Rice Lake TransAct 2.0 - Manual (Page 136)

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Restart TransAct. Check to make sure you are using the network database
by checking the ticket number or use Quick Scan. To restore the database
on the local hard drive, run the Restore utility under Admin

Utilities.
Select the file you just backed up to the local hard drive (c:).
Once you restore the database, any other computer that accesses the
network database can use TransAct.
When network down time is scheduled and more than one
computer will record transactions
If your network down time is scheduled and will last for several hours or
days, you can use TransAct locally on each computer. When the network is
back online, you can export transactions from all computers and import
them on the shared network database.
Use the TransAct Backup utilities to backup the network database to the
hard drive of each computer.
Note: The Backup utility requires exclusive
rights. Make sure all other computers are set to the About TransAct screen
or have quit TransAct.
Quit TransAct and edit the c:\windows\transact.ini file on each computer
recording transaction. Type
REM (space) in front of the following line from
the [TransAct] section.
Note: REM stands for “remark” and prevents
TransAct from executing the line.
[TransAct]
REM DBDir= network path to TransAct subdirectory
Restart TransAct. Everything should appear the same as it was before the
network was taken off-line. In TransAct, verify the correct ticket number by
selecting Admin

Preferences

Ticket.
When the network is available again, backup the local database on each
computer. Export all transactions created during network downtime. Use
the TransAct export feature found in Admin

Utilities

Export. Set the
criteria to export all transactions during the downtime, then click the
Export button.