UltraLite User's Guide
  Tutorial: A Sample UltraLite Application
    Lesson 4: Add an order

Add an order (Windows or Windows CE)

The procedure is the same for Windows CE as for other Windows operating systems.

To add an order

1. Scroll through the outstanding orders.

   Click Next to display the next customer.

2. Open the window to enter a new order.

   From the Order menu, choose New.

   The Add New Order screen is displayed.

3. Choose a customer.

   The UltraLite application holds the complete list of customers from the consolidated database. To see this list, open the Customer drop-down list.

   Choose Basements R Us from the list. The current list of orders does not have any from this customer.

4. Choose a product.

   The UltraLite application holds the complete list of products from the consolidated database. To see this list, open the Product drop-down list box.

   Choose Screwmaster Drill from the list. The price of this item is automatically entered in the Price field.

5. Enter the quantity and discount.

   Enter a value of 20 for the quantity, and a value of 5 for the discount.

6. Press Enter to add the new order.

7. Click X to close the New Order screen.

You have now modified the data in your local UltraLite database. This data is not shared with the consolidated database until you synchronize.

For the next step, see Lesson 5: Act on some existing orders.