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You can print a profoma invoice and pay by check using the standard purchase links via our transaction processor SWREG. Select the required license details and click Order Now, then Continue to Check Out and select PRO-FORMA INVOICE by CHECK or WIRE. Complete the details and you will then be provided with an invoice for printing and details on payment by check.

The evaluation software is converted to registered software when you input your registration details as stated in the registration email "The Registration Details above will fully enable current versions of evaluation software." You download the evaluation software and convert it to registered software using your registration details.

To analyze variations you maybe best looking at charting software (or the charting functions in Excel). It depends a little on what you wish to achieve ie moving day averages, degree of volatility, forecasts past on past values etc. Neither the Decision Assistant or the Investment Analysis are designed for this task. Excel does have a reasonable range of charting and analysis functions and you can import data directly from the web in some cases using Web Query (from Excel go Data, Import External Data, New Web Query) or from CSV (comma separated) files (from Excel go Data, Import External Data, Import Data).

A full list of pad files for our software are available at http://www.bizpep.com/padinfo.html.

A drop down is a Select field. You can use the Designer function in Form1 Builer http://www.softswot.com/FormBuildInfo.php to design a select field and then view the code to see what is required. ezyForm http://www.ezyform.com/formcode.html also provides some form code information and links to form code tutorials that may assist.

The Scheduler has a number of constraints you can set and they apply to all staff in the roster. It does not identify days ie Saturdays and applies a random process to fill the roster requirements. If you wish to set specific contraints that are not covered ie only work 2 Saturdays out of 3 you can Manually Force a work or not work senerio by inputting a Y (yes) or N (no) in the shift/staff matrix to preset (force) the required work allocation for that shift before you Build Roster, ie use Y or N to set the staff working on the Saturday. Then when you build this will be preset and the rest of the roster built around it. To have follow on rosters use the Next Shift function to roll the preceeding shift details into the next shift period (ie it remebers staff details etc) and uses the same shift structure. On the vehicle roster issue we only have the one standard scheduler (but do develop as required for specific customers). I am not to sure how complex you want it to be but the concept for vehicles is no different to shifts (ie simply treat a shift as being time allocated to a vehicle). So in essense the standard scheduler could meet your requirements.

As outlined in the transaction confirmatin emails and all documatnation software delivery is by digital download (download from the internet link provided).

Most of what you have outlined is probalby best set out in a simple spreadsheet. The only complex item would be the forecasting (if it is meant to be calculated not simply an input). If your thought is to base it of historical data then Excels built in forecasting functions could be applied. If leading indicators or drivers are to be applied to the forecast then some form of relationship would need to be identified. The return of such a model for your business will influence the decidsion on value. If it is simply a record keeping process then an Excel speadshheet would most likly be best and could be developed by anyone with a little excel experience. If the forecasting component is adding real value to your business then it becomes a much more complex issue and requires further investigation into the best way to achieve this.

The real issue is sending the email address when they click a link. To do this they must frst provide the email address so you really need to set up a form that they input an email address and then when they submit it sends the email address to you by email for importing to your database and then redirects them to the page that you want them to go to. This can be achieved simply with something like our Form1 http://www.softswot.com/Form1Info.php and only having 1 form field, the email address. You can see a simlar thing in our join our Mailing List form at the bottom of our left navigation column on our pages, ie an email field and a submit button, when clicked the email address is sent to us and the user rediredcted to a specific page.

These cells are protected because thay are calulate as the Revenue (Input sheet D14) less the sum of the other 4 segments (D11 to G11). They can only have this value.

You can purchase a multi user license for Form1 Builder allowing the software and the forms to be used on client domains. If you have 2 clients you should purchase a multi user license for 3, 1 for yourself for the use of the Form1 Builder and 2 additional for licenses to use the processing code on the client sites. Please note that a license will cover all domains ownwed by a client so if 1 client has 2 domains you still only need 1 license to cover this. If at a future date you require additional clients licenses these can be added.

