastest and easiest method of identifying a block
111386 -        of related subject accounts, it is largely impossible.
111388 -         ..
111389 -    4.  Descriptions -- will only enter the description at Mark 1 in
111390 -        the SDS record, rather than enter descriptions for each account
111391 -        selected. ref SDS 0 US4K
111393 -         ..
111394 -        A big problem in SDS is the size of the record.  Another
111395 -        problem is giving the user enough information to distinguish
111396 -        different situations based on context.  New tools created on
111397 -        030809 make creating subject accounts to cross reference common
111398 -        account scope in different contexts.  As a result, many
111399 -        descriptions are identical and so do not add to users
111400 -        understanding until an account is opened to disclose the
111401 -        organic structure of the account.  Multiple lines that say the
111402 -        same thing cause confusion, which delays productivity and
111403 -        increases the size of the record unnecessarily, which is
111404 -        now the sole remaining issue to solve for increasing memory.
111406 -         ..
111407 -        Practice managing multiple views has evolved to delete
111408 -        duplicate account descriptions, which reduces descriptions to
111409 -        about 5 to 10 description lines.  This can be implemented to
111410 -        further reduce the time required to manually edit descriptions,
111411 -        by setting the code to enter only one description for all of
111412 -        the subject account lines entered in the SDS record Control
111413 -        Field.  There may be 5, 10, or 30 multiple contexts for a
111414 -        particular record segment, but all have a single unique set of
111415 -        account descriptions, discussed on 890523. ref SDS 1 T15F
111416 -
111417 -            [...below, code implements this practice. ref SDS 0 US4K
111419 -             ..
111420 -            [On 060907 Gary cited this requirement listing scope of
111421 -            subject indexing. ref SDS 12 IB9U
111423 -         ..
111424 -    5.  Decided to use Mark 1 created with Alt F1 (enters macro 6) for
111425 -        identifying the top of a group of account lines to enter into
111426 -        an SDS record Control Field, and to identify the bottom of the
111427 -        group of lines with Mark 2 created with Alt F2 (macro 8)  This
111428 -        is about the same time and effort as using Alt F10.  This means
111429 -        time is not a major productivity factor for user interface.
111431 -         ..
111432 -        Time is further reduced by eliminating the requirement for the
111433 -        user to enter Mark 2.  When Mark 1 is entered in a sorted
111434 -        index, then if Mark 2 is not set, the cursor or double clicking
111435 -        sets the location for Mark 2 automatically.
111437 -         ..
111438 -    6.  Use cases require situational awareness of many scenarios....
111440 -         ..
111441 -        User's get mixed up trying to remember mark 1 is the beginning
111442 -        mark 2 is for the end.
111443 -
111444 -        a.  Suppose a user enters mark 2 and presses enter?
111445 -
111446 -               If mark 1 is not active, then when Enter is called, only
111447 -               one line at the cursor location will be entered into the
111448 -               Control Field.
111450 -             ..
111451 -        b.  Suppose the user doesn't enter mark 1 or mark 2 and presses
111452 -            enter?
111453 -
111454 -               See scenario a. ref SDS 0 OG40
111456 -             ..
111457 -        c.  Suppose the user enters mark 1 but not mark 2 and presses
111458 -            enter?
111459 -
111460 -               Mark 2 is assigned to the cursor location when mark 1
111461 -               is assigned and mark 2 is not assigned.
111463 -             ..
111464 -        d.  Suppose the user enters Mark 1 and forgets this was done,
111465 -            gets confused, or ignores procedure, and enters mark 2
111466 -            above mark 1, or presses Enter or double clicks above mark
111467 -            1, rather than below mark 1, because users want to do what
111468 -            they feel like doing at the moment, and they want something
111469 -            useful to occur based on what they feel like doing in the
111470 -            moment, rather than invest time to follow software
111471 -            requirements, because sometimes there is not enough time to
111472 -            invest any time for reviewing software requirements.
111473 -
111474 -               If mark 1 is assigned, and if mark 2 is entered above
111475 -               mark 1, then the code switches these positions to
111476 -               capture the subject account lines between the marks and
111477 -               enter then into the SDS record Control Field.
111478 -
111479 -
111480 -
111481 -
111482 -
111483 -
111484 -
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SUBJECTS
Sort Index for Finding Subject Account in Context to Enter into an SD

1203 -
1204 - Progress
120501 -  ..
120502 - 03501  Sort Index to Make Finding Information Fast and Easy
120503 -
120504 - Follow up ref SDS 10 PF9F, ref SDS 5 736N.
120505 -
120506 - Line 3900, ref OF 1 4898, -label sortIt in 03501
120507 -
120508 -    This code is called when "Sort" is selected from the menu in the
120509 -    Subject Index.  Modify code developed on 030810, ref SDS 5 UP9N, to
120510 -    now apply the get command for a "virtual memory" system that avoids
120511 -    exceeding Medit limit of 640K on using main memory, per planning
120512 -    above. ref SDS 10 VO5K
120513 -
120514 -
120515 -
120516 -
120517 -
1206 -

