Fitrix Documentation Organizer

Version 6.10

Welcome to the Fitrix Documentation Organizer. The organizer gives you on screen access to the entire Fitrix Documentation set. We have also included references to outside material that may be helpful.

INDEX TO DOCUMENTS:

END USERS

DEVELOPERS

DEVELOPERS (3rd Party Products)

SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATORS

Fitrix End User Starting Point:

Fitrix Technical Starting Point:

Four J’S Genero:

Fitrix Systems Administrators Guide

Fitrix Application Release Notes 6.10

VDT and Infrastructure Release Notes V6.10

Please find all Four J’s Genero 2.50 documents at the Four J’s website here

Data Import/Data Conversion User Guide

Getting Started With Fitrix

RAD Tool Quick Tutorial

 

 

 

Fitrix Technical Guides

 

 

Fitrix End User Guides

Accounting Technical Reference

 

 

General Ledger User Guide

Applications Developer Technical Guide

 

 

Accounts Payable User Guide

Screen Technical Reference

 

 

Accounts Receivable User Guide

Enhancement Toolkit Technical Reference

Informix 4GL Syntax:

 

Payroll User Guide

FG 4.12 New Features (Supplement)

4GL by Example Version 7.3

 

Payroll User Reference

Visual Menus Technical Reference

4GL Concepts and Use Version 7.3

 

Payroll Addendum 6.10

 

 

 

Fixed Assets User Guide

Report Code Generator Technical Reference

4GL Reference Manual Version 7.3

 

 

Report Writer User Reference

IDS Database:

 

Multi-Currency User Reference

Fitrix Technical Training

Please find all IDS 12.10 documents at the IBM website here:

 

Order Entry User Guide

Report Tools Training Guide

 

 

Inventory Control User Guide

Screens and Menus Training Guide

 

 

Purchasing User Guide

Fitrix Database Maps

 

 

Replenishment User Guide

ALL Module Table Maps

 

 

Bill Of Materials User Guide

Accounts Payable Table Maps

 

 

Production Orders

Accounts Receivable Table Maps

 

 

Materials Resource Planning

Fixed Assets Table Maps

 

 

Standard Routing User Guide

General Ledger Table Maps

 

 

Labor Processing

Inventory Control Table Maps

 

 

Customer Relationship Management

Multi-Currency Table Maps

 

 

Production Scheduling

Order Entry Table Maps

 

 

Barcoding

Purchasing Table Maps

 

 

 

Payroll Table Maps

 

 

 

Replenishment Table Maps

 

 

 

Bill of Material Table Maps

 

 

Fitrix End User Training

Labor Processing Table Maps

 

 

Fitrix Getting Started Training Guide

Production Work Orders Table Maps

 

 

Accounting Training Guide

Data Conversion Table Maps

 

 

Distribution Training Guide

 

 

 

Payroll Training Course Workbook

 

 

 

Manufacturing  Data Training Guide

 

 

 

Manufacturing Execution Training Guide

 

 

 

Customer Relationship Management Training Guide

 

 

 

Replenishment Training Guide

 

 

 

Version Upgrade Training Videos:

 

 

 

Training Video- Character to GUI

 

 

 

 

Training Video- All 3.90 to 6.10

 

 

 

Training Video – AP 3.90 to 6.10

 

 

 

Training Video – AR 3.90 to 6.10

 

 

 

Training Video – GL 3.90 to 6.10

 

 

 

Training Video – 6.10 Addendum

 

 

 

 

Links to the Complete Fitrix Doc Set by Category

 

Application Documentation (End User):

 

General

Document Name

Getting Started With Fitrix

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Evaluation, all application users (and technical support)

Purpose

To learn Basic Capabilities of User Interface. Also includes an implementation check list on what data needs to be set up to get started.

