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Introduction

Tutorials

Want an alternative to the printed word when it comes to learning how to get fast results from Merlin MRP 2000?

Download these audio/visual ScreenCam® tutorials.

Directions

If you are using a 56k modem, the download times should be approximately the same as the tutorial running times.  It is recommended you study the lessons in the sequence of the list below, working from the top down.

You may sometimes notice a lag in the screen refresh in the movies.  This is an effect of the recording process, not the software.

To download any tutorial, click the Tutorial Name in the left-hand column of the list below.
Choose to save the file to disk at an easy-to-find location on your PC, such as the desktop.
When the download completes RUN the downloaded file and Click the EXTRACT button to install the tutorial on your machine. By default it will be extracted to c:\MerlinAcademy with a name such as intro.exe.
Run the tutorial as you would run any other program, using START > RUN or double-click the file-name in Windows Explorer.

Tutorials

UnLock the Software

How to register and unlock your Merlin MRP 2000 software (after evaluation in the case of the Standard/Server Edition), and how to connect the WorkStation Edition to the Merlin database on your server.
(5 minutes running time.)

Introduction

Introduction to the Merlin MRP 2000 user interface, and getting started with the software.
(10 minutes running time.)

Business Contacts

Learn how to use the Merlin Navigator to move around your record cards, and how to create and maintain 
Business Contacts Record Cards.
(10 minutes running time.)

Resources Record Cards

Introduction to the Resources (Stock) File, and why we call it that.  Learn about the powerful features, how to find information, and how to set up or edit Resource Record Cards for raw materials, assemblies, and production stages.
(20 minutes running time.)

Assemblies & BoMs

Creating an Assembly Definition Record Card and building a Bill of Materials, replicating the BoM for use in a related assembly, and a brief introduction to purchasing materials for a build.
(17 minutes running time.)

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