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1. 1 Standard Container 2 Pallet 0 Cancel 36 Softw y qat Software n School of Computing Pp Momentum Software Engineering lt i OFTWARE Simon Fraser University Ps 8888 University Drive KA y Burnaby B C FG maye sterpa Canada V5A 156 Appendix A Glossary of Terms BNF Abbreviation for Backus Naur Form Itis a way to specify the exact syntax or format of data attributes Character Any alphabet or number e g a b c x y Z A B C X Y Z 1 2 3 4 Integer Any positive or negative whole number e g 1 2 3 4 5 6 JAVA A cross platform language developed by Sun JAVA Virtual Machine Java requires something called the Virtual Machine to execute programs class files written in Java The Virtual Machine is a piece of software that can be downloaded freely off the Internet MB This stand for megabyte A term used to describe capacity of memory RAM or disks Parallel Port The computer sends information to other devices through ports Usually printers are connected to a computer through parallel ports PC Personal Computer QWERTY keyboard Standard keyboard with keys QWERT and Y on the upper left hand section of the keys for keying in alphabets Real Number Any number that has a decimal part e g 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 9 32 5 etc RAM Random Access Memory for temporary storage of data inside the computer during operation String A word or a sentence that2. message The operation cannot be completed because hard disk is full Enter Y to retry Enter N to return to the main menu N 1 Enter Y to retry the delete operation Enter N to abort to the main menu 6 1 2 Referential Integrity When an item is expected to be but is actually not in the system the following message is displayed You have entered an item that does not exist in the system Enter Y to ig nter the item correctly enter N to return to the main menu Y 11 Follow the instruction shown on the screen Enter Y to re enter the item Pleas nter an existing item I ACTUALLY EXIST lii Enter N to abort to the main menu 33 perl Software Ery e School of Computing X A A Science i Momentum Software Engineering Simon Fraser University B gt 8888 University Drive yet SOFTWA Rey Burnaby B C PEE ayy ony Canada V5A 1S6 6 1 3 Key Uniqueness When an item that is expected not to be in the system but it is actually there the following message is displayed An item should not already be in the system when you try to add that item as a new item The item you entered already exists Enter Y to r nter th item correclty enter N to return to the main menu Y 11 Follow the instruction shown on the screen Enter Y to re enter the item Please enter a unique identification for the item I DO NOT EXIST lii Enter N to abort to the main menu A note on uniqueness The system is case se
3. i 2 E Momentum Software Engineering er OFTWARE K Simon Fraser University Pz 8888 University Drive KA x Burnaby B C PaA may ory Canada V5A 1S6 previously In this case options N I and 0 are only available In contrast if you type N followed by the next 20 items to the list would be displayed Note that if there is no more items in the list an error message will state no more items In this case options P I and 0 are only available If you type 0 followed by J the program will return to the previous menu Alternatively if you type I followed by J then you can type in the specific item ID Yes or No Question Are you sure you want to perform the above action Y N Y Generally for Yes or No question you can either enter Y followed by 4 for Yes or enter N followed by for No Entering Data Items Pleas nter the name of the customer Maximum Length 30 characters e g Ronald MacDonald James Bond In general the program will print out a line of question near the bottom of the screen followed by the format the data has to be in You can then enter your data at the bottom most line of the screen 3 4 Modifying Attributes of Cargo Customer and Flight The option to change the attributes of cargo customer or flight is not available from the menu If you want to change any attribute you cannot just delete a cargo customer or flight and re add it Once the customer com
4. Refer to 6 1 4 the list 4i Cannot delete item Refer to 6 1 5 22 perl Software Ery y i a xX gt a SOFTWARE A E Aro ae d my atopy Momentum Software Engineering 4 7 Querying the space remaining 1 Enter 4 from the main menu Query capacity remaining on a flight Print flight load report Exit Choose an option 0 2 and press ENTER 2 Enter 1 to query capacity remaining on a flight School of Computing Science Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive Burnaby B C Canada V5A 1S6 Option Flight ID R W C kg Footprint Remaining 1 dddd xxxdd dddddd d ddd 2 1234 Mar08 123456 7 20 R W C Remaining Weight Capacity You can enter the option for the flight you want to assign the cargo to or you can enter the flight ID directly 2 6 3 A list of flights that already exist in the system would be displayed Enter the option number to select the flight for its profile The list may be longer than a full screen display Alternatively you can enter the specially formatted flight ID directly 3ia If an option number is entered The space remaining for the selected flight 1 Footprint free 300 2 Total remaining weight 600 3 kg width 2 00m and length 1 50m Would you like to check another flight Y N N or 320 8 pounds 3 The largest pallet that can be assigned to the flight has 3ib Enter Y will return
5. 0 4 and press ENTER 1 2 Enter 1 to add a new cargo item 1 Standard Container 2 Pallet 0 Cancel Choose an option 0 2 and press ENTER 1 3 Enter 1 to add a standard container to the system Enter the Customer Name Length 30 max Issac Newton 4 Enter the name of the customer Enter the cargo weight 0 1 999999 9 kg 13 AS 5 Enter the weight of the cargo Are you sure you want to add the standard container Y N Y 6i Enter Y to add the new standard container to the system Attach or write down the Airway bill ID Airway bill ID is dddddd The container is successfully added 611 Enter N to abort the operation Do you wish to add another item Y N N 7 Enter Y to add another item to the system This will go back to step 4 Enter N would return you to the main menu 14 Softw peut oftware ey School of Computing w T A Science Momentum Software Engineering Saon Fraser nner gt 8888 University Drive Si POFTWARE y Burnaby B C E moy herpa Canada V5A 186 Step Brief Description Detail Description 4 Data Range You must enter a name with a maximum of 30 characters Referential Integrity The name you entered must already exists in the system Refer to 6 1 2 5 Data Range You must enter a weight from 0 1 999999 9 6i Hard Disk Maybe Full Refer to 6 1 1 15 perl Software n gt x A E KA 3
