Company File Server setup
GoatyMcGoatBoat
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Hi all,
I've been using Reckon on my own for a while but I have recently put on a new staffer in the office and she needs to access Reckon as well. The data file is currently located on our OneDrive, which is mirrored locally on all computers (so there's a physical copy of the file on the two computers). The problem with OneDrive is it doesn't allow us to work on the file at the same time, and we are having problems with OneDrive creating multiple copies so I've decided we need to set up the Company File Server to manage it.
The problem is I can't find any documentation on setting up the company file server. I've uninstalled and reinstalled Reckon on the host computer with the company file server, but once that's done I have no idea what to do in order to get the second computer to access the data file from the host computer.
Can anyone direct me to some documentation that will guide me on how to get the second computer to access that data file?
Thanks
I've been using Reckon on my own for a while but I have recently put on a new staffer in the office and she needs to access Reckon as well. The data file is currently located on our OneDrive, which is mirrored locally on all computers (so there's a physical copy of the file on the two computers). The problem with OneDrive is it doesn't allow us to work on the file at the same time, and we are having problems with OneDrive creating multiple copies so I've decided we need to set up the Company File Server to manage it.
The problem is I can't find any documentation on setting up the company file server. I've uninstalled and reinstalled Reckon on the host computer with the company file server, but once that's done I have no idea what to do in order to get the second computer to access the data file from the host computer.
Can anyone direct me to some documentation that will guide me on how to get the second computer to access that data file?
Thanks
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- Host and Client workstations.
Where the host is - the Reckon Accounts with Company File Server (during installation) should be installed there.
Where the client is - Reckon Account should (during installation) be installed there.
Make sure, that the company data file is stored on the network where the clients workstations can have access to. Tip: Create a folder on the c-drive of the host PC (eg folder name: Reckon Company Data File)...put the data file inside that folder and share that folder so it is available on the network.
Also, inside the your Reckon at the Host PC - Go to Reckon Account (at the host PC) and click "Company" tab and select "Set Up Users". Go ahead and set up the users (5 max) and create their passwords as well.
At the client PC - open Reckon Account (once installed at the client workstation/pc) and locate the company file where you have stored on the network (from that folder you have shared: Reckon Company Data File). Once you locate it, double click on the company file server, and a prompt dialog box should open and asks you for the user id and password...go ahead and enter the user and password and there you go.
Feel free to let me know if you have any further queries.
Cheers.
Bakaka Bakaka - Thanks for that, that's helped get started. I've shared the company files folder and I can open the file from the second PC, however if the file is already open on the first PC then we get this error when trying to open it on the second one:
The host PC definitely has multi-user mode enabled:
EDIT: Also one more thing, on the second PC things seem VERY VERY slow, it takes upwards of two or three minutes to open the company file and get to the home screen whereas the host PC will do it in ten seconds or less. Both PCs are similar spec, the host is slightly quicker but not enough to account for that big a difference. Network is wired ethernet.
Any thoughts?
Cheers
However, the error comes up before Reckon asks for the username/password. It comes up immediately after double-clicking the company file, before Reckon even shows the splash screen or anything else.
please verify once again the setup and confirm that you have carried out the steps i mentioned above. If you have, then no issue should persist thereafter. Cheers.
The file will open on one machine at a time, but won't open on both machines at the same time
John L G
Regardless this issue is occurring ?before? the user login is entered, it occurs immediately after the file is opened on the second PC. Reckon doesn't open at all, no splash screen, I just get the error message shown above.
Hi Goaty,
This sounds more like networking and/or Permission issue to me, when you say you can open only on one PC at a time.
Can you please advise what version of Windows 10 operating system you have? As for the networking purposes Reckon Accounts needs it to be Professional edition at minimum.
If you have Windows 10 professional and have shared the file with another PC, can you please try below?
- On your Host PC, open Reckon Accounts Database server manager. ( you have installed this on server)
- Click on add folder
- Select the folder where your Reckon Accounts file is located. And press OK
- Now click on scan
- This should scan the folder and lists your file on the box below, "Reckon Accounts file found".
- once this is done press Close and exit out of this window.
- this will create a .ND file. which is required for the networking purpose as it hold the appropriate information about the address of the file etc.
Once this is done please try opening your file from the Host PC first and than the second PC.Please let me know how it goes.
Regards
Shisir
Both PCs are running up-to-date Windows 10 Pro:
I've gone through the exact process you outline above, the problem still persists.
Thanks
Great thanks for the update Goaty,
Please try this. http://kb.reckon.com.au/issue_view.asp?ID=3949
RegardsShisir
I've followed that KB article...
Solution 1: Switch the file to multi-user mode
File is already in multi-user mode
Solution 2: delete the *.nd file
Done:
Solution 3: give QBDataServiceUserXX Full Control permissions to the folder containing the company file.
Done:
Solution 4: Verify that the Accounts Business network is properly setup
I went to the KB article there and followed everything, it didn't help.
PARTIAL SOLUTION:
Just to try and isolate the problem, I turned multi-user mode off on the Host PC and enabled it on the Client PC.... once the database server on the Client PC was running and Reckon was open, I was able to also open Reckon on the Host PC!
This method won't work in the long run though, as the Host PC (the PC that has the physical files on it) should be the one to host multi-user access.... the Host PC is my PC, and it needs to be the main host so that I can work from it anytime. The second PC in the office, the admin PC, needs to be the Client in this situation.
I'm very confused as to why it will work in one direction, but not the other.
I've reset things back to the way they were (with the Host PC hosting multi-user access) and the problem has returned, however one interesting change is that the Client PC is now accessing the file from the network share ?much, much faster?... no idea why, it just seems to be many times faster than it was.
The error still persists though:
After deleting the .nd file, did you scanned the folder again, from database server manager (DBSM) , from the server PC? so it creates the new ND file?
If not Please repeat the step again.
1) delete the nd file from server/PC1.
2) scan the folder again using DBSM from the PC1.
3) Open the file from the PC1.
4) switch to MU Mode.
5) try open the file from the PC2.
Hope this works
Regards
Shisir
I've been through the process above to create the new ND file several times and unfortunately it still hasn't helped
Thanks
Hi Goaty,
Let's take a step back and start from beginning again. As we have done quite different steps and may have confused ourselves.
Regards
Shisir