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- * STARTUP.DOC - Business Accounting System
-
- Assuming you've been testing this software with sample data and are
- satisfied with its performance, and you wish to begin creating
- live data, here's a few tips which may not be readily apparent to you:
-
- //START WITH FRESH FILES//
-
- Since this is a relational database system, it's quite important that
- all the data files and index files be in sync with each other. The
- simplest thing to do is just to recopy every file from the distribution
- set (your ZIP files) so that you overwrite all existing files. If you
- don't wish to do this, utilize the below guidelines:
-
- (1) You will need to destroy or overwrite ALL of the sample data you
- may have created. The data files are those files which have the
- extensions DBF and DBT. Just copy these files from the
- distribution set so that they overwrite any existing files you may
- have updated. Since this is a relational database system, failure
- to overwrite all DBF and DBT files will yield unpredictable
- results when utilizing the software.
-
- (2) You will need to recreate all file indices. These are those files
- with the extensions NTX. These index files are used in conjunction
- with the data files. If you don't copy files from the distribution set,
- it's important that you set up fresh data files PRIOR to updating the
- index files. Choose one of the below methods to update your index
- files:
-
- (a) If they have been provided with your distribution set, copy these
- files from the distribution set so they overwrite the existing
- files of the same name. If these files are not present in your
- distribution set, don't be alarmed, and use one of the other methods
- below.
-
- (b) From the operating system level, DOS, delete all files with the
- extension NTX (del *.NTX). Any missing index files will
- automatically be recreated each time you enter the system.
-
- (c) Immediately upon entering the system, choose the "Reindex Files"
- option from the Utilities submenu. This will recreate each of the
- necessary index files.
-
- //SETTING THE REPORTING PERIOD//
-
- When you first install the system, the Reporting Period will
- automatically default to Period 01. The Reporting Period may be
- incremented by performing the "Period Closing" option from the File
- Updates submenu. Just run the closing repeatedly until you have reached
- the period you wish to start in.
-
- //SETTING UP CLIENT BALANCES//
-
- You'll probably have to set up invoices for each of your clients which
- presently have open invoice balances, either debit or credit. You
- may create the invoices individually (as Detailed or Manual invoices),
- or you may create just one summary Manual invoice. For credits,
- create either a credit memo via "Create Invoices" , or as an
- unapplied credit via "Enter Payments" from the Accounting Menu.
-
- NOTE: If any of the invoices/credits you wish to set up were
- actually created in the prior fiscal year, you may want to first
- increment the Reporting Period to period 12. Next you can create any
- and all invoices and credits. Once you are satisfied they have been
- entered correctly, perform a closing once again and indicate that you
- are closing the Year in addition to the current period. Then peform the
- period closing repeatedly until you reach your current reporting
- period. This method will prevent those invoices from being reported
- with the current year's information.
-
- //ONE LAST WORD//
-
- Please don't let any of this intimidate you as it's really rather
- straight-forward commen sense. Setting up and configuring any kind
- of software is usually the most difficult part. Once it's done
- properly, everything else is downhill.
-
- * end of file
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