Installation Instructions (Server or All-in-One)

NOTE: These instructions are designed to assist you with installing either the server only portion of the Aralco implementation, or a complete install where the PC will be acting as a server and as a workstation (common in all-in-one single user installations).

Before beginning be sure the Microsoft SQL Server has already been installed.

Preparation

The PKID and Passkey provided to you by our Implementation Team;
Be sure that you are logged in as a user with local Administrator privileges;
Place the AralcoSetup utility provided by our Implementation Team on the server’s desktop;

Installation

Double click on the AralcoSetup utility you placed on the systems’s desktop;
On the next screen, we highly recommend accepting the defaults. Enter (local) for the server name, with the name of the database as AralcoBOS, and click [Next>];
Enter the name of the folder to install the Aralco application into (we highly recommended the default of C:\Aralco). From here forward you can click [<Back]to edit previous settings or [Next>] to proceed;
If the folders doesn’t already exist a warning message will appear. Click [Yes] to have the folder created for you or [No] to choose a different folder:
From the next screen, choose the Aralco modules you would like installed, then click [Next>] ;
Click on the big [Test Connection To server] button to confirm a proper connection with the main database. If the connection fails, go back and change the server information or the database name. Once a successful connection is made the [Next>] button will be available to continue;
Enter the PKID and Passkey provided by our Implementation Team. You can leave the Get license from as Download;
Accept the default, or enter the name for a Start Menu folder where the Aralco shortcuts are to be created within;
The setup process can automatically create shortcuts on the desktop and the Windows quick launch menu. We recommend taking advantage of this for easier access;
Review the installation settings and go [<Back] to make any changes or [Install] to continue;
At the next prompt, respond [OK] to continue or [Cancel] go back;
Finally, click [Finish] to complete the setup;

Initial Back Office User

After the installation is complete, you’ll need to setup the Back Office System (BOS), including users, products, suppliers, etc.. A default user ARALCO and password INSTALL is provided to get you started.

Initialize Point of Sale

NOTE: This process only applies to workstations where Point of Sale is installed. If only Back Office is installed you can skip this all together and start using Back Office by double clicking on the AralcoBOS icon.

Now that the software is installed, the local Point of Sale database needs to be initialized. This includes transferring data such as settings, users, products, pricing, etc. from the main database. For new installation sites, the Back Office needs to be fully configured prior to initializing Point of Sale.

Double click on the icon on the desktop of the workstation;
Press [OK] to create the local database:
Enter the name or IP address of the server where the main Aralco database resides, and select the database itself from the drop down. Click [Connect] to test the connection, and [OK] to continue;
Make sure that Back Office isn’t running, click the radio button to confirm, and then [Continue] to proceed:
Once the database has been created, click [Done] to continue;
Locate the store and register this workstation is to be assigned to, and enter the Register Code letter for this register. If this is a new register license that has not been assigned before, you see something like [34-AVAILABLE][NO POSSETTINGS]. You can also reassign a previously used license to a new workstation;
A message like below will appear to confirm the register assignment;
A message will appear showing the cutoff date for sales and special order data that will be restored to the register. For new registers this will be 12 months, while existing registers will default to the existing register settings;
Make sure Back Office is not running on this workstation, click the radio button, and click [Continue];
A window will appear showing the data being transferred to the local POS database from the main Aralco Back Office server database;
The following message will appear when the data download process is completed. Press [OK] to finish;
The basic setup is complete, and Point of Sale will start up automatically for you to enter your login credentials.