You can add or delete a tabset, name and describe them as you see fit, establish the sequence they will appear in, and designate which is to be your default tabset.

 

Tabsets are simply names for groups of tabs that appear on the main screen and under which data records are stored. You can use as many tabsets as you require.

 

On this screen, you create a new tabset by first clicking the 'Add New Tabset' button and then entering a tabset name in the new record that is created  when you click the 'Add New' button. After entering a name, enter a position number in the next data field and a description in the last field. The position number is only used to sequence the tabsets when they are listed or displayed on reports. The description is used on screens and reports so it should contain a brief but meaningful over-view of what type of information you are planning to store under the tabs for this tabset, especially if the nature of the data will be similar for all tabs.

 

Tabsets are associated with a specific user. They are not shared with other users. When a new user is created, that user is provided with a default tabset that is named ‘Main’. You can change the name of that tabset to something that is meaningful to you, and then do the same for the default tab names.

 

You do not need to worry what you call a tabset, because it can easily be changed to any other name you want by simply visiting this screen again and changing the name.

 

If you use more than one tabset, you must designate one of them as the ‘default’ tabset. You can only have one ‘default’ tabset. It is the one that will appear when you sign in to the database. You set the ‘default’ tabset by setting one of the check boxes ‘on’. When you set one of the check boxes ‘on’, all others, if there are any, will be automatically set ‘off’.

 

You can delete a tabset that is no longer required by selecting it and the clicking the ‘Delete’ button. Be aware however, that when you do so, all the tabs and all of the data records associated with those tabs will also be deleted and will not be recoverable.

 

Tips and Techniques:

You can use combinations of tabsets and tabs to organize your data in the manner which is best suitable and meaningful to you.

 

If you wanted to store information about the subjects and locations of photos for example, you could simply name one of your tabs ‘Photos’ under any tabset, then when you enter a record about a photo or a group of photos, you could use such terms as ‘Mom’, Dad’, and ‘Family’ in the ‘Type of Photo’ field to differentiate them. Alternatively, you could create a tabset named ‘Photos’, and then within that tabset, you could name individual tabs using terms such as ‘Mom’, Dad’ and ‘Family’ and then use the ‘Type of Photo’ field to further categorize them.

 

If you wanted to store information about some of your possessions, you could simply name one of your tabs ‘Assets’ or ‘Possessions’ and record the information there. Alternatively, you could use two or more tabs and differentiate your possessions with terms such as ‘Clothing’ and ‘Furnishings’. Another alternative might be to use a tabset named ‘Assets’ or ‘Possessions’, then use the tabs to clarify their primary locations with such terms as ‘Kitchen’, 'Living Room’, ‘Patio’ and so on.

 

There is no one way that is necessarily better than the other, and you can choose to organize your data in the way that is most meaningful to you. the RecordsKeeper database system provides you with a variety of ways to do this. Use your creativity!