SUBJECTS
Flag Identify Sorted Index

1403 -
140401 -     ..
140402 -    Sorted Index Flag Controls Enter for Loading Subject to SDS Record
140403 -
140404 -    Follow up ref SDS 10 VX4J, ref SDS 8 RR4H.
140405 -
140406 - Line 4300, ref OF 1 FE4O, -label cssop in 03501 about 80 lines below
140407 -
140408 -    setcnt 123 666
140409 -
140410 -        Establishes that a sorted index is active, and is applied below
140411 -        to determine when to enter multiple description lines.
140412 -        ref SDS 0 UT4J
140413 -
140414 -
140415 -
140416 -
1405 -

SUBJECTS
Enter & Mouse Support Macro 232, 920710
Multiple Views Load Multiple Subject Account Codes into SDS Record Co

1504 -
150501 -     ..
150502 -    Enter & Mouse Load Account Code in Subject Index in Control Field
150503 -    Control Field Enter Account Code and Description from Subject Index
150504 -
150505 -    Follow up ref SDS 7 2W5I, ref SDS 6 687G.
150506 -
150507 - Line 3570, ref OF 1 R69F, -label ncluo in 03501
150508 -
150509 -    -label ncluo
150510 -
150511 -        This is where processing begins when Enter or double click
150512 -        occur to capture an account code and the corresponding
150513 -        description in the Subject Index.  Objective is to capture a
150514 -        block of subject accounts and descriptions, close the index and
150515 -        then enter the accounts and descriptions into the Control Field
150516 -        of an SDS record.
150517 -
150518 -
150520 -  ..
150521 - Line 3570, ref OF 1 858O, -label lpgscf in 03501
150522 -
150523 -    -label lpgscf............................ ref SDS 0 UT6N
150524 -    errorcnt 0 0
150525 -    loc_cur 0 1
150526 -    setcnt 86 1
150527 -    setcnt 87 46
150528 -    macro 1182
150529 -
150530 -        Added new -label lpgscf to create a loop that processes all of
150531 -        the account code lines beween mark 1 and mark 2, per above.
150532 -        ref SDS 0 OG9P
150534 -     ..
150535 -    macro 14
150536 -    macro 23
150537 -
150538 -        Originally tried to use code from from F1 F2 that opens a new
150539 -        level and so can set the left margin of the account
150540 -        descriptions using counter 253.  However, this proved
150541 -        inadequate, so later changed to save the position at the end of
150542 -        the account with macro 14, so that aw command can jump to the
150543 -        record description because the format for the Subject Index is
150544 -        consecutive dots from the account code to the description.
150545 -        After saving the position, restore the initial cursor position
150546 -        in case there is a mistake of some kind, and the code has to
150547 -        report an error message.  Actually, I think this is flaky
150548 -        code, but will not take time to sort it out today.
150549 -
150550 -
150552 -     ..
150553 -    Descriptions Only 1 Entered for Multiple Accounts Selected
150554 -
150555 -
150556 - Line 3770, ref OF 1 8W8K, -label emsasc in 03501 about 50 lines below
150557 -
150558 -    -if @117 = 998 -goto msalad..................... ref SDS 0 UT4J
150559 -
150560 -        In temporary transfer file, only enter a single description for
150561 -        all of the subject account lines selected for entering into the
150562 -        Control Field of the SDS record, per planning above.
150563 -        ref SDS 0 IW5L  Practice of unique descriptions populating
150564 -        multiple views presented above. ref SDS 0 G27M
150565 -
150566 -            [On 060907 Gary cited this requirement listing scope of
150567 -            subject indexing. ref SDS 12 IB9U
150569 -  ..
150570 - Line 3810, ref OF 1 UR6I, -label emsasc in 03501 about 90 lines below
150571 -
150572 -    e sndx
150573 -    macro 15
150574 -    aw
150575 -    setcur 253 0
150576 -    of @253
150577 -
150578 -        After entering the account code into the transfer file, e sndx
150579 -        opens the Subject Index to get the description.  macro 15
150580 -        restores the position of the cursor to the end of the account
150581 -        code string set above with macro 14. ref SDS 0 FR3I  aw jumps
150582 -        the cursor to the left margin of the account description,
150583 -        because the format for the Subject Index is a continuous row of
150584 -        dots from the end of the account code to the description.
150585 -        setcur 253 0 and of @253 offsets the screen so the left margin
150586 -        of the account description is on screen column 1, so the
150587 -        account description can be read by character read macro 1188.
150589 -     ..
150590 -    loc_cur 0 70
150591 -    ins_text/    /
150592 -    loc_cur 0 1
150593 -    setcnt 87 0
150594 -    macro 1188
150595 -    macro 231
150596 -
150597 -        Move the cursor to column 70 to create blank spaces so the
150598 -        character read macro will only get 70 char.  loc_cur 0 1 puts
150599 -        cursor back on screen column 1. setcnt 87 0 makes sure macro
150600 -        1188 will not stop for any particular conditions, but will read
150601 -        the entire width of 70 char.  macro 1188 reads the account
150602 -        description.  macro 231 opens transfer file to enter the
150603 -        account description
150604 -
150605 -
150607 -  ..
150608 - Line 3840, ref OF 1 425H, -label msalad in 03501
150609 -
150610 -    -label msalad.................................. ref SDS 0 US4K
150611 -    e sndx
150612 -    -if @117 = 999 -goto gsalcf
150613 -    -if @123 != 666 -goto nssiep
150614 -    -if @101 = 0 -goto nssiep
150615 -    setcnt 117 999
150616 -
150617 -        Added -label msalad for code in transfer file to jump over
150618 -        entering descriptions when transferring multiple subject
150619 -        accounts.  This code provides a switch to identify when the
150620 -        code should process multiple subject accounts.  -if @125 != 666
150621 -        applies code above that identifies a sorted index, ref SDS 0
150622 -        VX4J, and -if @101 = 0 means that Mark 1 was not set by the
150623 -        User, so if both are "on" then setcnt 117 999 to create a flag
150624 -        for the code to process multiple subject account lines, per
150625 -        planning above. ref SDS 0 XI4M and ref SDS 0 OG9P
150626 -
150627 -
150629 -  ..
150630 - Line 3860, ref OF 1 XN7H, -label 117999 in 03501
150631 -
150632 -    -label 117999
150633 -    up
150634 -    macro 22
150635 -    linecnt 103 0
150636 -    -if @103 = @134 up
150637 -    -if @103 < @102 -goto lpgscf.................... ref SDS 0 XJ94
150638 -
150639 -        Code in sndx keep scrolling up until it reaches the line
150640 -        number created for mark 2.  -if @103 < @102 means all of the
150641 -        subject account lines selected by the User have not been
150642 -        processed, so -goto lpgscf goes back to beginning of the loop
150643 -        to process the next account line. ref SDS 0 XJ94
150644 -
150645 -
150646 -
150647 -
150648 -
150649 -
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035012 Multiple Subject Account Codes Load into SDS Record Control Fi