Additional Comments

 

 

 

Document Name

Fitrix Application Release Notes 6.10

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Evaluation, all application users (and technical support)

Purpose

What’s new and last minute information for the latest version

Additional Comments

 

 

 

Document Name

Report Writer User Reference

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Non-technical / Application Users

Purpose

How to generate reports using Information from the database

Additional Comments

This is a character based report writer to allow non-technical users to create reports. Can also be used by programmers to create Report Design (.ifg) for Report Code Generator.


                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Document Name

Barcode User Guide

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Application Users

Purpose

How to use Barcodes in the Distribution Modules

Additional Comments

 

 

 

 

 

Accounting

Accounting  Training

Document Name

Fitrix Getting Started Training Guide

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

All application users (and technical support)

Purpose

Used with training class for all modules

Additional Comments

Can be used as a self-study, works with the ‘sample’ database accessed by the training login. (Also can be used with the Evaluation database)

 

Document Name

Accounting Training Guide: G/L, A/P, A/R

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

All application users (and technical support)

Purpose

Used with training class for G/L, A/P, A/R modules

Additional Comments

Can be used as a self-study, works with the ‘sample’ database accessed by the training login. (Also can be used with the Evaluation database)

 

Document Name

Payroll Training Course Workbook

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

All application users of this module

Purpose

Payroll Module training

Additional Comments

 

 

General Ledger         User Guide

Document Name

General Ledger User Guide

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Application users of this module

Purpose

Overview of General Ledger

Additional Comments

 

 

Accounts Payable      User Guide

Document Name

Accounts Payable User Guide

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Application users of this module

Purpose

Overview of Accounts Payable

Additional Comments

 

 

Accounts Receivable User Guide

Document Name

Accounts Receivable User Guide

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Application users of this module

Purpose

Overview of Accounts Receivable

Additional Comments

 

 

Payroll                       User Guide

Document Name

Payroll User Guide

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Application users of this module

Purpose

Overview of Payroll

Additional Comments

 

User Reference

Document Name

Payroll User Reference

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Application users of this module

Purpose

Using Payroll

Additional Comments

 

Addendum

Document Name

Payroll Addendum

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Application users of this module

Purpose

New payroll features added to version 6.10

Additional Comments

 

 

 

 

Fixed Assets               User Guide

Document Name

Fixed Assets User Guide

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Application users of this module

Purpose

Overview of Fixed Assets

Additional Comments

 

 Multi-Currency       User Reference

Document Name

Multi-Currency User Reference

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Application users of this module

Purpose

Using Multi-Currency

Additional Comments

 

Customer Relationship

 Management            Training

Document Name

Customer Relationship Management Training Guide

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Application users of this module

Purpose

CRM Training

Additional Comments

 

 

Customer Relationship

 Management            User Guide

Document Name

Customer Relationship Management User Guide

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Application users of this module

Purpose

Using CRM

Additional Comments

 

 

 

Distribution

 

Distribution Training

Document Name

Distribution Training Guide: O/E, I/C, PU

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

All application users (and technical support)

Purpose

Used with training class for OE, IC and PU modules

Additional Comments

Can be used as a self-study, works with the ‘sample’ database accessed by the training login. (If you are evaluating the product, you will use the ‘standard’ database).

 

Replenishment Training

Document Name

Replenishment Training Guide

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

All application users (and technical support)

Purpose

Training class for the RL module

Additional Comments

Can be used as a self-study, works with the ‘sample’ database accessed by the training login. (If you are evaluating the product, you will use the ‘standard’ database).

 

Training Video- Character to GUI

Document Name

Training Video Character to Graphical

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

All application users (and technical support)

Purpose

Training Video- Character to GUI

Additional Comments

This video is for users that are transitioning from a character user interface version of Fitrix to a graphical user interface (GUI)

 

 

Training Video- All Module 3.90 to 6.10

Document Name

Training Video- All Module 3.90 to 6.10

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

All application users (and technical support)

Purpose

Training Video- All Module

Additional Comments

This training video covers features added that are not module specific for users that are upgrading from version 3.90 or 3.95 to version 6.10.

