TECHNICAL BULLETIN 04.10.90 ABPI300 JCR (update 10.23.90) ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE: ACCPAC BPI 3.0, Computer Associates Comment ACCPAC BPI 3.0 has been successfully tested in house with LANtastic 2.57 and 3.0X. This bulletin has been designed as a guide during the installation and operation of ACCPAC BPI with LANtastic. Installing ACCPAC BPI on LANtastic At the C: prompt, type A:INSTALL with the ACCPAC BPI System Manager Product 1 disk in drive A: BPI will then check the config.sys FILES= command to see that it meets the minimum requirement. Follow the prompts to install all of the System Manager Disks. Once the System Manager has been installed, at the BPI System Menu select I to Install New System. (If this menu did not appear, check the installation and run ABPI from the DOS prompt). The Install program will then prompt for each of the ACCPAC BPI General Accounting Product disks. This procedure will create a directory called \BPIES and install the necessary files. Installing LanPak The network must be active to install the LanPak, and it should be installed from the server to a physical drive. Type A:INSTALL at the server's C: prompt with the LanPak disk in drive A:. The LanPak is self-configuring, it should return a message that indicates "Configuring System for IBM PC Network... ACCPAC BPI System Configuration Complete." The system detects the network type and configures BPI accordingly (for more information, refer to page 1-3, Setting up LanPak, in the LanPak Manual). User IDs Each user must be assigned a unique ID to log into ACCPAC BPI. Once the files have been installed, run ACCPAC BPI by typing in ABPI. This procedure may be done from either the server or a workstation. ACCPAC will then prompt for a user ID; the default is ANYONE. Press enter and the System Menu will appear. From the menu, select Assign User ID and then select Add. Enter a 6-character user ID name. Once the names have all been entered, press to return to the menu. Further Configurations The installation program should set the following files to read only. If for some reason they are not read only, use the DOS ATTRIB +R command. Those files are: ABPI.COMBPIESHEL.EXE Once ACCPAC BPI has been installed, the workstations should log into the server and share the server's hard disk. The FILES= command is only required in the workstation's config.sys file if the user plans to store company data on that workstation's fixed disk drive. Each workstation must then log into the server, share the server's resource which contains the ACCPAC BPI files and select the location and company the user wishes to work with. To begin ACCPAC BPI, from the redirected drive, type ABPI. The system will prompt for a User ID. Enter one of the unique user IDs specified above. Once the menu appears, press the right arrow to hi-lite General Accounting, and choose the Select Company option. The system will then prompt for a data drive - enter the drive designation the files are located on. For example, the workstation may log into the server and issue a NET USE E: \\SERVER\BPIES {Where \\SERVER is the machine name of the Server and \BPIES is the resource on the server which contains the ACCPAC BPI files}. When that workstation runs BPI, it will change to drive E: and run ABPI. The location of the data files then will be placed on E:. This designation may be different on each workstation. The system will then prompt for Company ID. Enter the ID of the company created (see below). Then enter the appropriate date and select Y at the Okay prompt if no further changes are necessary. First Time: Creating a Company To create a Company for use with ACCPAC BPI, one must run ABPI, select General Accounting and select Create Company. The system will prompt for company ID; enter a six character code which will represent the company. Next, specify a data drive; enter the appropriate location of the ACCPAC BPI files (as above). The system will then prompt for more detailed information on Chart of Accounts, formats, etc. NOTE: Once the company has been created, the Account ID format or the first open General Ledger Period may not be changed. Network Printing Each workstation must issue a NET USE command to link to the network printer, ie: NET USE LPT1 \\SERVER\@PRINTER {Where \\SERVER is the Server Name and \@Printer is the @Printer device name setup on the server machine}. A printer timeout is not required. If the server is also a workstation, it must also issue the NET USE command to share the network printer. Once ACCPAC BPI has been installed, the workstations should log into the server and share the server's hard disk. After the company has been selected, the user should be able to move between the menus using the arrow keys and operate ACCPAC BPI. If the server is also a workstation, it may use BPI either from a redirected, substituted or physical drive. FINAL NOTE: This document has been designed to help with the installation and setup of ACCPAC BPI. If a unique problem arises which we are unable to resolve either through phone contact with our technical support or through this bulletin, a problem report can be filed through our tech support staff. LANtastic has met the certification requirements as outlined by Computer Associates, and ACCPAC BPI 3.0 is on our list as compatible with LANtastic NOS 3.0X. Any questions or suggestions on this bulletin may be mailed to our offices: Artisoft, Inc. 575 East River Road Tucson, AZ 85704 ATTN: Compatibility Department / ACCPAC BPI Support Vendor Info Computer Associates International, Inc. 1240 McKay Drive San Jose, CA 95131 (408) 432-1764