Make sure you have the files in the correct directory. If so it maybe that your sever does not recognize the .php extension. You can rename the files with the extension .html and give it a try, but dependng on the server setup the php script may not run correctly. Contact your server host and ask them the requirement to run php files on the server, they should be able to help.

The easiest way to work with us is via our Affiliate program. Usually this is the best starting point, from here it is possible to develop the relationship further depending upon the volume of business and value to each party. We are open to developing strong relationships with other businesses and in fact are considering reseller (distributorship) arrangements for our products. The suitabilty of these depends upon the resources and goals of the potential reseller. Currently our distribution/promotion is almost entirely internet based leaving a substantial undeveloped market.

Regarding assessing the modules they can be fully assessed using the evaluation version as the standard non-commercial license version is exactly the same as evaluation versions except they do not expire. We do not provided additional manuals etc but do offer Commercial licenses which are designed for inter business support and with many titles we can upon request; with a commercial license; provide an unprotected software version so formula and structure can be reviewed to gain a greater understanding of model operation. Perhaps the best start is to review titles of interest (not all will be applicable to your clients). If you let me know a little more about the potential you see for these products and your view on how best to manage them I would be more than happy to look at how we can work together most effectively and consider a structure/pricing model that would suit your needs.

It depends on the browser used and the encryption type set in your form (or the default). The order may be in the order on the form page or alphabetical. If you set form tag enctype="application/x-www-form-urlencoded" the fields should be delivered in the order on the form page but this still depends on the browser being complient with the standards. For more detail see the w3 standards info at http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/interact/forms.html#h-17.13.4

If you use the Form1 Builder it to build the form and use the php code from the generated it will identify radio/checkboxs and radio buttons set as required. This is because by default radio buttons etc are not defined unles thay have a value and to set as required they must be set in the required array (which is what Form1 Builder does).

To adjust macro security levels from Excel go Tools, Macro, Security, Security Level. It is recommended that you select Security Level as Medium. Then close Excel and reopen, do not disable macros. When you open software with macros and Security Level is set as Medium you are presented with a message advising that the software contains macros with a prompt to Disable or Enable Macros. If macros are disabled you cannot access the Input Sheet. Additional detail on macros is available in Microsoft Excel Help.

As outlined in the help file if the field name is all upper case it will be set as required. If it starts with an uppercase letter it will be delivered even if empty, if it starts with a lower case letter it will not be delivered.

If you build a form with a registered Form1 Builder it should be fine. If you build it with an unregistered version it will expire after 7 days.

The results are derived from the Decision Return and Decision Expense inputs. From these 12 month results are determined based on a standard normal cumulative distribution. If you purchase a Commercial License we can upon request provide an unprotected software version allowing you to view the formula applied to enhance your knowledge of software operation (macros remain protected).

Form1 delivers the form data as an email to your designated delivery email address. It does not interface with a database. With developemnt work a database interface could be provided.

You can use standard JavaScript within your form to set required fields (although this is not ideal). We are currently developing a Form1 based GoldMine web import script. This will give the GoldMine form all the features of Form1 http://www.softswot.com/Form1Info.php (plus a few new ones) and allow the detection of required fields. It is due for release in the next month or so.

Instructions are provided in the help file and mouse over comments.Use the command buttons to add the number of shifts/staff required, adjust times/requirements to suit and Build the roster. If you want to have 6 weeks in one go you will need 126 shifts (3*7*6) which is getting a bit cumbersome. It may be better to set up 1 week (21 shifts) and use the Next Roster function to follow on for the next 5 weeks.

On finance repayment only the interest component is considered. As outlined in the help/comments:

"The calculated Interest Rate is based on the Financed Amount and the annual Interest Cost from the Performance Data. No principle reduction is considered during the forecast period, only interest expense, principle components reflect assets."

The interest cost is treated as a cost and any pricipal reduction must be derived from the profit of the business. In this senerio the financed amount is basically working capital.