SSTF 12    Software Features

Features:

Overview and Technical Documentation

     Allows the user to view the ASCII files in the DOCUMENTATION
     sub-directory.  The user can also print or copy the selected
     file.


Selecting from the List of Tables

     Using the cursor keys the user can highlight a desired table
     and press [Enter] to select.  The user can also press the [F1]
     key for the Subject Locator.  This list quickly identifies the
     SSTF tables by subject.  A table can be selected from here
     or the user can return to the List of Tables by pressing the
     [Esc] key.


Displaying the Data

     The user has several options when viewing the data by pressing
     one of the following keys:

     T         Selects another table.

     R         Allows the user to select a different Race/Ethnicity,
               then displays the data.  This key will not be in operation 
               when viewing a "PA" or "HA" table because these tables are 
               not broken down by race.

     G         Allows the user to select a different Geographic
               Area, then displays the data.

     S         Allows the user to select a different sub-group for
               the selected table. Example: the user displays data
               for males, the user can select females and view
               that data without re-selecting a new table.

     P         Allows the user to print the selected table as
               displayed on the screen to a printer or to a print
               file.

     C         Allows the user to copy records for the selected
               table to a file (see Copy Function below).

     [F1]      Overview and Technical Documentation (see above).

     A         Displays data for all persons for the selected
               geographic area.  There is an option to print this data.

     [End]     Exits the SSTF software.


Copy Function

     Users can copy records from the SSTF datafile to various file
     formats (i.e. ASCII, ASCII delimited, dBase, Lotus).  There
     are two options for copying records for a selected table:

     Option 1:

          Copy records for the selected sub-groups in a selected
          table for selected geographic areas and /or selected
          races/ethnicities.

          This option allows the user to selected from the lists of
          races/ethnicities and/or geographic areas for the pre-
          selected sub-groups.

     Option 2:

          Copy records for the complete table for a selected
          geographic area and race/ethnicity.


     The user can copy a file for either option to an ASCII, ASCII
     (delimited), dBase, or Lotus file format.  Both options allow
     the user to create technical documentation for the generated
     output file.

     The created technical documentation lists the fields as well
     as their descriptions, field length, and character type.

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