Installation > Network installation

If d-basics is installed on more than one computer in the same network, each copy of d-basics must use the same (shared) database. To perform this network installation the following steps must be completed:

Step 1: Install d-basics

Install d-basics on the appropriate workstations.

Step 2: Creating a central database

When the first workstation is configured to use a shared database, this database must be created on a location that can be accessed by all the other users that are going to use d-basics.

To create the shared database, open the window 'Database' (menu items 'System', 'Database'), and click 'Set-up' to start the d-basics Database Wizard. Use this Wizard to create the shared d-basics database on a network location that is accessible to all the users that are going to use d-basics.

Step 3: Creating an administration

Menu items: 'File', 'New administration'

After creating the shared database, a new d-basics ledger must be created and connected to the corresponding ledger in the accounting package.

Step 4: Configuring other computers

After creating the shared database and configuring the ledger(s), the other workstations on which d-basics is going to be used must be configured to use the shared database. To do so, open the window 'Database' (menu items 'System', 'Database') and select the location where the central database was created (see step 2). In case a SQL database is used, select the SQL server on which the central database was created and enter the required logon information.