1. FTForm Plus QDE Form Designer

2. FTForm Plus is used universally as the FormTrap Form Designer
You can see the selection of QDE (the other options for Plain text and XML files from computer systems are greyed) …
… options for Layout (formatted output) include Full which has Before and After pages – Fax Header and Terms and Conditions as examples.

3. These are Objectives for a QDE
Demographics are held in lookups (never keyed)
No other documentation is required Select-from-choices fields that vary are maintained off-system as simple text files
Auto-fill from short names is used to remove keying and time
All logic choices are included
All arithmetic is included
I’ll show you how each of these is achieved

4. Demographics
We populate “our” details from lookups, one source for EVERYTHING, including Logo.
This is one of infinite layout possibilities where font, size, color, position, aligment and order are applied
to lookups.

5. Demographics from Lookups
Common to all Forms
These are the full “our xxx” lookups, if you need to change ANYTHING, do it here, once, and that job is completed.
Demographics from Lookups
… once for ALL forms and letters

6. For QDE the input is what is keyed, this describes a field
Prompt replaces Name in the QDE (absent, Name is used)
Hint shows when the mouse is hovered and is used for instructions
Both are optional

7. No other documentation required
Form Design
Prompt
No other documentation required
Hint
QDE

8. This is Select from a List
This is the QDE list the user chooses from.
Select-from-choices maintained off-system as simple text files
This is the simple text file containing choices…
… it is loaded automatically, and ...
… maintained independantly

9. Short Name Allows Auto-Filling
NONE of these fields are keyed, they are instead auto-filled saving 120 key strokes over 5 fields – with consistent results.
Auto-fill removes keying and time
QDE does the same with Ship to, Products, Prices etc., PROVIDED you are prepared to set up the Lists and Lookups. QDE provides ALL of the tools required.

10. All logic choices are included
Next Screen Logic
All logic choices are included
Choose from a list that you Define and Sequence.
You may have automatic selections (e.g. Support with an automatic Support Period after)
and as some records repeat, this list has an ENDS record.

11. Arithmetic
Whole Hours,
Minutes and
Rate per Hour calculate …

12. All Arithmetic is included
Here are Sub-Total, GST and Please Pay, all calculated
all AUTOMATIC

13. QDE for … “Email Express” ultra-rapid emails
Letters and standard documents with the same “express” features
Documents with no associated computer systems (you’ll know they’re delivered and archived)
Documents produced in the field, remotely
Standardization of all hand-filled documents in your organization

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