6. ENTER 1 from the main menu 1 Add a new customer 2 Delete a customer MAINTENANCE 3 View all customers MAINTENANCE 0 Exit Choose an option 0 4 and press ENTER 0 2 ENTER 0 to exit back to the main menu 11 Softw peut Software ey School of Computing w Science f Momentum Software Engineering Simon Fraser University Ey gt 8888 University Drive Ea So FTWARE Burnaby B C EA mayen herp Canada V5A 1S6 More importantly the above piece of example does not imply entering 1 from the Customer Maintenance Menu What it means is that after entering 1 from the main menu the Customer Maintenance Menu will show as the response from the system However the bolded 0 that shows is the subsequent sample input from you after the screen is displayed The instruction as to what kind of input needs to be entered is located immediately after the screen shot in this case 2 ENTER 0 to exit back to the main menu No confusion would present under this format and which screenshot and sample input goes with which instruction would be made very clear by the context If you find it confusing however you may want to ignore the bolded sample input and just followed the numbered steps A step with the same number followed by i ii iii etc indicates branches Only one of the branches would take place depending on your input A note on screen shots Sometimes sample
7. Pa may rye ay Ar 4 3 Adding a Pallet 1 Enter 2 from the main menu Add a new cargo item Assign a cargo item to a flight De assign a cargo item from a flight Delete a cargo item List out all the unassigned cargo items Exit Choose an option 0 4 and press ENTER 1 2 Enter 1 to add a new cargo item Standard Container Pallet Cancel Choose an option 0 2 and press ENTER 2 3 Enter 2 to add a pallet to the system 1 2 0 Enter the Customer Name Length 30 max Issac Newton 4 Enter the name of the customer Enter the cargo weight 0 1 999999 9 kg 314159 2 AS 5 Enter the weight of the cargo Enter the cargo width 0 1 6 00 m 3 14 X 6 Enter the width of the pallet Enter the cargo length 0 1 199 99 m 141 42 X 7 Enter the length of the pallet Are you sure you want to add the pallet Y N Y 8i Enter Y to add the pallet to the system Airway bill ID is dddddd The pallet is successfully added 16 o f f Pp Momentum Software Engineering 3 DOFTWARE d School of Computing Science Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive Burnaby B C Canada V5A 156 Reassign all cargo items on a flight to a different flight MAINT ENANC E Softw peut oftware ey School of Computing w T A Science Momentum Software Engineering Saon Fraser ates gt 8888 Universit
8. 4 4 Enter the weight capacity of the new flight Enter the length of the flight 0 199 99 123 45 5 Enter the length of the new flight Are you sure you want to add the flight 1234 Mar07 Y N Y 6i Enter Y to add the new flight to the system The new flight is successfully added 611 Enter N to abort the operation Do you wish to add another item Y N N 7 Enter Y to add another item to the system This will go back to step 3 Enter N would return you to the main menu 18 Softw peut of Oe ere x n A Pi A y o T A H Science E Momentum Software Engineering SOFTWARE Spy m r mapy for gh School of Computing Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive Burnaby B C Canada V5A 1S6 Step Brief Description Detail Description 3 Data Format You must enter a flight ID with a specific format Specifically in BNF form digit digit JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV IDEC 0 1 2 3 digit Key Uniqueness The flight ID you enter must not already exist in the system Refer to 6 1 3 4 Data Format The weight capacity is a real number from 0 999999 9 5 Data Format The length of the flight should be between 0 and 199 99 6i Hard Disk Maybe Full Refer to 6 1 1 19 Softw peut oftware ey School of
9. 8 Deleting the flight and its cargo items 1 Enter 3 from the main menu 1 Create a new flight 2 Delete a flight and its cargo 3 Delete all flights regardless of ref int MAINTENANCE 0 Exit Choose an option 0 3 and press ENTER 2 Enter 2 to assign a cargo item to a flight Option Flight ID R W C kg Footprint Remaining 1 dddd xxxdd dddddd d ddd 2 1234 Mar08 123456 7 20 R W C Remaining Weight Capacity You can enter the option for the flight you want to assign the cargo to or you can enter the flight ID directly 2 6 3i A list of flights that already exist in the system would be displayed Enter the option number to select the flight you want to delete The list may again be longer than a full screen display 3ii Alternatively you may enter the flight ID directly The following cargo items will also deleted along with the flight jist of assigned cargo items Option Airway Bill ID Customer Name Weight kg 1 dddddd XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX dddddd d 2 123456 Vincent Chu 326785 2 Are you sure you want to delete 1234 Mar08 Y N Y 4i Enter Y to delete the flight along with its cargo The flight is successfully deleted 4ii Enter N to abort the operation Do you wish to delete another flight Y N N 6 Enter Y to delete another flight This will go back to step 3 Enter N would return you to the main menu 29 S
