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The Admin Client

In multi-user systems, almost all work done on a client machine will be saved in the database on the server, and will therefore be available to the other clients immediately. For example, a change made from a client machine to the Reporting Periods setting will immediately affect reporting from all other clients.

In a very small number of cases, the work will be saved in the database on the client machine and will therefore only affect the operation of that client. These special cases are the Dates and Numbers setting and Company register in the System module.

To change these settings and registers in the server database you must either work on the server itself, or you must log on from a client as the system administrator, and then change to "Admin Client" mode. You must use the second method if your server does not have a graphical interface, or if it is otherwise inconvenient to work on the server (e.g. it is in another building). To do this, go to the Technics module using the [Select Module] button in the Master Control panel (or the Ctrl-0 or ⌘-0 keyboard shortcuts) and open the Program Mode register. Choose 'Admin Client' from the Operations menu. Once you have completed the setup work, leave "Admin Client" mode by returning to the Program Mode register and choosing 'Normal Client' from the Operations menu as the final step.

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Ensure you leave "Admin Client" mode as soon as possible.


Before changing to "Admin Client" mode, you should check that no other users are logged in. If you change the Company register on the server, the server will shut down, so you will need to close the client as well.

In multi-user systems, you can control who can change to "Admin Client" mode using Access Groups (by giving full access to the 'Admin Client' Action).