After you’ve ensured that your network protocols are installed properly, the next step is to install AccountEdge.
Go ahead and install AccountEdge on your network’s computers at this time. When you’re finished with the installation process, you’ll be ready to either create a new data file or upgrade an existing AccountEdge data file. Before you create or upgrade your data file, however, please read the section below.
Choosing a location for your AccountEdge data file
When you create or upgrade your data file, you’ll need to choose on which computer your data file will be located. The computer you choose will be the machine that all AccountEdge users will need to access after you’ve created or upgraded the file.
To help you decide on which computer you want your data file to be located, ask yourself the following questions about how your company plans to use the AccountEdge system:
- Which computer on your network is the most powerful? As is the case with most computer programs, AccountEdge can be used most efficiently on computers that have higher amounts of free hard disk space and random access memory (RAM). You may want to consider placing the data file on your company’s most powerful computer.
- Which computer will use AccountEdge the most? If one employee at your company will use AccountEdge more than anyone else, you might want to consider placing the upgraded data file on that employee’s computer. Doing this will increase the speed with which that employee can perform his or her AccountEdge tasks.
- What are the job functions of each person who will use AccountEdge? For example, a data-entry clerk who enters and changes information in AccountEdge throughout the workday will require more computer “horsepower” than a manager who merely views the company’s financial data from time to time. Placing the data file on the clerk’s computer, and ensuring that the clerk’s computer is a more powerful machine than the manager’s, will increase the efficiency of your company’s accounting activities.
If you're upgrading a data file from another MYOB product
After you upgrade your data file so it works with AccountEdge, use the AccountEdge Data Optimization Assistant to ensure your data file is streamlined for peak performance. Then be sure to verify the data file’s integrity by choosing Verify Data File from AccountEdge’s File menu.
Installing MYOB AccountEdge and creating a data file