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Remember if you are setting up to run a BMI report (or many other special history reports for that matter) for the first time, it is CRITICAL that you point the Artist Name and Song Title fields in the report template to the fields in your database that contain this data. Otherwise, you will generate a completely blank report. (more…)

From time to time, we’ll get a call or email from a user who indicates they think that they’ve “lost” one or both of these tool bars in the schedule editor.

How do you get these to reappear? Look for the icon at the top of the schedule editor that looks like a red martini glass (we’ve heard it called many other things, but this is the best description I’ve found). This is the “Show/Hide Elements”. Click on this icon, and on the Schedule Editor Options box that pops up, select the “Toolbars” tab. You will see the “Hour Selection” and “Results” bar options here. Make sure your desired options are checked. Click OK…Voila!

Here’s a great way to “get a handle” on the content and set up of a Rule Tree in MusicMaster. Print it! Click on the printer icon in the center section of the split screen (it is right above the bold MusicMaster Rule Tree header). (more…)

What does PURGE do in MusicMaster? (more…)

By Marianne Burkett

Clients often ask if they can have access to a database or multiple databases across their at-work network. It’s quite simple to set up (more…)

By Aaron Taylor

Want to re arrange the order of your categories on the info bar? Go to DATASET-LIBRARY-CATEGORIES, or right click on the infobar itself and select CATEGORY EDITOR.

With your mouse, left click and drag and drop the grey squares (on the left hand side of the display) that correspond to each category designation up or down the order on the list. Then click the OK button. You’ll note that the order is now changed. Note this does not affect the Category SCHEDULING order.

by Paul Ziino

When's the last time you made a backup of your MusicMaster database? If it's been a while, make today the day you start doing so every day. Making a backup is as easy as going to Tools/Backup and clicking Perform a Standard Backup. This creates a zip file of your database and leaves it in the same folder as your database (.mmd) file. You can also make custom backups that can include additional files or be saved in alternate locations. Learn all about making backups at http://www.musicmaster.com/?p=43.

By Aaron Taylor

AutoComplete is a feature in MusicMaster that will finish fields as you type. This is available for Keyword and Text type fields. There is a two step process to activating this for field(s). First, you must activate this feature in the appropriate fields under the Dataset, Library, Fields screen. To do this, highlight the field and when the details box comes upon the right-hand side, adjust the AutoComplete line to say “Yes.”

Second, you need to activate the feature on the Library Maintenance toolbar. Look for the icon that says "AUTO" in a black/white box. Click that icon to activate/deactivate.When you type in a field with this feature activated, the field will complete with the first match available. The more you type in the field, the more you narrow the choices. If you backspace in the field, you will disable the feature. The feature will be re-enabled if you press [Home], [End] or after typing at least two characters.

By Aaron Taylor

Did you know that MusicMaster has available on our website over THIRTY HOURS of in depth instruction on many areas of the application? There is something here for every user level, and area of interest.

Check them out anytime from this link:
http://www.musicmaster.com/training/

Enjoy!

By Marianne Burkett

Today’s blog focus is about dealing with One Hit Wonders scheduling more often than your core artist songs. (more…)