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Editing A Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet For A Former Co-worker

Editing A Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet For A Former Co-worker

         Today I had a bit of fun.  Fun, if you like using Microsoft Excel.  So yeah, I had fun.  It's used in that course called Fleetmapping.  I did a lot of editing on the original Speadsheet, linking cells between sheets, removing external links, things like that.  Let me tell you how I came to be involved in this course.

         In March 2020, our Manager came to me and asked if I could teach Fleetmapping.  I politely reminded him that I had not completed qualification per his set standards.  His reply was that I had attended the class in August 2019, and reiterated, "Can you deliver Fleetmapping?"

         I told him I'd need to brush up on the PPT's and labs to do so; I also asked if I could modify the Spreadsheets & Slides because there were a lot of errors on them.  (Those errors were limits imposed by the old Trunking System called Type II).  H assured that I could do what needed to be done to the sheets.  I could see the light at the end of the tunnel, and finally asked, "How much time do I have?"  His reply was, "Three weeks".  I thought about it for a couple of seconds and replied, "Okay, I'll be ready."

         Now, prior to preparing for this class, I had never logged on to a Server called the Provisioning Manager.  Obviously I had little knowledge of it too.  Not only did I have to edit the Slides for the class, I needed to learn how to configure a radio system on this server!  I have to give my Manager credit, because he never asked if I would b ready for the upcoming class.  After the class was over, he did ask how it went.  I said something like, "It went okay, student grades were okay, but the course needs further editing".  He said something like, "I'm sure you'll get that done."

         I became heavily involved in that course, and at one point was asked by Engineers to join the NE Fleetmapping Focus Group.  I ended up uploading all my files for them to access and edit as they wished.  Thy did a fairly good job in that process too!  I am proud to say that Duncan (I can't remember his last name, but it definitely was not Hines), told me that if I grew tired of all the Travel for Motorola, he had a job for me.  Duncan was the Radio Shop Manager for LAPD.

         I've been doing one final edit to the spreadsheets for my former co-worker.  I do not want students to have the ability to edit cells or values listed in the Provisioning Manager Manual, so I've been locking that content, while leaving the other cells unlocked for their use.  That's almost done.  What I really need, I can't get.  A copy of the Software that is used to program radios.  It's okay, I'll make it work as best I can.  I'm probably wasting my time, the Sheets & Slides may never get used. 


JD