Dairy Air comments and questions are in blue emphasis

General Comments

The tutorial would be easier to understand if it followed the work flow of Dairy-Air's normal operations.

ie. added a location first, then the route, and then the flight in that particular order since there must be a location before a route is added and a route before a flight.

The pictures are a great addition to the tutorial but are sometimes confusing as they do not always illustrate what the text is saying.

Flight Administrator Tutorial

The flight administrator has some very powerful options available to them while using UDDERS. This individual can add, edit/delete, or list routes, flights, or locations. This tutorial will take you through the steps required to:

Logging into UDDERS

1.Begin by logging in to UDDERS. Enter your username and password (which should have been provided to you by your system administrator) in the login screen, which will look like the picture to the right. If you have not been assigned a username and/or a password, contact your system administrator, as you will not be able to continue with this tutorial otherwise.



2. This will bring you to the main menu, once you have completed logging in. From the main menu, you will primarily be using the Plane Information section to complete your tasks as a plane administrator. This section of UDDERS allows you to add planes, edit or delete planes, and list the planes in Dairy Air's fleet. To access this section, press the Plane Information button from the main menu.



3. After clicking on the Flight Information button, you will see a third screen, which is displayed to the right again. This screen is your central launching point for the addition, listing, deletion and modification of flights, routes, and locations.

Adding a Flight

Adding a flight to the system is a simple task for flight administrators using UDDERS.

1.From the Flight Information menu select Add Flight. This will bring up a blank form for a new flight.


2.Click on the route drop down box, and a list of all possible routes with their departure and arrival locations along with their departure times will be displayed.

3.Select the route you want by picking it from the list box.

UDDERS will fill in the departure location, arrival location, and the departure time for you once you have selected the route.

4.Fill in the arrival time for the flight (This may vary based on prevailing weather conditions and so on).

UDDERS will then calculate the flight time and arrival date.

5.Click on the plane number drop down list, and you will see a list of planes that could fly the route.

6.Select the plane you want by clicking on it.

7.Next enter the departure date. If an invalid date is entered (that flight already exists or it is not a valid date on this year's calendar), UDDERS will prompt you to enter new information.

8.Now, enter the flight's ticket price in the ticket price section of the form.

9.Now, enter the the cost of ticket insurance for the flight in its section of the form.

10.If all the information entered is correct, select OK to enter the flight into the system.

NOTE: Selecting Cancel at any time will return you to the Flight Information menu without saving any changes.

Editing and Deleting Flights

Editing or deleting flights with UDDERS is an easy task. This option would be used when a flight is delayed, rescheduled, or cancelled.

1.From the Flight Information menu, select Edit/Delete Flight. This will bring up an empty flight form which looks similar to the Add Flight form, except that two new buttons, List Flights and Delete, are on it.


2.Find the flight you want to edit or delete by selecting the List Flights button. For more details on how to find the flight, refer to the next section on listing flights.

3.Once a flight has been selected, you can edit a field by highlighting it and entering the the new value.

NOTE: Only the arrival / departure times can be edited, along with the various prices (ticket and insurance prices)

4 a. Selecting OK will save any changes made to the current flight and return you to the Flight Information menu.

4 b.To delete the flight from the system, select the Delete button from the Edit/Delete Flight screen. If there are passengers remaining on the flight, a report will be generated. This report will indicate the passengers that were booked, and will need to be given to the booking agent for action. UDDERS will verify that you want to delete the flight, then erase it from the system.

NOTE: Selecting Cancel at any time will return you to the Flight Information menu without saving any changes.

Listing Flights

Listing flights in UDDERS' database is a simple task, to which we have incorporated a lot of searching and querying power.

1.From the Flight Information menu or from the Edit/Delete Flight screen select the List Flights option. This will bring up the List Flights screen.


The List Flights form will initially display all of Dairy Air's flights with their relevant data.

2 a.To search for a flight, simply use the scroll bars at the bottom of the table to find the flight you want.

2 b. An alternative searching method is to go directly to the flight by entering its departure / arrival date or location in the appropriate field above the Possible Matches table. UDDERS will then automatically query for planes matching the criteria.

3 a. To return to the Flight Information menu select OK.

3 b.If you are accessing List Flights from the Edit/Delete Flight form, you can click on the flight you want to edit or delete and press OK to have that flight selected for editing or deleting in the Edit/Delete Flight form.

Dairy Air comments and questions are in blue emphasis

Since this is a tutorial, wouldn't it be more logical to go through the listing of flights before the editing/deleting of flights since one needs to use the List Flights Form to find a flight to edit/delete?

Adding a Route

Adding a route to the system is a simple task for flight administrators using UDDERS.

1.From the Flight Information menu select Add Route. This will bring up a blank form for a new route.


UDDERS will automatically assign a unique route number to this new route. It cannot be modified by the user.

