RE:HIP V1.1©

Home Inventory Program

Copyright © 2002-2004, Information Technology Services, Inc. dba EverythingRE.com

 

PLEASE READ THE INCLUDED LICENSE AGREEMENT for RE:HIP.  BY DOWNLOADING OR INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE YOU AGREE TO ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS.  RE:HIP is copyright protected and owned by Information Technology Services, Inc. dba EverythingRE.com.

 

Introduction

RE:HIP is a home inventory program that can track virtually any item in categories and locations that you specify.  In addition to item category and location you can keep track of purchase and warranty information.  A report module is available for printing reports on your PC.

 

RE:HIP – Home Inventory Program.

 

Prerequisites and Requirements

This software product requires a PalmOS® version of 3.5 or better.  Please ensure that this requirement is met before attempting to install this software.  If you are uncertain which version of the PalmOS® you are using, please refer to your PDA documentation or visit our software support forum.

 

Installation

If you are unfamiliar with installing files on your PDA you may want to refer to your PDA documentation for detailed instructions.

New Installations

 

This software is distributed as a single file in WinZip format.  WinZip is a utility that compresses multiple files into one file.  You must have the WinZip utility installed on your personal computer to open the distribution file.  If you do not have WinZip installed you can download it for free from download.com at: http://www.WinZip.com           

 

1.      Open the distribution (.zip) file using WinZip.

2.      Click on the Install icon on the WinZip tool bar and follow the instructions.

3.      Run HotSyncâ to install the software on your PDA.

4.      Tap on the Install RE:HIP icon on your PDA to complete the installation.

Updating Existing Installations

Please visit the RE:HIP section of our web site and click on the Update link to download the newest version of RE:HIP. The update link will download the program portions of RE:HIP and will not modify your data. If you use the New Installation process above, your data may be overwritten.

Registration

RE:HIP is distributed in a demonstration mode with limited time use.  Purchasing the product and then registering it, activates the full product and eliminates the TRIAL MODE indicator screen.  Each copy of the product is registered to a single device.  After you have purchased your product, you will need to provide us your HotSyncâ ID.  If you provided your HotSyncâ ID to the site you purchased the product from, it should be provided to us with your order.

 

Once your purchase has been verified and we have received your HotSyncâ ID we will generate a registration code, which will be emailed to you along with the HotSyncâ ID you provided us.  To register the product, tap the Register button on the Trial Mode screen.  The Registration Screen will show your HotSyncâ ID, which must “exactly” match the HotSyncâ ID provided to us.  Enter the registration code “exactly” as provided.  Successful registration will be confirmed.

 

Tips and Tricks

 

Below are a few tips and tricks for using the RE:HIP program more effectively and efficiently.

 

1.      Categories – Use the Categories button on the Welcome screen to edit inventory categories.  A default set of categories is provided.

 

2.      Locations - Use the Locations button on the Welcome screen to edit inventory locations.  A default set of locations is provided.

 

3.      Active Field Labels – Any field ending in “*” is active.  Tap on the field label (not the field itself) to active the related function.

 

4.      Record Beaming – Use the Beam button on the Item screen to send the current record to another user running the RE:HIP application.  If you have multiple devices this is a quick and easy way to share data.

 

 

Reports

RE:HIP allows reports to be printed on your PC using the backup copy of your RE:HIP databases located in your Hotsync® backup directory (Normally C:/Palm/Backup).  To use the RE:HIP reporting facility:

 

1.      Copy the compiled reports (REHIPReports.tbc) distributed with the product into the Hotsync® backup directory on your PC.

 

2.      Download and install the current version of the TBViewer© program from http://www.sandsusa.com/software/tbviewer.zip .  The TBViewer© program is FREE.  Make sure you read the documentation provided with TBViewer©.

 

3.      Start the TBViewer© program and open RE:HIPReports.tbc that you copied into the Hotsync® backup directory.  Follow the onscreen prompts to run reports.

 

Please note that reports are run on the backup of the RE:HIP databases on your PC.  Make sure you Hotsync® your PDA before running a report to ensure the backup on your PC has the most current data from your PDA. 

 

If you are having trouble locating your Hotsync® backup directory please consult your PDA documentation.  If you have questions or need assistance please use the RE:HIP Support Forum.

 

Support

For support or questions regarding this product go to the RE:HIP Support Forum.

 

Version History

Version 1.1

Version 1.0

 

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