LANtastic Network Operating System Version 5 Compatibility Bulletin Product Reviewed: Builder Information System (BIS) v4.01 Classification: Accounting - Construction Date: 03/15/1993 Engineer: JHC 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 COMPATIBILITY STATEMENT Management Information Control System's BUILDER INFORMATION SYSTEM, (BIS) version 4.01 has been tested and is compatible with LANtastic versions 4.xx and 5.xx. PRODUCT OVERVIEW BIS is a DOS based accounting and management software system designed specifically for the construction industry. Modules consist of general ledger, accounts payable, payroll, accounts receivable, inventory, job costing, job billing, job estimating, subcontract control, change order control, equipment control and union payroll. BIS is a "Real time" transaction driven accounting system. INSTALLATION BIS runs under DOS version 3.3 and higher. The CONFIG.SYS file must be edited to include: FILES=51 (or higher) BUFFERS=24 (or higher in multiples of 8) The AUTOEXEC.BAT file must be edited to include: SET CLIPPER=V10;R64;E0;F51 A LANtastic SERVER supporting BIS requires a minimum of 30 MB of hard disk space and if used as a workstation, requires 450K of free program memory. To install BIS on a LANtastic server, perform the following steps: o Create a temporary Install directory: Mkdir \ o Copy the BIS Install disk to the install directory: Copy \ o Begin installation: cd \ INSTALL o A menu will appear with two choices: 1) Shared Files Installation 2) Station Files Installation Select Shared Files. The BIS Install procedure verifies that there is enough disk space to store program files and displays an error message if additional space is required. To install BIS on a LANtastic workstation: NET LOGIN \\ NET USE \\\ : INSTALL At the install menu, select Station Files A Station Number will be assigned during the installation. Access to BIS from a workstation requires this Station Number. Installation takes fifteen to thirty minutes. CONFIGURATION Other than the DOS SET CLIPPER= parameter listed above, there are no additional steps required to activate the network version of BIS. BIS can be run from any workstation where the BIS Station File installation has been performed. BIS can be configured so that programs and data files can reside on different redirected (network) drives. Default LANtastic ACL's and user account privileges are sufficient to run BIS. OPERATION To start BIS from the WORKSTATION or SERVER: NET LOGIN \\ NET USE \\\ : BIS.COM Multi-user access is controlled by a combination of file and record locks using the DOS SHARE utility. Based on the requested function, single records (e.g. update a customer record) or entire files (prepare a financial statement) are locked. SHARE should be loaded before the LANtastic network. Suggested startup parameters are: SHARE /L:xxx /F:yyyy where xxx is 100 times the number of stations and yyyyy is 2048 for every five stations. When more than one user attempts to access a locked file, the following message will appear: *** FILENAME IN USE... TRY AGAIN LATER *** When more than one user attempts to modify the same record concurrently, the following message will appear: *** RECORD LOCKED - CANNOT EDIT *** PRINTING BIS supports redirected printing without limitations. Reports can be created for output to either screen, printer, disk file or a serial port. SECURITY BIS provides optional password protection to menu options. NETWORK DISCONNECTS If a network disconnect occurs, the automatic recovery component of BIS will display the following message to the user after log on. I show this station already logged on. Someone else logged into this station or Your System Administrator must run the Station Reset. BIS will execute a recovery procedure from the BIS system Administrator account. This recovery will vary in complexity depending on the activity BIS was performing at the time of disconnect. COMPATIBILITY NOTES Maintain available program memory to at least 486,400 bytes by not running unnecessary memory resident (TSR) programs. Also, MICS does not recommend the running of BIS from within Microsoft Windows. VERSION HISTORY 12/07/1992: Builder Information System (BIS) v4.01 tested for compatibility with LANtastic v4.1. 03/15/1993: Builder Information System (BIS) v4.01 tested for compatibility with LANtastic v5.0. VENDOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CONTROL SYSTEMS (MICS) 11573 LOS OSOS VALLEY RD. SUITE G SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA. 93405 Sales Department: (805) 543-7000 Technical support: (805) 543-7312 FAX Number: (805) 543-0373 ARTISOFT, Inc. makes no warranties as to the completeness or accuracy of this document. LANtastic is a trademark of ARTISOFT, Inc. Brand names, company names, and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.