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About This Course

This one-day course is designed to give individuals a comprehensive and practical overview of how to use the Microsoft Business Solutions-Solomon Customization Manager to modify standard Microsoft Solomon application windows. This class teaches students how to give a custom look to Microsoft Solomon windows, meet specific system processing or security requirements, accommodate individual user needs, as well as provide a basic understanding related to the theory, tools, and functions of the Customization Manager and Visual Basic for Application modules. This course also provides definitions for terminology related to the Customization Manager such as objects, events, captions, and headings.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for individuals who need to know how to modify the appearance and operation of standard Microsoft Solomon windows for specific operator requirements.

Prerequites

Before attending this course, students must have:

• A working knowledge of Microsoft Windows and your specific network operating system, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, etc.
• A fundamental knowledge of Microsoft Solomon system operation and maintenance
• Some experience or knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server and Structured Query Language (SQL)

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students should understand:

• How to rearrange the fields in data entry windows to more closely resemble source document formats or to make room for new or additional window fields
• How to change the tab order the cursor moves through the fields in each window
• How to change the default values of Solomon window fields
• How to modify the way data fields display values like telephone and social security numbers
• How to hide fields for all users, specific users, or specific groups
• How to make fields display only
• How to add new items to windows such as data object fields, labels, buttons, frames, and tabs
• How to write Microsoft Visual Basic for Application (VBA) code and associate the VBA code with a Microsoft Solomon window or object