OVERVIEW
The AMERISYS program is used to convert telephone expense transactions from an
Amerisystems Phone System to be compatible with the TABS III "Import Data From Data
Capture Devices" utility program. The AMERISYS program must reside in the same
directory as the TABS III programs in order to work properly.
The AMERISYS program will mark up all calls 35% if the client account number is not
between 100.000 and 100.999.
INSTALLATION
The AMERISYS interface program (AMERISYS.EXE) must be transferred to the directory on your
hard disk where the TABS III program files reside. This is done by using the INSTALL
program on the AMERISYS Conversion Program disk.
To install the AMERISYS Interface program on your hard disk:
1) Insert the AMERISYS Device Program disk in disk drive A.
2) Log onto that drive by entering: A:
3) From the "A:>\" prompt, enter the command: INSTALL
4) Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software onto your hard disk. The
Install program will locate your TABS III software on your hard disk so that the interface
program can be transferred to the same directory as TABS III. After the installation
process, the message "Installation Complete" will be displayed.
EXECUTING THE AMERISYS INTERFACE PROGRAM
Use the following procedure for conversion:
1)Create a text file from your AMERISYS phone records. The data should be output to a file
named AMERISYS.DAT. Transfer the AMERISYS.DAT file to your computer's hard disk in the
directory where your TABS III programs reside.
2) Invoke the conversion program by entering: AMERISYS
3) The first time you run the AMERISYS program, you will be asked to enter the TABS III
transaction code number that you use for phone calls. Once you specify the
transaction code number, the AMERISYS conversion program will use that same number each
time you run the AMERISYS conversion program.
4) Next, you will be asked "Is it OK to continue? (Y/N)". If you enter
"N" the program will be aborted. If you enter "Y" the program will
look for the AMERISYS.DAT file containing the AMERISYS data. If the AMERISYS.DAT file is
found to contain data, the program will display the message "CONVERTING
TRANSACTIONS" followed by a "." for each transaction read from the file.
The files T3EXPKEY.REM, T3EXP.REM and T3EDESC1.REM will be created which can be merged
with the main TABS III data files. You must then execute TABS III and run the Import
Data from Data Capture Devices program.
IMPORTANT: Be sure the remote data files (*.REM) are deleted after running the
Merge Utility program. This is handled automatically by the IMPORT DATA FROM DATA CAPTURE
DEVICES utility program but not the MERGE REMOTE DATA utility program.
NOTE: If you are not using a demo version of the program, the
AMERISYS.DAT file will automatically be deleted when the conversion is complete to avoid
double-posting of the data.
NOTE: You may change the phone call transaction code used by the AMERISYS program by deleting the file: AMERISYS.PRM which is created in your TABS III directory. This will enable you to go through the setup procedure described above in Step 3 as a first time user of the program.