The gdk (graphic interface) version of Proven CHOICE uses buttons for user convenience throughout the programs. There are two distinct categories of these buttons: command buttons and label/prompt buttons.

Command Buttons:
Command buttons may be anywhere within a page, but in a logical position related to its use: i.e. Save or Cancel buttons at the bottom of a screen; these buttons are usually obvious in their use or purpose.

The Save, Cancel, and Quit buttons are examples of common and rather obvious command buttons used throughout Proven CHOICE's entry and edit screens.


Less obvious are specialized command buttons such as the Auto Pay button in Accounts Receivable Payment Entry which automatically applies a payment you have entered to exisiting open invoices on an oldest first basis.

Label/Prompt Buttons:
Label/Prompt buttons are associated with a data entry prompt or the label for a data entry field and is descriptive of the information to be entered. CHOICE uses these buttons in three ways:

As a toggle or switch:
This feature is used for simple entries such as Yes or No answers to a prompt. Clicking on the button will change the value of the entry without the user having to type in a new value. For example, CHOICE's Customer Maintenance prompts for whether the customer is taxable or not and appears as the example below.

By clicking the Taxable button, the user can change the entry from N to Y without having to type in the new value.

Inquiry/Report for more information:
For example, in the Entry/Edit Screen for Customers, clicking on the Balance button will bring up a listing of all the open items which make up the customer's outstanding receivables balance.

To Go To another entry screen:
Many entry screens ask for keys from another file. If for example the Invoice Entry Screen asks for a Terms Code and you have not yet entered the code you need, clicking on the Terms button will take you to the Terms Entry Screen so you can enter this new code. When you are done, you will be returned to the Invoice Entry Screen. This feature is especially handy when you first start using the system and may not have remembered to make all of the setup entries you will need.

File Walk:

In the Terms example above, you may have noticed the buttons next to the Terms button. By clicking on the Up and Down arrows, you can walk backward or forward in sorted order in any CHOICE file. File Walk is a powerful and unique feature of Proven CHOICE. Using this feature you can walk through any file in sorted order until you find the exact record you are looking for. You can walk from the beginning to the end by making no entries, or you can type in a few letters to begin a starting point in the file. For example, you might type in "SMITH" if you are looking for a particular John Smith in your customer file, and then walk to the right one.

File Walk is always available from the main key or lookup code of any maintenance screen and, in this case, you will see all of the information related to each potential record; in our example, each and every customer, so you will know for sure which customer fits all of the details.

File Walk is also useful when an entry screen is asking for the code or key to a record in another file. In this case, the File Walk will always show the description or name of each option you walk to. Thus, if you need to enter the general ledger account number for a specific expense, but can't remember exactly which account it is, you probably have a rough idea so simply start at a good guess and File Walk until you find the correct account number.

The example which follows shows use of the File Walk to locate the correct sales account for an invoice entry to A/R. Initially, account #500 is entered or is the beginning default number.