FOCUS

Synopsis
FOCUS: Getting Started provides an introduction to the FOCUS environment and its features and terminology.

Audience
This course is for anyone interested in learning to use FOCUS either as an end user or an application developer.

Time
3 hours

Product Code: FOCS01

After completing FOCUS: Getting Started, the user should be able to:

Recognize basic FOCUS concepts and terminology

Define the FOCUS file structure

Use the Master File Description

Create reports and use facilities

Use Application Developer facilities

General Concepts
What is FOCUS?

Storing data

Key and indexed fields

File Structures
FOCUS file structure

Accessing FOCUS

Master File Descriptions
Describing the file

Using field declarations

Facilities for End Users
End users

Generating reports

More Facilities for End Users
TED

Terminal operator environment

Window painter

MAINTAIN

Data transfer

Application Developer Facilities
Application developers

Dialogue manager

FIDEL

SCAN and FCSCAN

Database security

This course has the following features:

A glossary

A Skill Assessment

None

FOCUS: Working with FOCUS (FOCS02)

FOCUS: Basic Report Preparation (FOCS03)

FOCUS: Creating Simple Reports (FOCS04)

FOCUS: Creating Complex Reports (FOCS05)

FOCUS: Additional Reporting Techniques (FOCS06)

FOCUS: Fundamentals of Graphs (FOCS07)

FOCUS: Advanced Graph Topics (FOCS08)

FOCUS: Data Manipulation for Reporting (FOCS09)

FOCUS: Advanced Screening Techniques (FOCS10)

FOCUS: Creating File Definitions (FOCS11)

FOCUS: Adjusting File Definitions (FOCS12)

FOCUS: Accessing External Files (FOCS13)

FOCUS: Basic MODIFY Requests (FOCS14)

FOCUS: Segment Modification (FOCS15)

FOCUS: Complex MODIFY Requests (FOCS16)

FOCUS: Additional File Maintenance (FOCS17)

FOCUS: Dialogue Manager and FIDEL (FOCS18)

FOCUS: More Features of FIDEL (FOCS19)

FOCUS: MAINTAIN Facility (FOCS20)

FOCUS: Completing a MAINTAIN Application (FOCS21)

Get more out of your Software
Improve your Skills
Prepare for Certification
Save time every time and reduce frustration.

Our online training material lets you:
TEST your skills
LIST the areas where you need additional training
Take lessons that TEACH SKILLS to improve these areas
Tests your skills again

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