Managing Data

2.In the Create Template Name field, enter the name of the template you want to create.

3.On the left, you will see a list of all currently defined fields. The list of fields currently contained in the template appears in the Available Fields list on the left.

•To add an existing field to the template, select the field name and press Add. The field name now appear in the Template Fields list on the right. To remove a field from the template, select the field name from the Template Fields list and press Remove.

•Select the Create Field button at the bottom of the dialog to create a new field.

Refer to Fields on page 87 for more information on creating fields. Once you've created a template, it is added to the template pull-down list and you can use it with any register.

Modifying an existing template

To modify an existing template, complete the following steps:

1.Locate the template in the PPG Explorer, and right-click on it to open a pop-up menu. Select Properties.

2.The Create Template window is displayed as shown in Figure 57 on page 85.

3.Follow the instructions described above in Creating a Template.

Template Example: Modifying Inventory

You run a small TV-repair shop and keep track of parts inventory on a PC in the shop office. Instead of going to the office PC each time you use a part, you would prefer to use the portable to adjust your inventory during the day and update your PC inventory file each night.

Create a portable application to download the latest inventory file from your PC and modify it to keep inventory current. Each time you remove a part from the shelf, scan its part number label. The application subtracts 1 from the quantity of items for that part number in the inventory. At the end of the day, upload the adjusted data from the portable to the PC.

Use registers, files, and templates as shown in the following steps:

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