When you launch Sage 100 Contractor, the first window that appears is Company List. From this window, you select the location of active company or archive company you want to open, then you select the company itself, and click OK.
For example, if you have installed Sage 100 Contractor and the Sample Company, and this is the first time you have launched the program, then the Sample Company appears in the list under Show active companies.
You can select Show active companies to see all the active companies on a selected drive, or select Show archives to see all the archive companies located on a selected drive.
Note: To mark a company so it shows up as an archive company, you need to select Set as Company Archive under the Options menu in 7-2 Company Information.
In a network environment, clicking the drop-down arrow displays all the local drives and all the network drives that you have access to.
Note: In most business situations, the company that you use to manage your business is not located on your local computer. It is located on a server computer on your local area network. The server computer could be a dedicated server computer in a client/server configuration or it could be a colleague’s computer in the next office using a peer-to-peer configuration.
If you can see the shared network drive in the list, then you can access the Sage 100 Contractor company located on that drive.
If you cannot see the drive where the company is located, then ask yourself these questions or consult with your network administrator to locate your company.
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Mapping a network drive to access a company |