After you’ve ensured that your network protocols are installed properly, the next step is to install Accounting Plus.
Go ahead and install Accounting Plus 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 Accounting Plus data file. Before you create or upgrade your data file, however, please read the section below.
Choosing a location for your Accounting Plus 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 Accounting Plus 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 Accounting Plus system:
- Which computer on your network is the most powerful? As is the case with most computer programs, Accounting Plus 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 Accounting Plus the most? If one employee at your company will use Accounting Plus 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 Accounting Plus tasks.
- What are the job functions of each person who will use Accounting Plus? For example, a data-entry clerk who enters and changes information in Accounting Plus 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 Accounting Plus, use the Accounting Plus Data Optimization Wizard 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 Accounting Plus’s File menu.
Installing MYOB Accounting Plus and creating a data file
