Chapter 13. Data maintenance
You will, at times, need to perform certain maintenance functions in HandiRegister 2015. The frequency with which you will perform these functions depends on your practice’s situation.
Rebuild database files
Data corruption or loss may result from events like power fluctuations, component failure and accidental deletion of a file. HandiRegister 2015 gives you two ways to attempt to fix corrupted information.
Reindex – Performs a reindex on your existing data files. This is significantly faster than a rebuild, but is not as thorough.
Rebuild – Reads all the data in your existing data files, validates each data field, and then writes the data to new data files. This option is slower, but is more thorough than the
Reindex option.
The amount of time that a rebuild takes depends on many factors and cannot reliably be predicted.
If your data files are damaged to a level where HandiRegister 2015 cannot read them, performing a rebuild is unlikely to restore the data. In such cases restoring from backup is your best option.
Data corruption and backups
Your business relies on its HandiSoft data to survive. It is very important that you take appropriate backups to protect your data. Do not risk your livelihood by taking inadequate backups. We urge you not to be complacent.
Chapter 2, "Backups" in the "Advanced Features 2015" manual contains detailed information on the backup requirements of your HandiSoft products.
Attempt to fix corrupted data
Where HandiRegister 2015 contains corrupted data, you may be able to rectify the problem by rebuilding your databases.
Caution: Before performing the following steps, you must exit from all other HandiSoft programs on your network. Only one copy of HandiRegister 2015 should be open.
1. Back up your HandiSoft database files.
2. From the Tools menu, click Rebuild database files.
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Figure 128: The "Rebuild/Reindex Tables" window
3. On the "Rebuild/Reindex Tables" window, click
Rebuild (Reindex and pack – takes
longer).
4. Either select All, or clear All and then select the individual corrupted database(s).
5. Click OK.
6. Ensure all other HandiSoft programs are closed, and then in the “Attention” window click
OK.
7. An Information window will open, stating "Rebuild Complete". Click OK.
Tip: If any error messages result when doing the reindex or rebuild, please write
down the message word for word. In order for our Support section to provide assistance, we will need to know exactly what the error said.
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