10. Flight the Freights Manager 3 0 Introduction to User Interface e 3 1 Menu System nnan e 3 2 Data Entry 3 3 PLOMPES ee eseepeeseeessersrnenseneerereteeseneeennnennnee e 3 4 Modifying Attributes of Cargo Customer and Flight 4 0 Operating Procedures e 4 0 How the Section is Organized 4 1 Adding a NEW CUS OME neat det eee lonaata cons eaior 4 2 Adding a standard container 4 3 Adding BAM ote ces oto een 4 4 Creating a new AN SEN 2550 pl walsh wesc eee oe See 4 5 Assigning cargo items to a flight 4 6 Deleting a cargo item oo ccseecscacececsecsesecencecsecersesscaetccsaceeecstoeeees 4 7 Querying the space TEMA go cacaaeceteengecetesedetereeeteiestenterecoeiees 4 8 Deleting the flight amp its cargo items 4 9 Re assigning all cargo MIS a ccieaataseusitvecsiecesctdaesandniessesitvenentauens 4 10 De assigning a cargo from a flight e 4 11 Printing flight load report 5 0 Back up Procedures e 5 0 Backup Procedures 6 0 References 6 1 Listing of Error Messages e 6 2 Listing of Data Formats and Fields e 63 Men Tee meee ee ere cee ere EE Appendix A e Appendix A Glossary of Terms perl Software Ery o f E Momentum Software Engineering DOFTWARE 4 Hy School of Computing Science Simon Fraser University ag 8888 University Drive yS Burnaby B C FG maye sterpa Canada V5A 156 Section 1 0 Introduction 1 1 Welcome Welcome to Flight the Freights Manager We at Momentum Software Engineeri
11. data will be displayed in the screen shots Airway bill ID is dddddd The container is successfully added The underlined dddddd represents the format of the data that is being displayed qd would represent a digit 0 9 and x would represent a character A Z a z 0 9 e g dddddd in this case maybe 123456 4 1 0 Operating procedures 4 1 Adding a new customer 4 7 Querying the space remaining 4 2 Adding a standard container 4 8 Deleting the flight amp its cargo items 4 3 Adding a pallet 4 9 Re assigning all cargo items 4 4 Creating a new flight 4 10 De assigning a cargo from a flight 4 5 Assigning cargo items to a flight 4 11 Printing flight load report 4 6 Deleting a cargo item 12 perl Software n Pid gN A EA 9 Torg pene 2y tory y 4 1 Adding a new customer 1 Enter 1 from the main menu o f E Momentum Software Engineering SOFTWARE School of Computing Science Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive Burnaby B C Canada V5A 1S6 1 Add a new customer 2 Delete a customer MAINTENANCE 3 View all customers MAINTENANCE 0 Exit Choose an option 0 4 and press ENTER 1 2 Enter 1 to add a new customer Enter the Customer Name Length 30 max Issac Newton 3 Enter the name of the customer to be added 604 123 4567 Enter the phone number of the customer Length 13 max 4 Enter
12. gt Run and type command and press J Insert the Flight the Freights Manager disk into your 3 5 floppy disk drive To switch to the floppy disk drive type A and press J in the DOS box or command prompt Then to run the installation program a batch file type ffmsetup bat and press al Type c and press 4 Take the disk out of the 3 5 floppy disk drive and store it for safekeeping The program requires data files which are contained in a sub directory called datfiles located in the program directory C flight After installing or when there is no existing data files located in datfiles or when there are data files missing the program once started will automatically create new empty data files One common error that may be encountered is that there is not enough room on the hard drive to install the system If possible delete unneeded files and programs to free up space and try to install the system again Softw peut Software ey School of Computing al d H Science E b Momentum Software Engineering Simon Fraser University P 8888 University Drive e SOFTWARE EA y Burnaby B C 7d may sterpa Canada V5A 1S6 2 4 How to Start Flight the Freights Manager To run the program change to the C drive by typing c and pressing in the DOS box or command prompt Please refer back to section 2 3 step 1 for instructions to start up DOS Then to get to the program directory type ed flight and press J Start the
13. substitution flight Enter Y to select another flight You will return to step Option Airway Bill ID Customer Name Weight kg 1 dddddd XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX dddddd d 2 123456 Vincent Chu 326785 2 The list of cargo shown above no longer fits on the new model They will be unassigned Are you sure to continue Y N S4iib Otherwise a list of cargos that do not fit in the new flight will become unassigned They will be listed out Enter Y to continue with the operation enter N to abort to the main menu The chosen operation is completed 5 You will return to the main menu Step Brief Description Detail Description 31 Option you entered is not on Refer to 6 1 4 the list 3ii Flight ID Format Flight ID must have a specific format Refer to 6 2 1 Referential Integrity The flight ID you entered must already exists in the system Refer to 6 1 2 4i Cannot complete the operation The operation cannot be completed due to disk failure Refer to 6 1 6 28 Softw peut oftware ey School of Computing i 2 Pp Momentum Software Engineering er OFTWARE d x Simon Fraser University Pi 8888 University Drive KA na Burnaby B C PaA may corpo Canada V5A 1S6 4 10 De assigning a cargo from a flight 1 Enter 2 from the main menu Add a new cargo item Assign a cargo item to a flight De assign a cargo item from a flight Delete a cargo item Reassig
14. that in general every input to the system must be followed by the J In both menu selection and data entry you will type at the bottom most line of the screen Backspace can be used whenever you have to input something by pressing BACKSPACE this means that a mistake can always be corrected before you press the a F yt oftware School of Computing 3 Science Momentum Software Engineering Simon pie Universi R 8888 University Drive Ks OFTWARE Burnaby B C FP mpo get Canada V5A 1S6 Information displayed by the program The bottom most line is for data input by the users Figure 3 2 1 A generic layout of a typical display from the system 3 3 Prompts There are basically three different types of output from the program and for each type you need to subsequently provide an appropriate input back to the program Selecting from a List Menu List Menu 1 Item A 2 Item B 0 Exit Generally you would just type in the number in this case 1 2 or 0 followed by If the list is too long i e with 20 items or more you can choose one of the following P for previous 20 Items N for next 20 Items I for directly entering the Item ID 0 for Exit If you type P followed by the previous 20 items to the list would be displayed Note that if you are at the first item in the list an error message will state no items Softw peut Software ey School of Computing
