Activant Prophet 21. Prophet 21 System Administration

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1 Activant Prophet 21 Prophet 21 System Administration

2 This class is designed for System Administrators Backup System Administrators

3 Objectives Perform manual backups Restore the system Upload database and files to P21 Enter users Update the Prophet 21 application and database

4 This course will NOT cover Setting up Maintenance Plans Profiler SQL Statements

5 Backups Perform Backups on a regular basis! SQL Maintenance Plans System will automatically backup on a timely basis Complete backup daily Transactional logs backed up on an hourly basis Technical consultants can set this up

6 Manual Backups Perform manual backups BEFORE Imports Updating items through Pricing Service Performed through the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Can be done when people are on the system Create a file for backups If saving backup to File

7 Manual Backups

8 Manual Backups

9 Manual Backups

10 Manual Backups Complete Complete database is backed up Differential Backup of only the changes made to the data in the database after the last full database backup is done

11 Manual Backups

12 Manual Backups

13 Manual Backups

14 Manual Backups

15 Manual Backups

16 Restoring the System Databases Production Actual business transactions Import Importing data Play Training and testing purposes

17 Restores Cannot be performed when users on system

18 Restores

19 Restores

20 Restores

21 Restores

22 Restores MDF file Database file LDF file Transaction Log file Data modifications that happen in database

23 Restores

24 Restores

25 Entering Users Database Access to SQL Database Entered through Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Application Access to Prophet 21 Application Entered through Prophet 21 User Maintenance

26 Entering Users SQL Authenticated User IDs are explicitly for the SQL database and Prophet 21 application Windows Authenticated Users are same as Windows logins Managing security easier Users will not have to retype passwords

27 SQL Login

28 SQL Login

29 SQL Login

30 SQL Login

31 SQL Login

32 Application Login Setup users in User Maintenance Setup Band > System Setup Module > System Menu > User Maintenance

33 Application Login

34 Login Windows Authentication

35 Login SQL Authentication

36 Database Profiles

37 DataBase Profiles Used for Logging In the system Holds Defaults Profile Name, Server, Database, Windows or SQL Authentication Create a Database Profile for each database Option to create only available with ID used when Prophet 21 was installed

38 Database Profiles

39 Database Profiles

40 Uploading Files Why would you upload files/database? Data Conversion needs DB Implementation Consultant needs to analyze Data Software Support may need to troubleshoot issues

41 Uploading Files to

42 Uploading Files

43 Uploading Files

44 Uploading Files

45 Uploading Files

46 Software Downloads from Updating your software SQL Database Application Crystal Reports Help Files Forms MDF Files Note! This is updating your current build, for example is going from to Moving from 11.5 to 12.0 is done via CD

47 Software Downloads

48 Software Downloads

49 Software Downloads

50 Software Downloads

51 Update SQL Database Download files to a folder Scripts are run in SQL 32 found under Setup Band > System Administration Module > System Menu > Run SQL 32

52 Update SQL Database

53 Update SQL Database

54 Updating SQL Database Only scripts that have not been previously run will be available to process

55 Updating SQL Database

56 SQL 32 NOTE! There may be instances when software support may have a script for you to run in order to fix or analyze data. This is also performed in SQL32.

57 Updating the Application Download the application files into the folder where you keep the Prophet 21 application accessed locally through a network RMB on the Prophet 21 icon, select Properties to find out

58 Updating the Application

59 Updating Help, Crystal, Forms

60 Summary Perform manual backups Restore databases Upload database and files to Activant Enter users Update the Prophet 21 application and database

61 For More Information Prophet 21 Help Files Visit Activant on the web: View Educational Services course offerings Search the Solutions database Submit a Support case Consulting Services consult-sales@activant.com Contact pss@activant.com Schedule some one-on-one time with an application consultant to work directly with you on your own system