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11. Once the system creates the database, it takes you to the login screen:
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The Save Password and Default Profile fields do not display if you use Login Security.
12. The new company appears by name in the Company Databases area. If you are creating the first company, only that name appears. If you use multiple companies, their names appear here, and you can select the company in which you wish to work. The logon screen automatically selects the new company.
13. To gain access to a newly created company enter the word "Admin" in both the Agent and Password field. Note that the password field is case sensitive, so enter the word "Admin" with a capital "A" and lowercase letters for the rest. You can enter the agent name without worrying about upper and lower case.
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The system uses an annual licensing model rather than an outright purchase model. Annual licensing is the latest trend in software distribution since it creates a win-win situation for all concerned:
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You automatically receive program updates and enhancements at no additional cost.
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You have a fixed annual cost rather than a very high initial cost and irregular, high upgrade costs every couple of years.
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The fixed income model enables us to undertake significant development of products on a permanent basis.
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You receive free telephone and email support.
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The quality of support is very high because the support personnel can focus on one version of the product.
To control the license, a registration procedure determines:
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The expiration date of the license.
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Which of the application modules you have access to.
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The number of users who can simultaneously access the program.
When you create a new company, if you do not register at that time, the system is in demonstration mode.
Demonstration mode expires after 30 days, and gives you access to all application modules and up to five simultaneous users. Any data you enter while working in demonstration mode is available to you after you register.
Once you register, and your license approaches expiration, the program warns you to renew the license.
The program prompts you 60, 30, 15, 7, 3, 2, and 1 day(s) prior to expiration.
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The registration procedure uses the common database. If you create multiple common databases, you may incur additional registration costs. If you really need multiple common databases, please discuss this with the sales or registration staff in advance.
To activate or renew your annual license
1. When you create a new company and a new common database, the Registration Wizard starts as you login to the company. You can also access the Registration Wizard via the Utilities...Registration menu option.
2. Click the Next button and enter your company name exactly as you provided it when you ordered the software. This is not the company database name, but the name in which you are registering the software. If you change this name, you invalidate the registration. This name appears on each page of any report you print.
3. Select your licence type:
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4. There are three options to choose from:
Licenced
Tick this option if you are registering a licenced version of Sage Evolution
Standard.
Demo
Educational
Tick this option if you want to register for a 30-day trial period.
This option is not applicable to Sage Evolution Standard installations.
5. The PIN Number screen displays:
You need to telephone the number on the screen and supply the Pin Number. You will receive the registration code to enter into the field. Use the copy and paste icons to copy your Pin number and paste your registration code from email correspondence.
6. When you click the Next button, the registration details display:
7. Check these details carefully! They show the modules you can work in, the number of simultaneous users the system allows, and the expiry date of the license.