When you start FastManager for the first time, you will be prompted with the following dialog:
Create a new company database
to start the New Company Wizard
If you are already connected to an existing Company Database, but you would like to create (or switch to) a NEW one, go to:
File -> Change Database
If you already have a company database, you can connect it by selecting the yellow “Folder” at the lower-right of the database selection dialog
db.qdb
File
–> Change Database
When you first installed FastManager, you created or selected a folder that would serve as your “FastManager Data Folder”
Here is an example of what it might look like:
The FastManager Data Folder will contain:
db.qdb
catalogs.mdb
.mdb
file extension, in which case the file will simple be called: catalogs
Some important files and folders that you might see:
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Edit -> Picture Folders
to see a complete listing of all your configured Pictures Folders and where they are located
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xmlABNMU.xml
and xmlABNSetup.xml
File -> Vendor Integration -> Vendor Account Information
, and:File -> Vendor Integration -> Markup Selection
QBsetup.xml
To move the FastManager Database to a new server
Step 1:
Make sure that everyone has closed FastManager on all computers
Double-check in the FastManager data folder for the presence of the 2 “lock” files
Reboot
the server computer and try againdb.ldb
and catalogs.ldb
db.Qdb
and catalogs.Mdb
, respectively
Once you are certain that the 2 “lock” files are gone, proceed to Step 2
Step 2:
Copy the entire FastManager Data Folder, and all its contents, to the new location
db.qdb
and catalogs.mdb
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Step 3:
Share the FastManager Data Folder from the new location
Share with --> Specific People --> Everyone --> Add --> Read/Write --> Share --> Done
Step 4:
Rename or delete the “original” FastManager Data Folder
Step 5:
Reconnect the users to the database at the new location
db.qdb
and click on OpenUpdate
Step 6:
Update the setting for the Pictures Folder
Edit -> Picture Folders
Change
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in the FastManager Data Folder)
Step 7:
Reload the company logo
db.qdb
- you are using the default (MSAccess) backend MS SQL SERVER
- you are using the SQL backend
If you are using the “default” (MSAccess) backend
If your company database is in SQL Server