They prefer to dive right in and read later. Chart Basic overview of what the program Does Basic overview of how the program works If your program is boxed and wrapped the Quick Start Guide should be printed. You may also wish to have the Quick Start Guide install as part of the program to ensure that it is available to the user with the rest of the program. Installation One big difference between creating custom applications for consulting customers and vertical market development is installation and distribution. You won't be there to install the program for your customers.
Easy installation is an absolute necessity.
The other issue you must deal with in Vertical Market products, is the issue of updates. 4D will automatically handle many of the issues relating to reconciling data changes and structure changes. But you may still need or want to handle some of them yourself. Automatically Updating Deployed Database Applications for a fool proof update system. Installing Windows Programs Using a commercial installer is an absolute must for Windows programs.