 

 

 

 

Training Video- AP Module 3.90 to 6.10

Document Name

Training Video- AP Module 3.90 to 6.10

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

All application users (and technical support)

Purpose

Training Video- AP Module

Additional Comments

This training video covers features added to the AP module for users that are upgrading from version 3.90 or 3.95 to version 6.10.

Training Video- AR Module 3.90 to 6.10

Document Name

Training Video- AR Module 3.90 to 6.10

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

All application users (and technical support)

Purpose

Training Video- AR Module

Additional Comments

This training video covers features added to the AR module for users that are upgrading from version 3.90 or 3.95 to version 6.10.

 

 

 

 

 

Training Video- GL Module 3.90 to 6.10

Document Name

Training Video- GL Module 3.90 to 6.10

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

All application users (and technical support)

Purpose

Training Video- GL Module

Additional Comments

This training video covers features added to the GL module for users that are upgrading from version 3.90 or 3.95 to version 6.10.

Training Video- PY Module 6.10 Addendum

Document Name

Training Video- PY Module Addendum 6.10

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

All application users (and technical support)

Purpose

Training Video- PY Module

Additional Comments

This training video covers features added to the PY module for users that are upgrading to version 6.10.

 

 

 

Order Entry              User Guide

Document Name

Order Entry User Guide

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Application users of this module

Purpose

Overview of Order Entry

Additional Comments

 

 

Inventory Control     User Guide

Document Name

Inventory Control User Guide

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Application users of this module

Purpose

Overview of Inventory Control

Additional Comments

 

 

Purchasing                 User Guide

Document Name

Purchasing User Guide

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Application users of this module

Purpose

Overview of Purchasing

Additional Comments

 

 Replenishment         User Guide

Document Name

Replenishment User Guide

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Application users of this module

Purpose

Overview of Replenishment

Additional Comments

 

                        Manufacturing 

Manufacturing  Data Training

Document Name

Manufacturing  Data Training Guide: BOM, Routing

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

All application users (and technical support)

Purpose

Used with training class for BOM and Routing modules

Additional Comments

Can be used as a self-study, works with the ‘sample’ database accessed by the training login. (If you are evaluating the product, you will use the ‘standard’ database).

Manufacturing  Execution Training

Document Name

Manufacturing Execution Training Guide: POP,LP,Job Shop

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

All application users (and technical support)

Purpose

Used with training class for Production Order Processing, Labor Processing, and Job Shop.

Additional Comments

Can be used as a self-study, works with the ‘sample’ database accessed by the training login. (If you are evaluating the product, you will use the ‘standard’ database).

 

Bill of Materials        User Guide

Document Name

Bill of Materials User Guide

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Application users of this module

Purpose

Overview of Bill of Materials

Additional Comments

 

 Production Orders  User Guide

Document Name

Production Order Processing  User Guide

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Application users of this module

Purpose

Overview of Production  Order Processing

Additional Comments

 

 

 Production Scheduling   User Guide

Document Name

Production Scheduling User Guide

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Application users of this module

Purpose

Overview of Production  Scheduling

Additional Comments

 

 

 

Materials Resource Planning User Guide

Document Name

Materials Resource Planning  User Guide

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Application users of this module

Purpose

Overview of Materials Resource Planning

Additional Comments

 

Standard Routing User Guide

Document Name

Standard Routing  User Guide

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Application users of this module

Purpose

Overview of Standard Routing

Additional Comments

 

Labor Processing User Guide

Document Name

Labor Processing User Guide

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Application users of this module

Purpose

Overview of Labor Processing

Additional Comments

 

 

 

Application Documentation (Technical):

 

Document Name

Accounting Technical Reference

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Technical users and Programmers

Purpose

Overview of Design and Programming Conventions used.

