Online Training Demos

The demos listed below are short movies that show the required steps and navigation to perform basic functions in CIRS. They are available from a password protected site. If you are a CIRS user and need the userid and password to download, contact your CIRS Security Coordinator, or call the CIRS Hotline.

To play each demo, simply click on any of the links below and save to your PC. After the file is downloaded, open (run) the file and it will automatically begin playing. While the demo is playing, you can use the playback control options displayed at the bottom of the screen to pause, exit, fast-forward, rewind, etc.

For detailed explanations of the functions, screens and commands shown in the demos, please refer to the CIRS User Manual, or the Basic CIRS Reporting Modules.

Compendium Reports

Access A Compendium Report (exe, 1.15 MB)

Shows how to access a report in the CIRS compendium for printing purposes when the report code is known.

Ad Hoc Reports

Create A Report Request (exe, 1.12 MB)

Note: This demo includes basic FOCUS commands, but does not attempt to teach FOCUS. For information on FOCUS commands, refer to the FOCUS documentation.

Test A Request Online (exe, 1.00 MB)

This demo shows you how to test and modify a report request with record limits in the online FOCUS environment.

Execute A Report Request (exe, 1.01 MB)

This demo shows the steps of executing and printing a report request in the batch environment.

Hold Files and Downloading

Create A Hold File (exe, 1.14 MB)

Demo of the commands and steps needed to create a hold file in a Lotus format.

Download A Hold File (exe, 1.00 MB)

Shows the steps and file transfer selections required for downloading a hold file from CIRS to your PC using Attachmate's myExtra Enterprise software.

Import A Hold File In Excel (exe, 1.04 MB)

Demo of the process of importing a file in a Lotus format to an Excel spreadsheet.