To prepare to upgrade your current company file for use on your peer to peer network

Before you begin the upgrading process, you should be sure that the following conditions exist:

Important networking information for Mac OS X users

1. If you haven't already done so, install MYOB AccountEdgeVersion 3 on each workstation that will be used to run AccountEdge. Use the instructions in your Getting Started manual to learn how to do this.

When you're installing the product, keep in mind that it must be installed on the computer you plan to use to upgrade your company file.

2. After you've installed AccountEdge on all your workstations, be sure you know on which workstation your company file is currently located.
3. Next, choose the workstation where your AccountEdgeVersion 3 company file should be located. The workstation you choose will need to be accessible to all AccountEdge users after you've upgraded the file.

To help you decide which workstation will be used to store your company file, ask yourself the following questions about how your company plans to use AccountEdge:

• Which workstation on your network is the most powerful? As is the case with most computer programs, AccountEdge can be used most efficiently on workstations that have higher amounts of free hard disk space and random access memory (RAM). You may want to consider placing the upgraded company file on your company's most powerful computer.

• Which workstation will use AccountEdge the most? If one employee at your company will use AccountEdge more than anyone else, you might want to consider placing the upgraded company file on that employee's workstation. Doing this will increase the speed with which that employee can perform his or her accounting tasks.

• What are the job functions of each person who will use AccountEdge? For example, a data-entry clerk who enters and changes information in AccountEdge throughout the workday will require more computer "horsepower" than a manager who merely views the company's financial data from time to time. Placing the company file on the clerk's workstation and ensuring that the clerk's workstation is a more powerful machine than the manager's will increase the efficiency of your company's AccountEdge activities.

4. If your current company file isn't located on the workstation you chose in the previous step, copy the company file to that workstation.
5. Once the company file is at the proper workstation, be sure you know the exact location of the company file on the workstation (for example, Macintosh HD:MYOBAccountEdge) so you can find it easily during the upgrade process. Use the Finder to see the exact location of the company file.
6. Finally, you may want to check to see that all workstations have full (read/write) access to the location you choose; in other words, be sure that all workstations are allowed to make changes to files within the location you select.