Software Configuration: Workstation


This computer will be designated as a workstation and will connect to the database shared on the Server over the network.  All other workstations will also access the database housed on your Server over the network.

  1. Click Start > Abbott Jewelry Systems > Configure The Edge.  The Edge Configuration window will open.
  2. Find the section labeled Database Settings.  This is where you will specify the location of the database.


    There are two sets of database settings: Production and Test.
       •    Production is for the live database.
       •    Test is useful for training.  When Test mode is used, a large watermark will appear on the screen to alert the user this is not the live database.
     
  3. Click on the Production Settings line, then click the browse button (three dots).

     
  4. Click the drop-down next to Database, browse across the network to the shared folder on the Server, and select the database.

     
  5. Click the drop-down next to Photo Path, browse across the network to the shared folder on the Server, and select the Photos folder.

     
  6. Optionally, if you are setting up a test environment for training/testing, repeat steps 3, 4, and 5 for Test Settings.
  7. Find the section labeled Station ID.

     
  8. Each computer, including the server, must have a unique Station Number.  If you do not intend to use The Edge on the Server, you can re-use its station number on another workstation.  
    NOTE:  You will not be able to open The Edge on the Server while the other workstation is in use, and vice-versa, when sharing Station ID numbers.
  9. Store Number will default to 1.  Do not change this.  If you are a multi-store setup, change this to your store number.  

    enlightenedIf you are a multi-store, contact Edge Support to schedule an appointment for setup.
     
  10. Change the Station number to the next number sequentially. For example, if this is the 4th station being setup, change this number from 1 to Station 4.
  11. If you have specified both Production and Test settings, use the drop-down next to Mode to choose which database to use when you start The Edge.  You can choose ProductionTest, or Ask_When_Starting if you want to choose between the two each time you launch the application.

     
  12. Click OK to save your changes.

 

 

Updated on Wed, 13 Jan 2021 by Angela Chiaravalle

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