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- STARTUP.DOC
- BUSINESS ACCOUNTING SYSTEM
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- 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:
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- START WITH FRESH FILES
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- 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:
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- (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.
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- (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:
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- (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.
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- (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.
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- (c) Immediately upon entering the system, choose the "Reindex
- Files" option from the Utilities submenu. This will recreate each
- of the necessary index files.
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- SETTING THE REPORTING PERIOD
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- 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.
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- SETTING UP CLIENT BALANCES
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- ONE LAST WORD
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- 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.
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