After completing FOCUS: Adjusting File Definitions, the user should be able to:

	Distinguish between the various segments used to track information in a database.
	Create special temporary fields in your files and know how to name a file, including the suffix attribute.
	Identify the various types of FORMAT values.
	Assign TITLE, DESCRIPTION, ACCEPT and other attributes.
	Use the CHECK command.

Course Conventions and Databases

	Course databases
	File declaration

Field Attributes

Types of FORMAT values

Editing Options

	Edit options for numeric fields
	Date fields

Additional Ways to Describe Fields

	TITLE and DESCRIPTION attributes
	ACCEPT and other attributes
	Temporary fields

Creating an MFD

	A sample application
	The CHECK command

This course has the following features:

	A glossary
	A Skill Assessment

	FOCUS: Getting Started (FOCS01)
	FOCUS: Working with FOCUS (FOCS02)
	FOCUS: Basic Report Preparation (FOCS03)
	FOCUS: Creating Simple Reports (FOCS04)
	FOCUS: Creating Complex Reports (FOCS05)
	FOCUS: Additional Reporting Techniques (FOCS06)
	FOCUS: Fundamentals of Graphs (FOCS07)
	FOCUS: Advanced Graph Topics (FOCS08)
	FOCUS: Data Manipulation for Reporting (FOCS09)
	FOCUS: Advanced Screening Techniques (FOCS10)
	FOCUS: Creating File Definitions (FOCS11)

	FOCUS: Accessing External Files (FOCS13)
	FOCUS: Basic MODIFY Requests (FOCS14)
	FOCUS: Segment Modification (FOCS15)
	FOCUS: Complex MODIFY Requests (FOCS16)
	FOCUS: Additional File Maintenance (FOCS17)
	FOCUS: Dialogue Manager and FIDEL (FOCS18)
	FOCUS: More Features of FIDEL (FOCS19)
	FOCUS: MAINTAIN Facility (FOCS20)
	FOCUS: Completing a MAINTAIN Application (FOCS21)