Main Setup - Options Tab
Additional Options
Display link to online demos
Clear this checkbox if you wish to make the Online Demos icon and link on the main menu invisible.
Display printer dialog screen
Select this checkbox if you want the printer dialog screen presented when printing forms and reports. This will allow you to change printers or print selections. Do not select if all your printing is to the same printer and you never change settings.
Display print preview
Select this checkbox if you want a screen preview of each report or document before printing.
Maximize print preview
If you always want the screen preview of your reports and documents maximized to fill the entire screen, select this checkbox. If you do not select this option, it will occupy a smaller window and can be maximized manually if so desired.
Check for available updates at program sign-in
Select this checkbox if you want administrator-level users to be presented with update download files upon program sign-in each time a new product update becomes available. We recommend that you select this option unless the update checking causes problems with your anti-virus or firewall software.
Warn users of incorrect attached document paths on startup
On system startup the program validates all linked documents file paths. If any invalid paths are detected, a warning message is displayed that advises the user to take remedial action through the Repair File Attachments screen. Select this checkbox to turn off the warning message.
Profitability Options
Margin or Markup
You have a choice of using ‘margin’ or ‘markup’ in conjunction with the job profit shown on the job header screen as well as job detail lines where you can calculate a price based on a margin or markup over cost.
| • | A margin is a profit margin. For example, if an item costs you $80 and you wish to make a 20% profit margin, you would divide 80 by .8 (the inverse of .2) to arrive at a selling price of $100. |
| • | A markup is a multiplier. For example, if an item costs you $80 and you wish to mark it up by 25%, you would multiply 80 x 1.25 to arrive at a selling price of $100. |
Both methods get you to the same result. Choose the method you are most comfortable using.
% for Warning
You can set a percentage here such that if the job profit shown on the job header screen falls below this percentage, it will be highlighted in red to bring it to your attention.
Menu Activations Button
This button is only visible on databases in use prior to April 2008. It is a legacy feature that should only be access in conjunction with assistance from DBA Support to resolve specific support issues..
Printer Page Size
Select Letter (USA) for standard U.S. page size printing or A4 (International) for international page size printing.