2.Click on the departure location drop down box, and a list of departure locations will be displayed.

3.Select the departure location you want by picking it from the list box.

4.Click on the arrival location drop down box, and a list of arrival locations will be displayed.

5.Select the arrival location you want by picking it from the list box.

6.Enter a departure time for planes flying this route.

7.If all the information entered is correct, select OK to enter the route into the system.

NOTE: Selecting Cancel at any time will return you to the Flight Information menu without saving any changes.

Editing and Deleting Routes

Editing or deleting routes with UDDERS is an easy task. This option would be used when a route is no longer serviced or needs changing.

1.From the Flight Information menu, select Edit/Delete Route. This will bring up an empty form which looks similar to the Add Route form, except that two new buttons, List Routes and Delete, are on it.


2.Find the route you want to edit or delete by selecting the List Routes button. For more details on how to find the route, refer to the next section on listing routes.

3.Once a route has been selected, you can edit a field by highlighting it and entering the the new value.

NOTE: Only the arrival / departure locations can be edited, along with the departure time

4 a. Selecting OK will save any changes made to the current route and return you to the Flight Information menu.

4 b.To delete the route from the system, select the Delete button from the Edit/Delete Route screen. UDDERS will verify that you want to do this, then erase the route from the system.

NOTE: Selecting Cancel at any time will return you to the Flight Information menu without saving any changes.

Listing Routes

Listing routes in UDDERS' database is a simple task, to which we have incorporated a lot of searching and querying power.

1.From the Flight Information menu or from the Edit/Delete Route screen select the List Routes option. This will bring up the List Routes screen.


The List Routes form will initially display all of Dairy Air's routes with their relevant data.

2 a.To search for a route, simply use the scroll bars at the bottom of the table to find the route you want.

2 b. An alternative searching method is to go directly to the route by entering its departure / arrival location or route number in the appropriate field above the Possible Matches table. UDDERS will then automatically query for planes matching the criteria.

3 a. To return to the Flight Information menu select OK.

3 b.If you are accessing List Routes from the Edit/Delete Route form, you can click on the route you want to edit or delete and press OK to have that route selected for editing or deleting in the Edit/Delete Route form.

Dairy Air comments and questions are in blue emphasis

Since this is a tutorial, wouldn't it be more logical to go through the listing of routes before the editing/deleting of routes since one needs to use the List Routes Form to find a route to edit/delete?

Adding a Location

Adding a location to the system is a simple task for flight administrators using UDDERS.

1.From the Flight Information menu select Add Location. This will bring up a blank form for a new location.


UDDERS will automatically assign a unique location number to this new location. It cannot be modified by the user.

2.Enter the location's name in the name field.

3.Enter the location's offset from Mountain Standard Time in the offset field.

4.If all the information entered is correct, select OK to enter the location into the system.

NOTE: Selecting Cancel at any time will return you to the Flight Information menu without saving any changes.

Editing and Deleting Locations

Editing or deleting locations with UDDERS is an easy task. This option would be used when a location is no longer serviced or needs changing.

1.From the Flight Information menu, select Edit/Delete Location. This will bring up an empty form which looks similar to the Add Location form, except that two new buttons, List Locations and Delete, are on it.


2.Find the location you want to edit or delete by selecting the List Locations button. For more details on how to find the location, refer to the next section on listing locations.

3.Once a location has been selected, you can edit a field by highlighting it and entering the the new value.

NOTE: Only the location name and offset can be edited.

4 a. Selecting OK will save any changes made to the current route and return you to the Flight Information menu.

4 b.To delete the location from the system, select the Delete button from the Edit/Delete Location screen. UDDERS will verify that you want to do this, then erase the location from the system.

NOTE: Selecting Cancel at any time will return you to the Flight Information menu without saving any changes.

Listing Location

Listing locationss in UDDERS' database is a simple task, to which we have incorporated a lot of searching and querying power.

1.From the Flight Information menu or from the Edit/Delete Location screen select the List Locations option. This will bring up the List Locations screen.


The List Locations form will initially display all of Dairy Air's locations with their relevant data.

2 a.To search for a location, simply use the scroll bars at the bottom of the table to find the route you want.

2 b. An alternative searching method is to go directly to the route by entering its name, offset, or location number in the appropriate field above the Possible Matches table. UDDERS will then automatically query for planes matching the criteria.

3 a. To return to the Flight Information menu select OK.

3 b.If you are accessing List Locations from the Edit/Delete Location form, you can click on the location you want to edit or delete and press OK to have that location selected for editing or deleting in the Edit/Delete Location form.

Dairy Air comments and questions are in blue emphasis

Since this is a tutorial, wouldn't it be more logical to go through the listing of locations before the editing/deleting of locations since one needs to use the List Locations Form to find a location to edit/delete?