Editing Set up of initial company data connection

'''Set up for the initial company:'''
<br>Navigate to the SME5 program folder.
<br>Locate the Alias62.ini file – this file contains the MS SQL connection information for SME to locate the SME database. It also maintains the QuickBooks company file location information.
<br>Rename or delete the Alias62.ini file. If you do not have an alias or are making the connection for the first time you can skip this step.
<br>Launch SME.
<br>The ‘Set up for initial Company’ connection properties will open

<br>[[File:SetupForIinitialCompanyWindow.png]]

<br>Select your server instance. You may need to manually type the server name. *

<br>[[File:SetupforInitialCompany_SelectName.png]]

<br>Go to the Database name (Select Exiting or Enter New), click the drop down arrow and select your database. 

<br>Occasionally there is a delay while MS SQL server negotiates the network and retrieves the list of databases.

<br>[[File:SelectDatabaseNameNewOrExisting.png]]

<br>Select your Company Name from the ‘Company Name (Select Existing or Enter New).

<br>[[File:CompanynameSelectExistingOrEnterNew.png]]

<br>Select your Common Files folder. Common Files refer to the location of the database mdf and ldf files.

<br>Navigate via the Network path to the common files location.

<br>[[File:CommonFilePaths.png]]

<br>Click Ok

<br>You will get an error that a local path is required

<br>[[File:ErrorLocalPathIsRequired.png]]

<br>Click Ok

<br>Select the local path. This must be a physical drive on the computer. It cannot be a network or mapped drive.

<br>[[File:CommonandLocalFilePaths.png]]

<br>The paths should resemble the above graphic.

<br>Click ‘Ok’ SME will open.