User manual FRONTRANGE SOLUTIONS GOLDMINE 6.0-ADMINISTRATING

[. . . ] Administrating GoldMine VERSION 6. 0 11/02 ii Table of Contents Copyright Ó 2002 FrontRange Solutions Inc. This software includes software developed by the Apache Software Foundation (http://www. apache. org). The Sentry Spelling-Checker Engine Copyright © 1999 Wintertree Software Inc. GoldMine, HEAT and other FrontRange products and brands are registered trademarks or trademarks of FrontRange Solutions Inc. [. . . ] This means: The client/server uses network resources more efficiently to reduce network traffic and respond to requests for data while maintaining data security. The client/server architecture effectively divides the functions of the DBMS between the client and the server. The server acts as the database engine maintaining and administering access to the data. When the server receives a request from a client, the server scans the database for data on the server and returns only the requested piece rather than a whole block. Processing occurs at the server, so the server sends back the data in final form as the response to the query. Structured Query Language is the tool enabling the application user interface to communicate with the server database engine. A Comparison of dBASE and SQL Server GoldMine offers two types of installation: dBASE and SQL Server. SQL Server normally is used for large network installations, while dBASE is used for small office or remote user installations. Little difference exists between the user interface of these two installation schemes; the difference lies in the data storage. dBASE uses individual files to store and manage data. dBASE systems require much more attention from a maintenance standpoint than do SQL Server systems; dBASE theoretically supports large installs on networks, but it is not recommended. SQL Server is a client/server system that stores and manages A Comparison of dBASE and SQL Server 10-5 GoldMine Business Contact Manager Folders In the standard installation, the following folders are created and store: GoldMine: GoldMines global and executable files referred to as the main GoldMine directory. Common: The default location for data files. GMBase: The location of GoldMines global data files. LeadStat: Leads analysis and source files. mygm: My GoldMine script files and style sheets. Speller: Spell checking files and default dictionary. Sync: GoldSync synchronization system files when licensed for GoldSync. Template: GoldMine and Microsoft® Word template folder. TX32: The . dlls for the enhanced e-mail functions. The GMBase folder is only created in new installations. If GoldMine was upgraded from a version prior to 4. 0, this folder does not exist. GoldMine Sales & Marketing Folders In the GoldMine Sales & Marketing installation, additional folders are created along with Reports, Sync, and Template: Management Intelligence: Location of Answer Wizard Reports, Log Files, and Crystal Decisions Crystal Reports® shipped with GMSM. Docs: Folder for GoldMine manuals in Adobe® . pdf format (when installed from the CD). [. . . ] You can schedule an activity from a Meeting Request received via e-mail from a contact, whether the sender created the activity in GoldMine or another iCalendar-enabled contact management application. You can retrieve the meeting notice just like any other Internet e-mail. Once you retrieve the notice, you can respond to the Meeting Request in a variety of ways. If you accept, GoldMine records the activity in your Calendar. [. . . ]