15. to step 3 Enter N will return you to the main menu X3iia If a flight ID is entered and the flight exists The flight with the inputted designator is found Please wait for the result The space remaining for the selected flight 1 Footprint free 300 2 Total remaining weight 600 3 kg Would you like to check another flight Y N N or 1323 4 pounds 3iib Enter Y will return to step 3 Enter N will return you to the main menu 23 x yat a on School of Computing A 4 A H Science b Momentum Software Engineering Simon Fraser University i b 8888 University Drive a OFTWARE g EA y Burnaby B C 4 moyea cag Canada V5A 1S6 Z3iiia If a flight ID is entered and the flight does not exist The flight ID entered does not exist in the system database Would you like to check another flight Y N N 3iiib Enter Y will return to step 3 Enter N will return you to the main menu Step Brief Description Detail Description 3 Option you entered is not on Refer to 6 1 4 the list Flight ID Format Flight ID must have a specific format Refer to 6 2 1 Referential Integrity The flight ID you entered must already exists in the system Refer to 6 1 2 24 si perl Software n School of Computing A 4 A H Science y Pp s Momentum Software Engineering Saon Fraser Universi SOFTWAR Eng Pz 8888 University Drive og 5 Burnaby B C bs 7 PaA maye ory Canada V5A 156 4
16. Computing i f Pp Momentum Software Engineering lt i 3 DOFTWARE d Simon Fraser University Pi 8888 University Drive KA na Burnaby B C FG may corpo Canada V5A 1S6 4 5 Assigning cargo items to a flight 1 Enter 2 from the main menu Add a new cargo item Assign a cargo item to a flight De assign a cargo item from a flight Delete a cargo item Reassign all cargo items on a flight to a different flight List out all the unassigned cargo items MAINTENANCE 0 Exit Choose an option 0 6 and press ENTER 2 Enter 2 to assign a cargo item to a flight _ist of unassigned cargo items Option Airway Bill ID Customer Name Weight kg dl dddddd XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX dddddd d 2 123456 Vincent Chu 326785 2 Enter the option 2 63 A list of unassigned cargo items would be displayed along with its weight and the customer it belongs to Enter the option number e g 1 or 2 in this case for the cargo you want to work with The list may be longer than a full screen display not shown in the example above refer to section 3 3 Selecting from a List Menu on how to deal with this You may select any item in any page of the list Option Flight ID R W C kg Footprint Remaining 1 dddd xxxdd dddddd d ddd 2 1234 Mar08 123456 7 20 R W C Remaining Weight Capacity Enter the option for the flight you want to assign the cargo to or you c
17. Softw F qat oftware ere School of Computing f f f E Momentum Software Engineering lt lt Simon Fraser University gt 8888 University Drive ie SOFTWA rey Burnaby B C H may ergh Canada V5A 186 CMPT 275 Group T Momentum Software Engineering s Flight the Freights M anager User Manual Revision 2 J une 19 2002 A pproved by By alphabetical order Vincent Chu Steven Essen Sung Hwang David Jeong perl Software ey School of Computing o 7 Science b Momentum Software Engineering Simon Fraser University Pa 8888 University Drive KA s9 FTWARE gi Burnaby B C Pd may erpa Canada V5A 156 Revision History Page Revision 1 Written jointly by David Jeong Sung Hwang Steven Essen and Vincent Chu Compiled together into one document Revision 2 June 19 2002 Fixed grammar throughout added a menu tree Softw peut Software ey School of Computing a A H Science b Momentum Software Engineering Simon Fraser University 4 _ ee 8888 University Drive K 9 EA y Burnaby B C 7d mayo cog Canada V5A 1S6 Table of Contents E selects ce e Release History Page e Table of Contents ous ht ai elec ean 1 0 Introduction Be NTN TT E EONS aa O e 1 3 Conventions used in this Manual cesecceceecescesseseesensenseeeeeeees 2 0 Installation e 2 1 System Requirements e 2 2 Back Up of Distribution Disks e 2 3 Install tion Steps oiii er ena iiei e 2 4 How to Start
18. a V5A 1S6 4 6 Deleting a cargo item 1 Enter 2 from the main menu Add a new cargo item Assign a cargo item to a flight De assign a cargo item from a flight Delete a cargo item Reassign all cargo items on a flight to a different flight h List out all the unassigned cargo items MAINTENANCE Exit Choose an option 0 6 and press ENTER 2 Enter 4 to delete a cargo item Option Airway Bill ID Customer Name Weight kg 1 dddddd XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX dddddd d 2 123456 Vincent Chu 326785 2 Enter the option 2 63 A list of unassigned cargo items would be displayed If you want to delete a cargo already assigned to a flight you must de assign it first See the operating procedure for deassigning cargo Enter the option number e g 1 or 2 in this case for the cargo you want to work with The list may be longer than a full screen display Refer to section 3 3 Selecting from a List Menu for what would happen Are you sure you want to delete 123456 from Vincent Chu weighted 326785 2 Y N 4i Enter Y to delete the cargo The cargo is successfully deleted 4ii Enter N to abort the operation Do you wish to add another item Y N N 5 Enter Y to delete another cargo from the system This will go back to step 3 Enter N would return you to the main menu Step Brief Description Detail Description 3 Option you entered is not on
19. an enter the flight ID directly 2 6 4i A list of flights that already exist in the system would be displayed Enter the option number to select the flight The list may again be longer than a full screen display 4ii Alternatively you may enter the flight ID directly Are you sure you want to assign 123456 to 1234 Mar08 Y N Y 20 Softw y qat oftware ere School of Computing E Momentum Software Engineering lt i SOFTWARE Simon Fraser University Ps 8888 University Drive h s eo ut Burnaby B C EA may Sonya Canada V5A 186 5i Enter Y to assign the cargo to the selected flight The cargo is successfully assigned to the flight Sii Enter N to abort the operation Do you wish to do another assignment Y N N 6 Enter Y to add another item to the system This will go back to step 3 Enter N would return you to the main menu Step Brief Description Detail Description 3 Option you entered is not on Refer to 6 1 4 6 4i the list 4ii Flight ID Format Flight ID must have a specific format Refer to 6 2 1 Referential Integrity The flight ID you entered must already exists in the system Refer to 6 1 2 5i Hard Disk Maybe Full Refer to 6 1 1 21 Softw peut oftware ey School of Computing i f E Momentum Software Engineering lt i 3 DOFTWARE d Simon Fraser University Pi 8888 University Drive KA na Burnaby B C Fd may corpo Canad
