Welcome to FasTrax 📘

Welcome! This Main Menu Manual is your launchpad into the FasTrax system. It provides a clear description of what each area of FasTrax does and links you straight to screen-by-screen guides. If you’re new, start here; if you’re experienced, use it as a fast index to the modules you need every day.

Tip: On desktop, the table of contents stays pinned on the left. On phones, it becomes a horizontal scroller at the top.

How this page works

Table of Contents: Jump to any section using the links on the left/top.
Module summaries: Each major area of FasTrax includes a short description and a button that opens its dedicated manual.
Consistent layout: All manuals use the same header, theme, and navigation for quick orientation.
Print-friendly: Use the Print button in the header to generate a clean, paginated copy.
Mobile-friendly: Content stacks into a single column and the TOC becomes a swipeable bar.
Standard Key Words: Common shortcuts (like ^, .n, PAGE, and SEARCH) live in a reusable quick-reference.

Need a refresher on system-wide shortcuts? Open Standard Key Words & Helpful Tips →

How to Navigate Menus

Open a module

Enter the number to the left of the option, then press Return/Enter.
Options may open another menu or a specific program/screen.
If a program/screen opens (e.g., Open a File), pressing Return/Enter at the first prompt will return you to the previous menu.

Return to a previous menu

Press Return/Enter by itself at a menu prompt.

Modules (Quick Links)

Customs Brokerage Introduction

In-Bond Introduction

Importer Security Filing (ISF) Introduction

Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Introduction

Automated Export System (AES) Introduction

Accounts Receivable Introduction

Accounts Payable Introduction

General Ledger Introduction

Standard Key Words & Helpful Tips

These shortcuts and helpers are available in most FasTrax programs and screens. For a standalone reference, see the separate Standard Key Words page.

Navigation

^ (Carat) — back up to the previous prompt (not for sub‑lines).
.<n> — jump to prompt number n (e.g., .2 or .8).
.F — jump to the end (Modify line); use P or F there to Post/File the transaction.
TOP or .X — cancel the entry and return to the first prompt.
PAGE — repaint/refresh the screen while keeping entries.
[Q] — quit a program without saving changes.

Execute / Multitask

XEQ? — run a different task without leaving the current program; opens a task menu. (Only works from inside a program, not from a menu.)

Dates

T — today; T1 — tomorrow; T2 — two days from today; etc.

Search (at the first prompt)

Type S or SEARCH to open the File Search window in supported programs (Open a File, In‑Bond, Delivery Order, Invoicing, FTZ Entry, Proforma Entry).

<------------------------ File Search Window ------------------------>
1. Start Date...: mm.dd.yy              2. End Date.....:
3. Department...:         4. Customer Name:
Line# File Number  Open Date Opened By  MB Number     Client Name

Standard Remarks

At a remark prompt, enter [] to add/use a keyworded snippet.
[T inserts the current time; [D inserts the current date.
Example: define keyword HAZMAT → later type [HAZMAT to insert “HAZARDOUS MATERIALS”.

Multi‑Valued Fields (sub‑lines)

Sub-Line #, (P)age 1 of 1, (I)nsert, (A)dd, (D)elete, (RETURN)

I — insert between lines; A — add to bottom; D — delete line.
RETURN — exit back to the main screen.

Quick Calculator

Type CALC at any program prompt to use the internal calculator.

14.89*3  ⟶  Result = 44.67   (+ add, - subtract, * multiply, / divide)

Next Steps

Familiarize yourself with navigating menus and screens.
Practice doing an entry or printing a report.
Create Customers, Vendors, Shippers and other Maintenance options.