Copyright (C) 2001-2004 SIMCOM Software Pty Ltd - ALL rights reserved 1 Foreword SIMDIR was created for management, since the birth of PC’s, the problem of getting users to create and store data in a systemic, structured way has been near on impossible to achieve, except with complex and usually expensive DATA Management Systems. Even then there is still a huge amount of DATA that cannot be stored with in those proprietary databases. It is not an IT problem, it is in fact, management problem! Manager take responsibility for the manual systems why not the data THEIR users create on the Network? The simple answer is, it's too difficult and too time consuming! SIMDIR provides a simple way to create sequential directory/folder structures to simplify the processes involved in filing files on a network, this done by leveraging Windows capabilities to the max. The logical and predetermined way that SIMDir TUTORIAL SAVE TIME! – SAVE MONEY! – SAVE FRUSTRATION!
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Copyright (C) 2001-2004 SIMCOM Software Pty Ltd - ALL rights reserved 1
Foreword
SIMDIR was created for management, since the birth of PC’s, the problem of getting users to create and store data in a systemic, structured way has been near on impossible to achieve, except with complex and usually expensive DATA Management Systems. Even then there is still a huge amount of DATA that cannot be stored with in those proprietary databases. It is not an IT problem, it is in fact, management problem! Manager take responsibility for the manual systems why not the data THEIR users create on the Network? The simple answer is, it's too difficult and too time consuming!
SIMDIR provides a simple way to create sequential directory/folder structures to simplify the processes involved in filing files on a network, this done by leveraging Windows capabilities to the max.
The logical and predetermined way that folder structure is set up (in a 'one-click' process) means that filing (by users) then takes place in a systematic and repeatable (retrievable) manner.
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IntroductionFolder Templates
To start using SIMDir, simply click on the ‘TEMPLATES’ button
SIMDir allows for multiple Folder Template Groups (databases) and each group can have an unlimited number of Folder templates that your Management will have created at least 1 for you.
Other Groups may reflect different tasks or departments or even different security levels,
From the Template Group, select the ‘Folder Template’ you need to use.
Double Click on the folder template or the ‘SELECT’ button
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Introduction
SAVE IME! – SAVE MONEY! – SAVE FRUSTRATION!
The next step is the ‘DATA’ entry. You may be required to type-in 1,2 or 3 and up to 5 lines of information. These 5 lines allow us to take advantage of the ‘LONG FILENAMES’ technology by facilitating naming conventions (check with your Manager).
This DATA is retained for later use
Client Name: SIMCOM Enterprises Pty Ltd
Account No: SIM012
A/c Manager: Mary Young
Paper Location: C0021
Sub-Location: 3
Click on ‘CREATE FOLDERS’. This will create the main (root) folder as follows
H:\DATA\Clients_A_Z\Clients_S\SIMCOM Enterprises Pty Ltd_SIM012_Mary Young
The rest of the structure (ie: the Tree), will be created automatically under that root folder. That’s all there is to it!