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21. e system would be displayed Enter the option number to select the flight you want to have a printed report on The list may again be longer than a full screen display 3ii Alternatively you may enter the flight ID directly Note Please refer to the print layout format sheet for the exact look of the print out report The preview for the print out report will be shown on screen The flight load report is saved as print txt in the directory Flight the Freights Manager is installed in Pleas open th fil using NotePad and select print from the software 4 Recall as stated before that our system will not print the printed report directly to the printer It will save the report into a file called print txt You will have to open print txt by going to the directory where Flight the Freights Manager is installed see Section 2 3 using Windows Explorer and double clicking the file Notepad would be brought up and you would select the print function from the file menu This would print the file to the default printer connected to your computer system 31 Softw peut oftware ey School of Computing w T A Science Momentum Software Engineering Saon Fraser ates gt 8888 University Drive Si POFTWARE y Burnaby B C E moy herpa Canada V5A 186 Step Brief Description Detail Description 31 Option you entered is not on Refer to 6 1 4 the list 3ii Flight ID Format Flight ID must have a sp
22. ecific format Refer to 6 2 1 Referential Integrity The flight ID you entered must already exists in the system Refer to 6 1 2 64 Hard Disk Maybe Full Refer to 6 1 1 32 Softw x yat a eat School of Computing A K i H Science E gt Momentum Software Engineering Simon Fraser University i P 8888 University Drive e SOFTWARE EA y Burnaby B C FG maye sterpa Canada V5A 156 Section 5 0 Back Up Procedures It is recommended you back up your data files everyday in order to prevent loss of or damage to your data In DOS to back up the data files containing your customers cargo items and flights 1 type c and press J 2 type cd flight and press J 3 place a blank floppy disk into the 3 5 floppy disk drive 4 type copy datfiles a and press 4 A few files will be transferred to your disk on the floppy disk drive To restore the back up copies make sure you are in DOS and 1 type c and press J Ze type cd flight and press 4 3 place the back up floppy disk into the 3 5 floppy disk drive 4 type copy a datfiles and then press J The data files will be transferred from your floppy disk to the hard drive Section 6 0 References 6 1 Listing of Error Messages 6 1 1 Hard Disk Maybe Full The system needs to save information you input on to hard disk so that you can retrieve it in the future However hard disk space is limited and you may encounter the following
23. es and his her cargo item is entered into the system the customer cannot be deleted Also once a cargo item is assigned to a flight the flight cannot be deleted until the flight has been completed and the cargo item cannot be deleted until the flight has been completed or the item has been de assigned The best way to modify a customer is to make sure that the customer has zero cargo items To modify a cargo item the cargo item must not be assigned to a flight To modify a flight the flight must not have any cargo items on it In all these cases delete the specific object and create a new one Note that for modifying a cargo item a new airway bill ID will be created The add and remove cargo functions are available in the Cargo Maintenance Menu Similarly the add and remove customer functions and the add and remove flight functions are available in the Customer Maintenance Menu and Flight Maintenance Menu respectively 10 Softw peut Software ey School of Computing v R i i Science b Momentum Software Engineering Simon Fraser University i b 8888 University Drive n OFTWARE d EA y Burnaby B C 6d mayo cag Canada V5A 1S6 Section 4 0 Operating Procedures 4 0 0 How this section is organized Reminder To simplify the wordings in the instructions ENTER an input would imply typing the input in and then press ENTER e g ENTER your name would indicate places where you may expect to wait
24. for a while until the system finishes processing would indicate places where you need to place special attention to what you are inputting These are places where a specific format of the input is expected The system may or may not check the validity of the format of the data input It is your responsibility to enter data with a specific format to avoid immediate or delayed malfunction of the system would indicate places where you may due to various reasons explained at the end of each operating procedure have to repeat the particular operation more than once or abort the operation all together amp would indicate places when a number is expected A number can be a real number or an integer However you must not enter a character a string If you did enter a character a string you will be prompted to answer the same question correctly before you can continue If you want to abort just enter any number This section assumes that you know how to operate menus That is when you are asked to ENTER 1 in the main menu you would know what to do Please refer to section 3 1 for operation detail of the menu Important The procedure will have the following format lt Step Number gt ENTER lt a specific input suitable to the context gt lt The response screens that you would get from the system gt This is to illustrate that the response screens will show after the instruction to enter a specific input but not before 1
