There are times when it is necessary to connect
CoffeeRoaster/FishWare to a different data file. In the field
this can occur when training new CoffeeRoaster/FishWare staff and
switching back and forth from a 'Live Data' file to
a 'Training Data' file. When it is time to train
staff, a CoffeeRoaster/FishWare admin can connect to a Training
Data file and then switch back to 'Live Data' when
the training is finished.
A second situation occurs when installing new
CoffeeRoaster/FishWare software. When you receive your new
software it will generally have been connected to a
different data file than the one you are using and
when you launch the application it will fail to find
the data file that it is looking for and launch the
CoffeeRoaster/FishWare Data Connection form shown below.
When the form loads it displays the name of the data
file that it was connected to last. To select a
different file or connect across a network to a
shared data file use the 2nd option, the 'Link to
different FishWare Data file' option as shown below
and then click on Continue.
After you select the 'Link to different
CoffeeRoaster/FishWare
Data File' option, you will need to select a
CoffeeRoaster/FishWare Data file from the local computer or
navigate across the network to a shared data
file on a Networked computer.
To select a data file from the Local computer
navigate to C:\Aspire\Aspire Data\ and then
select the appropriate data file. You must
select a data file that is updated to the
current CoffeeRoaster/FishWare software level. On newer
CoffeeRoaster/FishWare software deployments the data file may
be automatically updated to the necessary
version in order to open and display the data
file properly.
The process to select a data file from a
computer on the network is actually fairly
simple and involves successfully navigating the
network hierarchy as opposed to the Local
Computer hierarchy.
To find a computer or network resource you need
to start at the top ot the hierarchy which is
the Network object as shown below. When I
select the Network object as shown on the lower
left, a list of computers is displayed which
have potential shared resources on the network.
The names below are computers on the network.
Select the computer that has the shared folder
hosting the CoffeeRoaster/FishWare Data file by clicking or
double clicking on the computer. This will
bring up a list of the resources shared by that
computer on the network as shown below. Notice
that network resources are displayed with a
'pipeline' type icon to indicate that they are
network resources.
The CoffeeRoaster/FishWare data file should be located in the
Aspire Data network share shown above. Double
Click on the Aspire Data network Share to
display the list of files and folders available
from that share as shown below.
Once the list is reviewed select the correct
data file and then click on the Open button in
the lower right side of the form. This will
launch FishWare with the selected data file.
For newer versions of CoffeeRoaster/FishWare a check will be
performed to determine whether the data file is
of the correct version. For later data files
FishWare may enter a process to convert the
Selected Data file to the appropriate version
for the CoffeeRoaster/FishWare Application version that you
are connecting with. This process begins with a
Backup which includes a 'Compact and Repair'
process.