***These instructions apply to computers that do not store the data file on a network server. If your data is on a network server simply install TATEMS on the new computer and then use the networking tool in TATEMS to re-link to your data file on the server.
To move TATEMS to a new computer follow these steps:
1. If you have not expired you can download the full installation of the latest version of TATEMS for your new computer here:
http://tatems.com/private/downloadspecial
Please be sure you are current on support and version updates or eligible to run the latest version.
If you have expired you can renew here
If you need to install an old version you can grab one of the old version installers here:
2. Copy the data file (tatems2005be.mdb) over from the old computer to the new computer. This file should be located in:
C:\Program Files\TATEMS 2005\
or
C:\Program Files (x86)\TATEMS 2005\ on a 64-bit system
by default and should be placed in the same directory TATEMS is installed in on the new computer.
3. After installation you will need a new registration number, we will need the following 3 things in order to generate a new number for you:
a. Computer name
b. Serial number
c. Version number
You can find these 3 things on the registration screen that appears when you first start TATEMS on the new computer.
You may have to enter the registration number in twice; once after first installing and again after moving your tatems2005be.mdb file over.
Moving database to new file server
If you have a new server and you need to move the TATEMS database file to the new server and link to it you can use the instructions below
You'll need to copy the current shared folder called TATEMS from the old server to the new server, then reshare it and make sure all users have full read - write access to the folder.
Then on each user's computer you can change the old path from the old server to the new server path in one of 2 ways.
Open TATEMS and click on Tools->Networking then user the open folder icon to navigate to the new location double click on tatems2005be.mdb (use UNC path not mapped drive letter)
Or
With TATEMS closed
Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\TATEMS 2005\-Settings\networking.txt
open Networking.txt and change the path to the new path save and close then re-open TATEMS.
(use UNC path not mapped drive letter)
The file you want to be linked to on the server is called
Another thing that may be on the old server is an Attachments folder.
You should ask if they are using Attachments in TATEMS and if so you should ask them where they are saving them. You can go to Tools>Update Attachment paths
If you need to update paths for attachments, see this video for how "Update Attachment Paths" works
The video says you have to do Equipment Pictures separately but there is a tab for them on the Update Attachment Paths form.
They will have to manually update the path to their company logo if they are using it.
The current company logo path to that can be found in TATEMS under File->My Company Information.
If they have any personnel docs attached, they will need to update those manually as well under
Forms>Personnel
After you are done moving the Database and re-linking all users, then you should rename the old, shared folder names and/or un-share them, so that no one accidentally links to the old location and starts adding or editing data, because you will not be able to sync or combine 2 versions of the database.