Additional Comments

 

 

Document Name

Fitrix Applications Developer Technical Guide

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Developers

Purpose

Details on implementing specific features and functions in Fitrix applications

Additional Comments

 

 

Data Import/Data Conversion                     User Guide

Document Name

Data Import / Data Conversion User Guide

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Technical users and Programmers

Purpose

Using the Data Import Tool

Additional Comments

 

 

 

Data Maps for all Modules

Document Name

ALL Module Table Maps

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Technical users

Purpose

Getting to know the data structures of the Module

Additional Comments

The tables mentioned here are common across all modules.

 

Document Name

Accounts Payable Module Table Maps

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Technical users

Purpose

Getting to know the data structures of the Module

Additional Comments

 

 

Document Name

Accounts Receivable Module Table Maps

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Technical users

Purpose

Getting to know the data structures of the Module

Additional Comments

 

 

Document Name

Fixed Assets Module Table Maps

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Technical users

Purpose

Getting to know the data structures of the Module

Additional Comments

 

 

Document Name

General Ledger Module Table Maps

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Technical users

Purpose

Getting to know the data structures of the Module

Additional Comments

 

 

Document Name

Inventory Control Module Table Maps

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Technical users

Purpose

Getting to know the data structures of the Module

Additional Comments

 

 

Document Name

Multi-Currency Module Table Maps

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Technical users

Purpose

Getting to know the data structures of the Module

Additional Comments

 

 

Document Name

Order Entry Module Table Maps

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Technical users

Purpose

Getting to know the data structures of the Module

Additional Comments

 

 

Document Name

Purchasing Module Table Maps

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Technical users

Purpose

Getting to know the data structures of the Module

Additional Comments

 

 

Document Name

Payroll Module Table Maps

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Technical users

Purpose

Getting to know the data structures of the Module

Additional Comments

 

 

Document Name

Replenishment Module Table Maps

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Technical users

Purpose

Getting to know the data structures of the Module

Additional Comments

 

 

Document Name

Bill of Material Module Table Maps

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Technical users

Purpose

Getting to know the data structures of the Module

Additional Comments

 

 

Document Name

Labor Processing Module Table Maps

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Technical users

Purpose

Getting to know the data structures of the Module

Additional Comments

 

 

Document Name

Production Work Orders Module Table Maps

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Technical users

Purpose

Getting to know the data structures of the Module

Additional Comments

 

 

Document Name

Data Conversion Table Maps

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Technical users

Purpose

Getting to know the data structures of the tables

Additional Comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rapid Application Development (RAD) Tools (technical users)

 

Document Name

Fitrix RAD Tool Quick Tutorial

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Users of the RAD Tool / Evaluating Technology

Purpose

To get an initial overview of the RAD tool with some exercises

Additional Comments

 

 

Document Name

VDT and Infrastructure Release Notes

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Technical Users of RAD Tool, System Administrators

Purpose

New Information on the Current Version

Additional Comments

 

 

Document Name

Screen Technical Reference

Addendum

Screen Technical Reference Addendum

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Technical Users of RAD Tool

Purpose

How to create or Modify Forms.

Additional Comments

 

 

Document Name

Enhancement Toolkit Technical Reference

Addendum

Enhancement Toolkit Technical Reference - Addendum

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Technical Users of RAD Tool

Purpose

Learning advanced features of FG RAD Tool

Additional Comments

Advanced features that can be added to programs created with the RAD Tool.

 

Document Name

RAD 4.12 New Features (Supplement)                              

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Technical Users of RAD Tool, Programmers

Purpose

New features added to the RAD Tool.

Additional Comments

 

 

Document Name

Visual Menus Technical Reference

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Technical Users of Visual Menus

Purpose

Getting to know the features of the Visual Menus

Additional Comments

Refer to this only if you are developing Visual Menus.

 

Document Name

Report Code Generator Technical Reference

Addendum

Report Code Generator Technical Reference - Addendum

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Technical Users of RAD Tools

Purpose

How to create or modify Report Programs.

Additional Comments

 

 

Document Name

Report Writer User Reference

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Non-technical / Application Users / Programmers

Purpose

How to generate reports using Information from the database

Additional Comments

This is a legacy character based report writer that is sometimes useful as a utility to create a quick report or used by programmers to create Report Design (.ifg) for Report Code Generator.