25. ight the Freights Manager disk into your 3 5 floppy disk drive Get into DOS by either a starting it up or b doing nothing if DOS is already opened up or perl Software n i 2 E Momentum Software Engineering lt r SOFTWARE x E Hy DO p m oO School of Computing Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive y Burnaby B C 7d mayo cog Canada V5A 1S6 c starting windows and making sure no other programs are running Then go to the Start Menu gt Programs gt Accessories and press the left mouse button on MS DOS Prompt to start DOS in a window Type c and then press J Type cd and then press 4 Type md tempFF and then press J Type cd tempFrM and then press J To copy the contents of the floppy to the hard drive type copy a c and then press 4 Remove disk from the floppy drive and insert the blank formatted floppy disk To make the back up copy type copy a and then press J Remove the back up floppy disk Delete the temporary storage by typing del and then pressing J Next type cd and press 4 and finally type rd tempFrM and press 4 Remember to keep the back up copy in a safe place 2 3 Installation Steps 1 5 6 To install Flight follow the steps below Get into DOS by either a starting it up or b doing nothing if DOS is already opened up or c starting windows and making sure no other programs are running Then go to the Start Menu
26. learn and understand through its user friendly menus and user manual Thus less time can be spent on training of new employees to operate the program the user can process customer information and cargo items much faster than before as well as assign cargo items to flight quickly the amount of paperwork required is reduced mostly every function required in the airfreight load business is automated by the system si perl Software n School of Computing A a A Science S Pp Momentum Software Engineering Simon Fraser University SOFTWARE Ps 8888 University Drive g 4 m rit Burnaby B C E moy hon Canada V5A 156 e the system is reliable i e the system does not crash accurate because the system deals with very important data upgradeable for possible future features and maintainable e the printed report contains details on all cargo items such as weight placed on a particular flight e the inquiry output is very detailed in order for the user to make quick decisions on the placement of cargo items on a flight e the list of unassigned cargo items keeps the user informed of what cargo items still need to be assigned to a flight The following diagram illustrates interaction between Flight the Freights Manager system and the user Terminal Menu System F light Information Our System Keyboard New Customer Name Phone Number of the Customer Dimensions of the cargo F light Designator Ainmay Bill ID Printe
27. n all cargo items on a flight to a different flight h List out all the unassigned cargo items MAINTENANCE Exit Choose an option 0 6 and press ENTER 2 Enter 3 to de assign a cargo item from a flight Option Flight ID R W C kg Footprint Remaining 1 dddd xxxdd dddddd d ddd 2 3141 Apr01 234456 2 40 R W C Remaining Weight Capacity Which flight do you want to de assign one of its items You can enter the option for the flight you want to assign the cargo to or you can enter the flight ID directly 3141 Apr01 6 3i A list of flights that already exist in the system would be displayed Enter the option number to select the flight you want to assign all its cargo items to The list may again be longer than a full screen display 3ii Alternatively you may enter the flight ID directly Option Airway Bill ID Customer Name Weight kg 1 dddddd XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX dddddd d 2 123456 Vincent Chu 326785 2 Pleas nter the option number for the cargo you want to deassign from the flight 2 Ze 4 Enter the option number that shows the airway bill ID of the cargo you want to de assign from the flight The cargo has been de assigned from the flight Do you wish to de assign another cargo from the same flight Y N N 5 Enter Y to add de assign another cargo from the same flight This will go back to step 3 Enter N would return you to the main menu 29 S
28. n all of its cargo items You can enter the option for the flight you want to assign the cargo to or you can enter the flight ID directly 1234 Mar08 36 31 A list of flights that already exist in the system would be displayed Enter the option number to select the flight you want to assign all its cargo items to The list may again be longer than a full screen display 3ii Alternatively you may enter the flight ID directly Option Flight ID R W C kg Footprint Remaining 1 dddd xxxdd dddddd d ddd 2 2345 Mar08 123456 7 20 R W C Remaining Weight Capacity Which flight should hold the cargo you just de assigned You can enter the option for the flight you want to assign the cargo to or you can enter the flight ID directly 2345 Mar08 All the cargo items are re assigned to your selected flight 4i If the total allowed size and weight of the previous flight is equal or smaller than the remaining capacity of the substitution flight all the cargo items are re assigned 27 si perl Software n School of Computing A K i H Science 2 Fs Momentum Software Engineering Simon Fraser University gt 8888 University Drive e SOFTWARE x A EA yx Burnaby B C 7d mayo cog Canada V5A 1S6 This flight cannot contain all the cargo items of the old flight Do you want to select another flight Y N N 4iia If the total size and weight of the previous flight is greater than the remaining capacity of the
29. ng appreciate that you chose our system to efficiently and effectively manage your airfreight loads With this system you can accurately record and store as well keep track of information about each flight each cargo container or pallet and each customer We hope you will enjoy using Flight the Freights Manager We stand by our product This user manual contains basically everything you need to know about how to use Flight the Freights Manager Feel free to contact Momentum Software Engineering at 1 800 MOMENTA if you have any questions 1 2 System Overview Flight the Freights Manager is an airfreight load management system that will manage freight items both containers and pallets which are assigned to aircraft flights It will also store record and keep track of customer and cargo information Features of the system include Adding a new customer Adding a new cargo container or pallet Creating a new flight Assigning cargo items to a flight De assigning a cargo item from a flight Reassign all cargo items on a flight to a different flight Deleting a cargo item Deleting a flight and all its cargo Inquiring about the capacity remaining on a flight in terms of area weight and dimensions of the largest pallet that can fit Printing a detailed report listing all cargo items on a flight Some advantages of using this system are the program will fully integrate with your company s business the program is easy to
