Creating a New Database - Client
This page describes creating a new Standard ERP client database that you can use to log in to an existing server. Please refer here for details about creating the server database.
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Having configured the server as described here, you can now configure Standard ERP on each client computer. The server should be running while you are doing this.
- Working on a client computer, ensure there is no database file with the name "HANSA.HDB" in the folder containing the Standard ERP application, then start it by double-clicking the application icon.
The "DBDEF.TXT" and "DEFAULT.TXT" text files must be present in the same folder as the application when you create a new database. Standard ERP will use these files to set some initial preferences in the new database.
The first window to appear will ask how you want to use the application:
- Click the [Connect to Existing Company] button. The 'Server Address' window will appear, listing (on some platforms only) the available servers in the same subnet as your client computer:
If the server that you need is shown in the list, double-click it, or click once and then click the [Connect] button.
If the server is not listed, the probable reasons are:
- The server is in the same subnet as your client machine but it is not discoverable by the client using the Bonjour service discovery protocol. In this case, enter the IP address of the server and port in the Hardware or IP and Port fields respectively. The Port will be 1200 unless you changed it as described in step 10 on the Creating a New Database - Server page.
- The server is not in the same subnet as your client machine. In this case, first make sure the Wide Area Network box in the Configuration setting on the server is ticked (as described here) and then proceed as described in step i immediately above.
If you do not know the IP address of the server or the Port, you can use the [Find my Server] feature. This feature requires you to have registered your server database as described on the Enabler Key page and so it can't be used with a brand new server database. Click the [Find my Server] button to open the following window:
Enter the Company Code and Name, your VAT registration number and your country of registration. In the last case, press Ctrl-Enter (Windows) or ⌘-Enter (macOS) to choose from a list of options. Then, click the [Save] button.
In all cases, the server details will be saved in the Company register in the Standard ERP client database.
- The 'Login' window will appear:
Enter your Signature or StandardID and the Password and press [OK].
- You will be asked if you want Standard ERP to remember the Signature and Password, so that you will not have to enter it each time you log in using the particular client computer.
Bearing in mind that the need to log in is a security feature, it is recommended that you only click the [Yes] button if you are absolutely sure no-one other than yourself will have access to your computer. If you click the [Yes] button and then change your mind, you can turn off the feature by choosing 'Stop Auto Login' from the File menu.
- The Navigation Centre will appear, with your name shown in the title bar. This is illustrated on the Work Area page.
- Repeat the sequence for Standard ERP on each client computer.
- If you are preparing the server for work while working on a client machine, you can now proceed as follows:
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