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| How to move Account Ability's database to a different server. |
The following instructions for locating and moving the database to a new server (\\NEWSERVER) should be followed by a network administrator. In the discussion that follows, YYYY represents the reporting year.
(a) Ensure that Account Ability is not active on any workstation.
(b) Locate the YYYY database - The YYYY database resides within a folder named YYYYDATA. By default, this database resides within Account Ability's installation folder. Using Window's Explorer, browse to the installation folder and locate YYYYDATA.
(c) Copy the database - Click once on the YYYYDATA folder and select Copy from the Edit menu.
(d) Move the database - Browse to the desired location on \\NEWSERVER and select Paste from the Edit menu.
(e) Grant all users administrative rights to \\NEWSERVER\YYYYDATA
(f) Start Account Ability.
(g) From the Module menu, select Re-allocate
(h) From the sub-menu, select Account Ability's YYYY Database
(i) Browse to the folder \\NEWSERVER\YYYYDATA using universal naming convention (UNC), not a mapped drive.
(j) Open the \\NEWSERVER\YYYYDATA folder and double-click the AAYYYY database file.
(k) Exit and restart Account Ability.
Account Ability will now look to \\NEWSERVER\YYYYDATA for its database. To ensure this, select About Account Ability's YYYY Database from the Help menu. |
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| How to move Account Ability to another computer. |
In the discussion that follows, the computer on which Account Ability is currently installed is referred to as the SOURCE computer, the computer on which Account Ability will be installed is referred to as the DESTINATION computer, and the current reporting year is referred to as YYYY.
From the SOURCE computer:
a) Jot down Account Ability's installation path.
b) Start Account Ability.
c) Close any tax forms that may be open.
d) Open the 'Client (Filer) Management' module.
e) Select 'Backup' from the 'Tools' menu.
f) In the 'Source folders' group, check 'YYYY - Full save'.
g) Select a destination folder on which to write the backup archive.
h) Click the 'Backup' button to create the archive AAYYYYFULLSAVE.BCK.
i) Close Account Ability.
j) Copy the archive AAYYYYFULLSAVE.BCK to your DESTINATION computer.
From the DESTINATION computer:
a) Install Account Ability to the path you jotted down in (a) above.
b) Launch Account Ability.
c) Open the 'Client (Filer) Management' module.
d) Select 'Restore' from the 'Tools' menu.
e) In the 'Source' group, browse to the archive AAYYYYFULLSAVE.BCK.
f) Click once on the archive AAYYYYFULLSAVE.BCK.
g) Click the 'Restore' button.
h) Close the 'Restore' Utility.
That should do it! If your data does not appear, you did not use the same installation path. |
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