30. nsitive This means that ABC is not the same as abc and it s not the same as aBc etc 6 1 4 Option not on the list Option not on the list error occurs when a list of items is displayed you have entered a number an option that does not exist on the list This includes inputting a string or character when an integer is expected The option number you entered does not exist Do you wish to try again Y N Y li Follow the instruction shown on the screen Enter Y to re enter a valid option number Please enter a valid option number 1 lii Enter N to abort the main menu 6 1 5 Cannot delete item The item cannot be deleted It could be a disk failure Please check the file access rights Enter Y to retry Enter N to return to the main menu N 1 Enter Y to retry the delete operation Enter N to abort to the main menu 6 1 6 Cannot complete the operation The operation cannot be completed due to unknown reason It could be a disk failure Enter Y to return to the main menu Y 1 Enter Y to return to the main menu Check the hard disk space available and file access right 34 Softw F pet Software o School of Computing x f f p Momentum Software Engineering lt i Ey fo Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive Sar FTWARE y5 Burnaby B C Pg moy hrpa Canada V5A 156 6 2 Listing of Data Formats and Fields 6 2 1 Flight ID Format The flight ID should have a specific f
31. oftw peut oftware ey School of Computing w T A Science Momentum Software Engineering Saon Fraser ates gt 8888 University Drive Si POFTWARE y Burnaby B C E moyo herpa Canada V5A 186 Step Brief Description Detail Description 31 Option you entered is not on Refer to 6 1 4 the list 3ii Flight ID Format Flight ID must have a specific format Refer to 6 2 1 Referential Integrity The flight ID you entered must already exists in the system Refer to 6 1 2 4i Cannot delete item Refer to 6 1 5 26 Softw peut Software ey School of Computing i Pp Momentum Software Engineering lt 2 DOFTWARE d F k Simon Fraser University S gt 8888 University Drive Sog 5 Burnaby B C y 7 PaA maye ory Canada V5A 156 4 9 Re assigning all cargo items to different flight 1 Enter 2 from the main menu Add a new cargo item Assign a cargo item to a flight De assign a cargo item from a flight Delete a cargo item Reassign all cargo items on a flight to a different flight h List out all the unassigned cargo items MAINTENANCE Exit Choose an option 0 6 and press ENTER 2 Enter 5 to reassign all cargo items to a different flight Option Flight ID R W C kg Footprint Remaining 1 dddd xxxdd dddddd d ddd 2 1234 Mar08 123456 7 20 R W C Remaining Weight Capacity Which flight do you want to re assig
32. oftw peut oftware ey School of Computing w T A Science Momentum Software Engineering Saon Fraser tee gt 8888 University Drive Si POFTWARE y Burnaby B C E moyo herpa Canada V5A 186 Step Brief Description Detail Description 31 Option you entered is not on Refer to 6 1 4 the list 3ii Flight ID Format Flight ID must have a specific format Refer to 6 2 1 Referential Integrity The flight ID you entered must already exists in the system Refer to 6 1 2 64 Option you entered is not on Refer to 6 1 4 the list 30 Softw peut Software ey School of Computing i f Pp Momentum Software Engineering lt i OFTWARE Simon Fraser University ag 8888 University Drive EN x A EA yx Burnaby B C PaA maye sterpa Canada V5A 156 4 11 Printing flight load report 1 Enter 4 from the main menu Query capacity remaining on a flight Print flight load report Exit Choose an option 0 2 and press ENTER 2 Enter 2 to print a flight load report Option Flight ID R W C kg Footprint Remaining 1 dddd xxxdd dddddd d ddd 2 1234 Mar08 123456 7 20 R W C Remaining Weight Capacity Which flight do you want to re assign all of its cargo items You can enter the option for the flight you want to have a printed report on or you can enter the flight ID directly 1234 Mar08 36 31 A list of flights that already exist in th
33. ormat Technically speaking the flight ID should satisfy the following format expressed in BNF digit digit JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 0 i lie SI 3 digit 6 3 Menu Tree Customer Flight Maintenance Maintenance Cargo Maintenance Report and Inquiries Add a new Cargo Add a Standard Container Add a Pallet 35 perl Software ey School of Computing Momentum Software Engineering Science Simon Fraser University Pz 8888 University Drive 7 BOFTWARE gi Burnaby B C Pd aye cane Canada V5A 1S6 1 Customer Maintenance 2 Cargo Maintenance 3 Flight Maintenance 4 Reports and Inquiries 0 Exit Delete a customer MAINTENANCE View all customers MAINTENANCE Exit 1 Add a new cargo item 2 Assign a cargo item to a flight 3 De assign a cargo item from a flight 4 Delete a cargo item 5 Reassign all cargo items on a flight to a different flight 6 List out all the unassigned cargo items MAINTENANCE 0 Exit Adding a new flight Delete a flight and its cargo Delete all flights regardless of ref int MAINTENANCE Exit Pressing 4 in the main menu would bring up Reports and Inquiries 1 Query capacity remaining on a flight 2 Print flight load report 0 Exit