1703 -
170401 -  ..
170402 - Control Fields Enter Multiple Account Codes from Subject Index
170403 -
170404 - Follow up ref SDS 6 N14O.
170405 -
170406 - Line 1530, ref OF 2 IM5N, -label bMsPEc in 035012
170407 -
170408 -      -label bMsPEc
170410 -         ..
170411 -        This is where the program copies subject account codes from the
170412 -        transfer file created by 03501 in the Subject Index, per above,
170413 -        ref SDS 0 XJ94, and enters the codes into the Control Field.
170414 -        The code is changed today by adding a loop routine that enters
170415 -        multiple account code lines and only a single account
170416 -        description line.
170417 -
170419 -  ..
170420 - Line 1560, ref OF 2 7S7I, -label emsltd in 035012
170421 -
170422 -    of 52
170423 -    -label emsltd..................................
170424 -    loc_cur 0 1
170425 -    macro 641
170426 -    setcnt 86 4
170427 -    macro 1181
170428 -
170429 -        This code was developed in September and reported on 030902 to
170430 -        enter the subject account captured from the temporary transfer
170431 -        file. ref SDS 6 5R6F  Added -label emsltd to create a loop for
170432 -        processing multiple subject account code lines in the temporary
170433 -        transfer file, per above. ref SDS 0 RR3O
170434 -
170435 -
170436 -
170438 -  ..
170439 - Line 1580, ref OF 2 T79J, -label emsltd in 035012 about 40 lines
170440 - below
170441 -
170442 -    ecur 15
170443 -    errorcnt 0 0
170444 -    up
170445 -    loc_cur 0 1
170446 -    chrcnt 1 0
170447 -    -if @1 = 37 -goto msal
170448 -    top
170449 -
170450 -        Added ecur 15 so that after the subject account code is
170451 -        entered into the Control Field in the SDS record, control
170452 -        switches back to the temporary transfer file to see if there is
170453 -        another subject account code line to enter in the SDS record
170454 -        Control Field.  Scroll "up" to test the next line; move the
170455 -        cursor back to column 1  chrcnt 1 0 captures the char on the
170456 -        next line. -if @1 = 37 -goto msal means if there is a % char
170457 -        then there is another subject account code to process, and if
170458 -        not, then all of the subject account code lines in the transfer
170459 -        file have been processed, so loop ends.  top command positions
170460 -        temporary transfer file for capturing the subject description
170461 -        can be entered.
170462 -
170463 -
170464 -
170465 -
170466 -
170467 -
170468 -
170469 -
170470 -
170471 -
1705 -