• Add an employee
• Delete an employee
• Search the employee database
• Set the employee's password
• Sort the employee database
• Update employee information
• Print the employee list
• Exit

Only authorized users can access this window. To access this window see logging in, and the main menu section under getting started.

This window contains information on all the employees of the Calgary Foods chain. Each employee record contains six fields which are:

• Employee ID - a unique number that identifies each employee
• Store name - the store name where the employee works
• Employee's First Name
• Employee's Last Name
• User Name
• Security Level - defines what access level the employee has for this system
• Position - the employee's job

1. Click on the Add button shown on the Personnel window, a cursor will appear immediately at the bottom of the current list in the store field.
2. Enter a store name of an existing store in the Store field, by clicking on the down arrow in the store field and highlighting one of the items in the pop up list.
3. Use the tab or the arrow keys on the keyboard to move to the First Name field. Note: the new employee id well be automatically generated by the system.
4. Enter the first name of the employee in First Name field.
5. Use the tab or arrow keys on the keyboard to move to the Last Name field
6. Enter the last name of the employee in Last Name field.
7. Use the tab or the arrow keys on the keyboard to move to the User Name field.
8. Use the tab or the arrow keys on the keyboard to move to the Security Level field
9. Use the mouse to click on the down arrow. A pull down menu will appear.
10. Use the mouse to select the appropriate security level from the pull down menu. The selected value will be the one entered in the Security Level field
11. Use the tab or the arrow keys on the keyboard to move to the Positon field.
12. Enter the employee's position.
13. Hit the enter or the return key on the keyboard to add the new employee record to the database.

How does the user cancel this procedure if the user changes his or her mind? (e.g. a Cancel button and/or the Escape key)

1. Use the scroll bar shown on the right side of the Personnel window to scroll up or down to find the employee to be deleted or use the find function.
2. Use the mouse to highlight the employee to delete by clicking with the left mouse button on any field of that employee.
3. Click on the Delete button displayed in the Personnel window.
4. A message will be displayed to confirm the user's decision to delete the employee, use the left mouse button to click on the yes button to confirm the deletion of the record from the database. Otherwise, click on the no button to cancel the deletion process.

1. Use the mouse to click on the Find button. A new Search window will appear. With seven blank fields (store id, employee id, first name, last name, security, username and position)
2. Use the mouse to click on one of the fields. Enter the search criteria into the field.
3. If the logical operator beside the field the information was entered into is not correct, use the mouse to click on the button until the required operator is displayed.
4. Then click on the Find button to execute the search, the requested employee(s) will be displayed in the Personnel window. To cancel the search click the cancel at any time.

1. Click on the Set Pwd button on the Personnel screen. A Change Password window will appear with two blank fields.
2. Type the new password into the two blank fields. Second is for confirmation of the first.
3. Press the enter or return key on the keyboard to execute the change. A another window will appear that asks "Do you really want to change the password?"
4. Use the mouse to click on the OK button to change the password, or else use the mouse to click on the Cancel to cancel the change password process.

Some way of identifying the employee whose password is to be changed would be useful. Changing the wrong employee's password could cause problems.

1. Click on the Sort button on the Personnel screen. A Sort window will appear with a number of buttons. Beside each button is a description on what to sort by.
2. Use the mouse to click on the button for the desired sorting criteria.
3. Then click on either ascending or descending.
4. Then click on the OK button in the Sort window. The employees in the Personnel screen will now be sorted by the requested sorting criteria. Note: secondary and tertiary sorting is possible by clicking on the scroll bar and performing the above steps before clicking the OK button.

1. Use the scroll bar shown on the right side of the Personnel window to scroll up or down to find the employee to be modified or use the find function.
2. Use the tab or the arrow keys to highlight whatever field is to be modified (except for the Employee ID field which cannot be modified)
3. Use the delete key or back space key on the keyboard to delete the old information. Type in the new information.
4. Hit the enter key or the return key on the keyboard to confirm the update.

1. Move the mouse to click the Print button shown on the Personnel window, a listing of all the employees, in the current sorted order, will be sent to the printer.

1. Use the mouse to click the Exit button shown on the screen. The main menu will be redisplayed.