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This menu consists of common batch processing programs. Instead of using data entry programs to update records one by one, batch programs process all or selected records in one go, such as deleting a bunch of old records or setting accounting balances to zeroes at the start of a financial period.
[Create Pictures Index] creates an index of pictures. [Create Documents Index] creates an index of documents. [Update Balance]. For applications like accounting, journals may be written into a journals file and automatically update the general ledger balances. If the balances are out-of-synch with the journals, this program is used to re-calculate balances and totals. [Aggregate Files] is a quick way of summarizing records of one file and writing the summaries into another file. Then the summary file is sliced/diced/processed into reports. Batch programs automatically create back ups of files before processing. [Restore Files] reverts files to their states prior to a batch process. |
