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Where to find it
MenuSelect Company › Set Database Path
Open it from Select Company with the Set Database Path button or Alt+P. The settings belong to this PC and apply to every company on it. They are not inside the company file, so a new PC needs them typed again.
On this screen
- Set Data Storage Path the data folder; change only with support
- Enable Auto Backup in Software Folder daily copy; keep it ticked
- Set Auto Backup Path (On Local PC) folder for the second copy
- Enable Email Backup mails the daily copy
- To Email ID (Receipient) who receives the backup
- Send Invoices using this mail id the Gmail for reports
- From Email ID (Gmail Only) the Gmail that sends reports
- Apply saves everything
Folders
| Set Data Storage Path | The data folder. E-Lab lists companies found here and in its sub-folders, and makes new and restored companies here. F2 types, F3 browses, Enter checks the folder. |
| Set Auto Backup Path (On Local PC) | The folder for the second daily copy, best on another drive. Browse button, or F2 / F3. |
| Enable Auto Backup in Software Folder | The daily copy in the program's Backup folder. Keep it ticked. The email backup depends on it. |
| Enable Auto Backup | Writes the second daily copy to the auto backup path. |
Email backup
| Enable Email Backup | Mails the daily copy once a day. |
| To Email ID (Receipient) | Who receives the backup. |
| From Email ID (Gmail Only) | The lab's Gmail that sends it. |
| App Password (Gmail) | The 16-letter App Password from Google. Kept on this PC in coded form. |
| Hints and link | Same Mail ID in From and To is fine; 2-Step Verification must be on; make an App Password; the Google security link. |
Send Invoices using this mail id
| From Email ID (Gmail Only) | The Gmail that sends reports and bills to patients and doctors (chapter 5). |
| App Password (Gmail) | That Gmail's App Password. Kept on this PC as typed. |
Buttons
| Apply | Saves everything. Shows Database Path Successfully Changed. |
| X | Closes the screen. |
StopDo not change Set Data Storage Path without support. A different folder means a different company list. Staff may think the data is gone, or start working in an old copy.
CautionTwo Gmail blocks sit on one screen. The upper one is for backups, the lower one for sending reports. Fill each in its own place.
TipPhotograph this screen after setup and keep the photo with the owner. Moving to a new PC is quicker when you know what was here.
Questions people ask
Does this change settings for every company?
Yes. It applies to all companies on this PC.
My companies disappeared after I changed the path.
Set the old folder back and click Apply. The companies are still in the old folder.
Can backups and reports use the same Gmail?
Yes. Fill the same address and App Password in both blocks.