Multiple installations of Accounts Desktop

JuliaSanders

Hello,

We have an Accounts Desktop Enterprise 5 user licence installed on our server at present.

Our client would like to access their Reckon financial data. We've proposed they buy their own licence and we will supply file backups that they can restore and open to access their own reports etc. We've set up a user profile that is read only.

They've been advised they don't need to buy a licence, they can install the software using our licence key. Apparently the second installation will be read only. So along with a user profile that is read only they will have very limited capabilities.

Our understanding is that any new installation will override the existing installation on our server.

Can someone please confirm?

@Rav

GerryWinter

That should not happen to your installation and they can use 1 or more of the 5 user license. They just need to be setup correctly.

Rav

Hi @Julia Sanders

The best practice is that the client should not be using one of your licenses.

We've proposed they buy their own licence and we will supply file backups that they can restore and open to access their own reports etc.

What you've outlined above is ideally what should happen.

I'd say maybe a chat with our Customer Service team to better understand what's going on and what they'd like to achieve might be a good next step here.

GerryWinter

Sorry my understanding was that the client is part of your organization, Rav is correct.

I can also give your client a special price at the moment.

JuliaSanders

Thanks guys @Rav @GerryWinter.

As mentioned, the client is outside of our organisation. Turns out they want to use our installation key and have been told that so long as they don't activate then all will be well. I have great reservations. As stated before, I understand a second installation using the key will disable our installation, whether the second installation is activated or not. I've spoken to tech support who weren't really clear and gave me little confidence to proceed. Will chat to customer service and hopefully get this sorted.

GerryWinter

That ain't gunna work for them, don't give in.