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PRODUCT UPDATE INSTRUCTIONS Director's and Consultant's Assistant | |
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Download the product update file. Downloading files from the internet is somewhat different for the various browers. Generally, when you click on the file to download, you'll be prompted with "Open" or "Save to Disk" options. Select Save to Disk and click OK. Next, a "Save As" window will open asking where you would like to save the file. Some systems will default to the system's download directory (AOL30\DOWNLOADS). It is important that you remember the location that the file is downloaded to so that you can locate the file after the download is complete. An easy way to do this is to selct your "Desktop" in the Save as window. Leave the file name as is and make a note of it. |
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After downloading the file, if it was downloaded to your desktop, you can double click on the icon to launch the installation. The icon is labeled using the file name. If you downloaded to a different directory, or can't remember where it was downloaded to, you can search for the file using windows find or search. Click "Start" and then "Find" or "Search" depending on your operating system. Type in the name of the download file and check that the search in field is for set to your c drive. Click "Find Now" to start the search After you have located the file you can double-click the file to launch the install. When the installation is complete, you will receive a message letting you know that the installation was successful. |
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After the Product Updater has been installed onto your system, it is necessary to "Run" the actual Product Update program which makes the needed changes to your database.IT IS IMPORTANT TO EXIT YOUR PROGRAM BEFORE RUNNING THE PRODUCT UPDATE. To run the Product Updater, click Start, "Programs", "Dawin" and then "Product Updater" |
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Running The Product Update | |
| There are several options when updating your product database which will affect how the update is done. The first option let's you select between "Standard" and "User" descriptions. "Standard" descriptions are the product descriptions which are supplied with the update. The Standard description option can "Replace All Descriptions" which replaces your product descriptions with the supplied descriptions. The other option for Standard Description is "Only Add New" which uses the factory descriptions only when adding new product. "User" descriptions will use your descriptions when ever the system deterimines that it can do so. This will use your descriptions whenever adding new product or factory descriptions if the system cannot identify the product from previous products. | |
| Another option when updating determines how new product is added and what happens when products only have new part numbers. The first option will "Star old product and add new". With this option selected the system will insert a "*" in front of retired products where a new product of the same description is added. Example: If the part number of Mascara changes, this option would insert a "*" infront of the old Mascara and add the new Mascara with the old description. You can then identify the older product with the "*" in front of the description. The other option "Update Part Number" will use the old product and only update the part number and price, leaving your old inventory "mixed in" with the new product. | |
| As the update progresses a green window will appear whenever the system is adding a new product description. Review the new product and press "OK" to continue the update process. When the update is complete, a message will appear indicating that it has finished. | |
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