Caltrans

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FormsPLUS 6.06
Caltrans Division of Local Assistance (DLA)
Office of Procedures Development Training
July 31, 2006
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What
Forms Management Database
Who
Developed by DLA
When
Whenever a new LPP issues
Where
Download from DLA website
How
Follow this presentation
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Two purposes
1. Generate Project form
2. Track Project
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Concepts

• File out Caltrans forms
• with PCno network

• Cannot submit electronically

• Have no electronic signature

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1. Installation 2. Create/Add Project 3. Create
and Edit Form 4. Print Forms 5. Duplicate Form 6.
Use Help System 7. New Features
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1. Installation

1.1 New Installation

• FormsPLUS CD

Folder FormsPLUS_6.06
File Install.exe

• Publication DVD

FolderFormsPLUS/FormsPLUS_6.06
File Install.exe
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1.1 New Installation (Continue)

• Can only be installed from
• Administrative mode
• into the folder

c/program Files/Caltrans/FormsPLUS 5.00
If use INSTALL.EXE
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1.2 Upgrade from ver. 5.00
a. Backup old Data
b. Uninstall old version
c. Install new version 6.06
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1.2 Upgrade from ver. 5.00
a. Backup old Data
i. Manually backup
Copy all EFD files from the folder
c/program Files/Caltrans/FormsPLUS 5.00/Current
into the folder
c/program Files/Caltrans/FormsPLUS 5.00/Old
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1.2 Upgrade from ver. 5.00
a. Backup old Data (Continue)
ii. Backup from Windows
Click Start then Programs (left bottom)
Choose Backup from FormsPLUS 6.06
Click Backup from new window Then answer yes to
start backup
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1.2 Upgrade from ver. 5.00
a. Backup old Data
(Continue)
iii. Backup in FormsPLUS
Start FormsPLUS
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Click Home first
Caltrans Division of Local Assistance Office of
Procedures Development July 31, 2006
Then click System Setting
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Caltrans Division of Local Assistance Office of
Procedures Development July 31, 2006
Click Backup
to start backup
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1.2 Upgrade from ver. 5.00
b. Uninstall old version
Can only be done in administrative mode
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1.2 Upgrade from ver. 5.00
c. Install new version
Can only be done in administrative mode If use
INSTALL.EXE
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c. Install New Version (Continue)
Choose I accept
then click Next
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c. Install New Version (Continue)
Choose Typical
then click Next
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1. Installation
2. Create/Add Project
2.1 Start FormsPLUS
2.2 Create/Add Project
2.3 Edit project info
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2.1 Start FormsPLUS
Ver 5.00
Ver 4.03
Choose Ver. 5.00 to get data
then click Register Later
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2.2 Create/add Project
a. Click Project (enter project layout)
b. click New Project to create project
c. Cannot access forms without any
project.
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2.3 Edit project info
a. Enter Project Data
b. click Detail to input detail data for
project
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2.3 Edit project info
(Continue)
c. enter detail data for project
i. Enter Local Agency Information
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c. enter detail data for project
(Continue)
ii. Enter Caltrans District Information by
choosing district number
Double check the information and change it when
necessary
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c. enter detail data for project
(Continue)
iii. Enter Project Data by fill the data
below
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1. Installation
2. Create/Add Project

3. Create and Edit Form
3.1 Create Form
3.2 Edit Form
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3.1 Create Form
a. Click Forms (enter form layout)
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3.1 Create Form
(continue)
b. choose manual and chapter
c. choose form from list
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1. Installation
2. Create/Add Project
3. Create and Edit Form

4. Print Forms
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1. Installation
2. Create/Add Project
3. Create and Edit Form
4. Print Forms

5. Duplicate Form
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1. Installation
2. Create/Add Project
3. Create and Edit Form
4. Print Forms
5. Duplicate Form

6. Use Help System
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1. Installation
2. Create/Add Project
3. Create and Edit Form
4. Print Forms
5. Duplicate Form
6. Use Help System

7. New Features
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7.1 Export Data
Open/Start FormsPLUS
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Click Home first
Then click Import Export
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Click Save
All data will be saved into folder Project DATA
under c/Program Files/Caltrans/FormsPLUS 5.00/
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7.2 Copy Data
Copy all files from folder
c/Program Files/Caltrans/FormsPLUS 5.00/Project
Data
From one PC into the same folder in another PC
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7.3 Modify Data
Send all project data in the folder
c/Program Files/Caltrans/FormsPLUS 5.00/Project
Data
To FormsPLUS_at_dot.ca.gov For modification/separatio
n
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4. Import Data
Go to layout Import Export
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Click Import
or Install (delete original data)
All data will be imported from folder Project
DATA
under c/Program Files/Caltrans/FormsPLUS 5.00/
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Contact FormsPLUS_at_dot.ca.gov For any problems!