 

 

 

Document Name

Report Tools Training Guide

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Technical User attending Training Class

Purpose

Training Guide for the Report Writer

Additional Comments

Also use for self-study.

 

Document Name

Screens & Menus Training Guide

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Technical User attending Training Class

Purpose

Training Guide for the Screens and Menus

Additional Comments

The Menus here correspond to Character Menus and not the Visual (Graphical) Menus. Also use for self-study.

 

Other Fitrix Documents (technical and/or application users)

 

Document Name

Fitrix Systems Administrators Guide

Addendum

 

Publisher

FGSS

Target Audience

Fitrix Systems Administrators and Developers

Purpose

Central location of all documentation for system administration tasks. Where possible the tasks are documented here, otherwise they are introduced here and you are pointed to additional documentation

Additional Comments

 

 

IBM-Informix Documents

 

 

IBM/Informix Title List of Documents gives a comprehensive list of all Documents that are available but many of them will not apply to you and have no bearing to what products you have. (You need to be connected to the Internet to access this link)

 

The List of Documents below has been included for your convenience and will provide a reference to IBM/Informix that are part of this package. IBM/Informix may update these documents on a regular basis. The latest version can always be accessed from the link given above.

 

 

Document Name

4GL by Example Version 7.3

Addendum

 

Publisher

IBM/Informix

Target Audience

Technical User’s of BDL (4GL)

Purpose

4GL by Example

Additional Comments

The Four J’s documents are specific to differences between BDL and 4GL, but these IBM/Informix documents give all the basic information on the 4GL product.


 

Document Name

4GL Concepts and Use Version 7.3

Addendum

 

Publisher

IBM/Informix

Target Audience

Technical User’s of BDL (4GL)

Purpose

4GL Concepts and Use

Additional Comments

The Four J’s documents are specific to differences between BDL and 4GL, but these IBM/Informix documents give all the basic information on the 4GL product.

 

 

Document Name

4GL Reference Manual Version 7.3

Addendum

 

Publisher

IBM/Informix

Target Audience

Technical User’s of BDL (4GL)

Purpose

Reference Manual for Informix 4GL

Additional Comments

The Four J’s documents are specific to differences between BDL and 4GL, but these IBM/Informix documents give all the basic information on the 4GL product. 

 

 

 

Document Name

IDS Informix Knowledge Center

Addendum

 

Publisher

IBM/Informix

Target Audience

Technical User’s of the IDS database and SQL

Purpose

Reference Manuals for all of IDS

Additional Comments

This covers IDS, SQL, DBACCESS 

 

 

 

 

Additional Recommended Reading

 

Informix Guide to SQL: Reference and Syntax, 2nd Edition, from Informix Software.  ISBN: 0-13-016166-7

— This comprehensive reference covers SQL, stored procedures, and triggers and now includes a syntax section in the second edition.

 

 

 

Informix Guide to SQL: Tutorial, 2nd Edition, from Informix Software
— This tutorial shows how to write simple and advanced queries to fetch data, refine and optimize queries, insert, delete, etc. Updated for Informix's SQL version 8.2.  ISBN: 0-13-016165-9

 

 

Informix Handbook by Ron Flannery
— A comprehensive desktop reference for anyone working with Informix databases.  ISBN: 0-13-012247-5

 

 

Programming Informix SQL/4GL: A Step-By-Step Approach, Second Edition, by Cathy Kipp
— This example-rich primer covers everything you need to know to successfully design, implement, and maintain databases with INFORMIX's version of SQL.  ISBN: 0-13-675919-X

 

Using Informix SQL (2nd Edition)
by Jonathan Leffler (Paperback)
ISBN: 0-20-156509-9

 

Informix Unleashed

By John McNally, Glen Miller, Jim Prajesh, Jose Fortuny

ISBN: 0-67-230650-6