1. To configure the settings, click on Start All Programs Softline Pastel Pastel Partner Version 12 Update Settings.

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1 Automatic Updates An automatic update feature has been included which will automatically update your Sage Pastel Accounting product. The automatic update can be set to check for updates when opening Sage Pastel Accounting, on a daily basis or on a weekly basis. A setting has been included to always ask before downloading the updates and while downloading the update a progress bar displays. Before the update is downloaded, a history of changes made will be displayed. 1. To configure the settings, click on Start All Programs Softline Pastel Pastel Partner Version 12 Update Settings. 2. The following screen will display: 3. Removing the tick next to Use the registration server will allow you to specify a different location to download the updates to. 4. When you open Sage Pastel Accounting, Sage Pastel will automatically search for any new updates. 5. If new updates are available, the Update Assistant screen will display a list of updates. Click on the Download button to start downloading the updates.

2 6. There is a progress bar to indicate the progress of the download. 7. Before the updates can be installed, you are required to close your Sage Pastel Accounting software. 8. Once you have closed your Sage Pastel Accounting software, click on the Run Update button to install the new updates. 2

3 Setup Controlled Update 1. If you have registered Sage Pastel for a multi-user environment, you will need to open the update settings on any computer installed with Sage Pastel by selecting Start All Programs Sage Pastel Pastel Partner Version 12 Update Settings. 2. On the screen that displays, click on the Multi-User tab. 3. The following screen displays: 4. Selecting the option to follow the standard update rules will automatically run the update on the computer. Selecting the option to control the activation of the updates will allow an administrator to control when the updates are installed. 5. The administrator will enter a message on in the open field. This message can be customised by each administrator. Once the message is entered, click on the Save button and close the update assistant. 6. Open Sage Pastel Accounting on the workstations. 7. The first workstation to have a connection to the update instruction on the Sage Pastel update service (internet) will download the available updates. The other workstation will continue working as normal. 8. All the workstations will get the update information (History of Changes) and the message on opening Sage Pastel Accounting after the download is successful. 3

4 9. On the workstation, click on the Close button to close the message. 10. Open the Update Settings on the server or workstation. 11. On the screen that opens, click on the Manage button on the Multi-User Tab On the screen that opens, all the updates that were successfully downloaded will be displayed. 14. Select the update with the highest build to activate. All other updates listed with lower builds will automatically be activated with the highest build activation. 4

5 15. Right click on the update and click on the Activate option that displays. 16. The blue tick next to the update indicates the build is a prerequisite for the higher build update and this update cannot be deactivated. 17. The orange tick indicates that the build update is active but is not installed. 18. Only build updates that are not installed and are not prerequisites can be deactivated. 19. Once the build updates have been activated, click on the Save button and then click on the Close button to close the update settings screen. 20. Once the build updates have been activated, these build updates will be available for installation on the workstations when Sage Pastel Accounting is opened. 21. Once Sage Pastel Accounting is opened, the user will receive the history of changes screen without the notification message. 5

6 22. Click on the Update button to install the updates. 23. On the workstation, the updates will now execute. 24. Once the updates have completed, click on the Close button to close the Update Assistant screen. 25. To view a history of the workstations that have installed the updates, return to the Update Settings screen and click on the Manage button on the Multi-User Tab. 6

7 26. The following screen will display: 27. Click on the Close button to close the Update Settings screen. 7