Installation & Setup User Guide - Best Access Systems

C: The Database Setup Program
Database Setup Options Window (Continued)
This radio button:
Purge transaction tables (without
backup)
Does this:
If you previously ran the Database Setup program and a message was
displayed indicating that the process can’t be completed, you need to
either truncate your tables or expand your database. If you are in this
situation and you don’t have enough room on your hard disk to
expand the database, you have no choice but to truncate your
database tables.
This radio button does just that. It purges those tables that contain
transactions; specifically the ACCTRANS,
ACCTRANS_RESTORED, ACISLOG, ALARMSACK,
ALARMSACK_RESTORED, and EVENTS tables. It does NOT do
a backup first!
[Configuration]
Clicking on this push button displays a summary of useful database
information pertaining to your ODBC data sources, B.A.S.I.S.
version, installation directory, and available space on the drive that
contains the database.
Database Setup Procedures
How to Run the Database Setup Program
1. Click the Windows Start button, then select Programs > B.A.S.I.S. ET >
Database Setup.
2. If this is a new installation, proceed to step 3. If this is an upgrade, then the
existing database should be detected. Verify that ODBC data source and the
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