Use the following instructions to install Equipment Management on a Microsoft SQL Server or client machine. If you are installing on a server, there are additional tasks that need to be performed after the installation.
Step 1: Run the installation wizard
- Launch the file Equipment Management.exe.
- On the Welcome screen, choose Next >.
- Accept the terms of the license agreement, and choose Next >.
- Accept the default installation location, or use the Browse... button to navigate to the location where Microsoft Dynamics GP is installed. Select Next >.
- When you are ready to begin the installation, choose Install.
- When the installation is complete, choose Finish.
Step 2: Enable Signature registration keys
Follow the steps in Installing Product Registration Keys to register your Signature products, then proceed with Step 3 below.
Step 3: Include new code
- Launch Microsoft Dynamics GP.
Select Yes to the message asking if you wish to include new code. A message appears stating that EQUIPMNT.CNK is being included. The old Equipment Management dictionary will be renamed and saved as EQUIPMNT_OLD.DIC.
If a progress bar does not appear, verify that the EQUIPMNT.CNK file was saved in the same directory as the DYNAMICS.DIC file.
- Enter "DYNSA" or "sa" for the user ID. You need to log in as the administrator to complete the server installation.
Step 4: Install server and company objects
- After logging in to Equipment Management as "sa," the Installation Wizard appears. On the Welcome screen, choose Next >.
- On the Select Companies screen, mark the companies you want to install. If the sample company is selected, you can load sample data by marking the Load Sample Data checkbox. To load sample data, you must be logged in to the sample company, Fabrikam, Inc. The Install System Objects checkbox will be marked and disabled. Select Next >.
- Review the installation information, and choose Finish. A series of progress windows appear. You are notified when the installation is complete.
- Select OK.