34. program by typing java ffm and then pressing 4 Section 3 0 Introduction to the User Interface In general the user interface in Flight the Freights Manager would be a scrolling terminal The interface would be text only For each subsequent screen the screen will not be cleared 3 1 Menu System All the functions provided in the form of menu would be accessed via the keyboard Each choice chosen from the menu may either bring up another sub menu or the system would prompt you a series of questions that need to be answered to complete a required action The menu would scroll from bottom up Whenever you want to exit either exit from the submenu or exit from the program if the option is chosen in the main menu type O the character for zero followed by J The items in the menu are numbered You would type in the appropriate number followed by 4 For a complete menu tree refer to section 6 3 Qption not on the list error would occur if a number not on the menu is entered Refer to section 6 1 4 for details Note that the menu below is the main menu When the program first starts it will go to the main menu Main Menu Customer Maintenance Cargo Maintenance Flight Maintenance Reports and Inquiries 0 Exit Enter the number you want 0 4 Enter 0 if you want to quit the program The following message will be displayed Thank you for using Flight the Freights Manager 3 2 Data Entry Note
35. r Weight of the C argos F light Maximum Length F light Maximum WW eight Flight designator list of cargos that the flight contains Airway Bill ID Standard container or pallet Weight in Kg and pounds Dimensions Customer name Customer s phone number Total number of containers Total number of pallets Total weight in Kg and pounds Figure 1 2 1 A level 0 Context Diagram Our system will not print the printed report directly to the printer It will save the report into a file called print txt You will have to open print txt by going to the directory where Flight the Freights Manager is installed see Section 2 3 using Windows Explorer and double clicking the file Notepad would be brought up and you would select the print function from the file menu This would print the file to the default printer connected to your computer system Aircraft model thatthe flight is associated with perl Software n i 2 E Momentum Software Engineering er SOFTWARE x E Hy School of Computing Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive y Burnaby B C 7d mye agp Canada V5A 1S6 1 3 Conventions Used in this Manual The user of Flight the Freights Manager will be referred to as you The developer of the software will be referred to as we The following conventions will be used in this user manual Input that you type into the keyboard will be denoted like this dir a Screen output will be sho
36. the phone number of the customer Are you sure you want to add the customer Issac Newton Y N Y 5i Enter Y to add the new customer to the system The new customer is successfully added 5ii Enter N to abort the operation Do you wish to add another customer Y N N 6 Enter Y to add another customer to the system Enter N would return you to the main menu Step Brief Description Detail Description 3 Data Range Key Uniqueness You must enter a name with a maximum of 30 characters The new name you entered must not already exist in the system Refer to 6 1 3 e 4 Data Format The phone numbers must be exactly 13 characters long Technically in BNF it should have the format digit digit digit digit digit digit digit digit digit digit 5i Hard Disk Maybe Full Refer to 6 1 1 13 perl Software Ery a School of Computing A K i H Science gt Momentum Software Engineering Simon Fraser University gt 8888 University Drive KA 3 TOREA wae Burnaby B C a al Canada V5A 186 4 2 Adding a Standard Container 1 Enter 2 from the main menu 1 Add a new cargo item 2 Assign a cargo item to a flight 3 De assign a cargo item from a flight 4 Delete a cargo item 5 Reassign all cargo items on a flight to a different flight 6 List out all the unassigned cargo items MAINTENANCE 0 Exit Choose an option
37. wn like this Please enter the customer name The Enter Key Return Key or Carriage Return will be denoted as J ENTER your name for example would imply typing your name in and then followed by the ENTER key The Backspace Key will be denoted as BACKSPACE Any numbered lists indicate an ordered sequence of steps that must be followed Notes annotated onto screen outputs i e the text will NOT be displayed in the actual program will be denoted in this font Special Note Section 2 0 Installation 2 1 System Requirements To use Flight the Freights Manager you will need PC system with parallel port for an ink jet printer Parallel ink jet printer with 150dpi and width 8 5 12 pages per minute Color ink jet is not required 12 Monitor with color or not or more A minimum of 32 MB RAM A QWERTY keyboard A 486 or better processor chip Pentium 233 MHz or higher is recommended 25 Mb hard disk space A 3 5 1 44MB floppy disk drive A mouse for running Windows although the system would not require a mouse Windows 95 or later is recommended Java Virtual Machine A spare blank formatted floppy disk to back the originally shipped disk up on 2 2 Back Up of Distribution Disks Please back up the distribution program disk to a spare blank and formatted floppy disk before installing Flight the Freights Manager in case these disks become damaged or lost Here is a typical back up procedure l 2 Insert Fl
38. y Drive Si POFTWARE y Burnaby B C E moy herpa Canada V5A 186 811 Enter N to abort the operation Do you wish to add another item Y N N 9 Enter Y to add another item to the system This will go back to step 4 Enter N would return you to the main menu Step Brief Description Detail Description 4 Data Range You must enter a name with a maximum of 30 characters Referential Integrity The name you entered must already exists in the system Refer to 6 1 2 5 Data Range You must enter a weight from 0 1 999999 9 6 Data Range You must enter a width from 0 1 6 00 7 Data Range You must enter a length from 0 1 199 99 8i Hard Disk Maybe Full Refer to 6 1 1 17 Softw peut oftware School of Computing Science i Pp Momentum Software Engineering Simon Fraser University DOFTWARE d k A B Pi 8888 University Drive A F Burnaby B C PaA maye ory Canada V5A 156 4 4 Creating a new flight 1 Enter 3 from the main menu 1 Create a new flight 2 Delete a flight and its cargo 3 Delete all flights regardless of ref int MAINTENANCE 0 Exit Choose an option 0 4 and press ENTER 1 2 Enter 1 to create a new flight Enter a specially formatted flight ID for the new flight e g 3141 Apr01 1234 Mar07 3 Enter the flight ID for the new flight Enter the weight capacity of the flight 0 999999 9 32785
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