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FOCUS Series

Total Time: 73 hours

 

FOCUS: Getting Started Time: 6 hours FOC101

FOCUS: Getting Started presents general concepts and terminology essential to the new FOCUS user. This course also covers the optional TED and TOE facilities of FOCUS.

  • General Concepts
  • Master File Descriptions
  • FOCUS Facilities
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  • TED
  • Terminal Operator Environment
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    FOCUS: Basic Report Preparation Time: 8 hours FOC102

    FOCUS: Basic Report Preparation shows how to create tabular reports.

  • Course Conventions and Databases
  • Simple Reports
  • Record Selection
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  • Customizing Reports
  • FOCUS Hot Screen
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    FOCUS: Report Preparation II Time: 7 hours FOC103

    FOCUS: Report Preparation II shows how to produce more complex reports.

  • Course Conventions and Databases
  • More Sorting Techniques
  • More Formatting Options
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  • Saving Report Output
  • Advanced Reporting Techniques
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    FOCUS: Graphics Time: 6 hours FOC104

    FOCUS: Graphics shows how to create four types of graphs: bar charts, histograms, connected point plots and scatter diagrams.

  • Introduction to Graphics
  • Bar Charts
  • Histograms
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  • Connected Point Plots
  • Scatter Diagrams
  • Additional Topics
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    FOCUS: Data Manipulation for Reporting Time: 6 hours FOC201

    FOCUS: Data Manipulation for Reporting shows how to perform calculations and extended record selection on FOCUS fields when reporting.

  • Course Conventions and Databases
  • Calculations on Field Values
  • Creating New Fields
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  • Alphanumeric Conversions
  • Advanced Screening Techniques
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    FOCUS: File Definition Time: 6 hours FOC301

    FOCUS: File Definition describes the components of a Master File Description.

  • Describing the File
  • Describing Segments
  • Describing Fields
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  • Describing Fields: Additional Features
  • Creating an MFD
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    FOCUS: Accessing External Files Time: 4 hours FOC302

    FOCUS: Accessing External Files describes how to access external files for use in FOCUS.

  • Defining External Files
  • Fixed-Format Files
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  • Other DBMS Files
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    FOCUS: File Maintenance I Time: 8 hours FOC401

    FOCUS: File Maintenance I explains how to use the FOCUS MODIFY facility to maintain FOCUS files. It also gives practice in coding the statements that read and describe transactions.

  • Overview
  • Transaction Data
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  • Root Segment Modification
  • Descendent Segment Modification
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    FOCUS: File Maintenance II Time: 8 hours FOC402

    FOCUS: File Maintenance II explains how to use the FOCUS MODIFY facility to maintain FOCUS files. In particular, the course focuses on the COMPUTE, VALIDATE, TYPE and LOG statements. Case logic is also covered.

  • Overview
  • Computations
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  • Messages
  • Case Logic
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    FOCUS: Dialogue Manager and FIDEL Time: 8 hours FOC501

    FOCUS: Dialogue Manager and FIDEL covers two features of FOCUS that are useful to application developers. Dialogue Manager assists users in building and maintaining FOCEXECs. FIDEL enables users to design full-screen forms for data entry and application development.

  • Introduction
  • Dialogue Manager
  • FIDEL
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  • FIDEL in MODIFY
  • FIDEL in Dialogue Manager
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    FOCUS: MAINTAIN Facility Time: 6 hours FOC601

    FOCUS: MAINTAIN Facility explains how to use the FOCUS MAINTAIN facility to maintain FOCUS files. It also describes commands to use when coding MAINTAIN procedures.

  • Course Overview
  • Basic MAINTAIN Procedures
  • Developing Screens
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  • Developing Cases
  • Using a Grid
  • Other Topics
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