CONFIGURINGEMPLOYEETRAININGMANAGERFOR
YOURNETWORKJanuary2018
DescriptionThisdocumentdescribeshowtosetuptheEnterpriseEditionofEmployeeTraining
Managertocentralizethedatabaseonyournetwork
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TheEnterpriseEditionofEmployeeTrainingManagerpermitsyoutohavemultipleclientmachinesconnecttoacentralizeddatabaselocatedonanetworkserver.
TosetuptheEnterpriseEditionofEmployeeTrainingManageronyournetwork,pleasefollowtheinstructionsbelow:
1) DownloadandinstalltheEnterpriseEditionofEmployeeTrainingManageronyourclientmachine(notonyournetworkserver).Ifyouhavenotdonesoalready,youcandownloadthesoftwarefromourwebsite:
http://www.smartcompanysoftware.com/training-manager-download.html
2) Oncedownloadedandinstalled,runEmployeeTrainingManagerandselecttheOptionsiconatthetopofthemainwindow.
3) SelecttheDatabaseoptionfromtheMenuontheleft.Thiswillexpandthemenupanel.
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4) SelectBackup/Restore/Compact
ClickBackuptheDatabasebuttononthemainpanelandselectthenetworklocationwhereyouwouldliketostorethedatabasetobeaccessedbyotherusers.Makeanoteofthelocation.
5) SelecttheConnectionDetailsmenu(justabovetheBackup/Restore/Compactmenuitem)andclicktheSelectNetworkFolderLocationbuttononthemainscreen.Enterthelocationofthedatabaseonthenetworkthatyouselectedinpoint4.Pleaseensurethateachuseryouwishtoconnecttothedatabasehaspermissionstoreadandwritetothenetworkfolderwherethedatabaseisnowlocated.
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6) ClicktheTestConnectiontoDatabasebuttontotestthedatabaseconnectiononthenetworklocationyouhaveentered.Ifthedatabaseislocatedsuccessfullyyouwillreceiveasuccessmessage.Ifyougetanerrorthenitislikelyyouhaveenteredthewrongnetworkfolderlocation,sopleasetryagain.
Ifyouareusingamappeddrivetoanetworklocationandyouexperienceaproblem,pleaseusetheUNCpathtospecifythelocationofthedatabase.
7) Oncetheconnectionissuccessful,confirmandclosethedialog.NowclicktheSavebuttonatthebottomofthescreen.
8) YoucaninstallEmployeeTrainingManageronanothermachineandthenfollowsteps5,6and7oneachmachine.Youwillneedtodothisforeachuser’smachine,asyouneedtoconfigureeachmachinetoconnecttothedatabaseonyournetwork.
Whenyouinstallthesoftwareonanothermachine,youwillseetheRegisterSoftwareicon.Onceyouconnecttheapplicationtothedatabaseonthenetwork,thelicensekeyyou’vepurchasedwillbepickedupandtheapplicationwillbeunlocked.
9) Toconfirmthateachinstallationisconfiguredcorrectly,enteroreditsomedataononemachine,savethechangesandthenconfirmonanothermachinethedatahaschanged.
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EmployeeTrainingManagerDatabase
Desktops*RunningEmployeeTrainingManager
Laptops*RunningEmployeeTrainingManager
NetworkServer
*Windows10,Windows8,Windows7,WindowsVistaandWindowsXP
