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“So to avoid the chancrous chasm of complexity, corruption, and possible compromises, we recommend an internet solution. ” “For best results you will need high speed access to the internet at the office and at the place from which you will be working.” To see what catalog changes have been made in e.Catalogs in Advantage do the following: 1. Click
on 2. Use the filter row to filter to the e.Catalog information you want to see. |
Have Laptop, Will Work
“What about a laptop version,” you ask, “You know, download my project from the server onto my laptop, work on it at home or anywhere, then bring my laptop back to the office and have all the data transfer to the main database?” It is possible to program this type of data exchange; however, highly discouraged. “Why,” you ask? There are a few compelling reasons. 1. The complexity of keeping data synchronized such as company maintained catalogs, in-house labor operations, buying programs, and master discount files to name a few. 2. The possibility of data being corrupted in the transfer process which is rare but can happen. 3. The concerns of having the company database with all related information on a laptop that could be stolen or otherwise compromised. So to avoid the chancrous chasm of complexity, corruption, and possible compromises, Comsense Inc. recommends an internet solution such as Terminal Services, Citrix, Remote Desktop Sharing, PC Anywhere, etc. Any of these solutions will give you the ability to work at the office while you are not at the office and will significantly reduce the chance of your data being out of sync or corrupted or any number of potential problems. For best results you will need high speed access to the internet at the office and at the place from which you will be working. A dial-up connection will work; however, it is slow. You will find that remote computing over the internet is an effective, efficient, and painless process. Check out anyone of the following links for more information on how to set up your office computer for remote access: www.microsoft.com Search for “Terminal Services” or “Remote Desktop Sharing” www.symantec.com/pcanywhere/Consumer/ F1 to Help!
With the help you can do customized searches for
particular areas such as starting a project to exporting to AHM Plus. The help file includes screen shots of
windows to help get your bearings and also step by step instructions on how
to complete a process. e.Catalog Update by
AHM e.Catalog updates will be listed in First Class. You can download them at your convenience
and then apply the new e.Catalog price books
whenever you like. With Advantage, any available updates will be downloaded
and be applied automatically if you select Catalog Updates in the Program
Update Wizard. With Advantage, there is always a notice given when a database update is
being downloaded. You may want to let your staff know when updates occur and
have them look at “catalog status” to see notes on individual catalogs. (See
sidebar for directions on how to access catalog status) Advantage has been designed to continue using the price list initially
used when the project was first estimated. In other words if a project was
estimated one morning using a 2002 price list, then a 2003 price list was
applied later, the next time you run the estimate you will still be using
2002 pricing unless you manually change the setting. e.Catalog price books are currently being updated with 2003 pricing and
are almost complete. Manufacturers
have been working more closely with Comsense Inc to improve the time it takes
to release electronic pricebooks which will allow Comsense Inc. to get the
electronic pricebooks to your computer faster. |
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Comsense
Inc. L4Z 2H7 Phone: (905)
568-4627 Fax: (905)
568-1465 sales@comsenseinc.com We’re
on the Web! www.comsenseinc.com |
Certified for Success Comsense Inc. is a Microsoft Certified Partner. In order to be eligible as a Microsoft
Certified Partner a company must have at least two Microsoft Certified
Professionals (MCP) on staff or their software has passed stringent third
party testing for compatibility and stability. First let’s talk about being an MCP and what that
means to you. To become an MCP the
person must pass two exams on the most current Microsoft technology. This means when these professionals are
working on software products that you will be using, they are aware of the
most current technology that will keep the software up and running.
For the software product to be certified it must pass
the following tests: ·
The application will install onto Microsoft
Windows XP ·
The application will run on Microsoft Windows
XP ·
The application supports dual-processor
computers ·
The application remains stable on Fast User
Switching ·
The application will run under LUA (Limited
User Account) as appropriate ·
The application will be unlikely to cause
Microsoft Windows XP to blue-screen ·
Customers will be able to uninstall the
application Comsense Inc. is the only Microsoft Certified Partner in the Door and Hardware industry. (Sources for this article come from www.veritest.com/certification/ms/xp
and from members.microsoft.com/partner/partnering/programs/CertifiedPartner) |
Many
of you have asked, “Do you have a laptop version of Advantage?”
Advantage
online help; fully functioning and ready for use.
Microsoft
certification standards ensure that partners are educated on the latest,
business-relevant products.