FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND ASYCUDA++
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Documents
The 'Documents' option gives users the choice of directing particular types of ASYCUDA++ to
different printers e.g. prints of declarations may be sent to a printer that is set to print using a small
type font and with close line spacing, whereas cashier's receipts go to another printer, set for a
standard font and printing an original plus copies on continuous paper.
See the Technical documentation for further details on Printer management.
Macros
'Macros' are recordings of sequences of keystrokes and can be used to automate certain routine
processes, for example, by making a number of menu choices or opening a series of windows
such as for import declaration creation.
Macros are very useful aids to productivity in the Customs office, by allowing
experienced users to speed routine input and reduce the effort required.
This menu option allows the user to set up parameters for running user defined Macros, however
the actual Macros are set up elsewhere. Under the menu option, the available controls are 'Pause
Key Delay' and 'Inter Event Delay'. Twelve Macros can be defined. Selecting a function key in
conjunction with <Ctrl> activates the Macros.
To commence recording a predetermined sequence of key strokes (a 'Macro'):
1. Select <Shift> <F10> (To show that recording has started, Macro Defn is displayed by the
System on the bottom status line);
2. You can input, in sequence, the keystrokes that are to be performed by the macro;
3. Select <Shift> <F10> to complete the recording. This opens the macro library window titled:
Save Macro Definition; and
4. Save the Macro under a file name which matches the keys used to start the macro e.g. saving
under the name 'CTRL-F1.MAC' means that this defined sequence is performed when <Ctrl>
<F1> is selected.
Applications
Users can set up external applications to run from the ASYCUDA++ Module menu. Up to five
applications can be set as menu options. By specifying the name, program path and command line,
applications are added to the 'Applications' sub-menu under the 'Functions' menu option of the
module. The default application is the 'DOS Shell'
Note: After finishing with and closing the application, return to the ASYCUDA++
Module by entering the command "Exit" at the dos prompt.
The following screen shows the set up of a word processor for direct access from ASYCUDA++.