do you mean, like a characterset animation? or a animation that you would put into a battle scene. If just a characterset animation (something like a chest) then you would just select it, and check the two boxes, one that says, direction fix, and the other that says stop animation. It's kinda misleading, but it gets the job done. If you want a battle animation, the you do that in the database panel frame by frame...
EDIT: Also, try not to double post. If you need to change something, use the edit button. Thanks!