March 24, 2003
Installing a software
update.
1.
Go To JF Productions Web Site (http://www.northrim.net/pewter/) and
choose the download area.
2.
Choose the Current Customer Download area.
3.
Enter your “UserID” and “Password” in the appropriate
places and press the login button. (If you don’t know your UserID or password
please contact us)
4.
A list of available updates will be shown. Select the
update you would like to download and save them to Disk. (On Stand alone
machines save the download to your temporary directory…. On Networked machines
save them to the machine acting as the file server.)
5.
Repeat Step #4 for each update you would like to download.
6.
If there is a database update for the version of update you are downloading, you must install
this prior to installing the update.
7.
Once the update has been downloaded click the START
button, then choose run.
8.
Click the BROWSE button and locate the update
file you just downloaded and press the OPEN button.
9.
As soon as you have the location and update file name in
the run dialog box press the OK button.
10.
This will extract the compressed files and will run the
setup program.
11.
Follow the directions in the setup program and click finish
when the setup program is done.
12.
Your software is updated on this machine. (You will need to
repeat steps 7 through 11 for each machine in a networked environment.)
INSTALLING A
DATABASE UPDATE (If a
database update is required for the software update.)
1.
Log into the Sales Management System and select File > Administration
> Check Database Update (Might take
a few minutes to load the database definitions)
2.
Click the compare button and search for the SMSM.rcd file
(for Manufacturer System) or SMSR.rcd (for Retailer System)
3.
Select the file and press SELECT button.
(Might take a few minutes to compare the definitions)
4.
A list of fields on the right will be the fields that need
to be added. Click the ADD FIELDS button.
5.
Once this has been completed, you are finished.
6.
You only need to do this process once per version update. You do not need to do this on each
machine.