Preparing the Data Entry

Set Popups

Some data entry windows use popup menus for entering information. The Set Popups window allows for adding or removing popup entries. It also allows for the setting the order these entries appear in the menu. In the case of Format, this order will also determine the order used when reporting issues in various reports.

The 3 variations of the Set Popups window.
Format Type	Session Type	Take Type

Format Type

The Issues window uses a popup menu for designating the format of the issue. Use this variation of the Set Popups window to add or remove entries from that popup. Also remember that the order of the entries in the popup will determine the order used when formatting issues in the discography report. For instance, most people like issues listed in the following order: 78, 45, LP, CD. (Of course, there could be more issue formats but I'm only listing these for simplicity.) Use the Up and Down button to configure the order of the popup entries.

Session Type

The Sessions window has a popup for designating the type of session. Most sessions are "studio" sessions. But there can also be live concerts, radio broadcasts, tv broadcasts, and any number of designations for a session.

Take Type

The Sessions window uses a popup menu for designating the type of performance. For many discographies, Master, Alternate, and Incomplete are sufficient for describing any performance, but users can add any others as desired. The Type Name is used in the popup menu on the Sessions window, but the Type Abbreviation is used in the reports generated by Brian. In most cases, a performance listed in a discography is the master take, so it is rather repitious to see that designation. For this case, leave the master abbreviation blank. That way, only the more unusual cases of alternate or incomplete will show on the reports.

The Set Popups window uses the 3 Step Edit Mode.

To enter a new item for the popup menu, first use the popup menu to select the type of popup to be changed. Then press the New button. Pressing New will cause the Edit button to change to Save and the Delete button to change to Cancel. Type in the label for the new popup item in the Type field. Press the Save button to save the entry or the Cancel button to cancel. If the Save button is pressed, the new entry will be displayed in the listbox below. Use the Up or Down buttons to position the entry in the list.

To change a popup item, select the item in the listbox below. Then follow the same steps as for adding an item except press the Edit button to start the procedure.

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Preferences

Date Preferences

Use the Preferences window to set the date format used in reports. The Preferences window has no effect on the date format used in data entry fields for other windows.

Font Preferences

Use the Preferences window to set the size and style of fonts used in the Brian reports.

Personal

The data on the Personal tab may be entered and it will be saved, but there are no operational uses for this data at this time.