CDS - Main Form

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After logging into CDS, the main form will be displayed. This is the starting point for everything you do in CDS.



The main form is in 2 parts: a tree view in the left hand pane and a brief details view in the right.

The tree shows that 296 Sqn consists of two flights - "A Flt" and "B Flt". The Sqn has thirty one cadets in total: twenty nine active and two ex-cadets. There are also three members of staff in the database. Clicking ex-cadet Bloggs would show his brief details, as shown below.



Clicking a flight in the tree will display a "brief" nominal roll of all cadets in that flight, as shown here. "Brief" versions of nominal rolls are also available for your entire Sqn, your active cadets or your ex-cadets. "Full" versions of any nominal roll are available as a report ready for printing and saving by clicking the nominal roll button on the tool bar. The nominal roll for the Sqn is shown here.

Clicking the "Full Details" button of the right pane will start the "Cadet Details" form, which displays full details for a cadet.

There are several ways of reaching the full details for a cadet:

  • Double click a cadet in the tree
  • Single click a cadet in the tree, view his brief details and then click the "Full Details" button
  • Double click a cadet in any of the nominal rolls
The tool bar buttons perform the following functions: