After completing FOCUS: Getting Started, the user should be able to:

	Recognize basic FOCUS concepts and terminology
	Define the FOCUS file structure
	Use the Master File Description
	Create reports and use facilities
	Use Application Developer facilities

General Concepts

	What is FOCUS?
	Storing data
	Key and indexed fields

File Structures

	FOCUS file structure
	Accessing FOCUS

Master File Descriptions

	Describing the file
	Using field declarations

Facilities for End Users

	End users
	Generating reports

More Facilities for End Users

	TED
	Terminal operator environment
	Window painter
	MAINTAIN
	Data transfer

Application Developer Facilities

	Application developers
	Dialogue manager
	FIDEL
	SCAN and FCSCAN
	Database security

This course has the following features:

	A glossary
	A Skill Assessment

None

	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: Adjusting File Definitions (FOCS12)
	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)